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GOURMET NEWS NOVEMBER 2019 www.gourmetnews.com PASTA & SAUCES 2 0 Pumpkin Spice is the newest seasonal Honey Cream Spread from Bumbleberry Farms. These delectable spreads can be stirred in coffee, spread on toast or pan- cakes, drizzled over popcorn or ice cream, spooned into oatmeal or yogurt, glaze poultry, fish or roasted vegetable. More options for your customers means more movement on your shelves. The company bottles honeys and crafts its honey cream spreads in small batches using whole, natural ingredients primarily found locally. All honey bottled by Bum- bleberry Farms is True Source Certified, ensuring that the honey is ethically sourced in a trans- parent and traceable manner from known beekeepers to your shop. Bumbleberry Farms is a woman-owned operation located in the foothills of Penn- sylvania's Laurel Mountains. Bumbleberry Farms 814.279.8083 www.bumbleberryfarms.com Pumpkin Spice Honey Cream Spread Ardagh Group's versatile, 26-ounce Mason jar is perfect for craft food produc- ers and home canners alike. Proudly made in the U.S., the jar is made using clear, high-quality flint glass with a 70-450 canning finish. This 100- percent, endlessly recy- clable glass Mason jar is environmentally friendly and boasts an excellent shelf life. For home can- ners, the jar can be washed and reused for many years of preserving foods and sauces. This Mason jar is offered in 12-pack cases available for purchase on Ardagh Group's BOB™ site with convenient online ordering and payment via credit card or PayPal. The jar can be pur- chased in six-pack cases by contacting Ardagh Group di- rectly. Ardagh Group is dedicated to the craft food market with capa- bilities and resources to grow with you every stage of the way. By the pallet or truckload, BOB and Ardagh Group have the ideal shapes and styles for craft food producers like you. Ardagh Group 856.455.2137 food.buyourbottles.com Ardagh Group Glass Mason Jar DeBrand Hot Chocolate on a Spoon is a delicious add-on item that looks great and tastes even better. This irresistible impulse item will be on every customer's wish list this holiday season. It's the perfect stock- ing stuffer, party favor or holiday gift addi- tion that all your customers are looking for. The Hot Chocolate on a Spoon is made with the same delicious chocolate that De- Brand uses in all its gourmet pieces. With a spoon cleverly placed in each solid chocolate portion, it's ready to be stirred into hot milk, water or coffee to make the perfect win- ter drink. Your cus- tomers won't be able to resist this fun and festive treat this hol- iday season! DeBrand Fine Chocolates 260.969 8331 www.debrand.com Hot Chocolate on a Spoon In the age of consumer transparency, La Preferida has new eco-friendly packaging, as well as line expansions in key cate- gories, such as organic, low sodium, veg- etarian and kosher, while maintaining its commitment to authentic Mexican ingre- dients. At the forefront for La Preferida's eco-friendly packaging initiative is its Tetra Pak ® line, featuring pinto beans, black beans, kidney beans and lentils, available in organic and low sodium options. Its beans in Tetra Recart ® packaging are the first of their kind in the Hispanic food cat- egory in the U.S., following the trend in Latin and Central American countries. La Preferida's unique packaging boasts recy- clable materials made from renewable re- sources, easy-open and reclosable pack- aging, improved shelf utilization by 30 per- cent, and it is lightweight. La Preferida's also recently launched Or- ganic Seasoning line, which includes Or- ganic Al Pastor Seasoning, Organic Taco Seasoning and Organic Fish Taco Season- ing, has proven to be an e-commerce hit, with sales increasing exponentially month over month, followed by Organic Salsa Verde and Organic Pico de Gallo. All prod- ucts are free of MSG, additives and artifi- cial preservatives. La Preferida 773.875.6609 www.lapreferida.com La Preferida Introduces Eco-Friendly Packaging Bellucci's Impact on the Food Tech Sector The food industry may not be the first to come to mind when someone uses the phrase "disruptive tech." Though many ways in which technology has already shaped our world are obvious, some ways in which the ripple effect of big tech is causing movement are just starting to be discovered. Businesses who are leveraging technol- ogy in small ways can make a significant impact in the food industry. The days of paper trails and manual processing are giving way to the innovative application of technologies originally developed for other industries. From the ground up, precision agricul- ture is leveraging advances in satellite, GPS and even photographic equipment to improve the efficiency of food production. The industry has already progressed from using tech to measure and track crop yields and soil levels, to monitoring weather patterns and water usage, and how these factors affect harvest. Now, the agricultural industry is beginning to see the positive impact of technologies and AI to differentiate between crop plants and their neighbors, for increased efficiency in the application of fertilizers and pesticides. Health, wellness and authenticity are a strong pull t o w a r d s technology for Bel- lucci. As a leader in the production of high-quality extra virgin olive oil, the company launched its Trust Through Traceability campaign in 2014, creating its own consumer app to provide a transparent look into the food supply chain. Using a unique code printed on the label of every bottle, consumers can ver- ify the authenticity of their extra virgin olive oil, as well as trace their bottle of Bellucci straight back to its source in rural Italy. Bellucci has taken it one step further with the implementation of blockchain technology to provide even deeper insight into its process. Each actor in the supply chain creates and shares a permanent, un- alterable record of the product journey from bottling to distribution to a distributed open ledger. The ultimate goal is to pro- vide future consumers with complete transparency, from grove to grocer. Bellucci www.belluccipremium.com Cynara Launching Artichoke Chyps, Artichoke Delights Cynara Worldwide Sourcing has made two new additions to its family of premium quality artichoke products: Artichoke Chyps and Artichoke Delights. Made from farm picked, 100 percent artichokes, these innovative and first-to-market Artichoke Chyps (pronounced "chips") are a crispy, authentic culinary delight. Chyps are plant-based, high in natural plant-based fiber, naturally gluten free, non-GMO veri- fied, kosher and have zero sugar. Chyps add texture and a burst of artichoke flavor to salads or can be consumed like any other produce-based snack product. Artichoke Delights are open flame, slow grilled artichoke hearts and quarters, Roman style with and without stem and natural artichoke hearts in brine. They can be used as a topping on pizza, bruschetta, tapas, antipasto or salads or paired with cheese or hummus for an authentic culi- nary delight. Cynara is ex- clusively fo- cused on artichokes. The heart of its cor- porate philoso- phy is a commitment to being great global citizens with an uncompromising focus on the highest quality, freshest, non- GMO ingredients, all sourced from sus- tainable farming communities passionate about best practices and human-planet leadership. Cynara's artichokes and snacks are minimally processed, nutrient dense and delicious. Cynara www.cynara.net.

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