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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n MARCH 2018 n GOURMET NEWS N H 2 8 Ariston Introduces New My Dressing Center Ariston My Dressing Center is a new, patent pending and amazing technology for your high traffic stores. Ariston Dressing Center is targeted to tech savvy Millennials and is easy to use for all age groups at the same time. In today's challenging and ever changing retail market, there are a lot of factors when a store makes a decision to add more prod- ucts or apparatus to sell existing products with a new twist. Ariston's Dressing center was designed with customers' thoughts and concerns in mind. With the dressing center, customers are provided with six different products with the thousands of combinations they can make with those six items in a very small space. Also provided is a touchscreen with recommendations for pairings, which is something customers always asked for. "What can I pair my oil with?" is the most common question from the Ariston con- sumer. Furthermore, the Ariston Dressing Center can mix up to two oils and two bal- samics at the same time in the same bottles at any percentage that the consumer wishes. Imagine how many different products and countless combinations that they can make. Imagine the satisfaction and entertainment of your customer making their own personal dressing. It gives them empowerment and the feeling that they are in charge of their own choosing. No predeter- mined recipes were thought of in a laboratory and put into a bottle. Additionally, your customer gets few, non-GMO, gluten-free, clean 100 percent natural ingre- dients of their own liking. Imag- ine, if they mixed oil and balsamic along with garlic in- fused olive oil and fig infused balsamic vinegar. They can take this mix, place it in their blender and add pitted Kala- mata olives, capers, scallions, mustard, one anchovy and blend it for a few seconds: in- stant gourmet salad dressing. The sky is the limit. How about giving your cus- tomers some recipes? At My Aris- ton Dressing Center, they can choose from a number of different recipes and email it to their smart- phones instantaneously. They can go home, print the recipe or simply view it on their phone and execute the recipe then and there. Change the game for the bene- fit of your store and your cus- tomer. Ariston My Dressing Center gives your stores the cut- ting edge in gourmet food and new technol- ogy. This experience can only happen in your store – not online. For more information, visit booth #N1142. True Sustainability from Toockies An interview with Anna Marie Stauss, Founder and Owner, Toockies© Brand, Sinko Corporation. GN: What is Toockies? AS: Toockies is an important disruptor in the household cleaning, beauty and housewares categories. We are re-launching the historic, global tradition of cotton and jute hand cro- chet as highly effective, sustainable alterna- tives. What's old (the art of crochet) is truly green! Our handmade products replace plastic and petrochemical: sponges, scrubbers, paper towels; bath and beauty scrubbers, mitts and exfoliators; and other housewares. GN: What demographic does Toockies tar- get? AS: The stats point to a changing culture! A Unilever study states 33 percent of con- sumers are looking for products that make an environmental and social impact. Sixty-six percent of consumers (and a higher rate – 73 percent of millennials) are willing to spend more on a product if it is sustainable. GN: Why did you create the products? AS: We address true sustainability. Our products address the environmental impact of common throw-away, plastic, petrochem- ical household and beauty tools on oceans, landfills and more. Second, we make an im- portant social impact because our products are handmade by women in India. These are desperate stories of poverty: women's fair pay, flexible hours for mothers and support for local economies. We have been Fair Trade Federation members for seven years. GN: It is difficult to create and launch a cat- egory disruptor in the competitive household products category. How are you driven? AS: In my childhood in the Azores and on my travels, I have seen extreme poverty. I decided to do something. I realized there was no clearly defined answer, but the best solutions are to provide an op- portunity to earn income and life-af- firming work. At the same time, adjusting one's lifestyle and aware- ness in such a way to reduce waste is truly on-trend. GN: What is the controversy? AS: Each week, millions of commercial sponges, paper towels and plastic scrubbers, bath scrubbies and exfoliators, etc. are thrown out, even by enthusiastic, environ- mentally conscious consumers. Even so called natural products are often half syn- thetic and half real sponge. These end up in landfills and oceans by the millions of tons! Sadly, many consumers have not looked past convenience to see the problem. I was one of those people, so I understand! GN: How do Toockies compare to conven- tional or natural products? AS: Sponges, plastic scrubbies and paper towels disintegrate with limited use, leaving product debris behind. Because we use spe- cial 100 percent cotton fiber and spe- cific ribbing, our products remain durable and highly effective, making it the most economical option avail- able. Toockies are 100 percent biodegradable and can be re-pur- posed for many things (potting mesh, trash- can and shoe deodorizers, etc). Petrochemical and plastic products cannot be sustainably reused. In the case of paper tow- els, they are often not recycled, and the amount used per family is staggering. Toockies, unlike other products, can be ef- fectively sanitized by simply machine washing and tumble drying or boiled in water. Mi- crowaves and dishwashers have been proven to be ineffective in eliminating grime and harmful bacteria in conventional products. GN: What is your Expo promotion? AS: Fresh Ideas, Table #F10! Fifteen percent and beautiful starter bundles! For more information, visit Fresh Ideas Table #F10, email amstauss@toockies.com, call 408.371.3007 or email info@toockies.com. The 'Labeler' from Lone Peak The "Labeler" provides the most depend- able, user friendly and cost-effective label and tag printing system available. It pro- duces a very high-quality label that will en- hance your branding and marketing efforts while meeting all USDA/FDA require- ments. The "Labeler" makes it easy to provide consumers with the info they desire. This in- cludes allergen info, nutritional info, cooking instructions and other attributes (like or- ganic, gluten free, grass fed, etc.). The company consults with its customers about their challenges with labeling, and then provides a working solution. This in- cludes label design, data management and customized software. Then it follows through with installation, training and tech- nical support. Lone Peak Labeling has recently introduced several new products in response to industry evolution and customer needs. Some of the new solutions include signage programs, front of package info displays and support for color label printing. The company has had a tremendous re- sponse to the "Labeler" system. It has gen- erated interest all over the country. Each new client brings needs and ideas that help it continually grow and develop its products. Every market that has a bak- ery, deli, meat or produce department will benefit greatly by installing the "Labeler" in their store. The system provides one of the best means for connecting with your customers and increasing sales. For more information, visit www.lonepeak labeling.com, call 801.243.9500 or stop by booth #2893. Worthington: Iconic Meat-Sub Category Leader Returns Worthington, an original mainstream leader in plant-based meats, successfully returns to the alternative meats category with the launch of 15 meaty, savory and delicious Plant Powered™ products. Worthington's delicious new lineup of frozen vegan/meatless plant-based products is being embraced nationally. New options include the savory and delicious Worthing- ton Burger, Deli Dog and Stakelets™. Deli- style options include 4 pound rolls and pre-sliced Meatless Deli Slices – Turkey, Ham, Chicken, Corned Beef. Dinner Roast™, Turkey Roast and Sausage Links are certain to delight the whole family of meat-lovers and vegetarians alike. Now for the first time, all Worthington products are made with non-GMO protein, and contain no artificial flavors, no artificial colors and no artificial preservatives. The Worthington Research & Develop- ment team is led by world-class food protein scientist Dr. James Chen. Dr. Chen has lead major break- through advancements in the latest plant-based meat tech- nology, with brands including Morningstar Farms, Garden- burger and Kashi. Since join- ing the company in 2017, groundbreaking new innova- tions in Plant Powered meat alternatives have been added to the Wor- thington lineup. In 2016, Heritage Health Food, led by Pres- ident/Chief Executive Officer Don Otis, ac- quired the Worthington brand from the Kellogg Company and combined it with Cedar Lake Foods, a vegetarian foods brand/manufacturing facility. Several other industry leaders in the meat-sub category also joined Don in his mission of providing high-quality healthy and delicious plant-based products. Combined – Heritage Health Food is making a huge contri- bution to the national vegan and veg- etarian Plant Powered meat alternative market with three national brands. For more information, visit booth #N2005, go to www.eatworthington.com or find the company on Instagram @worthingtonfoods or on www.facebook.com/worthingtonfoods.