Canstar Blue’s first-ever review of frozen party foods compares Borg’s, Sargents, Patties, Coles, and Woolworths on taste & quality of ingredients, ease of preparing, range variety, packaging design, value for money, and overall satisfaction.
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Borg’s was rated best for overall satisfaction in Canstar Blue’s review of frozen party foods and scored five stars for taste & quality of ingredients, ease of preparing, and value for money.
Whether you’re a kid or an adult, no celebration is truly complete without some party pies or mini pizzas to snack on. If you’ve bought frozen party foods from your local supermarket before, you’ll know there’s a big difference in the quality, variety, and price of frozen products. So, which brands are worth stocking up on and which aren’t?
To find out, we’ve canvassed the opinions of more than 400 Aussies consumers who’ve purchased (from a supermarket) and consumed frozen party foods in the last six months. Respondents rated their respective brands on important factors including taste and quality of ingredients, ease of preparing, range variety, packaging design, value for money, and overall satisfaction. Those that received the minimum required survey sample size of 30 responses are included in our results.
Borg’s was rated the best brand for frozen party foods with five-star reviews for overall satisfaction and several other categories.
Here are the best brands of supermarket frozen party foods in Australia, as rated by consumers in Canstar Blue’s inaugural review:
Borg’s took out the top spot in our frozen party foods review after scoring five stars for taste and quality of ingredients, ease of preparing, value for money and overall satisfaction. Runner-up Sargents also managed to score full marks on range variety and packaging design, alongside Patties which also received five stars for ease of preparing. Woolworths achieved the same result for variety.
Australian-owned Borg’s offers a neat selection of frozen savoury pastries, ready-rolled pastry sheets, dessert pastries, pasta, ice cream, and fresh pizza bases. If you’re looking for appetisers to serve your guests or for your next dinner party, check out Borg’s triangles with fetta or spinach and cheese. These cost just $3 for 360g in most supermarkets.
Frozen party foods aren’t known to be the best thing for your waistline or to be highly nutritious, but options with vegetables and protein like triangles, cocktail spring rolls, dim sims, and quiches are naturally healthier than say sausage rolls, pies, or frozen cheese sticks. Just be sure to read the nutritional information on the packaging.
There’s virtually no risk of food poisoning by consuming frozen foods unless they’ve been contaminated before freezing. This is very unlikely though, but some frozen products have previously been recalled due to contamination risks. Just make sure to cook your frozen foods thoroughly to avoid bacterial hazards.
This report was written by Canstar Blue’s Home & Lifestyle Content Lead, Megan Birot. She’s an expert on household appliances, health & beauty products, as well as all things grocery and shopping. When she’s not writing up our research-based ratings reports, Megan spends her time helping consumers make better purchase decisions, whether it’s at the supermarket, other retailers, or online, highlighting the best deals and flagging anything you need to be aware of.
Picture credits: Brent Hofacker, Shutterstock.
Canstar Blue surveyed more than 3,000 Australian adults across a range of categories to measure and track customer satisfaction, via ISO 26362 accredited research panels managed by Qualtrics. The outcomes reported are the results from customers within the survey group who have purchased (from the frozen section of the supermarket) and eaten frozen party foods (i.e. mini pies, mini pizzas, triangles, etc.) in the last six months – in this case, 438 people.
Brands must have received at least 30 responses to be included. Results are comparative and it should be noted that brands receiving three stars have still achieved a satisfaction measure of at least six out of 10. Not all brands available in the market have been compared in this survey. The ratings table is first sorted by star ratings and then by mean overall satisfaction. A rated brand may receive a ‘N/A’ (Not Applicable) rating if it does not receive the minimum number of responses for that criteria.
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