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Personalised Marmite makes a great festive gift.

Less box, more biccies

McVitie’s has relaunched its famous Christmas Victoria biscuit assortment to guarantee more biscuits with less packaging. The new box will mean a saving of 129 tonnes of card and 60.5 tonnes of plastic from landfill every year.

Including all the traditional festive favourites, it’s available from supermarkets with prices staring at £3.

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Naughty or nice

Know someone who’s definitely making it on to Santa’s nice or naughty list – why not give them a personalised Christmas Marmite in a gift box? Simply upload your chosen name and prezzybox.com will print it on to the festive label.

£11.99 from prezzybox.com

Get your oats

JÖRĐ is a new plant-based organic oat drink available in three flavours – Oat, Oat & Barley, and Oat & Hemp. One carton costs £1.80 from Sainsbury’s.

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Squeezy does it

Squidgies is the new children’s yoghurt range from Graham’s The Family Dairy. Designed by 12-year-old Douglas Graham, the yoghurt is made from whole milk and fresh fruit and comes in easy-squeeze pouches. The range includes blueberry; peach and mango; and strawberry flavours. Look out for them in Tesco and Spar, £75p per pouch. grahamsfamilydairy.com

Italian twist

Looking for a Christmas pudding with a twist? Why not try Lidl’s Deluxe Limoncello & Panettone Topped Christmas Pudding, £6.99.

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Cookalong with Gary

Masterchef: The Professionals winner and Scotland’s National Chef Gary Maclean has launched a home delivery meal box with his Festive Cookalong, in partnership with Scotch Beef PGI.

The three-course meal box for two comes with everything you need to create a dining experience at home.

You can also upgrade to a luxury box with a signed copy of Gary’s book Kitchen Essentials and a bottle of fizz, and vegetarian alternatives are available.

With prices starting at £79, Gary Maclean’s Festive Cooklaong is available until January 8 via itison.com