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GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com n JANUARY 2018 n GOURMET NEWS 5 6 Novacart Launches New Look with New Website By Joe Miglia, General Manager, Novacart Novacart is known for our full product line of bake and sell paper packaging. Reaching a huge milestone in 2016, we are now cele- brating over 90 years in business. We have been leading the industry with quality and in- novation. Our company is about creating the standard, not following it. We have recently launched our new web- site, www.novacartusa.com, with a fresh look and improved features to guide cus- tomers through our products. We realize how difficult packaging is to source and many websites are vague, not showing all their products or what bakes well in each mold, which is why we feature our full product line and multiple search areas. Our new searches on the site allow you to narrow your field to the best choices for your project. You can search by type of baked good, size or even ounce capacity. Every year we add new products to our line. This year our technical department has worked to create designs that tailor to the American needs and three of our new molds are for the single serve market. We have had many requests to make deeper single serve molds; in response, our Round 3 5/8" mold and our Square 3" x 3" mold are now both 1½" deep. The added depth makes these molds great for pies, cakes, brownies and custards. Along with this is our new standard size brioche baking mold, a single serving, yet larger than our mini brioche cups. This mold is designed to stand up to yeast bread but it is also great for a jumbo cupcake or a beautiful pie. At Novacart we want to give our customer op- tions to enhance their look and differentiate their products, which brought us to add a new color to our baking line with lids. Introducing two individual size molds for the grab and go market that will fea- ture a terra cotta exterior with a white interior. One of the latest trends that came out this past holiday is a new generation of Panettone where artisan bakers are using fresh, quality ingredients and the results are incredible. To meet the needs of this growing market we are introducing three sizes of our corrugated molds (M-Series) that are formed with tall and sturdy sides to support the delicate struc- ture while adding a refined look. We know that many of our customers use our molds for the bake and sell market as seen in grocery stores and retail bakeries, but our products can be used in a variety of ap- plications, such as cater- ing events that bake or display in our molds, restaurants for plated desserts, or baked-in en- trees. Our paper baking molds transport easily and dispose after one use, making them great for sweet as well as savory foods. Our PET laminated line works great for quiches, lasagna and other savory dishes that make great to-go containers going from freezer to oven to table. Created from paper, a renewable source, Novacart prod- ucts are a perfect solution for the food indus- try. For more information, go to www .novacartusa.com, call 877.896.6682, email info@novacartusa.com or visit booth #1389. 'From My Kitchen to Yours' – Bringing Back Memories By Jan Hogrewe, Just Jan's "This reminds me of what my grandmother used to make." It makes me smile every time I hear those words. Growing up, we had a Meyer lemon tree in our yard, and I remember using the bounty of lemons to make lemon meringue pies for my mom when she was having dinner guests. When I first started working on my lemon curd for Just Jan's, that was the taste I wanted to recreate. Little did I know this recipe would kindle childhood memories for others as well as myself. For me, knowing when a recipe is ready to be produced is a gut feeling. I'm always grateful to my friends who give me feedback but when people taste my products for the first time and say "Mmm, this reminds me of what my mom used to make," I know I've hit the sweet spot. It never occurred to me that what I make in my kitchen could conjure up childhood memories for another. It lets me know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. Who knows, maybe there are some new memories just waiting be cre- ated! For more information, go to www.just jans.com, call 818.282.6236, email jan@justjans.com or visit booth #1374. Fruit Gummies from Kasugai Kasugai Seika Co. Ltd, located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, founded in April of 1928 has been creating confectionary products loved by the people of Japan and the world for 90 years. The longevity and growth of Kasugai is due to the company's constant in- vestment in state-of-the-art technology. An equal reason for the company's decades of success comes from Kasugai's employee synergy, which is based on the company philosophy of "Creating confectionary prod- ucts that are Delicious, Safe and Beloved by All." The fruit gummies produced by Ka- sugai are made with high-quality ingredients, have a soft texture and always retain the taste and fragrance of the fruit itself. For more than 30 years, Kasugai confec- tionary products have been exported to the United States. These delicious candies have three main features: 13 different flavors for consumers to select their own favorite fruit flavor; developing the fruit's flavor and fra- grance when you first open the package; and taking time to create quality. Every gummy produced is given enough time to develop the right taste, color and texture, which sim- ply means that "time" is what gives the gum- mies a soft and flavorful texture. Kasugai's main customers are businesses that reach young people as end-users. Pro- viding high quality imported confectionary goods into the Asian grocery category of re- tailers helps bring more attention to that cat- egory, while also assisting a long-term relationship within the category and con- sumer. Kasugai believes that snacks can help create an environment of harmony and joy. It takes pride in the fact that posi- tive emotions and expres- sions occur while snacking on Kasugai's gummy fruit products. The delicious confections offer con- sumers a reason to smile while enjoying a snack – thus, not only are the con- fections delicious, they pro- vide the emotional by-product of smiles and delight. Food safety has always been a vital com- ponent of the company's process. The com- pany has incorporated the ISO9001 System for Quality Management as well as FSSC22000, the International Standard for Food Safety Management System. Knowl- edge is the basis for quality and safety and Kasugai takes pride in educating its employees. A high level of education for all ensures that the company produces safe and de- licious products for consumers across the globe. Trends constantly change. Ka- sugai strives to create products that are consistent in taste and quality regardless of whether they were created in 1928 or 2017. Whether you're nine or 90, the company's goal is to con- tinue to create confections that remind end- users of the very first taste of a Kasugai fruit gummy. The company is launching the Ka- sugai Gummy Stand Pouch at the show. For more information, visit booth #2917 – South Hall, go to www.kasugai.co.jp or call 323.721.6100. How to Be Sure You've Found the Real Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland When you want the real Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland, there are a few things you can look for. In order to guarantee that you've found the one cheese that can deliver the sig- nature taste and consistency that you expect from Gruyère AOP, you've got to know where to look, and what it means. During production, each wheel of Gruyère AOP is systematically marked with the se- quential number of all wheels produced in that dairy (in the example here, it is 11,168th wheel produced) and the code of that cheese dairy that is produced it (here it is 4167). The day and month of production are also noted (13-3, or March 13th). These black markings are made with casein, the milk protein – even here, there are no additives involved. The name "Gruyère AOP" and the code of the production facility is also on the mold, so that from this point on, this info will also ap- pear on the heel of each wheel – this is an ef- fective way of preventing fakes and guaranteeing authenticity. But you can take it a step further – using the cheese dairy's unique code, you can go to www.gruyere.com/en/zone-production and enter the cheese dairy number to see who produced the cheese you're eating. Only the real Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland is hand- made in 170 small batches, from a recipe that has been passed down for centuries. Its inimitable, savory flavor starts with the raw milk of cows that are sustained in its local fields, and the maturation is completed in local cellars and caves under strict super- vision. The know-how of the producers, combined with the terroir of the region, makes Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland truly in- comparable. The AOP denomination, as well as the association of milk producers, cheese makers and refiners, are tasked with pro- tecting this flavor – and ensuring that it maintains consis- tency with its ori- gins, now and forever. Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland is 100 percent natural and 100 percent additive free, with 100 percent great taste. And of course, it is naturally free of lactose and gluten, as it has been since it was first produced in 1115 AD. For more information, visit booth #4510 or go to www.gruyere.com.

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