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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n SEPTEMBER 2016 n GOURMET NEWS N H 9 0 New Meat Topped Pizzas from American Flatbread American Flatbread has expanded its pre- mium line and entered a new product cate- gory with three new meat topped pizzas – Pulled Pork & Pineapple, Pulled Pork, Pineapple & Jalapeño and Uncured Pepper- oni & Uncured Bacon. These new pizzas are a great alternative to takeout pizza and make delicious, restaurant quality last minute din- ners for families on the go. American Flatbread's pizzas are premium handmade flatbreads that are wood-fired in earthen ovens and are made with organic and all natural ingredients. They are made with no preservatives, artificial colors or flavors. The flatbreads have a light, crisp and flavor- ful bite. Uncured Pepperoni & Uncured Bacon – Crispy bacon and pepperoni with a tangy organic tomato sauce on a handmade flat- bread. Pulled Pork, Pineapple & Jalapeño – Sweet pineapple, fiery jalapeno with smoky pulled pork, barbeque sauce and or- ganic tomato sauce on a handmade flat- bread. Pulled Pork & Pineapple – Sweet pineap- ple, smoky pulled pork, barbeque and or- ganic tomato sauce on a handmade flatbread. The pizzas are available in 10-inch and 12-inch. The 10-inch pizzas retail between $6.99 – $7.99 and the 12-inch pizzas retail between $8.99 – $11.99. The new American Flatbread pizzas are available in select retail- ers across the country. Crofter's Food Ltd.: More Than Just Great Taste from Source to Spread Over the past 27 years, Crofter's has be- come one of the largest manufacturers of organic reduced-sugar fruit spreads and preserves, but with every jar Crofter's is looking to satisfy more than just jam lovers taste buds. With the rise of more big food corporations, GMOs and increasing usage of pesticides and herbicides, today's consumer is more concerned about clean ingredients, transparency and traceability than ever before. Today, all of Crofter's products are certi- fied USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Ver- ified, gluten-free and BPA-free. "Most companies do 20 percent organic and the rest is conventional production — we're 100 per- cent organic output," said Gerhard Latka, President of Crofter's. The company is a leader in product vis- ibility, and committed to traceability in raw material sourcing by working with or- ganizations such as the Non-GMO Project, Quality Assurance International for or- ganic certification and NSF for food safety. In-house quality controls are unpar- alleled. Using the latest technology like the High Performance Liquid Chromato- graph with Dual Mass Spectrometer Crofter's tests organic raw materials for the absence of over 450 of the most com- monly used pesticides and herbicides down to 0.003 ppm. Food safety audits are also a requirement in today's marketplace. Crofter's quality management system meets the requirements for SQF Level 2 Global Food Safety Initiative. Particular Ingredients, Premium Products The company's fruit spreads all start with top-notch quality ingredients. "We're very particular about every single ingredient that goes into our fruit products. The organic blueberries are harvested near Lac St. John, Quebec. We also use heritage fruit varieties like Senga Sengana strawberries, Williamette raspberries and Morello cherries for full flavor profiles that are dark and vibrant in color," Latka said. Crofter's has also partnered with organizations such as the Green Cane Project, which promotes sus- tainable sugarcane production, from soil preparation, planting and pest control to processing. The Green Cane Project sugar is also Rainforest Alliance certified and fair trade certified. "We're proud to use sugar from a source that's truly making a differ- ence," says Latka. Meeting Consumer Demand Crofter's continues the push for organic and premium ingredients in the company's newest phase of expansion. "We're adding a brand-new state-of-the-art 60,000-square- foot production plant which will nearly triple our current capacity" said Latka. From the local level to na- tional retail and global food supply chain, Crofter's stands out as a leader in a fairly small market. "We sell products under our own brand name and we do a lot of private labeling for many top supermarket chains. We're sort of a big fish in a small pond and jam isn't a large category or one that's growing," ex- plained Latka. People aren't necessarily eating more jam, but they are choosing more nutritious prod- ucts with less sugar, organic and traceable in- gredients. "The way we're keeping up with the large national corporations is by putting an emphasis on our 100 percent organic out- puts and doing more good with our prod- ucts," says Latka. Whatever fruit consumers fancy, Crofter's Food Ltd. is serving it up in a jar that's jam packed with reasons to feel good about what's inside. For more information, visit www.crofters organic.com .

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