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GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com n JUNE 2014 n GOURMET NEWS 4 Publisher Lee M. Oser Associate Publishers Kim Forrester Paul Harris Jeff Rosano Account Managers Levi Borland Jules Denton Ryan Harter Conda Peeler Justin Schmigel Editorial Director Lorrie Baumann Associate Editor JoEllen Lowry Jeanie Catron Dave Bernard Editor - Gourmet News Lucas Witman Graphic Designer Yasmine Brown Vicky Glover Traffic Managers Mandy Feld Ruth Haltiwanger Gourmet News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2014 All rights reserved. Publishing office: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520-721-1300/Fax: 520-721-6300 Subscriber services: Gourmet News P.O. Box 30520 Tucson, AZ 85751 www.gourmetnews.com A SPECIAL SHOW ISSUE OF GOURMET NEWS Wagshal's Imports Launches Can Bech Artisanal Spreads and Sauces in U.S. Markets Wagshal's Imports, the award-winning im- porter best known for their sofi™ and FABI award-winning Iberico de Bellota products from Spain, will launch its second luxury product line under the Can Bech label at the 2014 Summer Fancy Food Show and it has the makings of being another winner! Can Bech is an all-natural, non-GMO, low-sugar, preservative-free fruit spread and sauce product line. Located in Fontailles, a small Spanish village near the French bor- der, Can Bech is a family-run company ded- icated to gastronomic craftsmanship, offer- ing a wide range of high-quality products designed to bring vitality and color to the culinary world. The company's passion is in creating small batches of high-quality ingre- dients that result in artisanal products that have mass appeal to the health-minded con- sumer, the cheese connoisseur as well as the avid entertainer. The Can Bech product line is minimally processed and made with the purest globally- sourced ingredients selected for their high quality and picked at the height of their flavor. "Made with no artificial preservatives, these products uphold a standard of excel- lence and taste uncommon in the U.S. for this type of product," said Aaron Fuchs of Wagshal's Imports. "When you look at the Gratify Adds Holiday Snacks to Popular Line and Side Mates Showcases Side Dishes for Busy Moms Gratify Foods is introducing several new pretzel twists with special holiday flavor combinations at the Summer Fancy Food Show. The popular gluten-free snack com- pany has added four new flavors to its crunchy line-up and samples will be avail- able during the show at booth #1151. Here is a peek at the newest pretzels to join the Gratify Foods family: White Chocolate Peppermint Twists: Lux- urious white chocolate, sweetly studded with peppermint candy flakes, envelopes these Gluten-Free Pretzel Twists, delivering grati- fication to holiday sweet teeth everywhere. Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Twists: Beneath a dark chocolate drizzle hides a Gluten-Free Pretzel Twist, enrobed with a luxurious mixture of peanut butter and milk chocolate. Dark Chocolate Peppermint Twists: De- lectably rich dark chocolate, encasing Gluten-Free Pretzel Twists, is adorned with the refreshing crunch of peppermint candy flakes for this celebra- tion of mint-meets- chocolate holiday snacking. Dark Chocolate Twists: Gluten-Free Pretzel Twists coated with rich and creamy dark chocolate. It is the perfectly sweet and salty holiday crunch! These holiday pretzel packs are sold in 5.5-ounce bags with an MSRP of $4.99 and join the other gluten-free snacks in Gratify's product line that includes: Sea Salt Pretzel Twists, Sea Salt Pretzel Sticks, Sesame Pret- zel Thins, Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzel Continued on Page 138 Continued on Page 138 G OURMET N EWS T H E B U S I N E S S N E W S P A P E R F O R T H E G O U R M E T I N D U S T R Y ®

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