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OCG Show Daily 5 1 Tuesday, June 6, 2017 STICK 'EM UP! By JG Riley, Vice President of Media As my kids get older, I notice more and more how relieved I am that we kept a mostly healthy kitchen. One without too many empty calorie snacks and fatty free-for-alls. I say this because I see the tendency of their friends to gravitate toward fried chips, sugary sweet cakey things and choco-stuff more often than not. Don't even get me started about how mostly everyone in the United States is supposed to be overweight these days. Including me. Formaggio Brand cheese products have been in my refrigerator for over a decade because we love the results when cooking with the fresh mozzarella, with meat and cheese rolls, fresh mozzarella and provolone antipasto salads and now pre-sliced meat and cheese rolls and the smaller rolled versions called Artisan Wraps™. Oftentimes we would slice the fresh mozzarella and meat rolls into bite-size medallions and morsels as snacks. Kids love them no matter what their age and so do adults. I'm glad to report that Formaggio Brand has caught onto this trend of its loyal and growing fan base's snacking habits and has finally begun to roll out the quality fresh mozzarella snacks. First, there's the classic fresh moz- zarella and cheese roll Formaggio 'rolled out' (truly sorry for the pun) about 20 years ago. Formaggio has just begun pre-slicing rolls and has put those slices into a con- venient individual pouch called Roll-Ups™ – there are five spirals per EZ- open gusset bag in a 3.75- ounce package. All our favorite Formaggio Brand meat and cheese vari- eties are accounted for – fresh mozzarel- la with capicola, Genoa salami, pepper- oni, prosciutto, applewood smoked pro- sciutto and soppressata. Alongside the individually packed spirals are a snack version of Formaggio Brand's uber-popular aforementioned Artisan Wraps product appro- priately named Stick-Ups™. They are finger-size sticks of fresh mozzarella wrapped in a piece of delicious Italian style deli meat. They have the same flavors as with the spirals, with six in each pack, making 4.5 ounces here. Put Formaggio's Roll-Ups and Stick-Ups in your refrigera- tor, in the kids bags or lunchboxes for lunch, put them in your bag for lunch, but no matter what you do, if you want for you and your family – and your cus- tomers – to snack healthily, make tracks for Formaggio's new snacks at booth #2591. Learn more at booth #2591. HELA BRATWURST SAUCE FROM GOURMET INTERNATIONAL Gourmet International is introducing Bratwurst Sauce as part of its extensive line of Hela sauces from Germany. Hela sauces are known for highest quality and unrivaled flavor. They are a most wel- come addition to any barbecue, and the new Hela Bratwurst sauce is definitely no exception. Hela Brat sauce is deliciously fruity and spicy; it is the perfect complement to bratwurst and so much more. Try it on a burg- er, hot dog, to dip French fries, or use generously to add zing to marinades, dips and even dressings. Hela is committed to quality and sustain- ability. By choosing optimal raw ingredients culti- vated and prepared using environmentally friendly methods, Hela flavors your world. The suggested retail price is $3.99. For more information, go to www.gourmetint.com. SHELF-STABLE CLEAN LABEL FLAVORED BUTTERS FROM CHEF SHAMY Chef Shamy introduces Fresh Churned ® butter brand. The driving force behind all Chef Shamy brands is great flavor and clean labels. The new Fresh Churned brand does not disap- point. The idea behind fresh churned was to provide a 'never-frozen' product that would preserve the flavor and smooth mouth feel of butter fresh from the churn. Virtually all commercially manufactured butter is frozen immedi- ately after packing to preserve shelf life. Chef Shamy takes butter fresh from the churn and mixes in its propri- etary fresh ingredients and delivers straight to the grocer. With a little bit of science and a lot of common sense and testing, Chef Shamy now has certified shelf stable garlic butter, honey butter and real buttercream frostings to offer to grocery store bakeries and foodser- vice. Through a proprietary process, Chef Shamy butters, including its new Fresh Churned brand, are certified food safe at room temperature for four months. That means these butters can be packed in crystal clear clam shells with a fresh churned look and feel. They can be sold right out of the bak- ery, produce or meat department to enhance bread, meats and vegetables. Grocers will never need to worry about food safety and consumers can keep these butters out and near where they cook for quick and easy application. Keep in mind that all these butters are 100 percent real butter. Often demonstrated on the outside of a grilled cheese sandwich, the garlic butter reigns supreme for flavor. It carries the cleanest label of any commercially available garlic spread. Ingredients include: butter (cream, salt), garlic, parmesan cheese, fresh chopped garlic, salt, garlic powder, herbs & spices. Current industry offerings infuse similar products with oils, water and chemicals as they have done for years. Additional offerings include Onion, Pesto, Lemon Dill and Southwestern on the savory side. On the sweet side of the ledger are Cinnamon, Vanilla Bean and Strawberry Honey Butters. Consumers want clean label, healthier-for-you prod- ucts. Chef Shamy has produced a product on which any home chef would be proud to put their name. The newest addition to the line-up (2017 flavor) is Strawberry Honey Butter. With a light fluffy texture and flavored with real strawberry, it stays true to the Shamy mission. Included in a line-up that has seen double digit growth and is adding profitability to the dairy set and to the bak- ery and meat departments are three honey butters, two savory but- ters and four finishing butters. Real Butter Cream Frosting Chef Shamy has now added a real butter cream frosting in two flavors, Vanilla and Chocolate. Each frosting is infused with only four ingredients, leaving them dozens short of the current commercial offerings. Once again, Chef Shamy leans to quality and provides a bakery solution and a retail solution with real buttercream. For more information, visit butter.chef shamy.com or stop by booth #4508. LANTMÄNNEN UNIBAKE PROVIDES FAVORITE INGREDIENTS & MORE Lantmännen Unibake is committed to bringing expertise and passion to cus- tomers worldwide. The company's bak- ing tradition goes back more than 130 years and is rooted in old-world, authen- tic recipes. Whether you're looking for bakery products in a European style with an American flair or American style with a European flair, Lantmännen Unibake has spent generations crafting a product to perfectly suit your needs. "Lantmännen Unibake has a long heritage of artisan bakery methods," said Scott Rosenberg, Director of Marketing for Lantmännen Unibake USA. "For many years, we've crafted good morn- ings with time-honored European baking techniques. We take great pride in all of our products and are always looking for new ways to delight our customers as well as their customers." Lantmännen Unibake offers a wide variety of sweet, gourmet pastries like delicious Danishes, and high-quality croissants featuring flavors like Multigrain, Oat & Honey and Pain Au Chocolat. Pre-proofed, pre-glazed and pre-filled, these pastries can go straight from freezer to oven to customer in a matter of minutes, allowing retailers to minimize waste and maximize sales. Lantmännen Unibake also offers incredi- bly rich and flavorful breads that can come in anything from baguettes and loafs to rolls and petit pains. In fact, because sand- wiches have been on-trend for so many years, there have recently been an explosion of creative recipes and gourmet prod- ucts for customers to choose from. After all, delivering a great tasting sandwich takes more than just quality ingredients – it takes the knowledge and expertise to know how well those ingre- dients go together. That's why Lantmännen Unibake has a number of experts on staff who can help "grocer- ants" and deli departments with new recipe development using the many Euro-Bake ® breads, which come in a variety of different shapes, sizes and fla- vors to meet each retailer's unique needs. Lantmännen Unibake USA is a wholly owned sub- sidiary of Lantmännen Unibake. Lantmännen operates 36 bakeries in 21 countries and has been operating for over 150 years in Europe. In 1995, Lantmännen Unibake USA began importing Schulstad premium frozen pastries for North American restaurants, bakeries, cafés and upscale stores. Lantmännen Unibake USA also produces Euro-Bake, a line of artisan breads and rolls in the U.S., and has distribution throughout North America to provide customers with con- sistent, quality products. For more information, visit www.unibake usa.com, call 630.963.4781 or stop by booth #4456.