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O C G S h o w D a i l y 4 9 Tu e s d a y, Ju n e 7 , 2 0 1 6 A TOUCH OF DUTCH: JERKY MADE THE RIGHT WAY A Touch of Dutch™ jerky was born of a rich tradition of locally prepared meats distinctively flavored with wholesome, natural seasonings. With roots in Central Pennsylvania, the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the company's focus is on doing things the right way – even if that means it takes a little bit longer. That means the company won't be first to market very often, but it will always deliver quality that it feels good about putting its name on. Whether it brings back memories of homemade jerky from the family farm, or gives you a taste of natural goodness never experienced before, A Touch of Dutch beef jerky is a high- quality, flavorfully seasoned meat you'll remember. Choose from Original, Sweet Heat, Sweet BBQ or Cracked Pepper & Sea Salt varieties to find your favorite flavor. Its generous portions are value priced, which means you get more snack-ability for your hard-earned dollar. The reseal- able packaging makes it easy to retain freshness while snacking throughout your day. A Touch of Dutch is a growing brand that aims to make a difference in the quality of products available to you, blending traditional flavors with innova- tive, health-con- scious prepara- tion. The compa- ny knows you care about what you eat, and want to buy foods made with the best ingredients available. Choose A Touch of Dutch jerky and feel good about the meat you eat. For more information, contact Dutch Valley Food Development, Inc., Myerstown, PA 17067 or go to www.atouchofdutchbrand.com. CHEDDARS FROM OREGON WITH AN "IN YOUR FACE" ATTITUDE By Lorrie Baumann Face Rock Creamery is a three-year-old operation on the southern Oregon coast that's already producing award-winning Cheddars with "in your face" flavors. Face Rock Creamery 2 Year Extra Aged Cheddar won a first place award for aged Cheddars between 12 and 24 months from the American Cheese Society in 2015 and its Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheese Curds won a first place award for flavored cheese curds in the 2013 American Cheese Society compe- tition. "We've been really fortunate to win these awards right out of the gate, and it's given us some credibility and momentum, so that's been wonderful," says Face Rock Creamery President Greg Drobot. Face Rock Creamery is located in Bandon, Oregon, a town of about 3,000 people with a heritage of cheesemaking. Cheese had been made in Bandon for about 100 years from milk produced at dairies upstream along the Coquille River and barged down the river to the cheese factory that employed 50-60 of the town's residents until 2005, when a large cheese company bought the cream- ery to shut it down. Drobot happened to have moved to Bandon in 2005 to pursue a real estate project, and when the project was com- pleted, he was looking for something else to do when local resident and friend Daniel Graham suggested that he think about starting a new creamery and reviving that part of their heritage. "I thought at first it was nuts.... I didn't know anything about cheesemaking, but it's such an integral part of every- one's like here that it stuck with me," he says. "When we reopened, we had com- munity members coming in in tears to talk about how they felt that the cheese plant was a part of their family legacy. I'm really proud and happy that I can do that." He wrote a business plan, got a loan, and suddenly, he was starting a cheese business. He took his plans up to Seattle and showed them to Brad Sinko, a son of Joe Sinko, who'd owned the cheese plant before it had been bought and closed. Sinko was the founding cheesemaker for Beecher's Handmade Cheese, another award-winning maker of fine Cheddars, and after he'd finished reviewing the drawings for the new plant, he said he might be interested in coming to work there. "He was top of the world, a rock star in the cheese community, and I did- n't even think it was a possibility that he'd come back to Bandon," Drobot says. "I about fell off my chair when he told me that. It changed things a lot." Sinko moved back home to Bandon, and the plant started operating in May, 2013. The plant employs about 25 people directly and provides employment indi- rectly for about another 15, including delivery drivers and service providers. Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jersey cow milk is sourced from Bob and Leonard Scolari's family dairy just up the valley, where a temperate climate and coastal rains mean that the cows can be on pas- ture about 70 to 80 percent of the year. Products include conventional aged Cheddars as well as flavored varieties like In Your Face, a three-pepper Cheddar; Vampire Slayer, which is fla- vored with garlic; and Super Slayer, which has both peppers and garlic. "Cheese is, for a lot of people, intimidat- ing, but we want to make sure people have fun and enjoy their cheese, so that's the route we went, especially with some of our flavors," Drobot says. "We put kind of a fun twist on it." The Face Rock Creamery cheeses are currently sold in 2,500 retail locations across 10 states. "We would like to con- tinue to move west and continue to spread the word about Face Rock," Drobot says. "We want to continue to make wonderful cheeses. We would like to be nationally distributed. We're never going to be a commodity cheese, we're always going to be small batch, but the flavors have national appeal." FUNKY CHUNKY LAUNCHES NEW LOOK FOR 2016 Funky Chunky, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of its new packag- ing and re-branding efforts. "We have a new look to better com- municate our premium positioning and our gourmet, artisan, hand-crafted con- fections. The theme was 'little black dress,' meaning it is simply elegant and yet perfect for many occasions. Our new upscale packaging better reflects the arti- san crafted quality we put in to all of our products," says Jeff Skogen, Director of Sales and Marketing. Funky Chunky creates each flavor with natural ingredients, such as creamy real butter, fresh brown sugar, premium nuts like roasted almonds, cashews and pecans, non-GMO popcorn and crunchy, perfectly salted pretzels. Then it adds its signature drizzle with the likes of sea salt caramel, milk chocolate, dark chocolate and/or white chocolate depending on the variety and item. Funky Chunky offers many conven- ient packaging options as well. It has two sizes of stand up bags: a two-ounce small bag and a five-ounce large bag. It also has an eight-ounce mini canister and a 19-ounce tall canister. Funky Chunky offers some Limited Time Offer products and varieties. It offers a Sweetheart Mix for Valentines timing and other special occasions. During the fall and Thanksgiving time, it has the new Pumpkin Cream Cheese. During the holi- day season, it offers its popular Peppermint Bark Popcorn with chocolaty drizzle. About Funky Chunky, LLC FunkyChunky specializes in gourmet popcorn and pretzel drizzled gourmet snacks. For more than 20 years, Funky Chunky has been carefully hand-crafted in small batches. The attention to freshness and artisan flavor combinations means it will always be quality and always remembered. Its headquarters and showroom are at 7452 W. 78th St., Edina, Minn., 55439. Funky Chunky is available at fine retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue, Balducci's, Henri Bendel, Cost Plus World Market, Byerly's & Lunds, and hundreds of spe- cialty retail shops nationally. For more information, call 952.938.6663 or go to www.funkychunkyinc.com. DORVAL ANNOUNCES LATEST SOUR POWER POPPING CANDY SOUR POWER ® SOUR POPPING CANDY is the newest innovation from the minds at SOUR POWER. The unique concept of combining mouth-watering flavors with a popping candy didn't just stop there. SOUR POWER created a blended pouch of SOUR popping candy, producing a combination of flavors such as Green Apple + Strawberry, Strawberry + Blue Raspberry and Sour Power Quattro ® , a four color/four flavor blend- ed pouch. Each 0.33-ounce (9.5g) pouch con- tains a unique combination of flavors, not individual ones. "We wanted to create an item that stood apart from similar items in the market," states Roberta Cappel, President. "The fact that we combined our most popular flavors in single packs, and made it sour really puts SOUR POWER SOUR POPPING CANDY on the map as a major player in the popping candy category." The pack designs are consistent with the bright and vivid colors consumers have come to know and expect in SOUR POWER. They are packed in 12 by 18 count cartons, and make a great display for any shelf or counter. The new SOUR POWER POPPING CANDY is available now. Dorval was instrumental in launching the sour craze in the United States in 1985 with SOUR POWER, and celebrated its 30th brand anniversary in 2015. SOUR POWER SOUR POPPING CANDY joins the rest of the Straws and Belts in wrapped, unwrapped or bulk format in a variety of package types and flavors. About DORVAL TRADING CO., LTD. DORVAL TRADING CO., LTD. is an importer of an exten- sive range of high-quality con- fectionery products from major manufacturers around the world. DORVAL has grown into a signif- icant presence in the confectionery and specialty distribution arena. In addition to the SOUR POWER 30th brand anniversary in 2015, DORVAL celebrates its 50th anniversary in business this year. For more information, call 800.367.8252, email info@dorvaltrading.com or go to www.dorvaltrading.com.