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BASS BRUSHES: HIGH QUALITY FOR HIGH END RETAILERS, SALONS Ron Weinstein has been a hairdresser to the stars, ran a thriving salon business, and juggled all parts of sales for brushes – from being a sales rep, to brush design, to helping with manufacturing and marketing a few decades ago. Now Weinstein is the founder of The Hair Doc Co., the exclusive representative of his Bass Brushes line, and spends his days from the root to the tip of the business. You can find him doing product research and devel- opment some days, heading up marketing efforts others and getting hands-on with manufacturing as well. Known for high quality, Bass Brushes have stock in many high-end salons and retailers, beating out other competitors. And Weinstein sees people parting with decadesold, tried and true brushes more often and switching to Bass Brushes – a product which is now sold in more than 15 countries. SELINA NATURALLY REMAINS HOME OF THE CELTIC SEA SALT BRAND By Stephanie Tomatis of Celtic Sea Salt Celtic Sea Salt® culinary salts have their seal of identity, like vintage wines. Selina Naturally® is home of the Celtic Sea Salt Brand, a family-owned business since 1976 founded by Dr. Jacques De Langre. Celtic Sea Salt Brand is the most recognized and recommended brand of natural sea salt in the world. Selina DeLangre, President and CEO of Selina Naturally and owner of Celtic Sea Salt Brand, has continued the quest for quality sea salts from around the world. Located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Selina Naturally is committed to keeping Jacques Delangre's practices and maintaining his highest standard for their Celtic Sea Salt brand name. Why the name Celtic? The term Celtic was chosen by founder Jacques De Langre for Celtic Sea Salt brand salts that are authentic, unprocessed, gourmet, whole crystal BRYNN'S OFFERS GRANOLAS, BAKING MIXES YOU AND YOUR BODY LOVE By Brynn Waite, Owner, Brynn's Good Karma Foods When I started a food and gift business with a friend in 2010 we didn't give up our day jobs. Now, three years later, my family and I run a growing health foods business on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Our mission at Brynn's is to make all-natural granolas and baked goods that are both delicious and healthy at the same time. Everything we sell is handmade and always will be. We've made a commitment to our community to provide employment opportunities, and our products will never be produced by a co-packer. Every bag is made fresh for you! Have you ever thought that granola (that supposedly natural and healthy cereal), was awfully sweet and high in fat? How can that be healthy? At Brynn's Good Karma Foods, our granolas are all-natural, vegan, chock full of fruits and seeds, and low in sugar. In fact, our Orange Sunrise Granola has no sugar added at all! It's sweetened with orange juice and local, organic sweet potatoes, and has the n SEPTEMBER 2013 n GOURMET NEWS BELLA LUCIA AND BETTER BATTER: 'YOU'LL NEVER KNOW THEY'RE GLUTEN-FREE' Bella Lucia/Better Batter Gluten Free Brands will be debuting at Natural Products Expo East. You can find the company on the upper level at booth #8427. Bella Lucia, along with Better Batter, has an exciting line of featured product just for Expo East made right here in the United States. Bella Lucia will be introducing two new items: Gluten-Free Pizzelle Mix and Gluten-Free Sweet Crumbs Pie Crust Mix. Other flavors of the regular GF Pizzelles will now be available for wholesale, on demand. Make sure to stop by the booth to sample Bella Lucia Pizzelles in all four flavors: Anise, Vanilla, Cinnamon, and Lemon, as well as Better Batter brownies At first Weinstein was selling part-time on the side of his work being a hairdresser at a salon, while also dabbling in styling for television studios. But eventually, juggling a booming brush business and spending so much time styling at the studios was spreading Weinstein too thin. "It was becoming too difficult to try and do both well," Weinstein said. "I moved everything into a little office in my home and went out all day selling." But Weinstein never strays far from his roots as a hairdresser and salon owner, always placing a premium on quality from the 1980s to today. raw salts which include a spectrum of naturally occurring essential minerals from nature. And the salt is hand harvested after being dried by the sun and the wind, retaining the ocean's moisture and locking in a vast array of vital trace elements. The team at Selina Naturally prides itself on the fact that there is absolutely nothing added or removed from the salt that would alter it. "The Celtic Sea Salt Brand is the one I use," testifies Dr. David Brownstein. "It has a long track record with me. This is what I recommend for my patients." Use Celtic Sea Salt® Brand salts for all your cooking and seasoning needs. Enrich the taste of your foods, all while adding vital fresh taste of fresh, organic orange zest. Our Banana Krunch Granola goes one step further—it has no added sugar or oil. Just organic oats, fresh organic bananas, walnuts, chia and flax seeds, ginger, and mesquite powder. Try all five of our yummy granola flavors and find out what the fuss is about! But that's not all! We also have a line of vegan baking mixes, and I promise you won't miss the eggs, milk, and butter. Three of our mixes contain all the goodness of our original Karma Krunch Granola: yes, all the oats, seeds, nuts, and fruits are right in the bag, along with organic whole wheat flour. Pancakes with all that healthy stuff inside deserve the nickname "Power Pancakes"! Our granola cookie mix is definitely not your ordinary cookie (and the kids will never notice the and dessert items. Bella Lucia/Better Batter targets a large array of markets. Better Batter's easy-touse mixes are a great asset to any coffee/bake Shoppe. Bella Lucia GF Pizzelles are one of a kind. Remember, if you want GF Pizzelles, Bella Lucia is your only option. So whether you're a gourmet / specialty shop or a distributo,r Bella Lucia and Better Batter can fit your needs because "you'll never know they're gluten-free." For more information on Bella Lucia/Better Batter at the show stop by booth #8427. After the show head to www.bellaluciaglutenfree.com or call 814-201-2222. "One of our largest milestones came in 1980 when we started making brushes with and for other companies, including big names like Vidal Sassoon. Private-label work is now a big part of our business, but we got our start with companies like Vidal Sassoon and Nexxus," Weinstein said. "[The Bass Brush brand] started with one or two brushes and expanded from there. I would take a certain brush that I knew would sell in salons and we'd improve the quality and sell it." For more information on Bass Brushes www.bassbrushes.net or www.thehair doccompany.com—or stop by booth #2917. nutrients to your diet. The company's team seeks to pursue environmentally sound business practices that stretch past its sustainable harvesting of its salts, while at the same time committing their financial resources to supporting earth-friendly causes, such as The Wild Dolphin Project. View the current line of wholesome products like, Light Grey Celtic, Fine Ground, Flower of the Ocean® and more at booth #1829. To learn more about the company and its sea salts head to www.selinanaturally.com, call wholesale 888.353.0030 or email wholesale@selinanaturally.com. healthy seeds, nuts and fruits). Muffin mixes are moist and fruity, and come with separate topping mixes to ensure a nice crunchy top. This fall we're pleased to launch our new "grab and go" granola snacks, so that you can take a nutritious, sugar-free snack with you anywhere. In our popular Orange Sunrise and Banana Krunch flavors, these crunchy "bites" will give you the boost you need, without the sugar, fat and preservatives you find in so many granola bars. Try "Power Pancakes" in Brynn's booth, #1632 at Expo East, so you can taste for yourself how delicious "healthy" can be. For more information head to www.brynns foods.com, call 252-261-3589 or email info@brynnsfoods.com.