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150 GOURMET NEWS Robert Rothschild Farm (Cont'd. from p. 1) GNSD: What has your inspiration been for your new product launch? JG: We have really gone back to our roots, and those roots are innovation and unbeatable taste. Robert Rothschild Farm originated in specialty preserves, sauces, mustards, dips, and condiments. We are experts in taking bold, unique, on-trend ingredients and expertly blending to create products that are truly special. This year, we have taken that innovation and paid homage to our roots by recreating our line of gourmet preserves. We started as a preserve company and we wanted to honor our heritage this year by focusing on our preserve line. With flavors like Heirloom tomato and watermelon, as well as stone fruit, we are taking classic preserve recipes and adding our own unique twist; and the results are phenomenal! In addition, our new preserves are packaged Brownie Crunch (Cont'd. from p. 1) kick! The result is unprecedented in the snack food aisle. He calls the new addition, "Southwest Brownie Crunch." "Our new Southwest line's chocolate richness, mixed with a variety of chiles, makes it delicious paired with not only a glass of milk, but a cold beer or favorite cocktail for a grown-up indulgence," said Master Baker Seth Greenberg. Brownie Crunch's three founders come from diverse food industry backgrounds, affording a level of diversity, depth, and breadth of creative experience in the forefront of today's vibrant culinary culture. This represents true snacking innovation, and the comThe Ginger People (Cont'd. from p. 1) a senior manager at The Ginger People, so I got elevated to "Mr." GNSE: What makes your company unique? Mr. K: Have you ever interviewed a piece of ginger before? Seriously, show me another company that just sells ginger. We're the original ginger company, yet we still offer a trendy, innovative flavor. And people keep discovering our health benefits. On top of representing a great product, The Ginger People is a family-based enterprise. There aren't many of those out there anymore! GNSE: To what do you attribute your company's success? Mr. K: People, focus and quality. I work with Sarabeth's (Cont'd. from p. 1) syrups, cookies, coffee, tea, and runs an artisanal wholesale/retail bakery. Sarabeth's Kitchen received the prestigious sofi™ Silver Award in 2009 for Outstanding Product Line. In addition, under the Sarabeth's banner there are a total of eleven restaurants located in the New York Metropolitan area, Key West and Tokyo, Japan. A signature dish at all of the Sarabeth's restaurants is Sarabeth's legendary velvety cream of tomato soup. Over the years, tales of this incredible tomato soup abounded, making it a legend in its own time. Newspa- www.gourmetnews.com in a larger jar at the same price point to address our consumer's desire for value. We have also continued innovation in our gourmet dip line. We took inspiration from two of our favorite entertaining beverages, beer and wine. We used the classic pairings of cheese and beer, along with cheese and wine, to create three savory dips. The new gourmet cheese dips include: Italian Herb & Wine Mascarpone Cheese Dip, Peppadew® & Lager Cheese Dip, and Pub Style Beer & Mustard Cheese Dip. GNSD: You mentioned new seasonal items, what are they? JG: Dark Chocolate Peppermint Sauce, Gourmet Cranberry Sauce, Maple Brown Sugar Ham Glaze and Pumpkin Curd. GNSD: In January you launched a new dry mix category. Will we see any additions to that category? JG: Yes, we are introducing three new dry mixes: Classic Shortbread Cookies, Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies and Pub Style Pretzel Bread. Our Classic Shortbread Cookies and Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies appeal to our consumers who love to bake high-quality, delicious treats but don't have the time to make them from scratch. In addition, they pair perfectly with some of our new products. The cookies can be topped with our preserves, Pumpkin Curd or Buttery Cookie Caramel Sauce. Our Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies can be topped with our Dark Chocolate Peppermint Sauce, which will impress holiday guests. We are also launching an all new Pub Style Pretzel Bread Mix. Robert Rothschild Farm is known for our gourmet dips, which pair perfectly with a warm loaf of our new Pub Style Pretzel Bread. GNSD: What can retailers expect from your n JUNE 2013 n GOURMET NEWS 2013 holiday gift offering? JG: When we developed our holiday gift line, we defined our criteria. It had to be fresh and sophisticated, hit key price points, be high quality, value to the consumer and feature top selling products. We exceeded our criteria and the results have been amazing. The perceived value for our gifts is extremely high, yet they do not exceed $25.00 in retail selling price. We have gift pricing starting at $5.00, in stocking stuffer range, and from there we hit key retail price points of $15, $20 and $25 dollars. Our favorites include our Perfect Pair Gift Sets, Farm Favorites Gift Set, Breakfast at the Farm Gift Set and Italian Dinner Gift Set. For more information, stop by booth 236 or AmericasMart Showroom 870A, B; call 800356-8933, email info@robertrothschild.com or visit www.robertrothschild.com. pany will not stop there, searching the globe for new taste treats to combine with their fine core product—the chocolate brownie. To make Brownie Crunch, Greenberg selected Greyston Bakery because they provide employment and training to economically disadvantaged residents of Yonkers, N.Y. "Having Greyston as a business partner means not only that we get a great-tasting brownie, but we also get to support the good work they do to create economic opportunity in their community," said Greenberg. Brownie Crunch has already added twenty jobs to Greyston's payroll, with more to come. Greenberg strives to develop lasting relationships with suppliers. As new flavors are developed – growing from three to eight flavors in just one year – he knows they can then turn to trusted partners to source the finest ingredients and deliver the best possible Brownie Crunch to consumers, and all at only 120 calories per one-ounce serving. The brand also offers great promotional support programs for retailers, from its distinctive packaging design and fun, informational website, advertising and public relations, to demo and sampling programs. Not just for out-of-hand snacking, this versatile treat brings a lot to the table. Whether using the Brownie Crunch as a topping on ice cream or creating signature parfait desserts, there's something amazing for every taste and gathering, which increases occasions for consumer usage and drives demand. "Stay tuned," Greenberg enthused. "We're just getting started with uncommon pairings and our creative exploration of the world's flavors." Seth Greenberg's Authentic New York Brownie Crunch is all-natural, kosher and available in Chocolate Chip, Mint Chocolate Chip, Toffee Caramel, new flavors Orange and Cinnamon Cappuccino, and the spicy new Southwest Brownie Crunch collection in Jalapeño, Chile Pepper, and Chipotle flavors. some really good people who make up a great team. Our singular focus is to produce topnotch ginger products that contain more ginger than any other brand. We also continue to expand our quality assurance program, increase our organic product basket and keep in step with important market initiatives, such as working toward non-GMO verified certification for our entire product suite. service ingredients. Look for me: I'll be wearing a t-shirt and no pants. turn it into a bunch of great-tasting, healthy products. GNSE: You've traveled around the world searching for the best ginger. Where's your favorite place? Mr. K: Nudity comes naturally to me, so when the boss asked me if I would strip for our newest product: BARE "Uncrystallized" Ginger, I was happy to add it to my resume. Stop by our booth at the Fancy Food Show. We'll be giving away free bags of BARE Ginger to the first 500 visitors. We'll also be showing off our new range of organic food Mr. K: Ginger grows in some gorgeous spots! Since the mid '80s, we've traveled to all the premiere ginger growing regions of the world. Given it's a tropical crop, we can't grow it in the continental U.S. Well, not commercially anyway. So we source ginger where it grows best. We get lots of fresh ginger from the coastal provinces of China (the home of ginger), Peru (really spicy), Fiji (not so spicy) and Indonesia (perfect flavor for our award-winning Gin Gins® ginger candies). We buy both conventional and organic fresh ginger from the farmers, and follow a strict quality assurance protocol. Then we pers and magazines sounded its praises, customers told their friends and its popularity spread nationwide. A visit to Sarabeth's restaurants was not complete until you tried the tomato soup. Although many customers and food magazines clamored and cajoled for the recipe, Sarabeth stubbornly refused to reveal it. Several years ago, Sarabeth was able to produce the exact same soup and make it available to the public through commercial channels. Under the supervision of Sarabeth, it is produced in a pristine, HACCP-approved plant and distributed frozen. Retailers store the soup frozen and offer it for sale in the refrigerated deli section, where it has a 50 day shelf life prior to opening. Recently, the cooking directions were changed on the packaging, no longer recommending the soup be microwaved for heating. If warmed and allowed to simmer slowly in the pot for 5 to 10 minutes, the soup reaches its full flavor. These new cooking directions have resulted in the tomato soup being chosen as finalist in the 2013 sofi "Outstanding Soup, Stew, Bean or Chili" category. Here are some of the notable quotes about the Sarabeth's legendary velvety cream of tomato soup: The New York Times: "The tomato soup, GNSE: We understand you posed nude for your newest product. Tell us about that. For more information, visit booth 4024 at the Summer Fancy Food Show or go online to www.browniecrunch.com. GNSE: What keeps you in the ginger game after all these years? Mr. K: You're right: 6000 years is a long time! Ginger is one of the world's original spices, yet it keeps reinventing itself. It's still fresh and exciting and fun. Don't even get me started about how it's one of the world's top superfoods. As an ingredient, it just makes everything taste better. I attribute its longevity to two things: culinary versatility and a seemingly endless resume of health benefits. It's so good for you! For more information, visit booth 2467 at the Summer Fancy Food Show, go online to www.gingerpeople.com, call 800-551-5284 or email info@gingerpeople.com. justly famous, is thick and chunky, teeming with firm, flavorful squares of tomato." Gourmet Magazine: "Sarabeth's velvety cream of tomato soup is a chunky, slightly thick bowl of roughly chopped tomato with warm oniony accents and traces of scallion, all suspended in cream. It is indeed velvety." Sarabeth's legendary velvety cream of tomato soup is making its debut at this year's Summer Fancy Food Show. The soup is being sampled at Sarabeth's booth No. 1236. For more information about Sarabeth's products, please visit www.sarabeth.com.