You usually indulge in purchasing gifts when there is a special occasion round the corner or to express sentiments like congratulation, thank you, sorry, get well soon, etc.

Often, you worry about what type of gift to buy. With the coming of the idea of gift baskets or gift hampers, choice of gifts has become much easier. This is because with a single hamper, the recipient can enjoy multiple gifts.

Bonus is the fact that most shops supplying hampers allow one to select the ingredients, thus making the gift basket highly personalized. Almost anyone would love to be gifted a hamper filled with thoughtfully picked items.

There are special packages for different purposes. For example, you might want to give special treats to business associates and co-workers. The purpose might be to express appreciation for their work, motivate them further or close a deal. Such gifts are called as corporate gifts.

The types of corporate gifts are of two mina types: Traditional gifts and Office gifts.

Traditional Gifts:

Traditional gifts in the corporate context mostly come in the form of gift hampers. The popularity of corporate gift hampers is because one may not be aware of the taste of the recipient of a corporate gift. So giving an assortment of gifts in a hamper help you impress the recipient rather than giving a single gift, which he or she may or may not like.

Gift hampers also exude the image of extravagant and luxurious gifts; a sure fire way to impress business associates. In the business context, such hampers are sure to capture the attention of recipients and give them a feeling of being appreciated and encouraged.

Gift hampers can be created by you by assembling several high quality items in an attractive box. Or they can be bought from stores or stalls where they might be pre-arranged or made by allowing you to select the ingredients.

Common items of corporate gift hampers are:

• Chocolate hamper
• Wine hamper
• Flowers hamper
• Biscuits hamper
• Cheese hamper
•  Meats hamper
• Jams hamper
• Fruit hamper

An example for corporate gifts is a wine hamper. It can be arranged in the following ways:

• Wine and cheese: Pick a wine and add to the hamper food items that complement the flavour of the wine. For instance, port wine may be combined with sharp cheese.

• Wine and chocolate: Chocolate is good pairing with wine.

• Picnic hamper: Pack wine combined with picnic lunch

• Champagne hamper: Pack sparkling champagne with complementary food items.

Office Gifts:

Office gifts are some of the most common of corporate gifts as they are good means of business promotion while serving as gifts. They are highly practical for a business recipient. Office gifts are those that can be placed on the desk of an office employee or be used during the course of his duties.

Office gifts include paper weights, clocks, pens, writing pads, calendars, calculators, diary planners, USB flash drives, etc. Office gifts need not be always restricted to business recipients; they also serve as promotional material for the company.

Office items may be covered with brand images or logos. This is to ensure that the next item someone picks up a pen or consults a calendar; he is reminded of your company.

These are the ways to arrange for corporate gifts.

Plum is one of the healthiest fruit. Full of natural juice and loaded with magical taste which delight your taste buds in a special way. They are a rich source of fiber, which aids in working of digestive system. It is a healthy source of readily absorbed iron because of good vitamin C level. And good thing is that it is easily available too. Whenever you are looking to send a fruit gift to UK or any other place, plums always makes a great idea. They are available both in fresh and dried form. The dried plums are available all the year round. There are many dishes in which you can use plums. Out of that the plum chutney is one of the most famous and loved dish.  You can enjoy the chutney with snacks and with your meal to enhance the taste and for healthy digestion.

Here I will share with you two yummy to tummy plum chutneys you will sure to enjoy.

Plum chutney with almonds:

Ingredients you will need:

• Dried plums 300 grams
• Vinegar ½ cup
• Black pepper powder ½ tea spoon
• Small cardamom 4
• Sugar 1 ½  cup
• Salt ¼  tea spoon
• Red chili powder ½ tea spoon
• Melon seeds dried ½ cup
• Almonds soaked in water and skin removed ½ cup

1. Soak the dried plums in water for 2-3 hours
2. Boil the soaked plums with3-4 cups of water on low heat for30-45 minutes
3. Let the plum cool at room temperature
4. Deseed the plums and blend them in a blender
5. Now put the plum puree in a bowl and place it on low heat
6. Add cinnamon seeds powder, sugar, salt, chili powder, black pepper, melon seeds and almonds to the plum puree.
7. Let the mixture boil on low heat for 15 minutes
8. Let the mixture cool and add vinegar to it and enjoy the delicious plum chutney.

Note:

• Use a wooden spoon for stirring the chutney.
• Always store the chutney in clean and dried glass jar and put in a refrigerator.

Indian spiced plum chutney:

Ingredients you will need:

• 1 kg dried plums
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3  cup vinegar
• 1 inch piece of cinnamon
• Black pepper 5 small balls
• 2 whole clove
• 1 whole star anise
• 1 tablespoon whole mustard seeds
• Ginger fresh one small piece of ½ inch

How to cook:

1. Soak the dried plums in water for 2-3 hours
2. Grind together cinnamon, black pepper, cloves and anise
3. Take 3-4 cups water in a large sauce pan and add the grind spices and sugar to it and heat it on low heat for 20 minutes
4. Add soaked plums, mustard seeds, ginger and vinegar to the sauce pan and heat over low heat for 40 minutes or until the mixture thickens and gives the look of chutney.
5. Cool the chutney and serve.

Note:

• Use a wooden spoon for stirring the chutney.
• Always store the chutney in clean and dried glass jar and put in a refrigerator.

During the festive seasons of the year, we definitely go on thinking what to be gifted to our friends and relatives. Sometimes, deciding the perfect gift almost becomes a challenge. Gifts are basically the ways that express our feeling of joy and concern for the ones who are special to us. Fruit hampers can be an innovative way to express the affection we hold. The additional bonus is of benefits to the health as fruits are the natural sources to supply the nutrients.

Why to go for gifting fruit hampers?

Fruits are rich in the contents of vitamins, fibre and minerals. They protect our health and give support to all of ours active effort. Fruits happen to be the proffered type of food for people irrespective of the age group they fall in. Fruits can be packed to be gifted appropriately in several of events. One can tailor up the gifting of fruits for as per the occasion being that of wedding, birthday gifting or celebration of party. Equally, the can be gifted for business matters. To gift fruits, one can comfortably balance the needs of gifting with his budget. Fruit hampers are usually for holiday gifts. Receiving a basket of fresh fruits can surely brighten up the recipient’s face and some sunshine in his home. The fruit baskets, although specially meant for gifting in the holidays, perfectly suit the gifting needs across all types of events.

The available options

One has the option to go for either a hamper packed with garden fresh fruits or he can go for gifting the dried ones. Each of these is meant for gifting across respective occasions that delight the recipient. In case, the gifting is to be made for occasion like marriage or birthday party, the fresh ones can be gifted. This reflects the good wishes and regards that the sender holds for the recipient. Automatically, it delights the person. In cases, the gift needs to be consigned for longer distances; one can certainly opt to send the dried fruits. To make it attractive, the fruit baskets should not be filled with any one kind of fruit. One combination popular among the fruit hampers in UK happens to be the one that is filled with citrus fruits. This one can be very healthy & satisfying for everyone.

How to decide upon the right hamper?

In case one fails to decide the type of fruit hamper to go for, he can certainly consult the customer support officer at the gift stores. The officer can give important inputs to the buyer regarding the trends that presently prevail with the gifting of the fruit hampers. Various seasonal fruits work out for gifting across the different seasons of the year. So, whenever it requires one to gift his dear and near ones with this hampers, he can work upon the choices accordingly.

It’s not always necessary to gift someone with an item that demands excess of price rather it’s the type and nature of the gifts that tactually delight the recipient. As such, one can defiantly go ahead to gift someone with these fruit hampers that reflect the wishers and regards of the person who is presenting the gift.