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Food Magic Daily 2 9 Wednesday, July 18, 2018 new business Smitty Bee Honey. The business grew through the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Doug Schmitz, Lavern's son, worked beside his father, learning the trade as well. Doug then started his own operation in the late 1970s, which he grew into a lucrative honey producing business throughout the 1980s and 90s. In the early 1990s, commercial agricul- ture changed the natural landscape, and honey production yields decreased every year, as the majority of southwest Iowa was converted to corn and soybeans. To further diversify, Doug and his family turned their attention to packing honey for farmer's markets and craft shows. The packaging business grew strong through the 1990s, while honey produc- tion struggled. Over the 20 years, Smitty Bee grew from a small honey producer Smitty Bee (Cont'd. from p. 1) and packer to one of the nation's fastest growing honey processors, packaging over 20 million pounds of honey per year. Smitty Bee Honey packages differ- ent types of honey for all industry sec- tors. These markets include commercial food manufacturing, foodservice and retail. Honeys are carefully selected from specific botanical or geographical areas from around the world and blended to match customer specifications. Exotic and rare varietals such as Washington Raspberry, California Sage and Mexican Avocado honey are just a few of the hon- eys that can be sourced. Recent trends show that customers are looking for new and trendy honey items that will stand out from the rest. For more information, stop by booth #S0768 or visit www.smittybeehoney.com. How does WOWBUTTER do it? WOWBUTTER Foods set out with a determination and passion for creating the best consumer experience possible with their multiple award-winning peanut free spread. By selecting only top quality all natural non-GMO ingre- dients combined with a dedicated GFSI (BRC) certified facility and proprietary process, WOWBUTTER truly is a unique and exceptional product. With a taste and texture just like peanut butter, it enhances the flavor profile of many foods while improving the market potential by completely eliminating the two most common and most deadly food allergens – peanuts and nuts. An increasing number of socially responsi- ble companies utilizing WOWBUTTER have benefited with increased develop- ment options while simultaneously reducing peanut and nut allergen risk from their facilities. It's not just the taste that will "wow" you! Nutritionally superior to peanut butter, WOWBUTTER (Cont'd. from p. 1) WOWBUTTER is made with only five simple all natural non-GMO ingredi- ents and has no added colors, flavors or preservatives. It is a complete pro- tein source that contains all nine essen- tial amino acids necessary to build and maintain muscle mass, whereas peanut butter has only six out of the nine. WOWBUTTER also has a significant array of major nutrients such as vita- min E, calcium, folic acid, fiber, lecithin as well as 1000mg of the health-promoting omega-3 in each serving; peanuts have zero. Consumers are increasingly looking for healthier menu options and WOWBUTTER is a great choice. Simple to use! With a simple one for one switch, WOW- BUTTER can easily replace peanut but- ter directly with great success in any for- mulation. With no reformulation required, it's a simple switch for the bet- ter! For more info, email info@wowbutter. com or visit www.wowbutter.com. With reliable supplies, price and quality always being an issue in the food industry, ISI is doing everything possible to ensure that it has the consistent quality of ingredients you need at competitive prices. By sourcing from multiple manufac- turing sites, ISI assures continuous sup- ply, quality and best value. Every lot of product ISI sells must pass strict QC testing in its own lab, in addition to testing at all the manufacturing plants. ISI issues its own Certificates of Analysis on every lot of product it supplies. As important as reliable supply and competitive pricing are, it is also impor- tant that you choose the right ingredient and are able to get it in a timely fashion. ISI offers technical assistance from its U.S. based R&D/Q.C. lab. ISI's R&D ISI (Cont'd. from p. 1) team can assist in helping you select the best product for your application and its customer service team is always ready to help with product literature, samples and order processing. As the demand for all-natural, organ- ic-allowed clean label products continue to grow, ISI is committed to providing products that will satisfy these demands. Carrageenan, along with most other natu- ral food gums, is organic-allowed. Regardless of your application – meat and poultry, dairy or desserts – ISI has the specialty hydrocolloids for you. ISI knows it isn't your only choice for specialty hydrocolloids, but with over 200 years combined experience, techni- cal sales reps and its U.S. based R&D and QC facilities, it is a great choice! Stop by booth #S3140 and say hello to Pete and the rest of the ISI crew. The span and slope of the Agtron Gourmet Roast Classification Scale are based on these points of reference: 1. A sample with a Gourmet Scale score of 01.1 indicates the thermal reduction of nearly 100 percent of the organic chemistry into carbon, which would be devoid of coffee aromatics and flavors. 2. A sample with a Gourmet Scale score of approximately 110.0 would produce a beverage with many of the characteristics associated with roasted coffee and can be considered a sensory 'break-point' where quintessential cof- fee aromas and flavors are beginning to be present. 3. The majority of the world's cof- Agtron (Cont'd. from p. 4) fees are roasted between Gourmet Scale scores of 25 and 80, with commercial coffees roasted to scores between 50 and 80, and specialty coffees between 30 and 65. The E20CP-III evaluates the manner in which selected compounds in roasted coffee change relating to beverage olfac- tory and organoleptic development. This method of analysis is insensitive to color anomalies and provides an accurate clas- sification of roast development for quali- ty control and consistency related to sen- sory assessment. Visit Agtron at booth #S4123. For more information, go to www.agtron.net, call 775.850.4600, fax 775.850.4611 or email agtron@aol.com. to natural and artificial colors in confec- tionery. It conducted interviews with 10 child-parent pairs. All were sent a bag of gummies colored naturally with Tomat- O-Red and Lyc-O-Beta, and another bag of gummies made by the same manufac- turer but colored artificially. The research found that both the children and their parents were able to distinguish between the naturally colored candies and the artificial ones. Although the children tended to prefer the brighter, artificial colors, they were enthusiastic about eating all of them. The parents said that in an ideal world they would prefer to feed their kids healthy options. If all other factors were similar – and their children would eat them – they would buy candy colored naturally. Some said they would be will- ing to pay more for naturally colored ver- Lycored (Cont'd. from p. 4) sions of candy they already buy. Hard-Coated Candy Lycored also tested the performance of its carotenoid-derived colors through the rigorous hard-coating/panning process in hard-coated confectionery. They were used with QuickWhite from Norevo – a clean label natural opaque coating which is an alternative to titanium dioxide. The formulations, in shades of red, yellow and orange from lycopene and betacarotene, were tested by an external laboratory with specific expertise in pan coating in both hard and soft panned products. They were also tested for stability to heat and humidity. The results were very positive, particu- larly for a vibrant red shade from lycopene. For more information, go to www.lycored.com, email info@lycored.com or stop by booth #S4605. Suzanne's Specialties: 'Sweetness the Way Mother Nature Intended' Suzanne's Specialties has been supplying alternative sweeteners to the health food and industrial food markets since 1984. Its offerings include brown rice syrup, clarified rice syrup, rice maltodextrin syrup and solids, tapioca syrup, tapioca maltodextrin and solids, agave syrup, inulin, cane sugar, invert syrups, molasses, honey, barley malt syrup and coconut sugar and syrup. It also has the ability to make custom blends and sweet- ener systems. Suzanne's Specialties Organic Honey has been verified by the Non- GMO Project. Suzanne's Specialties offers an InfantSafe ® version of all of its rice syrups. This unique product contains less than 10ppb for arsenic and lead, meeting the FDA standard for drinking water. It is available in all DE levels. It packs its industrial products in pails, drums, totes and tank wagons. All products are available in organic with most having a conventional version as well. Suzanne's promises that all of its products are made with only the highest quality organic and all- natural ingredients. Each one is sure to give your formulas and applica- tions "Sweetness the Way Mother Nature Intended™." Suzanne's Specialties also provides an extensive line of retail products. These include its best-selling Ricemellow Crème, rice syrup based fruit spreads, flavored rice syrups and traditional offer- ings such as organic molasses, organic agave syrup, organic honey, organic rice syrup and organic barley malt syrup. Pack sizes on its retail line range from jars to gallons to tubs to pails. It can service the needs of a household, restaurant, small bakery or institution. Visit www.suzannes-special- ties.com for more information on these products or to shop in its easy to use online store. With distribution facilities on both the East and West coasts and a diverse product line, Suzanne's Specialties has the ability to service your company's spe- cific needs. For more information, stop by booth #N6512 or visit www.suzannes- specialties.com.