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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n SEPTEMBER 2016 n GOURMET NEWS N H 1 8 Brio Loves You Back You love ice cream! Brio loves you back – with antioxidants, probiotics, 50 percent less fat and 65 percent less saturated fat than other super premium brands. Made with calcium-rich organic whole milk (from pasture-raised cows), Brio is the richly delicious way to add protein, plus a healthy balance of omegas, to your day. Brio is certified gluten-free, kosher and non- GMO. Enjoy creamy, luscious Brio and for- get the regret. With only 150 calories per serving, Brio has 35 percent fewer calories than the super premium brands. Twin brothers Ron and Arnie Koss revo- lutionized baby food in the '80s by creating Earth's Best, the first organic baby food. Now, the brothers have moved on to hack ice cream, making it from organic and natural ingredients, jam-packed with amazing nutri- tion, but you wouldn't know it from the irre- sistibly delicious taste. This better-for-you option in the ice cream aisle is amazing everyone with its rich, creamy deliciousness and irresistible fla- vor. Brio was recently hon- ored by the National Restaurant Association's 2016 FABI (Food and Bev- erage Industry) Award, En- gredea's 2016 NutrAwards and Delicious Living mag- azine's 2016 Supplement Awards. Brio expands the eating occasions for ice cream. In addition to being a perfect dessert, Brio stands on its own as a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack, a nourishing after- school snack for kids, a nutrient-rich boost in smoothies and an electrolyte-rich post workout replenishment for ath- letes. Sold in clean and colorful new packaging, Brio is avail- able in six flavors. Choose from 3.6-ounce single serve packs with a convenient built-in spoon, traditional 14-ounce pints and three gallon bulk packs. Four-packs of single serves are also available. Meet Brio Co-founders Arnie and Ron Koss and sample Brio at booth #1439. Learn more about Brio at www.briolovesyouback.com. Vital Earth Minerals Top Sellers Across U.S. According to New Hope Network, the min- eral category grew faster than any other cat- egory of supplements last year, and Vital Earth's 24 percent growth and Top Seller designation substantiates that. So what does that mean to you? In a nut- shell, its minerals work more effectively than others on the market, and here's why. It's the living, active fulvic that Vital Earth protects through its gentle, non-damaging extraction process. Customers are buying minerals in record numbers and they favor the Vital Earth brand for several reasons. Its minerals taste good because it doesn't use vile tasting acids in the extraction. The minerals give top results be- cause Vital Earth doesn't kill off the precious fulvic with vile tasting acids in the extrac- tion. The minerals are the base ingredient for all of its formulated products. Vital Earth uses them in every product it offers. Within the mineral category, it is crucial to understand the importance of electrically charged fulvic, and why Vital Earth works so hard to protect it. It wants to offer your cus- tomers minerals with the highest fulvic con- tent possible. It is also important to know that many mineral products don't contain any fulvic at all. Fulvic is the transporter. It attaches to all the nutrients it comes in contact with, dis- solves them into a form the cells can absorb and then transports them directly into the cells. Cells are then nourished, energized and healthy. Imagine if those top performing cells belong to an organ, muscle or the cir- culatory system. You can understand why using ful- vic as the base for all of Vital Earth's products makes them all more effec- tive. But Fulvic's performance doesn't stop there. Wherever it is in the body, it has the capacity to attach to toxic elements and then carry them right out of the body. It can also be a powerful aid in controlling acidity and increasing the amount of oxygen in the blood. Vital Earth's fulvic minerals are gently and slowly extracted from an ancient, fresh water humic deposit made up of nutrient- rich plants, vegetables, nuts, berries and seeds. The combination of a fresh water de- posit and acid-free extraction results in an alkaline pH product – that's why Vital Earth doesn't use the word "acid" in connection with its fulvic. Fulvic minerals are an all-natural source of over 70 naturally oc- curring ionic minerals derived from plant matter. They boost the body's natural de- fenses, supercharge the immune system and in- crease energy. Fulvic may heighten and re- store natural functions, may energize cells, may stimulate the natural production of en- zymes and may enhance healing processes. Vital Earth Minerals uses a gentle, propri- etary extraction process that assures 100 per- cent of the precious fulvic is retained and undamaged. Vital Earth's fulvic tastes almost like nothing at all, so sweeteners or flavoring are not required. Receive a free 16 ounce bottle of fulvic by mentioning this ad at booth #5427. For more information, contact sheryl@vital earthminerals.com or call customer service at 866.291.4400. Learn more at booth #5427. Monograno Felicetti Pasta Receives Third sofi Award Nomination at SFF 2016 Felicetti pasta, www.felicetti.it, the world's largest maker of 100 percent organic pasta, has been named finalist for Best Pasta, Rice or Grain in the Specialty Food Association's 2016 sofi™ Award competition for its Monograno Felicetti Kamut Chiocciole. This is the company's third sofi silver the com- pany has received. In 2014, it was a finalist in two categories: Best Organic Product and Best Pasta. A sofi is the top honor in the $120.5 billion specialty food industry. "Sofi" stands for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation and represents the best of the best from members of the Specialty Food Association. Monograno Felicetti Kamut Chiocciole was selected from more than 3,200 entries across 28 awards categories. "We are thrilled our pasta company has re- ceived its third sofi award nomination," says Riccardo Felicetti, Chief Executive Officer of Felicetti. "We spent four years testing more than 400 strains of kamut, and then planting it in dozens of regions to discover the single-varietal that yielded the best pasta. We use only organic grain organically grown only in Montana and parts of Canada." Michelin Star Chef Davide Scabin raves, "Monograno Kamut pasta has the lovely aroma of a grain meadow in spring with hints of nearby flower gardens and fruit orchards. The flavor is richly toasty with notes of macadamia and pine nuts. Delicious even without sauce." Exceptional Grain, Exceptional Treatment Grain is ground fresh daily for only that day's pasta production, and it is kneaded with crystal clear Dolomite Mountain spring water and air dried in pristine Dolomite mountain air of northern Italy. It is certified 100 percent organic and is non-GMO verified and kosher certified. It is bronze die-cut and preser- vative-free. About Felicetti Company Felicetti, a family-owned Italian company founded in 1908, is the world's largest producer of 100 percent organic pasta. Felicetti pasta comes in over 200 shapes in 11 varieties, including whole wheat, farro, kamut and durum wheat pasta. Only the best organic raw ingredients are selected and then treated with artisan craftsmanship. For more information, visit www.felicetti.it or email info@felicetti.it. Alpine Valley Bread Introduces New Organic Bakery Style Breads Since 1995, Alpine Valley Bread has been dedicated to producing nutritious, great tasting, flavorful organic whole grain breads. Alpine Valley Bread Company is committed to making bread that uses the finest carefully selected ingredients. It be- lieves in the quality of the grain and the freshness of the milling. It is Non-GMO Project Verified, Organic Certified, USDA Certified, Kosher Certified and Whole Grain Stamp approved. The bakery is SQF Certified. Americans have embraced the organic food movement. Their focus is on high quality organic foods for a healthy lifestyle. Eating organic means the ingre- dients are simple, wholesome and free of harmful chemicals. Alpine Valley selects only the best. This means knowing the in- gredients' source all the way back to the seed - a fact that gives customers the reas- surance they are looking for and appeals across generations, from Baby Boomers to Millennials. By design, the attractive packaging is min- imal, allowing customers to see the bread. The bags are informative, communi- cating nutrition facts, ingredients, cer- tified stamps and Whole Grain Stamp values. These products are USDA cer- tified, Non-GMO Project Verified and Kosher Certified. The excellent product assortment includes nine outstanding delicious flavors: Multi Grain with Omega 3, 21 Whole Grains, Super Grains, Sprouted Honey Wheat with Flaxseed, Nine Grain, 12 Grain with Omega 3, Honey Whole Wheat, Honey Chia and Raisin Cinnamon Whole Wheat. About Alpine Valley Based in Mesa, Arizona, Alpine Valley Bread is recognized as a leading producer of Certi- fied Organic breads in the United States. Alpine Valley is dedicated to a high standard of excellence in quality and service. It is a hands-on full service bakery. It is confident that it has the right bakery product for you. Baking a difference, one loaf at a time. Let Alpine Valley be your baker. For more information, stop by booth #8803, or contact Dave Hanke, Vice President, Organics Sales, Western U.S., at 480.435.5312 and dhanke@alpinevalley bread.com, or Jeff Bagley, Vice President, Organics Sales, Eastern U.S., at 859.801.8829 and jeff.bagley@alpinevalleybread.com. Learn more at www.alpinevalleybread.com.

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