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few years of being taken to doctors all over the country, the Mayo Clinic fi- nally diagnosed our family mem- bers with Celiac disease. It was at this point we really started taking a harder look at the things we were putting into our body. We knew that one of the most important things was that the product needed to taste good and the second was that it needed to be good for you! Flax4Life was born shortly after. For more information, call 360.715.1944, fax 360.233.1212, visit www.flax4life.net or stop by booth #3620. GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com n JUNE 2017 n GOURMET NEWS 4 Publisher Kimberly Oser Senior Associate Publisher Jules Denton Editorial Director Lorrie Baumann Associate Editors Jeanie Catron • JoEllen Lowry • Karrie Welborn Art Director Yasmine Brown Graphic Designer Jonathan Schieffer Sales Floor Manager John Pechota Senior Account Manager Marcos Morhaim Account Managers Audra Cox • Nate Dumstorff • Anthony Socci Director of Operations Tara Neal Customer Service Managers Sarah Glenn • Caitlyn McGrath • Heather Canale Show Logistics & Distribution Stacy Davis • Jay Watson • Hannah Stefanovich European Sales Enrico Cecchi Publishing office: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 Subscriber services: Gourmet News P.O. Box 30520 Tucson, AZ 85751 Gourmet News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2017 All rights reserved. Founder Lee M. Oser www.gourmetnews.com A SPECIAL SHOW ISSUE OF GOURMET NEWS Flax4Life Going Strong for More Than 15 Years By Kasondra Shippen, General Manager Flax4Life's bakery is a dedicated gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free (except coconut) facil- ity. We strive to make delicious, better for you baked goods. All items are flax-based and loaded with Omega-3s, fiber, protein, lignans and made from the highest quality ingredients. Flax4Life bakes brownies, muffins, gra- nolas, cakes and buns for retail stores and has recently launched into foodservice. You will soon be able to find Flax4Life products on airlines, cruise ships, in college stores and many more locations. We will also be launching a few new items that should be ready for the marketplace in early 2018, such as take n' bake items. Flax4Life is a family-owned and operated business that has been going strong for over 15 years. Our family has been in the bakery industry for four generations. In the mid '90s, a few of our family members became really ill and they each had different symp- toms. For a few it was bowel and stomach problems, and for another the symptoms were so bad they could hardly walk. After a SuperSeedz Receives ChefsBest Quality in Craft Award Less than two months after introducing its new organic line of gourmet pumpkin seeds, SuperSeedz ® announced it has received the ChefsBest ® Quality in Craft Award, an award presented to brands that surpass qual- ity standards established by independent pro- fessional chefs. "I am very excited to receive such a pres- tigious award for our new organic products," says Kathie Pelliccio, Founder of Super- Seedz. "We put a lot of thought and love into developing these new organic flavors and it is a great honor to receive such recognition." The new organic SuperSeedz products were subjected to ChefsBest's rigorous Sen- sory Attribute Quality Analysis (SAQA ® ) process, which was developed by leading sensory experts to evaluate taste and quality in terms of appearance, aroma, basic tastes, flavor and texture. "The award is designed to recognize unique, high-quality products and based on our evaluation, the new organic line from Su- perSeedz was a clear winner," says Lisa Liguori, Chief Executive Officer of Chefs- Best. "ChefsBest has been awarding Amer- ica's best tasting foods for more than 16 years and we're proud to honor SuperSeedz with the Quality in Craft Award." The three new SuperSeedz organic flavors – Pink Himalayan Salt, Garlicky Dill and an indulgent Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt item – were introduced earlier in the year. Each is organic certified, Non-GMO Project Veri- fied, vegan, allergy friendly and will feature up to 8 grams of complete, plant-based pro- tein. The new line is the latest innovation Continued on Page 144 G OURMET N EWS T H E B U S I N E S S N E W S P A P E R F O R T H E G O U R M E T I N D U S T R Y ®

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