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GOURMET NEWS JULY 2016 www.gourmetnews.com HOT PRODUCTS 2 2 Hot Products Gingerbread Grab & Go Gift from Stonewall Kitchen Specialty food creator Stonewall Kitchen has put together a new fun and tasty Gingerbread Grab & Go gift that captures the flavor and spice of the holiday season. Cellophane wrapped and ribbon tied, this gift contains Stonewall Kitchen's delicious, and seasonal favorite, Gingerbread Cookie Mix, that's quick and easy to make with just a few common pantry items. Also included is a new, non-dairy Gingerbread Butter that's smooth and fla- vorful and made with three kinds of ginger. It tastes great in breakfast recipes, spread on muffins or in special desserts. Inside you'll also find a handy, hardwood-handled mini red spatula that won't scratch pans or bowls and is branded with the Stonewall Kitchen name. Together it all adds up to the perfect holiday gift. Stonewall Kitchen 800.826.1752 www.stonewallkitchen.com Heartland Gourmet Adds to its Family of Brands In addition to its already delicious line of baked off gluten-free items, frozen doughs, gluten-free mixes and organic mixes, Heartland Gourmet, LLC has ex- panded its manufacturing line and family of brands to include a broad line of gourmet baking mixes, gourmet cocoa and drink mixes, flour blends and pan- cake mixes under the Gluten Free Mama, Cobblestone Kitchens and Coopers Best Flour brands. "We are very excited to expand our portfolio and to offer our customers a broad range of products so that they can enhance their offerings to the marketplace," says, Susan Zink, Manager. "Our expansion allows our customers to count on us to bring them not only specialty foods to meet their dietary and nutritional needs, but foods to satisfy their cravings and taste." The Heartland Gourmet product lines allow consumers to pick up a ready to eat delicious cake or muffin in the bakery section or grab a mix from the baking, all natural or gluten free aisle. The company's facility is SQF Level II, GFSI, gluten free certified and organic certified. Heartland Gourmet 1.800.735.6828 susan@heartlandgourmet.com www.heartlandgourmet.com Old World Quality and Flavors from Fast Pak Trading BY LORRIE BAUMANN Fast Pak Trading is your source for high- quality gourmet and all-natural foods from around the world. This year's newest prod- uct introductions are Amelie's Fruit Pre- serves. Eight flavors of fruit preserves are offered: Blackberry, Sour Cherry, Fig, Green Fig, Orange, Pumpkin, Pumpkin with Sesame and the best-selling Strawberry. "You actually get the whole piece of straw- berry there," said Fast Pak President Kiro Ivanovski, son of company Founder Ivanco Ivanovski. "With Amelie's and our Va-Va products, we take great care to reproduce the methodology of home cooking on a larger scale. It still does have that taste of Grandma's kitchen." The Amelie's product line also includes cloudy juices such as the top-selling Amelie's Cold Pressed Unfiltered Apple Juice. Among Fast Pak's other product in- troductions for this year are Little Blue Pot Jams and Preserves, Chef K roasted veg- etable spreads, Frosina Baklava and other sweets. The company has also added items to its Vitalia and Vicinni lines, and again this year has added new items to its Va-Va line. Altogether, the Fast Pak products con- stitute a broad range with global variety that appeals to consumers who appreciate premium food products with authentic Old World flavors. Ivanco Ivanovski founded Fast Pak Trad- ing, Inc. in 1991 to bring products from his homeland of Macedonia to the American market. He started with candies, selling them to ethnic foods markets in the north- eastern U.S. and the business took off from there as consumers welcomed a broad range of products from the Balkan region into their American homes. Today, Fast Pak operates a 50,000 square foot warehouse dedicated to specialty foods that the company imports primarily from Macedonia, New Zealand, Serbia and Croa- tia, many of them under the company's Va- Va brand, with top sellers that include a full line of delicious spreads, such as Ajvar, a Balkan specialty made from roasted red pepper, as well as other wonderful veg- etable spreads. The Fast Pak catalog also in- cludes many sweets, jams, preserves, muesli, honey, cheeses and meats. "Most notably, we ensure that our products are of the highest quality, without artificial addi- tives, and as close to nature as any pack- aged food can be," said Kiro Ivanovski. "Through our products stem from the Mediterranean region, we aim to share these wonderful foods with all Americans." Fast Pak Trading is taking a summer off from the Fancy Food Show this year, but for further information, call 201.293.4757 or visit www.fastpakstore.com. GN A Blue Dressed in Black from Käserei Champignon BY LORRIE BAUMANN In a year in which Americans are demon- strating an intense interest in blue cheeses, it's especially interesting to find one that stands out from the rest. That's a good description of Grand Noir, a Käserei Champignon cheese from south- ern Germany that took the Best of Class award in the blue-veined cheese category at the World Champion Cheese Contest earlier this year. Grand Noir and other Käserei Champignon cheeses are im- ported into the United States exclusively by Champignon North America, Inc. This year at the Fancy Food Show, Champignon North America will also be offering its St. Mang Bavarian Made soft- ripened cheeses and unveiling a package redesign for St. Mang Bavarian Made Limburger Cheese in booth #2474. The St. Mang Bavarian Made line includes St. Mang Bavarian Made Soft-ripened Cheese with garden herbs, a variety with mild green peppercorns and another with garlic & chives. "Our products are unique in type and flavor; our innovative cheesemakers continue to refine recipes to craft new and original cheeses; and our sales team is committed to continu- ing retail support to drive consumer in- terest," said Flynne Wiley, Champignon North America's Director of Administra- tion & Marketing. Wiley accepted the award for Grand Noir at the World Championship Cheese gala held April 14 in Madison, Wisconsin. "We are very proud of the quality of cheeses from Käserei Champignon, and we accept this honor on behalf of the master cheese makers who have crafted Grand Noir to perfection," she said at that time. Grand Noir is made from cow milk from regional farms in southern Germany. Each wheel is hand-dipped in black wax and then cold-ripened. The cheese that results is distinctive in its flavor, texture and ap- pearance as the only blue-veined cheese on the market today that's aged in black wax. "We pride ourselves in the high qual- ity of our cheeses, our continued innova- tion in cheesemaking, and our support of our local community," Wiley notes today. "Käserei Champignon brings specialty cheeses to people around the world, yet is still a family-owned company based in the Allgäu region of Bavaria, Germany. We have been making specialty cheeses in Bavaria for over 100 years, and we con- tinue to use only pure cow's milk sourced from our local dairy farms." For more information, visit booth #2474 during the Summer Fancy Food Show. After the show, call 201.871.7211 or visit www.champignon-usa.com. GN Salts for Summertime Rubs from Pacific Resources International Rub a dub-dub. Three great new salts for your favorite summertime rub. When it comes to your favorite dish, it is all about the rub. Rubs make the dish sparkle with flavor. So why not use the best quality? Pacific Resources International, an im- porter of high quality New Zealand prod- ucts for more than 30 years, introduces three new exciting rubs made with pure Pa- cific Sea Salt, wind and sun dried for 13 months to retain all the natural trace ele- ments for healthy living. Flaky Pacific Sea Salt is a high quality light-textured sweet- flavored salt to help bring out the best nat- ural flavors of meat, fish and salads. With the help of two family recipes from Louisiana, the Smoked Mesquite and Chipotle secret ingredients were blended with Pacific Sea Salt to create that special down home barbecue flavor. There are no artificial colors, flavorings, additives, or anti-caking agents in these natural good- for-you rubs. Impress your friends and family with the explosion of flavor that any one of these high-quality rubs will bring to your favorite dish, including pasta, salads, eggs and popcorn. Every body needs pure salt to be healthy. Pacific Sea Salt is one of the last of the natural dried unrefined sea salts from clean oceans left on the planet. Pacific Resources is a major importer of Manuka Honey and other high quality New Zealand prod- ucts, including specialty hon- eys, natural bee pollen and propolis and po- tato crisps. Manuka Honey is renowned for its antibacterial properties and has been shown to help with digestive conditions and to build the body's strength. All of Pa- cific Resources' Manuka Honey ships from highly reputable sources and is lab tested and certified for quality and potency. "Eat Well and be Healthy" with the "Essence of New Zealand"! For more information about Pacific Re- sources International, call 805.684.0624 or visit www.shoppri.com. GN

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