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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n MARCH 2019 n GOURMET NEWS N H 2 4 Elmhurst Offers Simpler Plant-Based Barista, Creamer Lines Since debuting at Natural Products Expo West two years ago, Elmhurst ® 1925 – which rose from a 90-year-old dairy – has had quite a ride. It started with a unique method enabling lush, nutritious plant milks with six ingredients or less and no gums or emulsifiers. But this simpler, better story does not end here. Elmhurst has continued to push the limits of plant-based nutrition with a two-ingredient unsweetened line, peanut protein shakes and Barista Editions made just for coffee. Coffee is a virtual essential for any gour- met kitchen. Of course, not all roasts are made equal. Neither are the products that support them – whether creamers or the growing assortment of specialty barista plant milks. Elmhurst set out to solve this problem with its Barista Editions, deliver- ing dairy-level performance, essential nu- trition and an enviably clean label led by the unique character of the source ingredi- ent. Barista Editions are available in Milked Oats™, Milked Brown Rice™ and Milked Almonds™. Each rich, creamy variety foams to café standards, making for a perfect latte or velvety cappuccino. They function ideally as cream- ers, too. Flavor is balanced to accent, rather than over- whelm, the roast – allowing good coffee to become a great cup. All of this happens with five ingredients or less and no oils. As well as flavor, Elmhurst's Barista Editions channel the nu- trition of the source ingredient. The oat and brown rice varieties, for instance, contain 16g whole grain per serving, earning them the Whole Grains Council stamp. Joining Elmhurst's Barista Editions, and completing its broader Barista Series, is Milked Cashews™. This versatile plant milk is approved by coffee professionals for needs from sophisticated to simple. Beyond this, Elmhurst is exploring other simpler, better takes on cof- fee – particularly, a unique line of creamers made with one of nature's emerging seeds: hemp. For more information, visit booth #849, go to www.elmhurst1925.com, call 800.356.1925 or email sales@elmhurst milked.com. Gedney Foods Company Launches Full Line of Organic Pickles Founded in 1881 by Matthias Gedney, Ged- ney Foods Company, located in Chaska, Minnesota, is an iconic Minnesota manufac- turing company. Gedney is an SQF-3/GFSI, AIB, Union Orthodox Kosher and MOSA organic-certified factory that produces a full line of organic and clean-label pickles. The company's innovation department uses their technical expertise in product and process development to bring new products from inception to market in less time than the industry average. The com- pany is especially passionate about making the best tasting and crunchiest pickles in the industry. Gedney uses a proprietary production process, which allows its products to retain an incredible snap of crispiness and pre- serves the delicate fla- vors. This process is not found in other shelf sta- ble brands that use a less sophisticated produc- tion process. The shelf life of the product is two to four years. Trever Knoflick, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, says the company has come to Expo West to show natural minded retailers that there is a great tasting organic pickle available in the USA. Consumers continue to ask for cleaner products that will not break their budget. Gedney's organic pickles are the answer. Farm Fresh Organics is a full line of organic pickles and relish avail- able through national dis- tributors. Gedney sells to traditional, natural food and specialty stores, offering healthier and better tasting pickles at reasonable prices. For more information, visit booth #H315, go to www.gedneyfoods.com or call 925.288.2929. Divine Chocolate Introduces New Organic Line This year, Divine Chocolate expands its lineup with an innovative organic line. The new collection contains four 2.8 ounce bars, each made with Fairtrade cocoa sourced from São Tomé. The four variants include Lemon, Turmeric & Ginger, Cocoa Nibs, and Blueberry & Popped Quinoa. The introduction of these products reflects consumer demand for healthful, tasty treats. Divine also capitalizes on an underdeveloped market for flavored high-percentage cocoa bars. For consumers seeking chocolate that is low in sugar and high in quality, this line meets their needs. Chocolate lovers will particularly delight in the fact that the range is Non-GMO Project Verified, certified by the Vegan Soci- ety, USDA Organic and Certified Fairtrade. For Divine Chocolate, this is its first or- ganic chocolate line, and it's the company's first time partnering with a new cocoa co-op- erative: CECAQ-11. CECAQ-11 is a Fair- trade and organic cocoa farmer co-operative in São Tomé. São Tomé is a beautiful, for- est-covered volcanic island off the west coast of Africa. When paired with sister island Príncipe, the two were once the biggest pro- ducers of cocoa in the world. In fact, this earned them the collective title of "Chocolate Island." Over the last half-cen- tury, however, cocoa farming there collapsed. Today, the CECAQ-11 co-op- erative works to rejuvenate the country's reputation for high- quality cocoa. It's the members' aim to promote the re-discovered secret of spicy and woodsy São Toméan cocoa beans. Divine Chocolate is the only Fairtrade chocolate company co-owned by farmers. A co-op in Ghana called Kuapa Kokoo, made up of over 85,000 farmers, owns 44 percent of Divine and shares in its profits. With the introduction of the new organic line, cocoa farmers in São Tomé enjoy the benefits of Fairtrade prices and premiums, and Divine Choco- late continues to deliver in- come to farmers in Ghana through its business model. As a result, Divine Choco- late continues to show its com- mitment to its mission – creating equitable and empow- ering trading relationships with smallholder farmers in Africa and around the world. The bars are available for sale as of March 1, 2019. Visit Divine Chocolate at booth #5443. For more information, email sales@divine chocolateusa.com. Interpac and Interpress: Co-Manufacturing and Distribution Interpac Technologies is your single-source solution for co-manufacturing, distribution and packaging. Headquartered in Northern California, Interpac works with sister com- pany Interpress to combine package printing, co-manufacturing and distribution services. Interpac Technologies Services Operating as an extension of your organiza- tion, Interpac enables customers to expand product lines or launch new products with minimal upfront capital requirements in its state of the art 260,000 square foot manufac- turing and distribution facility. Interpac takes pride in providing a quick turn-around with unwavering quality and consistency. In addi- tional, for project launches, Interpac's New Project Manager guides customers through set-up, R&D trials and organoleptic testing. Customers simply ship their ingredients and packaging and Interpac coordinates the rest. For customers ordering printed cups and car- tons produced by sister company Interpress Technologies in California, customers save shipping costs and headaches as Interpress provides complimentary shipping to Interpac. Interpac is an SQF, organic, gluten-free, kosher and biodynamic certified co-manu- facturing facility. Interpac offers separate areas for blending, as well as for the filling of cups, bags, stand-up pouches and sachet packets. Additionally, Interpac fills a variety of oils, including coconut, olive, avocado, sesame and flaxseed on its specialty and ed- ible oil production lines equipped for filling bottles, jars and bulk packaging. Quality and food safety are Interpac's number one priority. The quality assurance team maintains a multi-layered system of quality control processes to protect product integrity prior to entering the building. Ingre- dients and packaging materials are docu- mented and stored according to allergen characteristics and protective requirements. Interpac can pack point- of-purchase display shippers and club store pallet dis- plays and provides inven- tory management control, cross-docking, warehousing and order fulfillment. Inter- pac's extensive capabilities as food co-packers and warehousing and dis- tribution specialists provides a single-source solution delivered in a highly personalized manner. Interpress Technologies Services Celebrating 30 years of experience and inno- vation, Interpress Technologies is a leading food packaging manufacturer specializing in formed paperboard containers and lids, wrapped cups, printed sidewalls and folding cartons with high impact graphics "Made in USA" with certified sustainable paperboard. With specialized printing presses, forming machines and cup wrapping machines, Inter- press produces packaging for many products, including oatmeal, soup, pasta, dried fruit, snacks, nuts and ice cream. Interpress continuously expands its capabilities to offer new innovative solu- tions, and many product sizes are compatible to run on the Interpac filling lines. Interpress offers standard and microwavable paperboard cups, paperboard wrapped plas- tic cups (perfect for microwavable and re- frigerated foods and products requiring additional shelf life) and the next generation of paper overcap lids (includes full color graphics on the lid rims and top panels). Interpress has an in-house graphics, pre- press and ink department to ensure consis- tency and streamline production, and three U.S. locations serving customers worldwide. For more information, visit booth #1513, call 800.929.9771, email inquiry@iptec.com or go to www.interpactechnologies.com.

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