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Produce Show Daily 3 3 Friday, October 19, 2018 Schmieding Produce Introduces Skinny Potato By Scott McDulin, Vice President of Marketing/Retail Sales, H.C. Schmieding Produce, LLC For well over 100 years, the russet potato has been America's favorite variety of potato. Whether eating out at your favorite restaurant or enjoying dinner around the family table, russets have always been a big part of most meals. While still representing 50 per- cent of the overall potato business, this king of spuds has had its share of recent challenges. Due to lower carb diets, fewer Americans preparing meals and bad press, russet sales have contin- ued to decline for years. Other factors leading to the russet sales declines are the emergence of other varieties such as Reds, Whites, Yukon Golds and most recently, specialties. Specialty potatoes such as fingerlings, bite sized reds and value added convenience packages have become the shining stars of the potato category. The issue with special- ties is they only represent about 3 per- cent of the overall category, which can- not make up for the russet sales decline. With these challenges, how do we grow the overall potato category? Given the market share of russets, we believe the answer starts and ends by look- ing for innovative ways to grow russet sales. By no means does this mean we should not continue to develop new varieties and convenience packages for today's consumers, but more about "fishing where the fish are." By developing more ways to make the russet potato more appealing to today's consumer, we can grow overall retailer potato sales. Introducing the Skinny Potato, Schmieding's revolutionary 100 calorie answer to help breathe life into the king of potatoes. Sales data confirms that con- sumers have embraced the 100 calorie packs of items. Available in a 3 pound bag with an EDLP of $1.99 and a suggested ad retail of $1.49, we believe the 100 calorie potato option will resonate with today's health-conscious consumers looking for convenience delivered in smaller packs. This premium priced new item will add sales and profits to produce while appealing to the majority of potato consumers. Our high graphic packaging comes complete with recipes and meal solutions. Visit Schmieding Produce at booth #1983. For more information, go to www.schmieding.com, call 561.319.2748 or email smcdulin@schmieding.com. Triangle Package Machinery Celebrates 95 Years of Innovation Founded in 1923 by Louis Muskat, who introduced a packaging machine that more than doubled typical production of the day, Triangle is proud to be celebrat- ing its 95th anniversary. With thousands of machine installations throughout North America and the world, Triangle has a reputation for applying state-of- the-art innovation to help its customers become more competitive. Today, the family's third generation continues a tradition of innovation in packaging machinery. It offers superior engineer- ing and a complete manufacturing facil- ity at its Chicago, Illinois headquarters, as well as dedicated service and support throughout the United States and Canada. As one of the first companies in the world to manufacture vertical form fill seal bag machines, Triangle helped set an unparalleled standard of excellence in the industry. Today, that innovative technolo- gy continues to set Triangle apart. Its X- Series is a line of technically-advanced, operator-friendly bagging machines, available with Ultrasonic welding or tra- ditional heat sealing, while its latest addi- tion, Model XYRJ, features a rotatable sealing jaw to easily run multiple pack- age styles, including pillow, three-sided seal, gusseted bags and stand-up pouches (SUP). In addition, Triangle's product line includes extremely accurate combination weighers, rotary depositor/tray loading systems and its Flex 1 horizontal carton- er/bag-in-box system. The entire product line is designed and built in the USA, at its Chicago headquarters. Triangle's packaging solutions pro- vide several advantages to customers, including accessible machine designs and industry-leading sanitation features. It offers the only vffs bagger and forming tube that is 3-A certified and meets USDA sanitation standards; quick and easy changeover and ease of operation; rugged, durable and reliable solutions; and superior service and support. In many industries – particularly produce – Ultrasonic sealing can reduce or eliminate the requirement to manually inspect 100 percent of bags for leakers, resulting in improved labor savings and higher throughput. Triangle's X-Series VFFS Baggers not only offer the flexibil- ity to seal bags with heat sealing or Ultrasonic welding, they also feature quick changeover of forming tubes, film rolls and sealing jaws, allowing users to run supported or unsupported film, as well as multiple bag sizes and speeds. Standard features include Rockwell Automation / Allen Bradley ControlLogix, AB Kinetics Servo Drives and AB PowerFlex AC Drives. Visit online at www.triangle package.com to learn how the company can help you reduce material, energy and maintenance costs while improving pro- duction and product quality. About Triangle Triangle Package Machinery is a U.S. manufacturer of vertical form fill seal (VFFS) bag machines, combination weighers, tray loading/depositing sys- tems and horizontal cartoning/bag-in-box systems. Founded in 1923, Triangle is proud to be celebrating its 95th anniver- sary. The company's Chicago, Illinois, headquarters is a 120,000 square foot facility that houses its entire manufactur- ing process from raw material fabrication through complete machine testing and checkout. Triangle also provides superior after sales support, training, documenta- tion and online troubleshooting, as well as spare parts service. For more information, visit online at www.trianglepackage.com or call 800.621.4170. Painted Pumpkins for Everyone Bay Baby Produce Inc., a North American grower and leader in painted pumpkins, long stem ornamentals and winter organic squash, offers a vast array of Painted Pumpkin styles to fit every personality and decorating style. Bay Baby Produce began with just 30 acres of soil, and a vision of creat- ing a family-owned farm around the whimsical notion of giving pumpkins a personality. The original Pumpkin Patch Pals characters were designed and developed as fun characters and ambassadors to kids and young kids at heart for healthy eating and exercise. Bay Baby Produce now offers a vast line of painted pumpkins from fun per- sonalities to many other unique and trendy home decor styles. Whatever your personality or decorating style, Bay Baby Produce has the perfect Painted Pumpkin just for you. About Bay Baby Produce Inc. Bay Baby Produce, a woman- owned business for over 30 years, is located in the Skagit Valley, Burlington, Washington. This area is one of the most fertile growing regions in North America. Bay Baby Produce's mission is to be a consistently reliable source for high quality painted pumpkins, long stem ornamentals, organic squash and value-added products grown on its farm. For more information, email sales@ baybabyproduce.com. Simple Mills Debuts 'Clean' Soft-Baked Cookies Advancing its status as a leader of the clean food movement with the market's No. 1 fastest-growing natural baking mixes and crackers, Simple Mills is introducing the market's first soft-baked cookies to deliver the taste and texture of a traditional wheat-based cookie in a clean formulation that is free of gluten, grain, soy, corn, dairy, GMOs and artifi- cial ingredients. The Simple Mills Soft-Baked Cookie lineup includes Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodle, Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Toasted Coconut varieties – all made without using high levels of sugar and gums and/or emulsifiers typically required to create a clean soft-baked cookie. Each SKU uses an almond flour base, is smartly sweetened with honey and coconut sugar, and is formulated with a handful of other whole-food ingre- dients. All varieties contain up to 20 percent less sugar content than other soft-baked brands (5-6 grams of sugar per serving compared to as much as 13 in competing soft-baked products). They are also paleo-friendly and contain none of the dextrose, potato starch, xanthan gum, soy lecithin, sodium bicarbonate or ammoni- um bicarbonate that are com- mon even in "natural" cook- ies. It's the latest addition to a Simple Mills portfolio that also includes eight baking mixes, six almond flour cracker flavors, four sprout- ed seed cracker varieties, four crunchy cookies and two frostings – all created with the same clean-food prin- ciples. Distributed in 12,000-plus grocery stores from Whole Foods to Target and Meijer, the brand has also earned broad recognition, ranging from a Chicago Innovation Award and a "Fab Five" rat- ing on Instacart as one of the top trending food products in 2017, to product awards from Good Housekeeping, Prevention, Self, Clean Eating, Delicious Living, Paleo Magazine, Yoga Journal and more. In addition, company founder and Chief Executive Officer Katlin Smith has been recognized in the Forbes 30 Under 30, Inc. 30 Under 30, and Progressive Grocer Top Woman in Grocery competitions. The company's goal: to provide sim- ple, wholesome, convenient foods that taste great; eliminate processed, artifi- cial, GMO, high-carbohydrate, nutrition- empty ingredients; and both support and encourage healthy eating habits. It's that Simple. For more information, go to www .simplemills.com.

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