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BUYERS GUIDE GOURMET NEWS OCTOBER 2013 www.gourmetnews.com 23 BUYERS GUIDE BREAKFAST FOODS This listing is compiled from a survey conducted by Gourmet News and sent to all manufacturers known to the staff. Inclusion in this section is based on a company's response to our request for information. Information included in this listing is provided by the featured companies. Brunch entertaining has never been more popular More and more specialty food companies are getting into the breakfast game. Hosts and hostesses looking to impress their guests with creative yet simple-to-prepare brunch-time dishes are scouring the shelves of their favorite retailers, looking for the same types of high end gourmet delicacies they would purchase for a dinner party. Case in point: Urban Accents. The colorful, graphic packaging design for Urban Accents' new breakfast line practically ensures that these items will leap into your customers' shopping baskets. And when they get home and prepare these items for themselves and their guests, they will not be disappointed. Urban Accents takes something as simple as the flapjack and elevates it to gourmet status with ingredients like lavender, ginger and chives. A number of additional specialty food companies, such as Alef Sausage, Enjoy Life and One Degree Organic Foods are offering their own gourmet breakfast interpretations. Read more about these and other companies in the Buyers Guide listings compiled below. GN Breakfast Meats from Alef Sausage European-style sausage company Alef Sausage offers a number of flavorful, high-quality meats that are perfect for the breakfast table. Alef's Cooked Bacon is a gentle pork delicacy, cured with water, salt, sugar and spices. Evreyskaya Osobaya Sausage, made from a truly unique private recipe, features an unforgettable and gentle taste of beef. Chicken Cervelat adds remarkable taste to the classic chicken sausage recipe. And Hunter Sticks, made from pork, beef, fat back and salt round out a hearty breakfast spread. All Alef Sausage products can be purchased by the pound and arrive in a protected box, wrapped in plastic packaging. Alef Sausage 847.968.2533 www.alefsausage.com/home Mestemacher Organic Muesli Famed German baker Mestemacher recently debuted its new Organic Muesli cereal in four varieties. Available in 17.6-ounce bags, Mestemacher's Organic Muesli line is high in fiber, free of chemicals and kosher approved. The products are blended from the finest all-natural, organic ingredients and whole grain oat flakes. Three of Mestemacher's Mueslis have no sugar, including Organic Fruits, Organic Nuts & Berries and Organic Forest Berries. Organic Honey Crunch is rich in honey, sultanas and seeds. Mestemacher's contemporary taste sets the pace as a delicious snack or as the perfect way to start a healthy day, topped with milk, fruit juice or yogurt. Carl Brandt, Inc. 203.256.8133 www.carlbrandt.com Enjoy Life Cereal Enjoy Life's Perky's Crunchy Cereals are crispy, crunchy rice puffs with added benefits to nutritiously start a day. Available in Crunchy Flax, Crunchy Flax with Chia and Crunchy Rice, Enjoy Life cereals are 100 percent natural, sweetened with fruit juice and honey and have 50 grams of whole grain, 425 milligrams of Omega-3s and 6 grams of fiber per serving. All Enjoy Life products are free from the top eight common allergens (wheat, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, soy, fish and shellfish), verified non-GMO by the Non-GMO Project and manufactured in a certified gluten-free and dedicated nut-free facility. Eat freely and enjoy fully with Enjoy Life products. No. of breakfast foods offered: 4 Enjoy Life Foods 847.260.0300 www.enjoylifefoods.com Honey Stinger Kids' Organic Waffles Karoun Dairies Honey Greek Yogurt Karoun's smooth and creamy Greek style honey plain yogurt is made with fresh, Grade A all-natural California milk and contains live probiotic cultures that enhance digestion. Karoun recently introduced non-fat Honey Greek Yogurt and Honey Vanilla Greek Yogurt. All of the company's yogurts are available in 24-ounce and 8-ounce containers. In addition, Karoun's new all-natural Spreadable Breakfast Cream is similar to traditional clotted cream. It can be used to finish hot or cold desserts, or it can be used as a flatbread spread. Karoun's Spreadable Breakfast Cream comes in an 8-ounce container. All Karoun products are kosher certified and free of the growth hormones BGH and rBST. Karoun Dairies 818.767.7000 www.karouncheese.com MacKnight's Salmon Bacon Try MacKnight's Maple Cured Smoked Salmon Bacon for breakfast, or use it to make the ultimate BLT. The product is easy to cook in a frying pan, on a grill or even in a conventional oven. The bacon fries up crisp in just a few minutes and goes great with your eggs for breakfast or cheeseburgers for dinner. Use it to whip up a healthier version of the popular brunch dish eggs benedict. MacKnight's Maple Cured Smoked Salmon Bacon is available in 5-ounce and 10ounce packages. In addition to the salmon bacon, MacKnight's also offers hickory smoked salmon, Scottish smoked salmon and more. MacKnight Food Group 305.655.0444 www.MacKnight.com Noosa Finest Yoghurt Noosa Finest Yoghurt recently introduced its latest variety, literally putting a cherry on top of its rapidly expanding Australian-style yogurt line. Noosa tart cherry is now available nationally along with the company's recently introduced lemon variety. Noosa Tart Cherry features lightly sweetened ripe tart cherries blended with its signature, thick, velvety yogurt. It is best described as the perfect slice of tart cherry pie a la mode. Noosa Lemon is made with fresh lemon curd, delivering smooth, silky and perfectly tart deliciousness spoonful after delectable spoonful. Both varieties are free of artificial ingredients and use milk from cows never treated with growth hormones. Noosa Finest Yoghurt 970.493.0949 www.noosayoghurt.com One Degree Organic Foods Sprouted Cereals One Degree Organic Foods, a family-owned company committed to producing pure food with healthy ingredients, has launched a line of veganic, sprouted and Non-GMO Project-verified cereals. The new cereals include Ancient Grain O's, Ancient Grain Flakes, Ancient Maize Flakes, Brown Rice Cacao Crisps and Brown Rice Crisps. One Degree Organics cereals are made with sprouted grains and have unique benefits in terms of nutrients, digestibility and flavor. With simple and recognizable ingredients in each box, the natural, unadulterated goodness shines through. All varieties are available now at select retailers in the United States and Canada. No. of breakfast foods offered: 5 One Degree Organic Foods 855.834.2642 www.onedegreeorganics.com Urban Accents Breakfast Mixes Honey Stinger launched its Kids' Organic Waffles. Developed based on the company's popular Organic Stinger Waffle line, these kid-friendly, healthy snacks are perfect for everything from family adventures to school lunches. Honey Stinger Kids' Organic Waffles are available in honey and chocolate flavors, and they are sold in boxes of six individually wrapped waffles. Each waffle is 80 calories and contains no artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, high fructose corn syrup or trans fats. A box of six waffles has an SRP of $4.99, and retailers have the option to sell waffles packaged for individual sale at an SRP of $0.89. No. of breakfast foods offered: 2 products, 7 flavors The creative flapjack mixes from Urban Accents make everyday breakfast an event. Flavors include deep chocolate, ginger carrot cake, potato cheddar and chive and blueberry lemon lavender. Just add milk, eggs and butter to the mixes for 12 to 14 flavorful flapjacks. The company also offers frittata mixes, featuring beautiful, aromatic dried herbs and vegetables. Simply add eggs, butter and cheese for a gourmet egg dish every day. Each packet makes an eight-egg frittata and serves six people, and customers can choose between southwestern jalapeño and Mediterranean spinach. Completing the perfect breakfast foods display for your store are Urban Accents' French toast drizzles and coffee toppers. Honey Stinger 866.464.6639 www.honeystinger.com Urban Accents 877.827.7423 www.urbanaccents.com