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GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com n JUNE 2017 n GOURMET NEWS 5 8 Two New Seasonings from Salty Wahine Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Sea Salts' business revolves around the mission state- ment of "Making Eating Healthy Fun." Laura Cristobal Andersland learned the value of Hawaiian sea salts at a young age from her paternal Hawaiian grandmother. The award- winning Salty Wahine products fulfill the need to prepare meals with healthy premixed gourmet seasonings that enhance the dining experience. Salty Wahine uses local flavors of not only herbs and spices, but also of tropical fruits to create amazing fruit-infused blends that not only taste good, but also are eye appealing. Laura has created two new no-salt season- ings that are full of super fruits and premium pepper: Passion Fruit, Orange, Guava and peppercorns and Star Fruit, Lemon and pep- percorns. Salty Wahine takes pride in the fact that 84 percent of its product is Hawaii ori- gin. In 2016, Salty Wahine received kosher certification from the Orthodox Union. In August 2016, Salty Wahine was recog- nized by the Pacific Business News as one of the fastest growing companies in Hawaii. The Retail Merchants of Hawaii recognized Salty Wahine as the 2016 Kauai Retail Busi- ness of the Year and 2016 Hawaii Fastest Growing business of the year. In addition, Salty Wahine was voted Best of the Best Kauai's favorite product for the fourth year in a row (2013-2016). Laura received an SBA award for Hawaii's Exporter of the Year in April 2017. Salty Wahine has grown from a small part-time business to a nationally recognized family-owned company. The Salty Wahine team has grown from one to 10 employees. Laura has used her busi- ness experience to prepare her children to expand the Salty Wahine brand world- wide. Laura's children are the fifth genera- tion to live on Kauai, and have become full-time employees assuming all responsi- bilities, allowing Laura and her husband, David, to travel to food shows to further market the business. Salty Wahine received a Scovie Award for its new Dragon Fruit & Java Steak Rub sea- soning at the 29th National Fiery Foods & Barbeque Show in Albuquerque, New Mex- ico in March 2017. Laura has her marketing program in place to greatly expand gross sales in the U.S. mainland and Japan with the launching of new packaging and new products at the Specialty Food Association's Fancy Food Show in New York City. Salty Wahine presented prod- uct at the Tokyo Food Expo March 2017 and Tokyo Food and Bever- age Show (FABEX) April 2017. Laura and her team had an exciting and productive experience at the Tokyo Food and Beverage Show at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Hall. The Salty Wahine distrib- utor created a Hawaiian village to showcase the Hawaii companies and their products. Salty Wahine will continue to create inno- vative healthy blends for both the retail and food ervice sectors. Visit Salty Wahine at booth #1775. For more information, call 808.378.4601/4089. Silano: Traditional, Tasty Italian Silano is a contemporary supplier of im- ported Italian foods. Headquartered in Penn- sylvania, the brand prides itself on a rigorous endeavor for superior quality and unmatched customer satisfaction. All products are sourced directly from Italy and best reflect the traditions and culture of their respective regions. Cured meat, cheeses, gnocchi, olives, extra-virgin olive oil, Calabrian hot cherry and chili peppers, hot vegetable spread and grilled artichokes are some of the current products in the Silano catalog. Visits are made to Italy yearly to ensure that the quality of the product continues to meet Silano's standards. Cheeses include several varieties of cow, sheep and goat milk. Most of those offered represent authentic northern Italian culinary excellence, although as the product range is expanded, more cheeses from other areas of Italy will enter the product line. Silano cured meats include Parma, San Daniele and Italian Prosciutto using Italian pork legs, which are cured exclusively with salt. Silano also includes an exciting line of seafood items produced in Italy. Many products are har- vested from the Adriatic Sea in the upper region of Abruzzo. The freshest an- chovies are fished from the Mediterranean Sea and marinated to perfection. Other seafood items include seafood salads, anchovy fillets, shrimp, cuttlefish, octopus pieces, baby oc- topus, baby squid, sardines, mussels, squid and mackerel. The Silano brand is pleased to offer its customers the finest selection of Italian products that satisfies the needs of chefs in any kitchen. The Silano brand is destined to become a household name for reputable Italian ingredi- ents that are distinguished for high quality and ease of preparation. For more information, visit booth #2854, go to www.savellousa.com, email info@ savellousa.com or call 570.822.9743. About Billie-Ann Plastics By Mathew Rubinstein, Vice President of Sales, Billie-Ann Plastics Packaging Corp. We are a Brooklyn-based and family-owned manufacturing company that specializes in round, oval, rectangular and square transpar- ent plastic containers, in combinations of all plastic, plastic and cardboard, and plastic and metal. Our visual packaging enables you to show off your great products. Whether it is keep- ing it sleek and simple or going full on graphical, either option will enable you to show off your great products. If leveraging your brand equity is part of your strategy, then four color process or offset printing di- rectly onto the package will certainly do that. Our newest product will surprise both you and your customers. It is a cylinder that looks like a metal can, but it is not a metal can. As the company is named Billie-Ann Plastics, the material that is used to replicate this look is plastic. This allows you to provide a pack- age that achieves a greater perceived value without the added cost of metal. Two other product lines that can help you achieve higher perceived values are: One, the unCANNY CAN. This cylinder style has a ring-pull design that sports an alu- minum ring-pull on one end and a unique tamper evident form-fitting base on the other. As you can see on the company web- site, www.billieannplastics.com, the sky is the limit for the number of uses for this new and exciting packaging. What a way to make your product pop! Two, the Finger-Pull Plug Top. This is a new way to close our stan- dard cylinders. This container utilizes an inside fitting plug that is easily re- moved with one's finger. There are countless applications for this sleek and economical container. Colored plugs are also available with custom orders as well as a variety of printing op- tions. With Billie-Ann Plastics as your trusted supplier, your business is guaranteed to run on all cylinders. We can custom run to your size require- ments. We have a low minimum of only 1,000 pieces. Our smallest di- ameter cylinder is 1 1/2 inches increasing to 7 inches in increments of approxi- mately 1/2 inch. For two piece boxes, all lengths, widths and heights are ad- justable to your requirements in 1/32 inch increments. Started in 1973, we are con- stantly changing the way we do business to help your business. Billie-Ann Plastics is a miB Company (made in Brooklyn). Visit Billie-Ann Plastics at booth #1876. For more information, go to www.billieann plastics.com, call 718.497.5555 or email info@billieannplastics.com. Cento: America's Favorite San Marzano Cento Fine Foods became America's favorite brand for authentic Italian and San Marzano tomatoes by selling only consistent premium quality tomatoes at the best consumer value. San Marzano tomatoes are widely recog- nized by top chefs, Italian cooks and foodies as the gold standard for taste. Chefs prefer San Marzano tomatoes for not only their sweetness, low acidity and meaty flesh, but their consistency in flavor, quality and tex- ture. As the popularity of the San Marzano tomato grew among chefs and restauran- teurs, home cooks were hoping to achieve the same flavor profile in their kitchen, and the need for San Marzano tomatoes in- creased. To be classified as a true San Marzano tomato, stringent criteria and guidelines must be followed during the entire process, from germination to harvesting to canning. These tomatoes are best suited for warmer climates, which is why the Sarnese Nocerino area of Italy is the ideal location for them to thrive. The area's high water table, Mediterranean microclimate and rich volcanic soil from Mount Vesuvius all combine to give San Marzano tomatoes the taste and quality that sets them apart from other tomato varieties. San Marzano tomatoes have a firm pulp, deep red color, easy to remove skin, sweet flesh, low acidity and low seed count, all of which combine to make them the perfect tomato for sauce recipes. Cento goes to great lengths in monitoring its planting, growing and harvesting processes to ensure Cento Certified San Marzano Tomatoes retain the world-renowned flavor that makes them so special. Cento is one of the only brands that owns its own pro- duction facility in the Sarnese No- cerino area of Italy, which allows local farmers to deliver hand-picked tomatoes to the facility within hours of selection for canning. Its tomatoes follow all criteria and guidelines to be classified as an authentic San Marzano tomato, certified by an independent third- party agency, Agri-Cert, and then additional steps are taken with the company's own pro- prietary specifications and Quality Assur- ance testing processes. Cento Fine Foods is paving the way in transparency and traceability for consumers with Find My Field from Cento, powered by PAC Traceability. Using the lot code on the top of each can of Cento Certified San Marzano Tomatoes, consumers can trace their tomatoes to the exact field where they were grown with an interactive map at www.findmyfield.com. From seed to shelf, Cento Certified San Marzano Tomatoes are strictly monitored and held to the highest of stan- dards so they remain the premier choice for any authentic Italian recipe. For more information, visit booth #1136, go to www.cento.com or email marketing@cento.com.

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