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Buddy Fruits Sweet Jubilee Milas Foods SEE PAGE 40 / VISIT BOOTH 1374 SEE PAGE 56 / VISIT BOOTH 4415 SEE PAGE 94 / VISIT BOOTH 2780 GOURMET NEWS ® T H E B U S I N E S S N E W S P A P E R JUNE 2013 SEEK SALTWORKS FOR ALL-NATURAL GOURMET SALTS n F O R T H E G O U R M E T I N D U S T R Y SPECIAL SHOW ISSUE URBAN OVEN: CULTIVATING TASTE AND UNCOMPROMISING QUALITY SARABETH'S KITCHEN SAMPLES LEGENDARY CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP Founded in 2001 and based near Seattle, Washington, SaltWorks® supplies an impressive range of specialty salts to customers all over the world. For a salt newbie, the selection might be daunting, but SaltWorks' team of "Saltologists" knowledgably navigates their customers through the many options to find the perfect salt for their needs. With salts that are perfect for manufacturers or spice companies, to the best salts for kicking flavors up a notch at home, SaltWorks has cornered an important niche in the gourmet marketplace, with not only an impressive selection, but Manufacturing the highest quality gourmet crackers and cookies, Urban Oven was created in April, 2008 and has continued expanding ever since, adding new flavors and lines to its already outstanding products. Gene Williams was Operations Manager for specialty foods company Allen & Cowley for four years. Seeing how successful the crackers were with customers, Williams decided to continue the cracker line after Allen & Cowley left the industry. Urban Oven manufactures five flavors of crackers: Olive Oil In 1981, Sarabeth Levine, along with her husband Bill, opened a tiny shop on Manhattan's Upper West Side where they began selling Sarabeth's home-made jams and baked goods. New Yorkers were charmed by the little shop and the outstanding quality of the products, making the store an instant success. Fast forwarding to today, Sarabeth's Kitchen produces a line of 15 spreadable fruits at its factory in the Bronx, N.Y. It also produces morning crunch granola, hot chocolate, pancake/waffle and buttermilk biscuit mixes, tomato soup, Continued on Page 144 Continued on Page 146 Continued on Page 150 RICESELECT DEBUTS TWO ADDITIONS TO SIGNATURE RICE FAMILY Fit-minded Americans are constantly on the lookout for the next "super food" that will provide an abundance of nutrients and health benefits. In years past we've seen the rise of Acai berries, Greek yogurt, salmon and even sweet potatoes. 2013 is the year of Ancient Grains! RiceSelect™ is now offering two exciting RiceSelect Royal Blends with the addition of several ancient grains including Royal Blend® with Quinoa and Royal Blend with Flax Seed. Also joining the RiceSelect family is Brown Jasmati® Rice and Calrose Rice, giving consumers an abundance of healthy options from which to choose. Continued on Page 148 EK CHOK: DISTINCT, ECO-FRIENDLY AND FLAVORFUL SHEILA G. BRANDS: A DREAM COME TRUE An interview with Sheila G. Mains, CEO and Founder of Sheila G. Brands, LLC. PARTNERS REVOLUTIONIZES GLUTEN-FREE SNACKING SGM: It came from being in the brownie business for over 20 years – and my love for those corner pieces! Even more than that – I've always loved to snack on the crispy brownie batter drippings that would form on the side of the sheet pans as the brownies cooled in their racks. Soon everyone in the plant caught on Why settle for gluten-free, flavor-free, empty calorie snacks? It's time to Free Your Taste Buds™ and experience what gluten-free snacking can be: delicious for all to enjoy. PARTNERS, A Tasteful Choice Company, maker of all natural, wholesome, and delicious crackers, cookies and granola, is launching its first glutenfree line: Free for All Kitchen™. Since 1992, founder Marian Harris has taken great care to create and perfect every one of her recipes and the new gluten-free additions are no exception. Continued on Page 146 Continued on Page 146 GNSE: How did you get the inspiration to create Brownie Brittle? FROM NORTH ZALEM TO HOUZTON TO BOZTON, TANTE Z GOES NATIONAL Ek Chok is produced by an ecofriendly organization committed to authenticity, integrity and producing high quality foods. The chocolate is made using single origin Heirloom Cacao Criollo (kree-o-yo) from Venezuela, the highest regarded premium cacao from the best cacao beans in the world, boosted with Ayurvedic/Chamanist herbs and sweetened with organic coconut sugar. There are three different types of cacao beans which are used in chocolate production today: Forastero, Trinitario, and Criollo. The commonly used bean is Forastero, which is It all began when North Salem residents Liz and Peter Skrodelis began marketing a closely held family recipe in the hope others would find it just as delicious as they do. It is Aunt Zigrida's, (or Tante Z's) salad dressing, The recipe, which was memorized by Aunt Zigrida, came with the family as they fled Latvia during World War II. The family, first resided in a Displaced Persons camp in Germany and eventually came to America in 1950. 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