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A Sauce Republicans and Democrats Can Agree On Sapore Oil and Vinegar, LLC Co- Founders Renee and John Farr launched Bipartisan Barbecue Sauce into the Washington, D.C. political arena. After years of enduring bickering and disagreements, the Washington, D.C. market needed something that both parties — Republicans and Democrats — could agree upon: a great-tasting barbecue sauce made with f resh ingredients, with a little spice and a lot of humor. So says Renee Farr, Co-founder of Sapore Oil and Vinegar on Capitol Hill and creator of their new product, Bipartisan Barbecue Sauce. The former catering sales manager first used her ingenuity to spice up Capitol Hill with a line of spices and gourmet foods sold exclusively at her retail store. "We wanted a sauce that was a little different, but that still met our high standards of flavor. So we went big — big on flavor and big on political satire," Renee Farr said. The bottle label suggests you use the sauce "liberally or conservatively," but diplomatically adds, "Independents will like it too!" "Not only does it take a light hearted poke at Capitol Hill, but it's addictively delicious," she said. "Bipartisan Barbecue Sauce is a tomato/molasses-based sauce with a kick of ancho chiles and chipotle. It 's especially good on pork and beef, and takes grilled chicken and shrimp to whole new level." "My husband, John Farr and I sourced an amazing product and designed the branding," said Farr. "We're initiating a homegrown campaign to market this product in the Washington D.C. area. Thanks to that effort, you will find Bipartisan Barbecue Sauce in other local stores beside Sapore this summer," Farr said. The sauce is available in one variety: Original Bipartisan Barbecue Sauce, 16 ounces, retailing for $9.95. KN THE PANTRY www.kitchenwarenews.com n JULY 2016 n KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW 2 1 Beaverton Foods Wins Four Gold Medals at Mustard Contest An 87-year-old specialty condiment manufacturer took home a grand total of eight awards — four of them gold medals — at the 21st annual World-Wide Mustard Competition. The event involved more than 100 judges at the National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wisconsin. The global competition has included entries from as far away as Japan, Greece and Sweden. Barry Levenson, curator of the National Mustard Museum, noted in an email: "The rest of the world is 'yellow with envy' of Beaverton's long dominance at the World- Wide Mustard Competition." Beaverton won gold medals for Inglehoffer Sweet Hot Mustard in the Sweet Hot category, Inglehoffer Ghost Pepper Mustard in the Pepper Hot (Scorching Hot) category, Inglehoffer Hot Horseradish Mustard in the Horseradish/Wasabi category and Beaver Cranberry Mustard in the Fruit category. The company was awarded silver medals for Beaver Brand Dusseldorf Mustard in the Classic Hot category and Inglehoffer Horseradish Wasabi Mustard in the Horseradish/Wasabi category and bronze medals for Inglehoffer Sweet Hot Mustard in the Pepper Hot (Mild to Medium) category and Inglehoffer Creamy Dill in the Herb/Veggie category. Domonic Biggi, CEO of Beaverton Foods, said the fourth generation family-owned and operated company is proud to be a long-time participant in the renowned international mustard competition. "It's humbling to say we have won more than 150 medals at this annual competition," he said. "We are especially pleased that our new Inglehoffer Ghost Pepper Mustard was selected for a gold medal. Additionally, we're grateful that culinary experts around the world like our products." The annual competition is open to all commercial mustard producers and agents worldwide. There are 16 flavor categories of which there are gold, silver and bronze awards given to the contestants. Since 1995, judges consisting of chefs, food writers and mustard aficionados have blind tasted the mustards in the competition. KN Gourmet Butters, Frostings from Chef Shamy Chef Shamy develops and produces gourmet butters and frostings from its 20,000-square- foot facility in Salt Lake City. Its products include Parmesan Basil Garlic Butter, Honey Butters in Vanilla, Cinnamon and Passion Fruit flavors, Sauté Butter in Lemon Dill, Garlic Herb and Southwestern. It also offers French Onion Butter with Asiago Cheese. The latest offering is buttercream f rosting in vanilla and chocolate. All flavors are all-natural, made with real butter and have no additives or fillers. "There really isn't any competition," Shamy says. "We produce a great product and people instantly taste the difference from the oil based knock-offs. Other offerings in this category all contain Soybean, Canola or Palm oil." Stores and bakeries that are ahead of the curve will offer real garlic butter on their Take and Bake French bread and real buttercream f rosting on their cakes. Consumers will pay more for high quality or healthier alternatives. Shamy butters offer both. Flavored butters are still a new category in the U.S. It makes sense for retailers to have multiple offerings in the dairy. Consumers won't buy two different butters or two different margarines out of the dairy. They might buy one and then a garlic butter or a honey butter, so Chef Shamy butters and frostings are an added profit center for the dairy set. Chef Shamy gourmet butters can be found in Costco Northwest, LA., and Costco Korea as well as some Walmart's, Sam's Road Shows and many other grocery retailers across the U.S. Several U.S. groceries which have caught the vision of real butter feature Chef Shamy Garlic Butter, Sauté Butter and Frosting in their backend operations and their Take and Bake programs. Shamy says, "Our best seller is garlic butter with parmesan and basil. An email f rom a woman outside Tucson said she had bought 12 tubs of it at a roadshow and she had run out and had written in a panic to find more. Once people have tasted it or cooked with it, they can't live without it. One teary eyed mother called our office to thank us. Her children had become anemic from an unwillingness to eat anything. She said, 'my kids will eat anything I put your butters on and their health has improved.' The comments on our Facebook page keep us motivated to get it in every store." "We want to expand our reach to more retailers," Shamy says. "There are so many customers nationwide and some international customers waiting to get our butter at a retailer near them." The most common question to the Chef Shamy receptionist is, "Why don't you guys go on Shark Tank?" Shamy's answer: "We have been invited, maybe someday we will." KN Hummus Innovation Continues to Expand Competition Consumers are falling in love with new ways to enjoy hummus, thanks to Eat Well Embrace Life. Made without chickpeas, it is an innovative hummus portfolio of flavors unlike any other on the market today. From a traditional Tuscan White Bean hummus with Pine Nuts all to the on-trend Zesty Carrot Sriracha hummus with a sweet apricot topping to a simple Beet Hummus, EWEL is providing a whole range of flavor discoveries. The next item EWEL will introduce is an extra- spicy hummus with a fiery hot chile pepper topping. With smokiness f rom chipotles, roasted notes from poblanos and a blast of heat from cayennes, it is irresistible for shoppers who can't just get enough heat. It will begin shipping in late Q3 2016. Try a sample at booth #1640. Eat Well Embrace Life is continuing to skyrocket and is now the No. 4 brand in the category after a few short years in business. With nine great-tasting varieties, Eat Well Embrace Life has bean and topping combinations for everyone, including: Edamame Roasted Red Pepper, Black Bean with Sweet & Spicy Corn Relish, Spicy Yellow Lentil with Sunflower Seeds and Apricots, Red Lentil Chipotle, Wasabi Edamame and a new Cucumber Hummus with a Dill Topping. In addition to exceptional taste and variety, EWEL is satisfying the need for healthy, nutritious foods and is non-GMO, gluten-free and a good source of protein and fiber. Look for the EWEL groovy striped lids that jump off the shelf and find out what everyone's talking about. Eat Well Embrace Life is available in packaging sizes of 10 ounce, 24 ounce, 32 ounce, 4x2 ounce singles and a 2 ounce Hummus & Crackers on-the-go SKU. About Hummus Gourmet, LLC Hummus Gourmet, LLC is Eat Well Embrace Life's new parent company, with headquarters for the company now in sunny Austin, Texas. The company prides itself on creating and delivering innovative products that shoppers love. For more information, go to www.eatwellembracelife.com. KN

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