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BUYERS GUIDE GOURMET NEWS NOVEMBER 2013 www.gourmetnews.com 23 BUYERS GUIDE SOUPS 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. A hearty homemade meal in minutes Never has preparing a delicious, filling, homemade meal ever been simpler. With soup mixes from companies like Frontier Soups, Cooke Tavern and Purely American, consumers can add a few ingredients to create their own gourmet masterpiece. Whip up an authentic Country Split Pea Soup with the mix from Buckeye Beans & Herbs, or put together a Cheesy Potato and Bacon Soup with a little help from Rabbit Creek Products. With so many soup mixes available today, there is a flavor to please any palate. Gourmet soup mixes offer an added benefit to retailers as well. By carefully merchandising soup mixes alongside other ingredients that compliment the product, such as organic produce or freshly baked bread, retailers can help increase sales of both items. GN Buckeye Beans & Herbs Buckeye Beans and Herbs created soups that would reflect a "simpler way of life." Packed with beans and whole grains, these are hearty soups that will make any cold night seem warm. Buckeye Beans offers a wide selection of soups, including Buckeye Bean Soup, White Chicken Chili, Country Split Pea and Cornbread. With easy to follow instructions, it becomes effortless to add your own fresh ingredients to create a unique soup of your own. Buckeye Beans & Herbs 800.800.9490 www.seattlegourmetfoods.com Ten-Shilling Sherried Mushroom Soup Loaded with freeze-dried button mushrooms and wild rice, just add broth, cream, fresh celery and a splash of sherry for a gourmet delight. Made from family recipes with a colonial theme, Cooke Tavern Soups' soup mixes contain all the freezedried and air-dried vegetables, herbs and spices to create a 2-quart pot of homemade soup with a few easy grocery additions. All mixes can be prepared in 40 minutes or less and made vegetarian with simple substitutions. More than half are gluten-free. All are free of salt, MSG, artificial flavorings and preservatives. No. of soups offered: 13 SRP: $7.99 Cooke Tavern Soups 866.422.7687 www.cooketavernsoups.com Frontier Soups Homemade In Minutes South of the Border Tortilla Soup This bestseller from Frontier Soups is low carb, gluten-free and filled with vibrant southwestern spices. Home cooks need only add canned broth, salsa and fresh chicken to the mix of black beans, corn and red and green peppers to create a satisfying, homemade tasting meal. The process takes just 30 minutes! Like all other Frontier Soups shelf stable mixes, South of the Border Tortilla Soup is all-natural and contains no added salt, MSG or preservatives. The soup is packaged in 4-ounce clear cellophane, displaying the premium ingredients in an eye-catching way. Frontier Soups' South of the Border Tortilla Soup is part of the company's Homemade-In-Minutes™ line of 14 soups. No. of soups offered: 14 SRP:$5.95 Frontier Soups 800.300.7687 www.frontiersoups.com Frontier Soups Homemade In Minutes Asparagus Lemon Soup Frontier Soups™ Homemade-In-Minutes™ Carolina Springtime Asparagus Lemon Soup's freeze-dried-at-the-peak-of-flavor asparagus is enhanced by additions of garden fresh asparagus, spinach or fennel in the soup. Authentic Italian risotto thickens this vegan soup for a sophisticated presentation. The 3- to 6-ounce Frontier Soups gourmet soup mixes in 5- by 7-inch packages are all natural with no added salt, MSG or preservatives. The mixes contain no meat products, and 14 of the 33 mixes can easily be prepared vegetarian or vegan by substituting vegetable for chicken broth. In creamy soups, almond milk makes a delicious substitute for vegans. No. of soups offered: 14 SRP: $5.95 Frontier Soups 800.300.7687 www.frontiersoups.com Farmstand Soup Co. Salt-free, organic, kosher certified, convenient, and great-tasting, with multiple cooking options available: these are just a few of the benefits built into the innovative line of dinner kits from Purely American. A great addition to your dried soup section, these dinner kits can also increase your fresh produce sales if you just place the display shipper in your fresh produce section. Each dinner kit requires the addition of one or two fresh prepared produce items to complete. No. of soups offered: 6 SKUs, all with a vegetarian option SRP: $5.49 Purely American 740.592.3800 www.purelyamerican.com Cheesy Potato and Bacon Soup Mix from Rabbit Creek Products Perfect for the chilly weather looming on the horizon is Rabbit Creek Products' Cheesy Potato and Bacon soup mix. The product is extremely easy to make and enough for the whole family to enjoy on a Saturday afternoon while watching the snow coat the evergreens outside. Rabbit Creek also offers free private labeling for its customers, allowing that little personal touch so sought after. Rabbit Creek Products 913.837.2757 www.rabbitcreekgourmet.com