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GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com n JANUARY 2017 n GOURMET NEWS 1 0 8 Great River Organic Milling Committed to Organic Agriculture From nature to nurture, nothing added, noth- ing removed. Great River Organic Milling (GROM) has had this philosophy since it originated in 1975. Its certified organic grains are milled on granite stones, ensuring that whole grain goodness ends up in the fin- ished product. It's that simple and nutritious. GROM prides itself on understanding its customers' needs and providing a family business type service with corporate type support. Its products can be found in health food stores or through countrywide distribu- tors like UNFI, big box stores such as Costco and online through Amazon. In addition to retail products, GROM also supplies it's stone ground flours and grains by the truck- load to bakeries and cereal companies and anyone else who desires a high quality or- ganic product. It is non-GMO, kosher and QAI-approved, along with food safety certi- fications from AIB, the Wisconsin Depart- ment of Agriculture and the FDA. Great River Organic Milling offers a wide variety of flours and grains, from your basic whole wheat flour to specialty flours like quinoa, millet and teff. With many years of experience in the business, it has made connec- tions with organic farmers and suppli- ers from around the world and is able to find sources for the whole grains or flours you desire. For more information, visit www.greatriver milling.com. Betty Lou's: 'Just Great Stuff and Plenty of It!' Nearly 40 years ago, Betty Lou read a book that motivated her to remove refined sugar from her and her young boys' diets. She started by creating her signature nut-butter balls made with honey, nuts and nut butter, and 38 years later, she has over 30 Betty Lou's brand products while still selling her ever- popular nut-butter balls, now worldwide. Catering to those with food allergies and dietary restrictions, Betty Lou's specializes in gluten-free products loaded with nutrition that also taste great. Betty Lou's strives to source only the best, natural, functional and healthy ingredients for its products. Betty Lou's also offers non-GMO, organic, vegan, kosher and paleo-friendly products. The goal is to get great products in everyone's hands, and the perfect on-the-go snacks, created at Betty Lou's, do just that by making it easy to get many small meals a day. Included in the Betty Lou's brand products is the favorite Just Great Stuff 95 percent or- ganic line of bars – Cacao Acai, Fruit & Veg- gie, Superberry Acai and the Chocolate Dream Greens bars. These dynamic bars have from 7.5 to 11 servings of fruit and veg- gies per bar. Betty Lou's continues to grow. Lately, she has added: two new paleo-friendly balls – all-vegetarian, dried fruit, nut and seed packed Paleo Java (with cacao nibs and 15mg caffeine) and Paleo Berry Blast (with five different kinds of berries); two limited edition balls – seasonally available Nuts about Pumpkin Spice (vegan and loaded with pumpkin and spice) and Nuts about Pecan Pie (naturally sweetened version with protein to keep you going); one vegan ball – Nuts about Chocolate Hazelnut; the re- turn of the Smacker (you asked for it, you got it!) – now organic, this decadent treat is the classic peanut butter Smacker covered with organic milk choco- late; Caramel Peanut Smacker – this new fla- vor has eight grams of protein and is layered with caramel and peanut nougat, covered in organic milk chocolate; Betty Lou's Oregon Crackers – now includes 10 wonderful fla- vors (original four flavors [Garden Veg- etable, Cheddar, Graham and Harvest Multigrain], paleo-friendly, almond-based, grain-free crackers [Salt & Pepper, Fiesta, Italian] and Original cashew-based Rose- mary and Chili Lime; Strawberry PB&J and Blueberry PB&J – this addition to the fruit bar line tastes like a traditional PB&J sand- wich; Just Great Stuff Peanut Butter Powder – the innovative product has 1.5 grams of fat per serving, which is 90 percent less than traditional peanut but- ter. Three flavors are available – Chocolate, Original and Pro- tein Plus make for great smoothies, on sandwiches or with crackers. Great for backpacking and camping; and Bake It Like Betty Lou Mixes – it offers Cupcake, Cookie, Bread and Brownie mixes – all gluten-free, non-GMO and a number of organic ingredients. Sweet- ened only with organic coconut sugar (no cane sugar) – all that is needed is oil and water. Betty Lou's is thankful and proud to be able to donate more than a million bars a year to local food banks. Betty Lou's is still, and will always be, passionate about the ingredients used in the products produced. For more information, visit www.betty lousinc.com. Heritage Health Food: Natural Food's Best Kept Secret For over seven years, the perfect storm has been cooking in East Tennessee. Heritage Health Food, an upstart health food company founded by Don Otis, his wife Kim and three sons is reinventing healthy. Don's background as a retired executive of Kellogg's Natural Food Division and Kim's over 35 years as a vegetarian cook has poised this family owned and operated business for exciting nationwide expansion first quarter of 2017. Heritage Health Food is a delicious brand that includes 10 brand new, all natural, vegan meat alternatives, including its Frozen Sizzle Burger, Vegebob, Garden Grain Burger and Corn Nuggets, plus six canned veggie meats: Vegeburger, Vege-Steak, Vege-Scallops, Dinner Cutlets, Chik'n Bites and Mini Links. Past favorites include a frozen Jumbo Hot Dog, Veggie Hot Dog, Jumbo Corn Dog, Corn Dog, Breakfast Sausage, Sausage Crumblers, Chick'n Ten- der and VegeFish Fillet. The industry-changing shelf-sta- ble, just-add-water line direct from Kim's kitchen called Kim's Simple Meals is changing the way people think of quick, healthy food. This line is on shelves nationwide with simple, clean and healthy attributes (USDA Organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, vegan, kosher, peanut/nut) that are perfect for just about any consumer. Kim's Simple Meals are great pre- pared straight out of the box, but if you are craving something a little extra and want to spice up your meal, just add your favorite wholesome ingredients – and create your own gourmet adven- ture. The brand is growing. In the Spring of 2016, Heritage ac- quired the Worthington brand of frozen vegetarian foods from the Kellogg Company and Cedar Lake Foods, a vegetarian foods man- ufacturing plant. With these additions, Her- itage is poised to make a huge contribution to the national vegan and vegetarian plant- based meat alternative market. For more information, go to www.heritage healthfood.com or call 888.237.0807. Bella Lucia 'Twice as Good Without the Gluten' By Maryann Petta Cook, Owner and Presi- dent, Bella Lucia Inc. Boring, tasteless, dry – these words seem to be synonymous to the mind of the gluten- free consumer and buyer. Boring? Not Bella Lucia. These are au- thentic pizzelle waffle cookies without the gluten. Bella Lucia is the single producer of gluten-free pizzelles across North America. While still being handmade two at a time, these artisan gourmet treats will give an ex- citing flavor to your bakery or grocery aisle. Tasteless never! Our non-GMO cookies have been called addicting by our customers, and will always leave you reaching for more. Dry is often a word used to describe gluten- free. Many customers remember reaching for a glass of liquid to wash down their dry tasting snack. Never with Bella Lucia gluten-free pizzelles! They are always great with ice cream or alone, any time, any day. Bella Lucia has partnered up with Gard- ner's Candies of Tyrone, Pennsylvania to make a mouthwatering Milk Chocolate Driz- zle on our No. 1 seller Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla, adding to our line of traditional Anise, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla, Saigon Cinna- mon, Lemon Love and Chocolate Brownie. Woman-owned and family operated since 2009, Bella Lucia is nestled in the moun- tains of beautiful Cen- tral Pennsylvania, lending itself to its natural surroundings. The name Bella Lucia, which translates to "Beautiful Lucy," was named after my mother, bringing the authenticity of Italian heritage into the name and product. Bella Lucia was founded with the belief that there is a better way to eat gluten-free without giv- ing up flavor and taste, merging traditional baking with new dietary needs. Find out what Wegman's already knows about Bella Lucia. We are happy to work with buyers large and small. For more information, go to www.bella luciaglutenfree.com.

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