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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n MARCH 2020 n GOURMET NEWS N H 4 2 Ariston Introduces New My Dressing Center By Tom Doukas, Owner, Ariston Ariston My Dressing Center is a new, patent pending and amazing technology for your high traffic stores. Ariston Dressing Center is targeted to tech savvy Millennials and is easy to use for all age groups at the same time. In today's challenging and ever-chang- ing retail market, there are a lot of factors when a store decides to add more products or apparatus to sell existing products with a new twist. When I designed Ariston's Dressing Center, I had my customers' thoughts and concerns in mind. With the Dressing Center, I will provide my cus- tomers six different products with the thousands of combinations they can make with those six items in a very small space. I am also providing a touchscreen with recommendations for pairings, which is something customers always asked for. "What can I pair my oil with?" is the most common question from the Ariston con- sumer. Furthermore, The Ariston dressing center can mix up to two oils and two bal- samics at the same time in the same bottles at any percentage that the consumer wishes. Imagine how many different prod- ucts and countless combinations they can make. Imagine the satisfaction and entertainment of your cus- tomers making their own per- sonal dressing. It gives them empowerment and the feeling that they are in charge of their own choosing. No predeter- mined recipes were thought of in a laboratory and put into a bottle. Additionally, your customer gets few, non-GMO, gluten-free, clean 100 percent natural ingredients of their own liking. Imagine if they mixed oil and balsamic along with garlic infused olive oil and fig infused balsamic vinegar. They can take this mix, place it in their blender and add pitted Kalamata olives, capers, scallions, mustard, one anchovy and blend it for a few seconds – instant gourmet salad dressing. The sky is the limit. How about giving your cus- tomers some recipes? At My Aris- ton Dressing Center, they can choose from a number of different recipes and email it to their smart- phone instantaneously. They can go home, print the recipe or simply view it on their phone and execute the recipe then and there. Lastly, let's get together and change the game for the benefit of your store and your customer. Ariston My Dressing Center gives your stores the cutting edge in gourmet food and new technology. This experience can only happen in your store – not online. Visit Ariston at booth #N1508. For more in- formation, go to www.aristonspecialties.com. Full Fat Whole Milk Sheep Yogurt from Bellwether Farms Family owned and operated since 1986, Bellwether Farms is located in the beautiful rolling hills of the Sonoma County coast. The creamery is only a few miles from the ocean and well-known areas like Tomales Bay, Point Reyes Seashore and Bodega Bay. This region, about an hour north of San Francisco, is known for mild tempera- tures and summertime fog, and has a rich history of dairy production going back over 150 years. Among the first in the United States to specialize in the production of sheep milk cheeses, Bellwether Farms began milking sheep and producing its handmade cheeses in 1990. In 1996, the family added cheeses using local Jersey cow milk. This award- winning line of dairy products now includes both fresh and aged products made from each of these amazing types of milk. Early on, the company was fortunate to visit traditional, small-batch cheese makers in Europe. It discovered that when using tra- ditional methods, no two cheese makers pro- duced the same cheese due to terroir – subtle differences in milk, climate, equipment and technique. This was welcome confirmation that it had chosen the right path; its emphasis on the traditional and time-tested methods would ensure the quality and unique flavors that could not be replicated anywhere. Bellwether Farms sheep milk yogurt is a revelation in flavor and health. The No. 1 ingredient is whole sheep milk. Bell- wether Farms sheep milk yogurt can be enjoyed by many people who are intol- erant of cow's milk, and want a yogurt that tastes like cow's milk but doesn't have a soy or goat milk aftertaste. When compared to cow and goat milk yo- gurts, Bellwether Farms sheep yogurt has 70 percent more protein, 70 percent more fat and 50 percent more calcium. The yogurt is available in plain, vanilla, strawberry, blue- berry, blackberry and spiced apple. It looks beautiful on the shelf and customers will love it. The enthusiastic support the company re- ceives from customers around the San Fran- cisco Bay area and across the country is proof that it is providing something very special. The awards it receives at the American Cheese So- ciety's competition and the NASFT Sofi awards are a further stamp of ap- proval from within the industry. Bellwether Farms is committed to making the very best cheese and cultured dairy products using full-fat whole milk from both sheep and Jer- sey cow milks. Its award-winning cheeses and yogurts are found in specialty cheese shops and superior retailers as well as being featured on the menus of the finest restau- rants across the country. Visit Bellwether Farms at booth #4919. For more information, go to www .bellwetherfarms.com. There's Never a Cardboard Taste in Jack's Paleo Kitchen Cookies Established in Ferndale, Washington in 2015, Jack's Paleo Kitchen (Jack's) is on a mission to prove that eating Paleo doesn't have to mean "never eating a tasty treat again." Jack's is actually an acronym for the fam- ily members, Josh/Avery/Cadence/Karissa. The story begins when owner Josh was di- agnosed with gluten intolerance, and his daughters, Avery and Cadence, also showed symptoms that had improved with the elim- ination of gluten. Later, Josh and his wife Karissa discovered the Paleo regimen and were amazed by how good they felt after adopting that lifestyle. Eventually, after many batches of cookies were tried, Josh and Karissa finalized their recipes for soft and delicious Cookies and Trail Mix bites – desserts that never compromise taste or tex- ture. All of Jack's cookies are nut-free (ex- cept for coconut), grain-free, dairy-free, egg-free, free of any refined sugars, soy-free and non-GMO – and most importantly, they do not taste like cardboard! At Jack's, cookies are a treat that nearly anyone can enjoy no matter whether or not they have food restrictions. The company creates tasty treats that have no allergens and source sustainable, fair-trade, high-quality ingredients for all of its products. Jack's is attending the show not only to increase awareness of its allergen- free products, but also to launch a line of refriger- ated/frozen cookie dough that is as safe to eat raw as it is delicious when baked. For customers who have food restrictions or for those who are simply seeking a health- ier treat that they don't have to bake them- selves, Jack's offers seven Paleo Cookie varieties for you to enjoy: Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodle, Ginger Molasses, Lemon Zing, Cinnamon Raisin, Sunflower Seed Butter and Cranberry Chocolate Trail Mix Bites. It is nearly impossible for in-store bakeries to make products that are truly allergen-free without cross-contam- ination, and for that reason, Jack's prod- ucts are designed to sell in the bakery. The company provides an option directly in the bakery department for consumers with food restrictions. Jack's Paleo Kitchen Cookies are available in retail grocery stores in 45 states. Don't settle for cardboard! Try Jack's Paleo Cookies and Trail Mix Bites – they are scrumptious. For more information, visit booth #N1844, go to www.jackspaleokitchen.com or call 360.220.5707. Apex Display Group's Stock Tooling Program Aids Customers Apex Display Group, founded in 2007 and located in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, is a brand-focused and customer-dedicated POP display company. The company's mission is to design and produce cost-ef- fective displays that support and build cus- tomer brands while also increasing customer retail sales. Apex supports cus- tomers' in-store merchandising programs through innovative graphic and superior structural design. The company comple- ments this process with its vast manufac- turing capabilities. Apex also has the capa- bility to perform all assembly, pack out, warehousing, e-commerce and shipping that its customer companies require from Apex's facility. David McBride, Director of New Busi- ness Development, states that the com- pany's goal for the show is to reach new prospects. Apex is primarily interested in companies that are in the specialty food and organic CPG industries. McBride says Apex is ex- tremely proud of its stock tooling pro- gram, which in- cludes hundreds of sets of Apex-owned tooling that it custom prints with a cus- tomer's graphics. In January 2019, the company added 40,000 square feet of assembly, pack out and warehousing space. This allowed it to in- clude an additional high-speed shrink-wrap- ping line and to expand both its warehousing and e-commerce programs. Through Apex's stock tooling program, companies can develop custom-printed display shipper programs with- out having to invest in the thousands of dollars typically associated with tooling. The company can complete all as- sembly and pack out of the customer's prod- uct in the Apex facility, which allows a reduction in cost and turnaround for its cus- tomers. This creates a complete turnkey process, simplifying the entire experience for its customers. For more information, go to www.apexpop.com or call 215.531.1756.

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