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FEATURED PRODUCTS www.gourmetnews.com 6 2020 BUYERS GUIDE • Gourmet News Table Talk Pies has reached a long-term agreement with Nestlé USA for a full line of baked 4-inch snack pies. The initial launch in January 2020 will include Table Talk ® Old Fashioned™ Chocolate Pecan Pie made with Nestlé ® Toll House ® Morsels, Table Talk Old Fashioned Chocolate Coconut Pie made with Nestlé Toll House Morsels — 2019 American Pie Council National Pie Championship's blue ribbon win- ners — and, of course, the famous Table Talk Old Fashioned Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie. Throughout the term of the agreement, new varieties, limited editions and seasonal flavors may be introduced. These pies are bursting with Nestlé Toll House Morsels, and their packaging will feature the prestigious Nestlé Toll House brand. Table Talk is a family-owned and operated company that has been proudly baking pies in Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1924. Committed to using only the highest quality ingredients, the company produces more than 200 million 4-inch snack pies a year in addition to 8-inch and 10-inch dessert pies. NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE is a reg- istered trademark of Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, and is used with per- mission. Table Talk Pies 508.798.8811 www.tabletalkpie.com Table Talk Pies' Nestlé Toll House Snack Pies Klondike Cheese Company intro- duces a healthier alternative to traditional sour cream based dips with its Odyssey ® brand Greek Yogurt Dips. These gluten-free and rBST- free cow's milk dips add a refreshing taste to the dairy section. Odyssey Greek Yo- gurt Dips have 40 per- cent fewer calories per serving, three times the protein per serving and half the fat per serving com- pared to traditional sour cream based dips. They're perfect for dipping vegetables, chips or crackers and can be used as a spread on sandwiches or burgers or as a top- ping on baked po- tatoes or tacos. Odyssey Greek Yogurt Dips come in three delicious fla- vors: Southwest, French Onion and Bell Pepper. Klondike Cheese Company www.odysseybrands.com A Healthier Alternative to Traditional Dips MarDona Specialty Foods, Ltd.'s Spicy Spinach Dip is a blend of spinach, some arti- choke and spices, all blended together to make a great spicy dip (low calorie and healthy, too). It has just the right amount of heat to tempt that spicy lover's fancy. Use it straight from the jar, mix with pasta, or for a real dip treat, mix with soft, melting cheese to make a cheese and spicy spinach dip. For a cooler taste in dip, blend with sour cream to make a cold spicy dip. M a r - Dona Spicy S p i n a c h Dip is also great as an additive for m a c a r o n i and cheese to make a spicy spinach mac & cheese. Visit the company's website to see the recipe. MarDona Specialty Foods 855.645.7772 www.mardonaspecialtyfoods.com MarDona Spicy Spinach Dip Ariston Specialties Lemon Infused Olive Oil Ariston Specialties Lemon In- fused Olive oil is made with Aris- ton's award-winning Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil and lemon essence, the same technique that's used with Ariston's Orange Infused Olive Oil, Ariston Blood Orange Infused Olive Oil and Ariston Lime Infused Oil. This combination of olive oil and lemon essence is a match made in heaven, resulting in a wonder- ful, clean, fresh-tasting oil. Aris- ton's Lemon Infused Olive Oil complements steamed vegeta- bles, seafood, poultry and pork. The lemon oil is also an excellent ingredient for baking. For a popular recipe for a dish made with Lemon Infused Olive Oil, Orange Infused, Blood Or- ange Infused or Lime Infused Olive Oil, email aristonspecialties @hotmail.com. Lemon Infused Olive Oil also pairs nicely with Raspberry Condiment Vinegar and White Balsamic Vinegar for a wonder- ful salad dressing. Ariston recommends using 2/3 Lemon Olive Oil to 1/3 Rasp- berry Condiment Vinegar or White Bal- samic Vinegar. These two ingredients make a healthy dressing (no preserva- tives, no emulsifiers, no chemi- cals), just totally natural and tasty ingredients. Ariston Specialties 800.263.8498 www.aristonspecialties.com Bellucci EVOO Traceability System is Blockchain Validated Tree to Table An innovative leader in the pro- duction of fully traceable high- quality 100 percent Italian extra virgin olive oil, Bellucci launched its Trust Through Traceability cam- paign in 2014 with a proactive and ethical approach to providing a transparent look into its supply chain while bringing clarity in food labeling directly to the consumer. With the Bellucci app and the unique lot code printed on the label of every bottle, consumers can verify the authenticity of their extra virgin olive oil, as well as trace their bottle of Bellucci back to its source in rural Italy. This traceability system has also re- ceived an independent third-party ISO 22005 certification by Bureau Veritas. In 2018, Bellucci began integra- tion of blockchain cloud technol- ogy to further validate its traceability system. The platform was initially launched at its bot- tling facility through the point of distribution in the U.S. Bellucci now takes blockchain integration to the next level with expansion and implementation to include the cooperative of grow- ers and the mills throughout Italy. Each participant in the supply chain creates and shares a per- manent, unalterable record of the product journey from olive groves to the mills through bottling, shipping and dis- tribution to a secure shared open ledger. The ultimate goal is to provide retail buyers, distributors and consumers with complete transparency and trace- ability from grove-to-gro- cer. From the ground up, precision agriculture is leveraging advances in technol- ogy via satellite, global positioning system data, and even photo- graphic equipment to improve the efficiency of food production. The industry has already progressed from using technology to measure and track crop yields and soil lev- els, to monitor weather patterns and water usage and to understand how these factors affect harvest. Now, the agricultural in- dustry is beginning to see the positive impact of technologies and ar- tificial intelligence to differentiate between crop plants and their neighbors, for in- creased efficiency in the application of fertil- izers and pesticides. This is just the beginning, with Bellucci continuing to drive inno- vation in food technology and raise the industry standards in the extra virgin olive oil category. 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