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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n MARCH 2015 n GOURMET NEWS N H 4 8 The Spice Lab Offers Show Special on All Himalayan Pink Salt Products As one of the largest U.S. importers of Hi- malayan Pink Salt, The Spice Lab offers a full array of Himalayan Pink Salt products and packaging options. From 4.5-ounce glass jars to 55-pound bags, options include extra fine, fine, medium and coarse salt as well as grinders, various sizes of salt plates and Himalayan Salt Tequila Shot Glasses. Contact The Spice Lab for special Natural Product Expo West pricing available until March 15, 2015. "Over the past 12 months, we have im- ported over 55 containers of food grade, first quality Himalayan Pink Salt. That is nearly 2.1 million pounds of salt," said Brett Cramer, who founded The Spice Lab with his wife Jennifer in 2009. "Because of our volume, we always are very competitive with our prices. And for a limited time, we are offering additional 'red hot' savings to our wholesale customers." Why are more and more consumers choos- ing Himalayan Pink Salt? Because it is better tasting and better for you. Ordinary table salt is usually 'cleaned' and goes through a chemical process that often robs it of many trace minerals and nutrients. Sodium chlo- ride is the product left over after the harsh process, a somewhat unnatural form of salt that our bodies have a hard time utilizing and digesting. Himalayan Pink Salt is delivered in its nat- ural pure form. The many hues of pink, red and white are an indication of the salts' rich and varying mineral and iron content. Known as a 'raw' rock salt, Himalayan Pink Salt is hand mined from the abundant salt caves formed over 250 million years ago as the oceans settled and formed ancient sea bed deposits high in the Himalayan Mountains. The same 84 natural minerals and nutrients in Himalayan Pink Salt are found in the human body. It is considered the most pris- tine salt found on the planet, free of preserv- atives, chemical additives and bleaches. "Yet, it is the clean, fresh taste of Hi- malayan Salt that is so rapidly expanding the retail demand for this salt," said Cramer. "More and more consumers are learning that they now have a delicious and healthier al- ternative to table salt. You can use less and savor the flavors more." Based in Pompano Beach, Fla., The Spice Lab is a woman-owned and family run business offering over 240 different salts, pep- pers and spices from around the globe. The product line includes 180 jarred sea salts, award-winning Sea Salt Collections and an ever-ex- panding selection of spices, peppercorns and seasonings. Other offerings include Hi- malayan salt shot glasses, salt plates, stones and lamps, salt cellars and bath salts. All products are processed and packaged in the company's HACCP certified manufacturing facility. The show special pricing on all Himalayan Pink Salt products ends March 15. Call 954.275.4478, ext .2 or email sales@thes- picelab.com to take advantage of this offer. For more information, visit www.the spicelab.com. Luke's Organic: Snack Like a Kid, Live Like a Grown Up By Christiana Langenberg, Blog/Writing Consultant, Luke's Organic Luke's Organic was launched in November 2013 as a small company interested in pro- viding quality snack foods that are allergen- free, sugar-free and certified organic. Years ago, our 7-yr-old Luke was diag- nosed with Celiac disease (as an infant he also had a soy allergy) and discovered, much to his dismay, that most gluten-free snack foods tasted terrible. His mother was also dismayed to discover time and time again that the snacks were expensive and went to waste when Luke didn't want to eat some- thing that tasted "like tree bark." We began with six flavors of chips (An- cient Grain, Brown Rice, Chia, Kale, Protein and Superfood), expanded to include six fla- vors of crackers (Multi-Seed, Sea Salt, Bean and Seed, Black Pepper, Garden Vegetable), three flavors of puffs (Clouds, Cheddar Clouds, Clouds of Fire) and are now includ- ing potato chips (Sea Salt, Wavy, BBQ and Sour Cream and Onion) and ad- ditional chip flavors (Protein + Fiber). Luke's Organic is all about minimal interference with qual- ity organic ingredients. Our snacks are certified organic, pes- ticide-free, insecticide-free and herbicide-free, (some things bear repeating) exactly as nature intended. No food dyes, no added sugars, no weird multi- syllabic ingredients created in laboratories as opposed to those found in the natural world. We're real people interested in feeding other real people real food. In fact, our email ad- dresses begin with our first names because we believe in communicating with our cus- tomers and stores as if we're al- ready family. We contract with local, organic family-run farms to grow the grains and vegetables needed for our products. A read- through of the ingredients in all of our products illustrates our passion for nutrition, health, wellness, sustainability and envi- ronmental issues. We take our snacks seri- ously, so you can have fun with them. Snack like a kid, live like a grown up. For more information, visit www.lukes organic.com, call 831.240.4184, email info@lukesorganic.com or stop by booth #4587. Design Essentials Natural – Fastest Growing, Award-Winning Retail Brand As women of all hair types continue to em- brace their individual textures and curls, they seek hair care options that support and rein- force a naturally healthy lifestyle. Discerning women want accessible, high quality offer- ings with premium ingredients, and they are voting with their wallets for brands and prod- ucts they can trust. Design Essentials ® Natural is that solution for the natural consumer. Design Essentials Natural is a premium collection of luxurious, expertly created formulas infused with the highest quality natural butters, oils and botanicals to maintain and style loose wavy to tightly coiled hair textures. With five-star favorites and award-winning formulas, the Design Essentials Natural collection includes paraben-free, paraffin-free, mineral oil-free, petrolatum-free and silicone-free offerings that meet the daily styling needs of discern- ing naturalistas and allow them to explore a new world of curl possibilities. "As one of the fastest growing brands in the natural hair category, the Design Essen- tials Natural launch is off to a great start, and all of our retail partners are quite pleased with our performance," said President of McBride Research Laboratories Cornell McBride, Jr. "I'm excited that we have exceeded just about every benchmark, including sales and productivity, and all of our products are perform- ing at or above the category standard." Just in time for healing hair damaged by harsh winter weather, Design Essentials Natural is expanding its suc- cess by introducing three new collections filled with natural ingredients renowned for their nourishing properties. These three new additions to the established Design Essentials Natural line are the Co- conut & Monoi Deep Moisture Collection, Quinoa & Bamboo Hair Repair Collection, and Almond & Avocado Moisturizing & De- tangling Collection. Each collection is designed to target and address key concerns for the naturally curly indi- vidual – health, moisture, strength and manageability. Design Essentials Natural prod- ucts are specially formulated to add moisture, save time and increase hair health at every step of the washing and styling process for naturally curly tresses. For professional results and superior quality hair care, De- sign Essentials Natural products are avail- able at select retailers nationwide, including Sally Beauty Supply, select Walgreens, Tar- get, Walmart and JC Penney locations. For more information, go to www.design essentials.com or visit booth #4124. Fresh Origins Introduces SavorTree Line of Premium Herbs and Spices Fresh Origins is America's leading grower of microgreens and edible flowers. In addition, the company also produces specialty vegeta- bles and has developed a new line of pre- mium herbs and spices called SavorTree™. SavorTree Premium Herbs and Spices are nurtured with great care and expertise, allow- ing them to thrive in the San Diego climate under careful scrutiny by USDA trained third-party inspectors who inspect and mon- itor the food safety practices employed by the farm. Strict adherence to sanitation and food safety is one of the hallmarks of Fresh Origins farming activities. When the herbs reach their absolute peak of flavor, they are hand harvested, blossom by blossom and leaf by leaf. Only the most flavorful portions of the herbs are chosen for harvest. Within min- utes of being picked, they are immediately brought in to the herb drying room right on the farm. Every step is designed to retain the intense fresh flavors of SavorTree Premium Herbs and Spices. The idea for SavorTree Premium Herbs was based on providing top professional chefs with a flavor ingredient that sur- passes the typical dried herbs and spices they have been accustomed to using. The first item that was devel- oped was the SavorTree Basil Blos- som. This was introduced at the annual StarChef 's International Chef 's Con- gress in New York just this past Octo- ber. Every year, StarChefs.com honors the industry's most innovative prod- ucts with its Innovator Awards. These awards recognize companies that offer a product that is innovative in its mis- sion or design, and instrumental in helping chefs and culinary profession- als succeed in their endeavors. As always, the 2014 nominees were voted on by an elite group of chefs at the International Chefs Congress and SavorTree Basil Blos- som was this year's Innovator Award Winner in the Food and Beverage category. This award was sweet validation of the Sa- vorTree concept. Currently the SavorTree Pre- mium Herbs and Spices are available only from select on- line gourmet retailers, and shortly will be rolled out in up- scale grocery stores. This StarChef's Innovator Award winner will be a great addition to any kitchen. For more information and to sample Sa- vorTree Premium Herbs and Spices, stop by booth #5646.

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