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GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com n JANUARY 2015 n GOURMET NEWS 8 0 Carbon's Golden Malted – More Than Just Waffles Carbon's History Carbon's ® Golden Malted ® is the leading supplier of waffle mix and waffle irons to the foodservice industry. If you have eaten a waffle at a hotel, it was more than likely a Carbon's Golden Malted waffle. Since 1937, families have been enjoying fresh waffles and pancakes made with Car- bon's Golden Malted unique flour. Today waffles are not just for breakfast anymore! In fact, customers all over the world are dis- covering delicious new ways to serve waf- fles. Like many companies with a long and proud heritage, the F.S. Carbon Company had a humble beginning. The year was 1937. Fred S. Carbon had a simple idea. Mix malt and some special ingredients into pancake and waffle flour and make a better batter. Customers loved it, and soon Carbon's was on the road to success. Expanded Product Line Following the success of the breakfast line with waffles, Carbon's began offering related items: 10 Flour Mix flavors; special mixes such as gluten-free, all- natural and organic mixes; syrup – regular and sugar-free; flavor packs – seven options, adds flexibility to your offering; toppings – three delicious flavors good for breakfast, lunch or dinner; and frozen waffle – premade item provides convenience. These items provide a varied, flexible offering for all day parts for restaurants, hotels, schools and any organization look- ing to provide a great quality item at a low cost. Unparalleled Service Carbon's offers a unique distribu- tion and service model that pro- vides great satisfaction to its customers, ranging from large cor- porations to single-location local businesses. It has a significant presence through the United States and the rest of the world, allowing it to provide best in class service at a local level. It has everything you need to make Car- bon's Golden Malted Waffles an anytime meal choice! For more information, visit booth #1465. Bill's Seasoning and Pure Himalayan from La Selva Beach Spice Company Nestled on the cliffs overlooking Monterey Bay in central California sits La Selva Beach Spice Company. Surrounded by 300 acres of organic strawberries, it is an appropriate lo- cation for a company manufacturing all-nat- ural and organic products. The company uses only the purest spices and ancient Himalayan sea salt to create two brands: Bill's Season- ing and Pure Himalayan. Bill's Seasoning brand uses organic, non-GMO, kosher ingredients and Hi- malayan salt to create certified organic versions of your supermarket favorites. Some of the products available are onion soup mix, Italian salad dressing mix, poul- try seasoning (with poultry timer) and herb crusted prime rib rub, all available in at- tractive retro-style packaging. The goal is to create products that are healthier and better tasting than existing national brands with a competitive price. Pure Himalayan brand features bulk salt and spice blends using salt from mines in the Himalayan Mountains, which is 250 million years old and the purest salt on earth. The Himalayan salt is available in a wide range of packaging options, from grocery store bottles and bags, to artisan style glass canisters. It is avail- able in a variety of sizes, from 2-ounce bottles to 33- pound bags. Pure Himalayan spice blends include garlic lemon pepper, sea- soning salt, garlic salt and rib rub in shaker bottles. The spice grinders feature pure Hi- malayan salt and all natural spices to de- liver a bold taste bursting with freshness. The variety includes Seafood Symphony, Taste of Tuscany, Daily Grind, Chicken Licken, Pizza Seasoning and of course, Best Burger. Hi- malayan salt has been praised by culinary and health experts for centuries. Pure Himalayan is among the first brands to offer Hi- malayan salt blended with all-natural spices to create a healthier alternative to existing national brands. For more information, visit booth #2425 to see and taste some of these exciting new products. New Gift Pack Options from Sutter Buttes Natural and Artisan Foods Sutter Buttes Natural & Artisan Food's olive oils, balsamic vinegars, jams, condiments, spreads and infusions are handcrafted in Cal- ifornia, made fresh in small batches and combine only the best quality ingredients. Its products are designed for the gourmet as well as for the general food lover. It believes that the use of simple, but exceptional ingre- dients can transform ordinary into extraordi- nary. Its best-selling mustards, tapenades and jams are now available in mini-trio packs for wholesale. Great for picnics, small gather- ings or hostess gifts, these trios offer three flavor options from a selection of its best- selling product lines. Tapenade Trio includes: four-ounce Farm- house, four-ounce Artichoke Parmesan Spread, four-ounce Sun- Dried Tomato Tapenade. Cheese Condiment Trio in- cludes: four-ounce Califor- nia Raw Wildflower Honey, four-ounce Meyer Lemon Ginger Jam, four-ounce Onion Balsamic Jam. Pep- per Jam Trio includes: four-ounce Apricot Jalapeno Jam, four-ounce Pineapple Mango Habanero, four-ounce Hot 7 Pepper. Mustard Trio includes: four-ounce Cabernet Garlic Mustard, four-ounce Jalapeno Whiskey Mustard and four-ounce Traditional Mus- tard. Visit booth #462. Other new products featured at the show in- clude: new baking kit packaging, new bulk oil and vinegar flavors, Spicy Antipasto Spread, Estate Grown Lucques Olives, Apple and Maple Caramel Sauce, as well as new spices and infused sea salts. For more information, contact Sutter Buttes Olive Oil for wholesale information 530- 763-7921 or email sales@sutterbutteso- liveoil.com. Stop by booth #462 at the show. Crazy Quick! Crazy Good! Crazy Cuizine! As one of the first companies to introduce Mandarin Orange Chicken to consumers everywhere, Day-Lee Foods is continuing to pioneer and lead the frozen Asian category. Known for their fried or steamed chicken and beef products, plus their Japanese style potstickers, Day-Lee and its Crazy Cuizine and Day-Lee Pride brands are ramping up their new product launches and marketing support even more than before in 2015. Inspired by authentic Chinese, Japanese and Korean dishes, Crazy Cuizine's great- tasting, restaurant quality entrees and appe- tizers primarily come in two separate pouches per box – with around two thirds meat, and one third sauce. Equally impor- tant, they are ready to serve in just minutes. Found in major grocery chains, independents and club stores, Crazy Cuizine dishes are the go-to family-style meals for busy families and kids. And they come with exciting meal suggestions and recipes on the back of each box. Crazy Cuizine is now intro- ducing at the Winter Fancy Food Show a whole new line of prod- ucts, called Crazy Cuizine Inter- national Favorites. All items capitalize on several major consumer trends: the desire for bolder flavors, healthier items, more complete meals and international and regional ethnic favorites. After months of consumer research and many taste panels, consumers are telling Day-Lee that they have some winners in this new product assort- ment! Come see what's new at Crazy Cuizine's booth #5404 at the Fancy Food Show. After the show, visit www.crazycuizine.com. Taste of India Foods to Expand Its Product Portfolio Fans of Indian cuisine can now impress their friends and family by preparing high quality, authentic meals in their own home. This is thanks to a range of sauces, pastes and ready meals from Taste of India Foods, designed for quick and easy preparation. The products include classics like Korma, Rogan Josh, Butter Chicken and Tikka Masala sauces. All contain only the finest natural ingredients, with no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. They are also gluten, starch and MSG free. Customers can choose from a range of simmer sauces and spice paste. The simmer sauces come in shelf-sta- ble pouches, with the addition of spice sa- chets and a recipe booklet. A perfect accompaniment to the Indian cooking sauces is the microwavable rice range from sister company, Taste of Rice. Flavors include coconut, white basmati, brown, jasmine, biryani, lemon and veg- etable. For more details, see the website, www.tasteofrice.com. Four Taste of India simmer sauces are currently available in the United States. They in- clude the award-winning But- ter Chicken cooking sauce. This sauce won both the prestigious iTQi Taste Awards in Europe and the SIAL Inno- vation Award in China this year. Taste of India Foods also won an award for its Palak Paneer ready meal and its Spice Perfection Ginger Paste products in 2013. This was at the Great Taste Awards (UK), in association with the Guild of Fine Food. Re- tail World, Australia, also honoured the Taste of India brand with a 'Best New Australian Retail Product' award in 2009. Taste of India Foods is part of the Foods Pacific group, based in Fiji. Foods Pacific has offices in North America, Aus- tralia, New Zealand, India and the UK. Its In- dian Cuisine range is currently readily available in Australia and New Zealand. How- ever, the company plans to extend its reach in the United States, starting with the launch of its Spice Perfection Ginger and Garlic Pastes. For more information, visit www.tasteof indiafoods.com.

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