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GOURMET NEWS APRIL 2016 CONDIMENTS 1 6 Trend-Positive Summer Soups from Frontier Soups Assembled and fast-scratch foods are a rising trend that is propelling sandwiches and salads into entrée status at the dinner table. Consumers looking to round those out into healthy and hunger-satisfying meals often choose soup as the perfect pairing for satiety, added protein, and vegetable nutrition, according to Trisha Anderson, Founder of Frontier Soups. "The need for convenience is a fact of life, but many home cooks also have a desire to feel they have made something health- ful, and delicious, for themselves and their families," Anderson said. "Soup satisfies that need, and we find consumers seeking soups that pair well with lighter fare even during warmer months." Lighter mixes in the Homemade-In- Minutes line are popular, she said, includ- ing the West Coast Kale and Quinoa Soup, which has seen strong sales growth since its introduction in 2014. The com- pany's two chowders – its consistently top-selling Illinois Prairie Corn Chowder and the quicker-cooking Florida Sunshine Red Pepper Corn Chowder – also are summer standouts. "Consumers like adding chicken or scallops to the chow- ders for increased protein and fresh ker- nels during corn season," Anderson said. "These addi- tions, along with broth and other in- gredients, also provide retailers with opportunities for increased sales and cross-mer- chandising." Soup mixes that may be served hot or cold also are warm weather favorites, such as Virginia Blue Ridge Broccoli Cheddar Soup, which gains added sub- stance from brown rice and potato along with a depth of flavor from a dash of curry. Of course, a cold potato soup like Idaho Outpost Potato Leek Soup is a classic chilled soup. "We expect our new Pacific Rim Gingered Carrot Soup will also do well through the summer," Anderson said, "Its exotic spices and slightly sweet co- conut milk pair perfectly with tropically warm breezes." Frontier Soups 1.800.300.SOUP (7687) www.FrontierSoups.com SaltWorks All Natural Salts for Everyday Perfection With SaltWorks ® comprehensive array of retail-ready pack- aged gourmet salts, you will find the per- fect salt selections for your specialty store, grocery aisle or busi- ness. Three shelf sta- ple varieties, Pure Ocean ® Atlantic Sea Salt, Pacific Blue ® Kosher Flake Sea Salt and Ancient Ocean ® Himalayan Pink Salt, are essential to any well-stocked range. Conveniently packaged in larger format plastic shaker jars, these fundamental salts offer your customers high quality and great value, while satisfying the de- mand for unrefined salts for cooking, bak- ing, brining and more. Ideal for your seasoning and spice aisle or next to the baking supplies, they are all natural and OU kosher certified with no additives. Pacific Blue Flake is in the popular kosher flake style, while Pure Ocean Atlantic and Ancient Ocean Hi- malayan Pink are available in fine and coarse grain options for easy use at the table, in the kitchen or as a grinder refill. Available in case quan- tities for wholesale purchase, these irre- placeable salts are flying off the shelves! SaltWorks, Inc. 800.353.7258 sales@seasalt.com www.seasalt.com Pickled green toma- toes are about as southern as drinking sweet tea out of a mason jar. But at Doux South, the com- pany believes that something as simple as how you treat your ingredients can truly transform a southern classic into "the new kid on the block." Mean Green Tomatoes takes tomatoes, picked while all that great flavor of sum- mer is still dormant in their skins, and co- erces these awesome flavors out into a truly good bread and butter pickle. Pick- led with white wine vinegar, raw sugar, sweet yellow onions, turmeric, and toasted chili flakes, you're left with an explosion of flavors. With a nice sweet beginning and a tart, earthy under layer (That's from the turmeric.), you will fi- nally understand what it's like to have a true bread and butter pickle. Tomatoes are sliced on the bias so they're perfect for your sandwich or burger. Doux South Specialties, LLC 630.207.5238 www.douxsouth.com Mean Green Tomatoes from Doux South

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