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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n SEPTEMBER 2015 n GOURMET NEWS N H 3 0 Beauty Multi-Taskers: Natural Ingredients Streamline Skincare In an endless quest for better time manage- ment, people have become adept at multi- tasking: juggling emails while editing reports or texting a conversation while focusing on a speaker. Shouldn't our skincare be equally efficient? That question is answered by the new multi-tasking Via Nature Sensitive & Dry Skin Facial Care Collection. Designed specifically for dry and sensitive skin – which affects more than 50 percent of Amer- ican women – the line features super func- tioning products formulated without aluminum compounds, parabens, phthalates, sulfates, synthetic dyes, triclosan and other petrochemicals. Instead, the collection packs in powerful natural ingredients to create gen- tle yet effective products that address multi- ple concerns. Gentle Daily Facial Cleansing Milk, with a suggested retail price of $14.99, cleanses and exfoliates with 100 percent natural wax jojoba beads to provide gentle skin renewal without microlacerations (or toxic plastic mi- crobeads), Swiss apple stem cells to protect skin cells and combat aging, and peptide-rich marine extract and organic chamomile flower extract to accelerate the skin's own healing process. Bio-Advanced Anti-Aging Facial Serum, with a suggested retail price of $29.99, re- pairs and balances the skin with vitamin-rich avocado oils, redness-reducing oat oil and hyaluronate acid, which increases moisture and elasticity. Daily Defender Face & Neck Daytime Moisturizer, with a suggested retail price of $29.99, hydrates and protects, optimizing moisture reserves with hydra triple sugar complex while utilizing antioxidant-rich sea buckthorn and rhodiola rosea extracts to ward off environ- mental aggressors. Night Recovery Face & Neck Night Moisturizer, with a sug- gested retail price of $29.99, re- generates and firms, calling on sugar kelp marine extract to im- prove elasticity, rose hip oil to diminish the signs of photo-aging and Per- sian silk tree extract to repair collagen and prevent premature aging. Wrinkle Rescue Complex Eye Anti-Wrin- kle Cream, with a suggested retail price of $29.99, diminishes dark circles and reduces the signs of aging, calling on argan stem cells to boost collagen production, anti-inflamma- tory darutoside and the natural botox alter- native hexapeptide-8, which smooths fine lines and wrinkles. About Via Nature Via Nature is a project of Universal Bio- sciences, a mission-driven company fo- cused on designing highly effective, sustainably manufactured per- sonal care products. The 221,000 square foot, nearly 10-acre Universal Biosciences headquarters site features fully integrated manufacturing – with scientists – development and quality control teams under one roof. Always vegan and cruelty-free, presented in recyclable packaging, Via Nature products are consis- tently free of aluminum, artificial fra- grances, EDTA, parabens, petrochemicals, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oil, sulfates, synthetic dyes and triclosan. Via Nature is committed to making a difference by applying advanced technologies, cre- ative solutions and strategic rationale to de- velop trusted natural product solutions to everyday challenges. For more information, visit booth #3417 and after the show, go online to www.universal biosciences.com, contact info@universal biosciences.com or call 800.731.7712. Woodstock Farms Mfg. Brings Organic Flavor Trends to Store Brands Consumers everywhere are clamoring for new and unique flavors on their traditional snacks. The flavored popcorn boom comes just as leading snack brands are running con- tests to determine the newest flavors. Restau- rants are also capitalizing on flavor trends like sriracha with innovative dishes. Woodstock Farms Manufacturing has made it its goal to tap into these flavor trends and put them to work for its customers. The company already provides natural and or- ganic nuts, seeds and trail mixes for its pri- vate label customers and the company aims to maximize the appeal of their customers' products by leveraging both the growing popularity of health food and the rising de- mand for uncommon flavors. As the market share of private label brands continues to climb, Woodstock Farms Man- ufacturing believes it is an ideal time for these store brands to offer consumers the more adventurous snacking options tradi- tionally sought from national brands. With that in mind, the company has invested in new flavoring equipment and de- veloped new certified USDA Or- ganic flavors for nuts and seeds. After studying the market, Wood- stock Farms Manufacturing has pre- pared recipes for four new organic flavors designed to pique the interest of adventurous consumers. At the front of the pack is sriracha, a sweet Thai hot sauce that has long enjoyed a cult following and recently experienced an explosion in popularity as both a snack and meal flavoring. Nine percent of households overall keep sriracha in their pantry as do 16 percent of households belong- ing to consumers under age 35. For other organic spice seekers, the com- pany has developed an organic fiesta taco seasoning, as well as an organic tequila lime flavor that together capitalize on the popularity of Mexican cuisine. An organic apple and honey flavor rounds out the selections, appealing to children and adults alike. In keeping with its many years of experi- ence producing custom trail mixes, Wood- stock Farms Manufacturing is looking beyond flavored nuts and seeds and working to blend new mixes that complement and en- rich these flavors. For more information, visit booth #1128 at NPEE and after the show, go online to www.woodstockfarmsmfg.com. Alpha Packaging Focuses on Sports Nutrition with PET Wide-Mouth Options By Marny Bielefeldt, Vice President of Mar- keting at Alpha Packaging Alpha Packaging has added new sizes, gram weights, manufacturing locations and bottle shapes to offer packaging options for sports nutrition products from 1500cc to two gal- lons. With the recent addition of 5000cc, 6250cc and 7,500cc (two-gallon) sizes, Alpha Packaging has once again extended its line of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) In- dented Large Packers, offering the most complete line of sizes ranging from 1/2-gal- lon to two gallons (including two styles of one-gallon Indented Packers). All of Alpha's PET Indented Large Packers are manufac- tured using a single-stage blow molding process. Standard colors are clear, white, cobalt blue, dark green, light amber and dark amber. Bottles are available with low mini- mums for standard colors; custom colors re- quire a minimum of 10,000 pieces with a $500 purge charge, or Alpha will waive the purge charge for orders of 50,000 pieces or more. In addition to the family of PET Indented Round Packers, Alpha also offers three sizes of square PET Plaza Jars with grip areas. The family includes a 32-ounce, 64-ounce and one- gallon size. The 32-ounce Plaza Jar features an 89mm neck, and the two larger sizes both have a 110mm neck that is large enough for scoops and spoons. With their convenient grip areas, they are also easy to hold in one hand while pouring out the contents. In addition to sports nutrition pow- ders, Alpha's Plaza Jars are ideal for dry food products and powders, including coffee, loose tea, herbs and spices, soup mixes, ce- reals, dried beans and legumes, candies, nuts and pretzels. And, if you prefer high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles for your sports nutrition powders and dry supplements, Alpha's line of straight- sided HDPE canisters offer 11 sizes and three neck finishes to accom- modate different styles of closures. Samples can be ordered at www.alphap.com. For more information, visit booth #6432 at NPEE and after the show, go online to www.alphap.com, email marketing@ alphap.com or call 800.421.4772. Nona Lim Heats Up The Refrigerated Soup Category with Award-Winning Line of Asian Bone Broths Refrigerated soups are trending with a 14 percent rise in sales over the last year. Nona Lim is an engine of this growth with a new line of Asian Bone Broths and Fresh Asian Rice Noodles that are shaking up the cate- gory. Nona Lim earned a reputation as an ultra-clean label soup brand that never uses preservatives or additives in its products. With a Thai Curry and Lime Bone Broth that just won a gold SOFI Award as the best soup, broth or stew of 2015, Nona Lim proves in- credible flavor can go hand-in-hand with su- perior health. Nona Lim's Asian Broths are delicious and easy bases to a nutritious soup night. Customers pair flavors such as Thai Curry and Lime Bone Broth, Vietnamese Pho Bone Broth and Miso Ramen Vegan Broth with Nona Lim's line of Fresh Asian Rice Noo- dles and their favorite veggies and proteins. It all makes for a complete and gour- met meal that is on trend and ready in minutes. Nona Lim is also the first widely available retail bone broth in the refrigerated section made without additives and preservatives. The broths taste so good that many customers drink them as hot beverages for a nu- tritious caffeine-free alternative to cof- fee or tea. Nona Lim Asian Bone Broths use all natural bone-stock that's simmered for 24 hours, giving the full benefits of a tradition- ally made broth. Then the broths are sim- mered again and seasoned with Asian spices such as fresh lemongrass, lime juice and more. The two levels of simmering and spic- ing create a complex and lay- ered flavor profile that pushes the boundary of what con- sumers can expect from a retail broth. All Nona Lim soups and broths are made in its Oakland, California kitchen. The com- pany only uses the freshest local produce and highest qual- ity ingredients. Available in handy BPA-free pouches, Nona Lim broths have an eight-week refrigerated shelf life and a suggested retail price of $6.99. For more information, call 415.513.5328, visit www.nonalim.com or go to booth #759.

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