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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n MARCH 2017 n GOURMET NEWS N H 3 2 Clasen Quality Chocolate Launches Organic Baking Chocolate An interview with Beth Goeddel, Vice Presi- dent of Marketing, Clasen Quality Choco- late. GN: Tell our readers about Clasen Quality Chocolate. BG: Clasen Quality Chocolate is a privately- held company based in Madison, Wisconsin, that supplies a wide variety of chocolate and confectionery coatings to food manufactur- ers and private label grocery brands across the country. We also produce our own retail brands, including Artisan Kettle™ Organic Chocolate Chips, which we just launched this year. Our company was founded in 1959 by two German bakers, the Clasen brothers, and over time evolved into a candy company, and now a major supplier of chocolate and con- fectionery coatings to the food industry. We are a family-owned and family-operated business, with a mission to serve our cus- tomers better than anyone in the industry. GN: What brings you to Natural Products Expo West? BG: We want to let retail category buyers know about our new line of delicious, or- ganic chocolate. CQC recently launched two of its own brands of baking chocolate, in- cluding Artisan Kettle Organic and Kitchen Hearth™ Chocolate Chips, which are avail- able at select retailers. Here at the show, we are launching Artisan Kettle Organic Choco- late Chips and Baking Bars, available in a variety of delicious flavors. GN: Who is your target audience for Artisan Kettle? BG: We made Artisan Kettle Or- ganic Chocolate for people who care about the quality of what goes into their baking recipes; those who value clean ingredient lines, and allergen-free and organic product attributes; and of course, those who love delicious choco- late! GN: How do your products help retailers? BG: We think our products will grow re- tailers' category sales! The organic seg- ment of the baking chocolate category is small, but growing fast, and we see the po- tential for even greater growth. Many of the organic baking chocolate items in stores today are expensive and can taste rather bitter, limiting their appeal. We know peo- ple want organic foods, so we have worked to make delicious tasting choco- late chips at a more affordable price point. Artisan Kettle Organic chocolate chips and baking bars offer advan- tages not found on the shelf today, at a lower price than most. They are made in the U.S.A., they are or- ganic and allergen free and they have delicious flavor and texture, which has been designed to deliver a broadly appealing chocolate taste. GN: What is your company most proud of? BG: Our excellent customer service, and our high product quality and delicious flavor. We hope show attendees will stop by our booth and taste the difference. Visit Clasen Quality Chocolate at booth #4777. For more information, go to www.clasen.us or www.artisankettleorganic .com or call 608.467.3728. Coconut Ingredients from Franklin Baker Franklin Baker, Inc. has been a premier supplier of coconut ingredients to the global food market for more than 120 years. In fact, some of its customers have been with the company for more than 60 years. All of its product is 100 percent sourced in the Philippines, where it is transported to one of the company's three manufacturing facilities within two days of harvest to ensure the freshest quality prod- uct. Franklin Baker does processes and pro- vides services that its competitors cannot. 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