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GourmET nEWS SEPTEmbEr 2017 www.gourmetnews.com hoT ProDuCTS 1 8 Hot Products New Flavors of Graziers Whole Milk Grass-Fed Yogurts Sierra Nevada Cheese Company has introduced two new flavors to its Graziers line of Whole Milk Grass-Fed Yogurts. Mixed Berry and Lemon join a line that already includes Plain, Vanilla, Straw- berry and Vanilla in 6-ounce cups and Plain and Vanilla in 24- ounce cups. The milk that's used to make the Graziers Yogurts, like the milk that makes the company's Graziers Cheeses, which are of- fered in Raw Medium Cheddar, Raw Monterey Jack, Raw Sharp Cheddar and Raw Jalapeno Jack, is sourced from northern Cal- ifornia family dairy farms that have their cows – an average of about 100 cows per farm – on pasture for about 335 days a year. The farmers use intensive rotational grazing to keep the cattle moving from one small lot to another every day to ensure that the cows are always eating grasses with the highest nutritional quality to provide optimal nutritional value for the milk they produce. Cows fed on this kind of intensively managed pasture produce milk that's much higher in conjugated linoleic acid, an Omega-6 fatty acid that's thought to have positive health effects, than the milk from grain-fed cows. This kind of pasture management has also been shown to benefit the environment by reducing soil ero- sion and increasing carbon sequestration, the ability of the soil to capture and hold carbon so that it is not released as carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas. The Graziers yogurts are made from whole milk that's non-homogenized, so that a layer of cream forms on the top of every cup. The fruit is organic, in keeping with the company's clean ingredients philosophy. Sierra Nevada Cheese Company 530.934.8660 www.sierranevadacheese.com Franmara's Wine Bottle Triple-Wall Flask Wine Bottle Triple-Wall Flask is great for all beverages. It keeps contents cool and fresh and can be used for hot beverages like coffee, as well. Cold drinks stay cold for up to 25 hours and hot drinks stay hot for 12 hours. The Wine Bottle Flask is easy to grip and it will not sweat. It's large enough to hold a full 750 ml bottle of wine. The Wine Bottle Flask is vacuum sealed triple-wall construction made of 18/8 stainless steel. The flask has an easy-to-use screw top and is non-toxic and BPA free. The height is like a normal wine bottle, which is 12-3/8 inches in height by 3 inches in diameter. A wine label on the bottle contains information about the item with its bar code. Available in natural stainless steel or black enamel over steel. Retail price is only $19.99. Franmara 800.423.5855 www.franmara.com The Award-Winning Taste of Venta del Baron Venta del Baron by Mueloliva is an intensely fruity and complex extra virgin olive oil made only from the first Picuda and Hojiblanca olives of the season. On the palate, green herbal notes mingle with peppermint, almond shells, ba- nana and apple, resulting in a tasting experience that is at first sweet, then slightly bitter and spicy, with a nutty finish. Balanced and harmonious, Venta del Baron is delightful as part of an elaborate meal, or simply drizzled over crusty artisanal bread. Venta del Baron has consistently won gold medals at olive oil competitions, including the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC) and the Los Angeles Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards, and this past season has been no exception for excellent results. Venta del Baron earned both best in class and the gold medal this past May in Los Angeles, and ranked seventh in the "World's 50 Best Olive Oils 2016/2017," which is based on the results of the 14 leading international olive oil competitions. The French Farm 713.660.0577 www.thefrenchfarm.com Buttermilk Cracked Peppercorn Dressing from Stonewall Kitchen Last year, Golden Cannoli released a new grocery line, The Original Cannoli Chips, aimed to disrupt the specialty cookie category and bring more cannoli awareness to consumers. Since then, the three flavors – Powdered Sugar, Cinnamon & Sugar and Cookies & Cream – have gained placement in re- tailers such as Wegmans and Whole Foods, and continue to gain distribution across the country. The Original Cannoli Chips are sold in 5.1-ounce bags, and the chips contain no artificial ingredi- ents, no trans fats, no preservatives and are nut free. The product is being sold as a retail snack in supermarkets, delis and in specialty departments coast to coast. Golden Cannoli intends to launch a larger club pack, as well as a smaller convenience pack, in early 2018, as well as seasonal flavors. Stonewall Kitchen 800.826.1752 www.stonewallkitchen.com Meat Sticks to Save Virginia Family Farms Landcrafted Food is a new brand of smoked meat sticks offered by founders Gary Mitchell and Brantley Ivey, who are raising cattle in Grayson County, Virginia. They've been in the business of supplying fresh beef to Washington, D.C. restaurateurs for the past decade, and the new meat sticks, offered in two flavors — Original Smoked Beef Stick and Sweet Smoked Beef Stick — are a new venture in vertical integration of their grass-fed cattle farming operations. They're buying humanely-raised grass-fed cattle for a premium price from their neighboring small family farmers and turning the meat into pre- mium meat snacks in a new facility on their farm. The premium prices they're paying for beef that's raised according to their quality standards are an important means of providing extra income to help those farmers stay afloat when commodity beef prices have slid to the low points of cyclic price swings. Landcrafted Food www.landcraftedfood.com Murray's Cheese Introduces Exclusive Cave Master Cheddar Murray's Cheese has introduced a brand new cheese to its exclusive Cave Master line. Ezra, a Clothbound Cheddar, is the first cheese cre- ated by Murray's from initial concept all the way through research and development, cheesemaking and aging. Ezra will be exclusively available at Murray's New York flagship stores in Greenwich Village and Grand Central Terminal and online. Ezra was developed in partnership with Cornell University and Old Chatham (New York) Creamery. Aged 12 months in Murray's cheese cave, Ezra is modeled after classic British clothbound cheddars. It's crumbly and boasts bright flavors of lemon curd and brown butter. Murray's Cheese www.murrayscheese.com Craft Ramen That's Mighty Good Mike's Mighty Good Craft Ramen is a northern California move to make the craft ramen experience that's available in some of the country's trendiest white tablecloth restaurants something that they can have at home. Five varieties of dry mixes are packed in pillow packs: Spicy Pork Tonkotsu Ramen Soup, Fried Garlic Chicken Ramen Soup, Beef Pho Rice Noodle Soup, Vegetarian Kimchi Ramen Soup and Savory Miso Ramen. Each offers organic noodles that cook in just a few minutes after a pot of cooking water comes to a boil. The home cook may add extras to the rich broth and noodles, such as a hard-cooked egg, a handful of basil, maybe some fresh or leftover veg- etables and perhaps the last bits of leftover rotisserie chicken to make a complete customized dinner. Each pillow pack retails for $2.39 to $2.49. Mike's Mighty Good www.mikesmightygood.com Bissinger's Introduces Mini Chocolates, Impulse Items of Exquisite Taste Bissinger's signature chocolate is now perfectly sized for an on-the go indulgence cus- tomers won't be able to resist. Bissinger's mini chocolates, flow-wrapped in individual single serving size pieces, are available in two top-selling flavors: 75% Dark Chocolate + Sea Salt and Dulce De Leche – crafted with 38 percent milk chocolate, creamy caramel, cinnamon and a touch of fleur de sel. These new must-have chocolates have only 60 calories in each piece, are gluten free and contain no artificial colors or flavors. They are crafted with the finest, respon- sibly-sourced ingredients including Bissinger's proprietary blend of Rainforest Alliance Certified™ cocoa. Each of the new mini Bissinger's chocolate flavors are packaged in a sleek, 50- piece count gravity feed display that is specifically designed for impulse placement and shopping. Bissinger's 75% Dark Chocolate + Sea Salt minis debuted this spring at 8,000 Starbucks locations. Bissinger's www.bissingers.com

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