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GOURMET NEWS SEPTEMBER 2016 www.gourmetnews.com HOT PRODUCTS 2 0 Hot Products Award-Winning Fresh Mozzarella From BelGioioso Expert judges at the 2016 American Cheese Society Contest awarded BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella with a first place, best in class blue ribbon at the annual American Cheese Society Awards Ceremony. This soft cheese made by Cheesemaker Byron Hall has a delicate, milky flavor and is perfect in fresh salads, sandwiches and on pizzas. Along with the first place award, BelGioioso also received a second place ribbon for Burrata in the burrata category. The Burrata made by Cheesemaker Jason Radke is a ball of fresh mozzarella that's filled with shreds of mozzarella soaked in cream. Its delicate texture and flavor is best enjoyed fresh on bread as an appetizer. BelGioioso Cheese 920.863.2123 www.belgioioso.com Authentic Italian Hearth-Baked Bread and Rolls from Amoroso's For more than 110 years, beginning in 1904 in Philadelphia, Amoroso's Baking Company and its authentic Italian Hearth-Baked Bread and Rolls have been the stuff legendary Philly cheese steaks, hoagies, roast beef and roast pork sandwiches are made of. In the past 40 years, that reputation has spread across the country and around the world. With the resources and capacity to service both small and large busi- nesses, supply fresh or frozen bread and rolls –even design custom prod- ucts tailored to specific company needs –Amoroso's is the local Philly bakery that's an international resource. Now the roll that made Philly sand- wiches world-famous is available worldwide. Amoroso's Baking Company 215.863.8815 brector@amorosobaking.com www.amorosobaking.com No Antibiotics Ever Originals from Dietz & Watson Dietz & Watson launches Originals, a new line of No Antibi- otics Ever deli meats, organic deli meats, franks and sausages, Italian specialty items and artisan cheeses free from rBGH, a bovine growth hormone. Dietz & Watson has a history of working with responsible supply partners for all of its raw material. The supply is humanely raised on farms without the use of hormones and from partners who limit their use of antibiotics. The new Originals line is unique from Dietz & Watson legacy products in that the company has partnered with farms that provide raw material that never receive antibiotics. Dietz & Watson 800.333.1974 www.dietzandwatson.com Rabbit Creek Products for Fall Rabbit Creek Products' new Bacon and Kale Olive Oil bread mix has a beautifully delicious crackly crust enveloping a hearty crumb laced with bacon and kale, sturdy enough to stand on its own or even better as an accompaniment to one of Rabbit Creek's awesome soup or slow cooker mixes, e.g., Loaded Potato soup mix, when the weather starts to turn this fall. Rabbit Creek's Santa Fe South cheese ball mix will help you bridge the gap that is a hopefully long autumn. Rabbit Creek Products still offers free private labeling on all of its products along with a one-case minimum order across the board. Rabbit Creek Products 800.837.3073 www.rabbitcreekgourmet.com Organic Honey Orange Balsamic Dressing from Stonewall Kitchen Stonewall Kitchen's new Organic Honey Orange Balsamic Dressing is wonderfully light, fla- vorful and offers a perfect balance of tasty organic ingredients, including includes tart citrus from oranges, sweet golden brown wildflower honey and the savory tang of balsamic vine- gar. Together they combine to provide a distinctively fresh, wholesome taste and subtle lay- ers of flavor. It is the perfect complement to fresh garden salads, homemade recipes and meat when used as a glaze. Given Stonewall Kitchen's reputation for high quality, delicious products, and now being certified by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), it's no surprise that the organics launch has been quite successful. Not only is it attracting consumers who faithfully shop organic but also those interested in adding more organic products to their pantry. Stonewall Kitchen 800.826.1752 www.stonewallkitchen.com 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 importer of high quality New Zealand products for more than 30 years, introduces three new exciting rubs made with pure Pacific Sea Salt, wind and sun dried for 13 months to retain all the natural trace elements for healthy living. Flaky Pacific Sea Salt is a high quality light-textured sweet-flavored salt to help bring out the best natural 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. "Eat Well and be Healthy" with the "Essence of New Zealand"! Pacific Resources International 805.684.0624 www.shoppri.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 expanded its manufacturing line and family of brands to include a broad line of gourmet baking mixes, gourmet cocoa and drink mixes, flour blends and pancake 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 800.735.6828 www.heartlandgourmet.com Smoky Sensations with SaltWorks The popular Smokehouse™ line of wood-smoked salts by SaltWorks ® offers a range of three intensely flavored gourmet selections. All natural, kosher cer- tified and GMO-free, these tantalizing varieties are made with truly authentic ingredients and smoked over real wood. No artificial flavors here. Packaged in eye-catching 2.5 -ounce glass jars, these salts sparkle in the spice aisle or in barbeque grilling displays, and make a perfect offering alongside the butcher counter for smoky, hot-off-the-grill flavor pairings. Available in cases of six. Bonfire ® Extra Bold Smoked Sea Salt Sea is naturally smoked with seven different woods for 14 days to produce in- tense smoke flavor. Your customers will love its powerful, rugged essence. Wildfire ® Smoked Sea Salt & Herbs is a delicious, put-it-on-everything seasoning. The sea salt flakes are infused with real garlic & rosemary and slow smoked over pecan wood to create its rich, herbaceous taste. Hellfire ® Smoked Habanero Sea Salt is a flaky sea salt smoked over Mesquite wood and infused with habaneros & limes that creates a smoky salt with a zesty kick. Its hot, smoky spice is right on trend with the spicy pepper flavors that are flying off the shelves. SaltWorks 800.353.7258 www.seasalt.com

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