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MARCH 2013 ■ SPECIAL SHOW ISSUE Once Again began working in Nicaragua in 1995 with a non-profit service organization called the Jubilee House Community. The Ju- bilee House contacted Once Again to see if the company would be in- terested in having Nicaraguan farmers grow sesame seeds for its tahini products. What started out as four acres of test plots has grown into the creation of 11 worker co-ops representing 2,000 farmers. There are three growing seasons in Nicaragua, due to Continued on Page 102 When company founders Jason Cohen and Michael Sands set out on their endeavor to create the next big thing for the snack cate- gory, they never anticipated the explosive growth they would see just one year after the introduction of their creation. It all began with a simple observation: people all over the world were mixing Greek yogurt with granola and fruit to create a healthy, delicious and Continued on Page 102 RAISING THE BAR: RICKLAND ORCHARDSʼ GREEK YOGURT BARS ONCE AGAINʼS NICARAGUAN CO-OPS HELP PRODUCE ORGANIC NUT BUTTER GloryBee is a fam- ily-owned manu- facturer/distributor of honey, agave, coconut oil, molasses and other natural, organic and specialty foods, based in Eugene, Ore. Back in the early days, the deep freeze doubled as a sales counter and honey was farmed from the backyard. In 1974, Dick and Pat Turanski started their company in their garage with a dream of providing natural, healthy ingredients for the people of their town. The name Glo- ryBee came to life in 1975 because of Dick's faith and fascination with bees. Our Aunt Patty's brand was in- Continued on Page 95 TWO RESPECTED BRANDS, ONE FAMILY COMPANY The fruit snacks shelf has just found a new friend in organic candy leader, YumEarth. YumEarth had pioneered the non-chocolate category of organic candy with more than 20 flavors of or- ganic lollipops, but have since been steadily adding organic gummy bears, sour jellybeans, and now fruit snacks, becoming a leader in each category. YumEarth's strategy has worked in more than 40 coun- tries, where the company develops its own flavors and tex- tures garnering awards and media attention. Continued on Page 95 YUMEARTH LEADS IN ORGANIC CANDIES, FRUIT SNACKS Barbara's introduces two new cereals for kids that are non-GMO ver- ified and organic. Barbara's, a natural and organic cereal and snack company based in Marlborough, Mass., has launched the new animal-shaped cereal line under the Snackimals brand. Snackimals Vanilla Blast and Cin- namon Crunch are the first cereals in the natural aisle to come in fun animal shapes – the lovable characters and flavors from our popular Snackimals cook- Continued on Page 95 INTRODUCING NEW SNACKIMALS CEREALS An interview with Jeff Schletewitz, Principal Populator, KettlePop. NH: Tell readers about KettlePop. What's your main line of business? JS: At KettlePop our main line of business is premium organic popped popcorn. Our Continued on Page 96 KETTLEPOP: PREMIUM ORGANIC POPCORN ACROSS THE NATION In a deal that's sure to animate the kids' health food industry, Crunchies Food Company, LLC – the leading producer of all-natural freeze-dried fruits and vegetables – has joined with Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) to create a new line of bet- ter-for-you snacks for kids: Little Crunchies®. Being introduced at Expo West and on shelves nation- wide this summer, the Little Crunchies line will feature four freeze-dried fruit flavors - Strawberry, Strawberry Banana, Apples and Bananas, and Strawberry Mango – Continued on Page 95 CRUNCHIES GOES LOONEY TUNES

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