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SWEETS & TREATS SHOW EXTRA www.gourmetnews.com n MAY 2019 n GOURMET NEWS ST 3 2 break from the day and reseal for another moment of contentment later. The Retreats are brightly colored packages with nine varieties of flavors. Three amazing sorbets: raspberry, orange and lemon, each uniquely creamy and smooth without being too sweet. Two amazing sea salt caramels: one milk and one dark with the famous Abdallah caramel center. Three toffees: English toffee, butter almond toffee and a cashew almond toffee, each with a solid buttery flavor and an awesome bite of crunch. New to the line is a smooth double dark fudge Retreat. The inspiration for the Retreats was to provide smaller bite sized pieces to broaden the market to the Abdallah Candies (Cont'd. from p. 1) delicious taste of creams and toffees. These items are intended for personal consumption versus a gift pack, and so smaller sizes and increased items were considered in developing the item's weight. The Retreats were recently intro- duced and have been well received by retailers and consumers alike. Each Retreat package weighs approximately 2.75-3 ounces and each is priced at $2.99 suggested retail. Abdallah Candies is a fourth generation, family owned compa- ny producing quality confections since 1909. Visit Abdallah Candies at booth #883. For more information, go to www .abdallahcandies.com, call 800.348.7328 or email service@abdallahcandies.com. metabolism and act as super fuel for the brain. Love Good Fats bars have just 1-2 grams of sugar, 4-5 grams of net carbs and are gluten-free, soy-free, non-GMO, contain no artificial preservatives, no sugar alcohols and are also keto-friendly. The bars have a truffle-like core that sim- ply melts in your mouth and are offered in six delicious flavors, including Peanut Butter Chocolatey, Coconut Chocolate Chip, Mint Chocolate Chip, Rich Chocolatey Almond and new plant-based flavors Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Peanut Butter & Jelly. The keto diet is a big trend right now. There is a huge white space for convenient high fat, low carbohydrate snacks and foods. In general, snacks need to have only 4-5g of net carbohy- drates to be considered friendly for the keto diet. Three of the biggest pitfalls Love Good Fats (Cont'd. from p. 1) most bars on the market have are: they contain too much protein (over 10g per serving) or not enough fat to sustain a keto diet and too much sugar. Love Good Fats hits the sweet spot. Of all the bars on the market in North America today, none of them are low sugar (1-2g), high fat (13-14g), and have a moderate amount of protein (9-10g) – except Love Good Fats. As consumers are seeking to live healthier lifestyles, Love Good Fats snack bars are a must in your stores. Whether shoppers are doing the keto diet or just trying to eat healthier in general, Love Good Fats products are a terrific option. Fat is back. Sugar is out. Visit Love Good Fats at booth #6033 on the Innovation Avenue. For more infor- mation, go to www.lovegoodfats.com, call 888.656.8343 or email info@love goodfats.com. Thousands Gather in San Francisco to Talk, Taste and Tout Food By Lorrie Baumann More than 1,400 specialty food produc- ers and thousands of retailers, foodser- vice buyers, chefs and food writers and social media influencers gathered in San Francisco in January for the Specialty Food Association's annual Winter Fancy Food Show. Among the highlights of the event was a celebration of the associa- tion's seventh annual Leadership Awards, which honor food industry leaders who create positive social, economic and/or environmental impact through innova- tion and vision while running successful businesses. This year's honorees were Miyoko Schinner of Miyoko's, which produces Miyoko's Kitchen vegan cheese-alterna- tive products, currently carried nation- wide in 6,000 outlets; Patrick Mateer, the Chief Executive Officer of Seal the Seasons, which produces frozen local blackberries, blueberries, peaches, apples and cherries that are sold in more than 3,000 outlets across the U.S.; and Lisa Curtis, Chief Executive Officer of Kuli Kuli, which imports moringa from coun- tries around the world into the American market, where it's sold in energy bars, teas and shots in flavors like Coconut Lime, Raspberry and Ginger Lemon. Education sessions for the show included a research roundtable with Mintel Consulting's David Lockwood with key insights from annual consumer research by Mintel and the Specialty Food Association around key trends in consumer behavior and new possibilities in retail and foodser- vice. Other education sessions on the main stage included discussions spanning a range of topics relating to food, foodser- vice, food retailing and sustainability. The show's Incubator Village once again showcased the important role that incubator kitchens play in helping spe- cialty food producers scale their business up from a recipe idea into commercial production and entry into the market- place. Incubator Village featured seven incubators from around the U.S. that showcased more than 30 companies they have helped launch or grow. This year's lineup included Chobani Incubator, El Pajaro CDC, KitchenTown, La Cocina, LSU AgCenter Food Incubator, Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Food Center and the OSU Food Innovation Center. Allergy-Friendly Food Leader Introduces Protein-Rich Product Line The Safe + Fair Food Company's latest allergy-friendly product line is Pea Protein Chips. These gluten-free, protein- packed chips are free from five of the top eight allergens and are made with pea protein and lentil flour. The new plant-based Pea Protein Chips boast 9 to 10 grams of protein per serving and come in three tasty flavors: Hickory BBQ, Sea Salt and Sweet Jalapeño. Additionally, the new product line is certified gluten free, non-GMO, kosher, cholesterol free and vegetarian. The chips are not fried and are also free from artificial ingredients, preserva- tives, high fructose corn syrup, MSG and trans fat. The new chips join Safe + Fair's existing offerings of popcorn quinoa chips, cookies, granola, grahams, maca- roni and cheese and cake mix. The new Pea Protein Chips are sold in a 3.5-ounce bag for $3.49. For more information, go to www .safeandfair.com. grains, superfruits, nuts and seeds packed with a range of flavors, nutrients and allergy friendly foods. Outcomes are often indulgent treats with a twist of functional capabilities, such as truffles enrobed and coated with cocoa nibs, combinations of tree nuts clustered with dried fruits and ancient grains, protein isolate centers enrobed in protein- enhanced, chocolaty coating rolled in almond pieces and brittles made with granola. Its R&D team is very clever at finding ways to enhance your brand and develop new products. The distribution division focuses on providing candy and snacks for specialty retailers. It offers turnkey merchandising tools that create an impulse profit center in most any store. The Pennsylvania Dutch Candies quality hanging bag line is now available in private label. The pro- gram boasts 12 case assorted minimum orders, seven-day lead time and the best assortment available. Let it help you pro- mote your location. Warrell Creations is the innovator of Warrell Creations (Cont'd. from p. 1) choice in the consumer-packaged goods snack space. Six process kitchens give its dedicated product development team the flexibility to innovate freely. A struc- tured new product development stage gate process, coupled with Rapid Prototyping Methodology, enables cus- tomers to accelerate their time to market. While many CPG companies take 18 to 36 months to launch new items, Warrell Creations has helped customers launch new innovations as rapidly as 6 to 9 months. Its processes include artisanal panning, enrobing, fire roasting, nut clus- ters, snack bites and brittle. With over 50 years of experience behind it, Warrell Creations has forged a go-to-market strategy that has labeled it as Your Partner of Choice™ for private label and contract manufacturing solutions. A competitively advantaged Quality Management System, a breadth of manu- facturing capabilities, a demonstrated will- ingness to invest and a team of dedicated project managers is capped with its corner- stone strength: We Innovate For You™. For more information, visit booth #2213. happily sourced from Non-GMO Project Verified and Fair Trade Certified ingredi- ents. Every bag of JOYFULS features individually wrapped chocolates for shar- ing and easier portion control. JOYFULS dark chocolate medal- lions come in three varieties: Cranberries, Almonds and Pink Himalayan Salt; Toasted Coconut, Almonds and Pink Himalayan Salt; and Currants, Pumpkin Seeds and Pink Himalayan Salt. With JOYFULS, people can feel good about their indulgence, from the tantalizing taste to the high-quality, prop- erly sourced ingredients to the ability to easily count calories and control portion size. Just the right treat in just the right amount. That is joy. That is JOYFULS. JOYFULS dark chocolate medal- lions are 65 calories per piece. Each piece is separately wrapped to help con- sumers avoid the feel-bad experience of mindlessly reaching into a bag and eating too much without realizing it. The indi- vidual wrapping also allows people to JOYFULS (Cont'd. from p. 1) take JOYFULS on the go – so they can experience a little joy whenever and wherever they wish. JOYFULS translates the artisanal hand-crafted process of French choco- latiers into an individually packaged por- tion control item people can really enjoy eating in just the right amount. This is one indulgent snack you can feel good about! "We are proud to offer a product in JOYFULS of the highest quality ingredi- ents, innovation and heathy characteris- tics," said Barry Octigan, President of JOYFULS. "This process delivers a chocolate snacking confection that is beautiful in appearance while offering a remarkable eating experience. The inno- vation will continue as we expand the JOYFULS brand through new product development. Watch for our new line of snacking chocolates!" For more information, visit booth #1991, go to www.joyfuls.com or call 888.989.9050. Follow the company on Facebook or on Instagram @JoyfulsTreats.