Why Gifting Food is Good

Jale May 10, 2021

If you need a special gift for a friend, family member, or colleague, you can’t go wrong with food. In fact, food gift baskets are the perfect way to show someone that you care while also providing a practical and useful gift that’s tailored to their tastes.

In this article, we’ll share three reasons why food makes an excellent gift — whether you’re shopping for your partner, mum or dad, or a friend. We’ll also highlight a few of our favourite foodie gift hampers that are sure to impress anyone on your list.

You can personalise it based on their favourite foods

Unlike some other generic gifts, you can customise food gift hampers to match your recipient’s preferences. Whether they love sweets or savoury snacks, it’s incredibly easy to find a gift that’s suited to their favourite foods. By taking the time to consider and choose their favourite foods, your present will also have a more meaningful impact.

You know that the gift will go to good use

Sometimes, it’s hard to know whether or not someone will like the gift that you bought them. When you purchase things like tech gadgets or clothing as gifts, you run the risk that your recipient might not use them. But with food-oriented presents, you can feel more confident that your loved one will enjoy them and that your money isn’t going to waste.

Food gift hampers are exciting to receive

Finally, another reason to choose food gift hampers is that they’re fun to open. Your recipient will get to enjoy multiple presents all in the same package, which creates an exciting gift-opening experience. They’ll have a great time unveiling these individual gifts and looking forward to what comes next.

Looking for a food gift basket?

At Gourmet Basket, we specialise in creating hand-crafted gift hampers for all occasions, including food gift hampers, wine gift hampers, and beer gift hampers. Here are a few of our top food gift basket picks.

Boxed Treats

Whether you’re looking for a gift for a birthday, anniversary, or another holiday, the Boxed Treats Hamper is a perfect choice. It’s packed with delicious artisan goodies, including quince paste, salted pistachios, fudge, crackers, and more.

Champagne & Chocolates

For a more upscale option or to celebrate a special occasion, you can opt for this classic Champagne & Chocolates Hamper. It comes with a bottle of Mumm Cordon Rouge NV and an assortment of milk chocolates from Chocolatier.

Epicurean Tastes

Need a gift for an entire office or family? The Epicurean Tastes Hamper offers a well-rounded selection of sweet and savoury treats, including liquorice, dried muscatels, rocky road, coffee, and more.

Premium Red White Delight Hamper

If you have a food-obsessed loved one, they’ll be delighted to receive this food and wine gift basket. Inside, you’ll find one bottle of D’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz and another bottle of Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc. In terms of food, there are dressings, sauces, fudge, mixed olives, and many more decadent delights.

To explore our complete collection of food gift baskets, visit the Gourmet Basket website or call us today on 1300 354 393.

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