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www.gourmetnews.com n JUNE 2019 GOURMET NEWS 4 8 New Sprouted Products from Suzie's Good Groceries Company, under its popular Suzie's brand, continues to launch category- changing healthy products while improving its healthy natural staples. Snacking never had it so good – great taste and better-for-you ingredients. The company is launching Suzie's newest flatbreads: Sprouted Multiseed and Sprouted Pretzel Top. The sprouting grain process in- creases many of the grain's key ingredients, including vitamins, folate, fiber and essential amino acids. The sprouting process also lessens allergens and makes grains easier to digest. Made with whole grains, non-GMO, kosher and delicious. Whatever your favorite nosh, it sits best on a Suzie's Ancient Grain Flatbread. Available in four other delicious flavor profiles: Kamut & Sesame, Kamut with Rosemary, 7 Ancient Grain and Spelt Multiseed. Sprouting tasted so good, the company has incorporated sprouted rice into its Thin Cake line. Suzie's Thin Cakes are perfect by them- selves, as a bread substitute or with your fa- vorite nosh topping them. The delicious, simple ingredient Thin Cakes are now avail- able in nine flavor profiles: Unsalted & Light Salted Organic Brown Rice, Organic Corn – Lightly Salted or with Sesame & Quinoa, Organic Multigrain, Organic Spelt & Flax, Buckwheat with Quinoa & Flax, Lentil and now Sprouted Rice. Speaking of sprouting, Summer Fancy Food marks the introduction of Suzie's Sprouted Pita Chips. With five great flavors and the benefits of sprouted grains, Suzie's takes pita chips to a whole new level of goodness. If your customers are in snacking mode, introduce them to Suzie's new better-for- you snack kits. Four Thin Cakes combined with a sachet of hummus, almond butter or peanut butter will satisfy that craving guilt free. These come in a 10-pack shelf or counter display- ready tray, a perfect new profit center for rice cakes. If spreading out the hummus or almond butter isn't your customer's thing, and they're still trying to fill the void with a better-for-you guilt-free snack, then Suzie's Topped Rice Cakes are just the ticket. Available in 10 two-pack shelf or counter dis- play ready trays. Flavor profiles in- clude peanut butter, chocolate or almond butter topped Lentil Cakes. Suzie's – innovation you can taste, innovation for your health! Innovation that drives sales! For more information, visit booth #5770, go to www.goodgroceries.com, email info@good -groceries.com or call 718.768.0821. Follow the company on Pinterest, Instagram, www.twitter.com/SuziesBrand or www .facebook.com/Suzies.Natural.Products. Bellucci EVOO: Harvesting Excellence The morning hours are crisp, and the soft, rolling breeze is accompanied by the strong, rich scent of olives. The time has come to harvest – and Bellucci's farmers are stead- fastly preparing to take to the trees. In order to produce the finest authentic Italian extra virgin olive oil, the olives must be harvested before the first frost. While the timing of harvest is not an exact science, the quality of the olive oil produced depends on its precision. In fact, the taste, color, nutrient level and overall vitality of extra virgin olive oil is drastically affected by when it is har- vested. The trees are inspected to ensure their olive fruits have reached the perfect level of maturity. Firm, bright green fruits produce a verdant, grassy flavor with a strong bite and high antioxidant content. These fruits must undergo a longer milling process in order to extract the oil, which may have a bitter, pun- gent flavor profile. Soft, dark fruits produce copious amounts of yellow-gold oil. This oil is sweet and fruity with a mellow flavor pro- file – though it has reduced amounts of chlorophyll and beneficial polyphenols. The ideal olive is found between these two stages, in the veraison phase. Veraison is a term borrowed from French viticulture, which refers to the change of color found in ripening grapes. In olives, this appears as a yellow-green softening of the fruit, touched by the first blush of red or purple. Veraison fruits are the peak of perfection, and will pro- duce an ample quantity of rich, verdant gold oil; dense in nutrients, and with a well- rounded flavor profile. Bellucci's collective of independent farm- ers all hold a strong commitment to steward- ing their family land. The groves in which their olives are grown are largely tended by hand, and the process of harvest is no excep- tion. Trees are care- fully raked with hand- held branch combs, the fruits caught by nets arranged beneath their branches before being gathered and poured into crates for transport. The crates are care- fully labelled, entered into the Bellucci trace- ability system, and then transported to the millhouse, where the olives will be washed, pressed, ground and spun in a centrifuge. After this journey, it will undergo rigorous testing and verification before it can be la- belled as extra virgin olive oil. It will then receive the mark of Bureau Veritas, which certifies its purity, authenticity and place of origin, before undergoing the journey to the shelves of grocers everywhere. Second only to the perfect timing of har- vest is Bellucci's dedication to ensuring freshness and purity. This means seeing that the olives are pressed into oil within hours of harvest, and that each bot- tle of Bellucci is transported from tree to table with the utmost care. This dedication has landed Bellucci at the forefront of the extra virgin olive oil industry when it comes to matters of traceability and trans- parency. The company's Trust Through Traceability program sup- plies each bottle with a unique code which allows consumers to trace it back to source, increasing visibility and trust. A new partnership with tech leader Oracle is helping Bellucci take traceability to a whole new level, bringing even deeper insight into the production of authentic extra virgin olive oil. The additional development will allow blockchain technology to create an unalter- able ledger which documents each step of the journey between grove and grocer. Visit Bellucci at booth #2353. For more in- formation, go to www.belluccipremium.com. Quadratini Matcha and Classic Wafer Double Choc from Loacker Since 1925, the name Loacker has stood for pure and wholesome natural goodness, the highest quality and love for nature – com- bined in its delicious wafer and chocolate specialties. It is the leading wafer worldwide and the company has averaged around 25 percent annual growth for the past five years. It is excited to present its newest creations at the 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show: Qua- dratini Matcha and Classic Wafer Double Choc. Get ready to rediscover taste! Welcome to Japan's volcanic hills, the cra- dle of the noble green tea. There, close your eyes and take a deep breath: can you smell its scent already? The plants are grown lov- ingly in a shaded area, and their young buds and the highest leaves are carefully har- vested. Matcha farmers then steam and dry the leaves; they remove their stems and veins and ultimately, finely grind them. The pre- cious powder is stored in a dark and airtight space to preserve its refined taste and natural, bright green color. That's how matcha is born! This high-quality ingredient doesn't contain any ad- ditional aromas, colorings (it's nat- urally green), preservatives or hydrogenated fats. Loacker has now created a cream of unsurpass- able goodness. A light layer of matcha cream filling, a good 71 percent of the product, is enclosed between two light and crispy wafer layers, delivering a refined and bold taste. If that weren't enough, the packaging alone is a titillating and alluring invitation to take a bite. For true connoisseurs of the luxuries in life ... it's time to treat yourself to pure bliss. Are you a chocolate lover? Then you can't miss Loacker's new Dou- ble Choc wafers: crispiness meets the finest cocoa to give you irre- sistible double goodnees. Loacker has created Double Choc with love, talent, passion and quality. This new treat is the answer to the most refined palates: three crispy cocoa wafers and a creamy exclusive cocoa and chocolate filling, prepared with high-quality ingredi- ents. Twice the chocolate, twice the pleasure. Loacker looks forward to seeing you at its booth. Visit Loacker at booth #1266. J&M Foods Offers New Soft-Baked Cookies J&M Foods proudly continues its family tradition and passion for good food by pro- viding its customers with the best tasting cheese straws and cookies in the market. As a family-owned business operating for roughly three decades, it is happy to bring a little joy to its customers' eating experi- ence. The company currently offers 21 vari- eties of cheese straws and cookies as well as additional seasonal offerings. Working with various combinations of cheeses, chocolates, nuts, grains, fruits and spices, there's never a dull moment at J&M Foods. Its products are great for everyday pleasure and make the perfect gift. In addition, J&M Foods is always in the kitchen exploring new possibilities to tickle the taste buds and provide something new for its cus- tomers' enjoyment. In keeping with the 100-year-old family recipe that inspired its great tasting Origi- nal Cheese Straws, J&M Foods is commit- ted to maintaining its heritage of providing great products made from the finest ingredi- ents available. All of its products are trans fat free and baked with care. The latest creation and something the com- pany is very proud to add to the Janis & Melanie line of products comes in the form of a large, soft-baked cookie (3 inches in diameter). They're made with butter, whole egg and a whole lot of love. Varieties include Chocolate Chunk, Brownie and Oatmeal Cranberry. Each carton contains eight 1-ounce cook- ies, which are individually wrapped. Enjoy them with milk, coffee, tea, ice cream or by them- selves anytime as a snack. J&M Foods enjoys being flexible enough to handle all its customers' needs. Located in a 32,000 square-foot facil- ity residing on 21 acres, it has room to grow along with its customers. Centrally located and nationally recog- nized, J&M Foods is an award-winning market leader within the specialty foods in- dustry. Visit J&M Foods at booth #5527. For more information, call 800.264.2278.