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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n MARCH 2015 n GOURMET NEWS N H 7 2 Taking the Lead: Alpine Valley Bread Introduces New Organic Super Grains Since 1995, Alpine Valley Bread, a family owned and operated business, has been ded- icated to producing nutritious, great tasting, flavorful natural organic whole grain breads. Alpine Valley Bread Company is committed to making bread that uses the finest carefully selected ingredients. Certified Organic, Non- GMO Project Verified and Kosher Certified ingredients ensure the nutritional value nec- essary to receive the Whole Grain Stamp of approval. As Americans continue to focus on healthy eating and healthy lifestyles, they are increasingly turning to ways to broaden their grain intake and diversify from the usual wheat and corn. Alpine Valley takes the lead, introducing the New Organic Super Grains bread. The four power seeds seizing center stage are quinoa, chia, teff and kamut. Com- bined into one super product, they pack a punch when it comes to health benefits – ex- actly what customers are looking for today. The selected four grains made the R and D grade for the following reasons: Quinoa is naturally free of gluten and high in pro- tein with notable Vitamin E content, plus it contains all the essential amino acids rec- ommended for good health. Chia is loaded with fiber, protein, Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants. Chia is also high in calcium, magnesium and phosphorus that are essen- tial for bone health. Teff leads all the grains in calcium content by a large margin and is a gluten-free grain with a mild flavor. Kamut is known as the high en- ergy wheat. It naturally contains a larger percent of protein and is higher in vitamin E. Combined, these four power grains set the standard for 2015 and beyond. Each serving of Alpine's new Super Grains provides 16g of whole grains (18 oz.) and 22g of whole grains (24 oz.). Super Grains joins Alpine's full line of popular Organic Whole Grain sliced breads (Multi Grain with Omega 3, 21 Whole Grains, Sprouted Honey Wheat with Flaxseed, Nine Grain, 12 Grain with Omega 3, Honey Whole Wheat, Honey Chia, Honey Oat Bran, Country White), Specialty Breads (Apple Cinnamon, Raisin Cinna- mon, Cranberry Spice, Low Sodium), Hawaiian Rolls, Dinner Rolls, Hot Dog and Hamburger Buns. About Alpine Valley Based in Mesa, Ariz., Alpine Val- ley Bread is recognized as a lead- ing producer of Certified Organic and all-natural breads in the United States. Founded on the principles of God, family, health and lifestyle, Alpine Valley remains dedicated to a high standard of excellence in quality and service. It is a hands-on full service bakery. It is confident that it has the right bakery product for you. Baking a Difference, one loaf at a time. Let Alpine be your baker. For more information, call President of Sales, Bruce Hutchinson, at 480.528.0173; Dave Hanke, V.P. Business Development, at 480.694.1380; or Ron Carter, National Sales Manager, at 951.453.3298. Stop by booth #8607 or visit www.alpinevalleybread.com. Vacaville Fruit Company Provides Fresh, Tasty Selections of Quality Dried Fruits and Nuts With over 50 years doing business with love and gratitude, the Vacaville Fruit Company has established a rich history in the drying and packaging of the finest dried fruits and nuts. Today it offers an array of items, includ- ing beautifully arranged traditional dried fruit and nut gift baskets, to everyday grab and go all-natural dried fruit snacks. All orders are hand packed to order in Vacaville, Calif., and guarantee customers the freshest, tastiest se- lections of quality dried fruits and nuts. Founded in 1960, by Richard Nola, many locals remember the 14 acre dry yard at 855 Davis Street in Vacaville, Calif., where the business grew for its first 40 years. The com- pany operated as one of California's largest dry yards, sun drying and tunnel drying a va- riety of orchard fruits and tomatoes. In the early 1970s, the company began hand-pack- ing premium dried fruit gift baskets made up of California fruits, nuts and confections. Today, Richard's daughter, Nicole Nola-Cia- rabellini, is running the company as Presi- dent. With a year-round staff of about 25, at packing time the company employs upwards of 125 employees, including several staff members who have been with the company for decades. Although, the company is probably most well-known for its holiday dried fruit gift trays, it also produces a multitude of other products. It packages a wide variety of all- natural dried fruits and nut snacks in various packaging sizes to suit customer demands under the Vacaville Fruit Com- pany label, as well as offering co- packing services for a variety of other companies. The Vacaville Fruit Company Snackins' all-nat- ural dried fruit snack line contin- ues to be widely valued. This very popular product line of dried fruits is dried with the fresh fruit skins on for added nutrients. The result is a naturally sweet, more flavorful, exceptional dried fruit. The natural packaged product line in- cludes: California mixed fruit, California peaches, California pears, California apples, California oranges, California persimmons, California sundried tomatoes, natural cher- ries, natural mango, natural pineapple and a variety of California nuts. Most recently, the company purchased the recipes and packaging rights of Biscolinos, an all-natural, biscotti-shaped bar offering a delicious balance of carbohydrates, healthy fats, fiber and antioxidants. Its artisan process starts with the careful selection and blending of all-natural ingredi- ents. Biscolinos flavors include: Apricot & Cacao Nibs, Coconut & Cacao Nibs, Cranberry & Cacao Nibs, Lemon & Coconut and Sesame Lime & Ginger bars. Each Biscolinos bar com- bines specific flavors in a unique way, offering balanced nutrition and pleasing complexity. The result is a decadent release of flavor that celebrates good health and great taste. Biscolinos are always dehydrated not baked, gluten-free, soy- and dairy-free, cholesterol-free, made with unsweetened co- conut and organic raw blue agave and ab- solutely no refined sugars and no GMOs. Biscolinos are the perfect hearty snack or ready-to-eat meal. Visit Vacaville Fruit Company at booth #5476. For more information and to view the full retail product line, go to www.vacaville fruit.com or call 800.752.2535 to receive wholesale product sheets. Born in Italy – Produced in America By Mario Fortunato, CEO MarDona Specialty Foods and Wild Forest Products bring you the finest imported ingre- dients in truffle products. We are all about great taste, great value, convenience and consistency. We import our pure olive oil and truffle essence from Italy and combined them to produce our highly regarded, best tasting, most sought after truffle products. Our truffle products come in all shapes and sizes for use from the home cook to the restaurant gour- met chef. We offer great tasting truffle oil from the smallest in elegant taste in our 1.75-ounce (diamond pack) to our largest five gallon foodservice pails. We also are available to the retail trade in 8-ounce Dorica bottles and 4-ounce sprays, packaged six per case. We have something for everyone. For the foodservice sector, we provide one gallon jugs and five gallon foodservice pails. Many establishments from the neighborhood burger shop to gourmet fine dining restaurants are using our great-tast- ing truffle oils to create dishes such as truffle fries, truffle burgers, truffle pizza, truffle pastas and so much more. MarDona has become famously known for our inventive presenta- tion in 4-ounce truffle oil spray in both black and white truffle. The sprays were designed for not only your convenience but also to dis- pense a pre-determined amount of olive oil, delivering only 2.5 calories per spray. MarDona and Wild Forest Products be- lieve in consistently making a high-quality product with only the high- est quality ingredients. It is our mission to bring to the American people the best in quality truffle products at the most reasonable prices as possible. You can find our products in some of the finest gourmet shops and natural shops like Whole Foods, and of course, on the web at www.truffleoilsandmore.com. For more information, visit www.truffleoils andmore.com or call 855.OIL.SPRAY (855.645.7772). Heartland Gourmet LLC Gluten-Free, Gourmet and Organic Expansion a Success Heartland Gourmet LLC, a family operated Nebraska-based gourmet, organic and gluten-free manufacturer, is excited to be op- erating in its new 29,000 sq. ft. production facility. The expansion allows it to have seg- regated production for its different categories as well being GFSI and GFCP (gluten-free) and USDA Organic Certified. Heartland Gourmet manufactures frozen dough – cookie dough, bread dough, etc. – in both the gluten-free and gluten forms. Some of its specialties are baked off gluten- free muffins, cupcakes, cakes and cookies. Its line currently has 12 exquisite, baked off gluten-free items rich with flavor available for retail and foodservice customers, such as sour cream apple crumb cake, lemon cup- cakes, pumpkin quickbread, etc. On the dry mix side of its business, it manufactures or- ganic mixes, gourmet mixes and gluten-free mixes for re- tail and foodservice. Heart- land Gourmet currently has 15 gluten-free dry mix items for retail and foodservice, including its own blend of gluten-free flour. One of the things it does best is private label and co-packing. Its product develop- ment team has more than 90 years combined experience in recipe development and for- mulation. Customized recipes are a cinch with this much experience. It can work with a customer's recipe or develop one from scratch. It has the capacity, knowledge and expertise to work with both national chains and smaller customers as well. It of- fers packaging development as- sistance if required. Its goal is to provide the best taste and texture that ultimately helps you provide the best products to your cus- tomers. This is accomplished by producing high quality products using the finest ingredients. For more information, call 402.423.1234, email susan@heartlandgourmet.com or visit www.heartlandgourmet.com.

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