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O C G S h o w D a i l y 3 9 Tu e s d a y, J u n e 4 , 2 0 1 3 J&J Snack Foods Corp, is offering these hot soft pretzel products with an out- standing five day extended shelf life for- mula, specifically formulated to meet in-store bakery needs! The same unique look and hearty tasting soft pretzel sticks, buns, and rolls that you will find at popular national restaurant chains can finally be eaten with a home cooked or store bought meal. Perfect for snacks, sides and meal accents, Bavarian soft pretzel products are sure to spice up stagnant bread offerings in the bakery. With five unique varieties J&J Snack Foods has the capabilities to suit the pretzel needs of any bakery. Check out all the unique pretzel varieties at booth 4845 at Dairy-Deli-Bake! J&J Snack Foods Corp. is a leader and innovator in the snack food indus- try, providing nutritional and afford- able branded niche snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets. Manufactured and distributed nationwide, our princi- pal products include Superpretzel, Pretzel Fillers and other soft pretzels, ICEE, Slush Puppie and Arctic Blast frozen beverages, Luigi's, Minute Maid frozen juice bars and ices, Whole Fruit sorbet, Fruit-a-Freeze frozen fruit bars, Mary B's biscuits and dumplings, Daddy Ray's fig and fruit bars, Tio Pepe's and California Churros churros; The Funnel Cake Factory funnel cakes, and several cookie brands within Country Home Bakers. For more information, please visit us at www.jjsnack.com. Minute Maid is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company. For more information, visit booth 4845, go online to www.jjsnackfoodservice.com or call 800-989-9534 x6140. J&J Snack Foods (Cont'd. from p. 1) Coolio North America (Cont'd. from p. 1) disposable P.O.P. display is a one of a kind marketing solution. It's a useful tool for product launches, in-store pro- motions plus great branding possibili- ties and an easy to install plug and play display with an installation time of five to 10 minutes. OCGSD: What would you say makes your company unique? MJ: Coolio is unique, as it is the only chilled display of its kind on the market today. Coolio allows products that need to be kept cool to be displayed outside of the confines of the cooler section and placed in any area of a store. Coolio's strength is its Freshboard[TM] (the cor- rugate display). Freshboards allow for 360 degrees of graphic presence. Coolio is a perfect fit for companies who are looking to build their sustainability story, as Freshboards are 100 percent recyclable. OCGSD: Are you introducing any new products? MJ: Coolio currently has five different Freshboard styles that are designed to fit on a Coolio unit – a "one size fits all" concept. Invest once in the cooler, but change the look often. We are constantly evolving and developing new Freshboards designs. Stay tuned to see what we will come up with next. OCGSD: Where is your current product emphasis? MJ: Coolio's current emphasis is to help companies with refrigerated products stand out from the rest. Studies have shown when using a Coolio sales lifts have increased three to eight times. The main purpose of Coolio is to draw the attention of distracted customers to your products. Keeping in line with the POPAI stat that displays become "white" and unseen after three months in the mar- ket Coolio suggests that Freshboards be changed quarterly, not only to regain cus- tomers' attention but to refresh the over- all look of the display. Companies can promote multiple products at the same time in one display. OCGSD: How can our readers find out more about your company? MJ: You can find out more about Coolio by visiting us in our booth 3343 by visit- ing or website at www.coolio-interna- tional.com, by phone 905-331-9497/866- 864-5273 or by email megan@ coolionorthamerica.com. Always Bagels (Cont'd. from p. 1) Fashioned Always Boiled Bagels. OCGSD: What distinguishes your prod- ucts from the competition? TP: Scratch recipes, 14 percent and high- er protein flower, lower water absorption (dense, chewier products), 12-14 hours of fermentation time, quality and quanti- ty of seed coverage, longer bake time (thicker crust and better moisture reten- tion), a freezing process (cooled and frozen within 60 minutes of bake), accommodations of customers, versatili- ty of products (thaws and serve or bake off), Kosher K Parve supervision, and nut-free facilities. OCGSD: To what do you attribute your company's success? TP: It is a family-owned and operated business. Our new state-of-the-art 72,000- square-foot Pennsylvania facility is outfit- ted with customized production equip- ment. With locations in New York and Pennsylvania, Always Bagels is equipped to handle the largest demand and create the best-value products possible. OCGSD: What products do you see as being hottest this year? TP: This is the age of Baby Boomers, and they are looking for smaller size products. With this in mind, Always Bagels will be focusing on reducing the size of its bagels and introducing more packaged products with smaller amounts in them. OCGSD: Are you introducing any new products this year? TP: We'll be introducing our new four- pack 4-ounce Old Fashioned All Natural New York Style Bagels made with Smart Balance Buttery Spread. There will be five flavors available (Plain, Everything, Whole Wheat, Sesame, Cinnamon Raisin). OCGSD: What is your outlook in gener- al for this product line? TP: Based on what our customers have been asking for, Old Fashioned All Natural Bagels made with Smart Balance Buttery Spread will help revitalize the bagel category. This is critically impor- tant as the category has been trending flat at best. For more information, visit booth 2148 at the Dairy-Deli-Bake Show, go online to www.alwaysbagels .com, call 508-971-8895 or email mike.yarmaloff@alwaysbagels.com or joe.holovach@always bagels.com. Overnight Labels (Cont'd. from p. 1) flexographic printer of prime pressure- sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and flexi- ble packaging. OCGSD: What would you say makes your company unique? DE: Our unique features are by far our customer service and knowledge. Our top management team has over 90 years of intensive background experience in the industry, and they are very much on the "front lines" during the production process. From project planning through delivery, they are on top of every print order that runs through Overnight Labels. Our products are also unique from our competitors because we use only American made raw materials. We also use water-based inks which carry 90 per- cent less VOC content than our competi- tors' solvent based inks. We also enjoy learning about the unique aspects of our customers business- es and the challenges they face with pack- aging. We strive to help our customers grow their business in the areas we are responsible for. What's really unique is that we don't have voice mail. A live per- son answers every time so our clients always get the help they are looking for! OCGSD: What products do you see as being the hottest this year? DE: Our hottest products over the last year have been PS labels and shrink sleeves with foil decoration. We really don't have a lot of competition in those areas that we've run into. OCGSD: Compare the position of your products and their technology against the current market. DE: Our niche market has always been start-up companies. We developed a lot of our technologies and capabilities to accommodate the clients that either could- n't afford the large volume print orders and residual inventory caused by ordering from overseas; not to mention the planning and forecasting this would require. A lot of the state-side label companies that offer what we do capability-wise have higher minimums and longer lead times than we do. It's a strategy that has served both Overnight Labels and our clients well. OCGSD: Who are your target end-users? DE: Co-packers and contract manufacturers. OCGSD: How can our readers find out more about your company? DE: Everyone is invited to visit our web- site (www.overnightlabels.com), follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. They can also sign up for our informa- tional newsletter. For more information, visit booth 1538, go online to www.overnightla- bels.com, call 631-242-4240 (800-472- 5753 outside of N.Y.) or email custser- vice@overnightlabels.com. SELECT STORE BRANDS: GO BOLD IN YOUR DELICATESSEN Consumers are looking for healthier prod- ucts that are fresh, ready-to-heat meals that are both visually engaging and authentic. If the consumer can come to the deli and buy a prepared side dish or meal and then take it home to heat and serve, they will feel as if they are buying a fresh- er product for their family. In the last few years, customers have been searching for non-fried foods in the deli. Rather than purchasing potato wedges, fried chicken and macaroni salad, they are looking for healthier items, such as fire-roasted veg- etables, rice, marinades and fresh salsas. The trend towards healthier eating has customers looking for more authentic and healthy ethnic global flavors. Select Store Brands now offer a multitude of side dishes using rice, pasta and fire roasted vegetable blends, such as Elote Mexican corn, Roasted Edamame and Oaxaca rice. Their newest innovation is the Fire Grilled Shrimp. Select Store Brands can offer this product as an indi- vidual item or pre-packaged with a veg- etable blend. Imagine the visual impact of Fire Grilled Shrimp with Fire Roasted Fajita Vegetables in a deli tray: an item you would normally order in a restaurant, but can now buy at your local deli. To get more sizzling ideas visit the compa- ny's website at www.selectstorebrands.com or call 877-980-4295 extension 260.