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Wagshal's Imports Les Trois Petit Cochons Natalie's Orchid Island SEE PAGE 20 / VISIT BOOTH 2821 SEE PAGE 70 / VISIT BOOTH 3604 SEE PAGE 66 / VISIT BOOTH 331 GOURMET NEWS ® T H E B U S I N E S S N E W S P A P E R JANUARY 2014 Urban Oven: Cultivating Taste and Uncompromising Quality 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 F O R n An interview with Tom O'Brien, Sr. Director Perimeter, KeHE GN: What is the Fresh Big Idea? TO: In the past, consumers equated quality with big consumer packaged goods brands because they delivered Twinings Launches Several New Items An interview with Jim Donnelly, VP of Sales at Twinings North America By John Giordano Star Kay White: Quality Extracts and Candy JD: I believe it is a mixture of having the best sales and Continued on Page 120 Continued on Page 118 GN: How does Twinings grow at very impressive rates year after year? Lilikoi & Company Launches New Line Beth Sadowsky, Founder of Lilikoi & Company, importer of award-winning olive oils and exotic vinegars, is proud to announce the launch of I Heart Olive Oil's 100% Organic Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil. With its nationwide release approaching, the I Heart Olive Oil product line promises to deliver the delicate yet robust flavor you would expect Continued on Page 112 GloryBee On A Mission To 'Save the Bee' GloryBee, a family-owned natural foods company, expanded its sustainability efforts in 2012 by launching its "Save the Bee" campaign—a program dedicated to increasing bee research and education to combat Colony Collapse Disorder. Continued on Page 112 Brownie Crunch Brings a New Product to Market Va-Va Has Designs for 2014 We are very excited about this year's Winter Fancy Food Show in the city of San Francisco. Over 80 years ago, our great-grandfather Antonio produced fresh farmstead cheese in Calabria, Italy. Today, we Va-Va, a beloved pioneer of all-natural homemade Mediterranean specialties, has redesigned itself for 2014. Keeping the same popular recipes, it has adjusted its portions and looks to meet all of its customer's expectations. Va-Va's current line of gourmet vegetables, pickles and spicy spreads has gone from a successful leader in Continued on Page 112 Continued on Page 116 Litehouse Artisan Cheese Brings Full-Bodied Flavor I N D U S T R Y Star Kay White Inc., originally Star Extract Works, has been making premium quality extracts and flavor ingredients for over 123 years. Founded by David Katzenstein in 1890, the 5th generation company is still selling their original extract formulas. Walter, Jim, Ben, Alex and Gabe Katzenstein have Continued on Page 120 Antonio Mozzarella Boasts Award-Winning Products G O U R M E T SPECIAL SHOW ISSUE Continued on Page 120 Fresh: It's a Big Idea T H E Peruvian Flavors Make Their Mark in the World An Interview with Stephen Fass, President and CEO of Brownie Crunch GN: How did you decide to create this business? SF: When I worked with Seth Greenberg in his father's Continued on Page 124 Swiss Colony Retail Brands Brings Handcrafted Heritage to Retail Set in a small town in north Idaho, Litehouse Foods makes blue cheese and gorgonzola cheese the old fashioned way. Everything about this cheese is artisan, which is shown through its rich and creamy, full-bodied flavor. Each wheel is hand-turned and hand-salted, then aged for a Peruvian cuisine has begun to gain worldwide recognition as a result of the quality, variety and versatility of Peruvian products. Its exotic flavors attract the most sophisticated consumers and are able to satisfy the pickiest of palates. This has attracted interest from major media outlets such as The Food Channel. In 2012, Quietly nestled in the rolling hills of southern Wisconsin is a company with a nationwide core of fiercely loyal fans who have enjoyed their premium-quality food gifts for generations. The Swiss Colony® is the country's largest maker of hand-decorated confections, including mini Continued on Page 112 Continued on Page 110 Continued on Page 116