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PRIVATE 2017 www.gourmetnews.com n NOVEMBER 2017 n GOURMET NEWS P 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 Customer Service Managers Sarah Glenn • Caitlyn McGrath Show Logistics & Distribution Jay Watson • Hannah Stefanovich Sales Floor Manager John Pechota Senior Account Manager Marcos Morhaim Account Managers Beth Painter • Anthony Socci • Steven Taylor Director of Operations Tara Neal European Sales Enrico Cecchi Private 2017 is published by Oser Communications Group ©2017 All rights reserved. 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 www.gourmetnews.com Founder Lee M. Oser A Special Supplement of Gourmet News PRIVATE 2017 Custom Formulation from Captain Foods Captain Foods is a specialty food com- pany based in Edgewater, Florida. Since 1994, Captain Foods has established itself as a top supplier to the restaurant, retail and health industries. Its capabilities con- sist of custom formulation for seasoning blends, protein blends, sea salt and pepper grinders, and more. Captain Foods prides itself on working closely with its cus- tomers. Throughout the process, the com- pany continuously meets customer needs and exceeds expectations on the final products it produces, such as custom packages and private labels. The facility is an all-natural facility, and only pro- duces and packages natural ingredients. Captain Foods offers a wide variety of specialty hot sauces, ranging from mild heat to extreme heat and all heat levels in be- tween. These products are available for pri- vate label at a low minimum with competitive pricing. The company works with many small, regional and national chain restaurants on private label tabletop condi- ments, such as hot sauces, sea salt and black peppercorn grinders. Captain Foods strives to offer high qual- ity food products to its customers, with ex- traordinary stan- dards on cleanli- ness and quality control points within its facility. The company's dry packaging capabilities range from 1 oz. jar, 4 oz. jar, 8.4 oz. jar, 25 oz. foodservice, 5 lb. pail and bulk. In addition, it offers glass and PET plastic bottle options. Pack- aging options are flexible to meet every customer need and expectation. Visit Captain Foods at booth #F9615. For more information, email hello@captain foods.com, call 800.749.5047 or go to www.captainfoods.com. Gold Standard Baking Company: World-Class Baked Goods From melt-in-your-mouth croissants and but- ter flake rolls to Danish and English muffins, every Gold Standard Baking product is baked with special care for "taste the others can't touch." Founded in 1987, the company has grown from a neighborhood bakery to a world-class baked goods supplier. Now, with expanded capabilities, new technologies and new culinary expertise, it has everything it takes to be your go-to baked goods source. Gold Standard Baking has made it cor- porate policy to invest in the very latest, state-of-the-art technologies. Case in point: the company recently installed a fully automated laminated dough process- ing line, increasing its production capacity tenfold, while enabling it to produce a wider variety of thaw-and-serve baked goods than ever, with quality and service that's unsurpassed. Gold Standard Baking started as a gour- met bakery catering to the public as well as restaurants and supermarkets throughout Chicago. The Caparos family acquired the company in 2002, em- barking on an a m b i t i o u s , facility-wide a u t o m a t i o n program. Today, the Caparos family and Par- allel49 Equity have partnered together, com- bining resources and processing know-how to serve its customers even better. Whatever business you're involved in, there are at least a baker's dozen reasons to consider doing business with Gold Standard Baking, where "Velocity's Baked In." For more information, go to www .gsbaking.com or visit booth #F4023.

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