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MARCH 2018 n SPECIAL SHOW ISSUE Continued on Page 144 Continued on Page 146 Continued on Page 148 Continued on Page 154 Continued on Page 150 Alternative Sweeteners from Suzanne's Specialties Continued on Page 150 An interview with Kar- tik Kumar, Malaysian Palm Oil Council, Americas. GN: What is palm oil? KK: Palm oil is obtained from the flesh or mesocarp of the palm oil fruit. Like olive oil, Shoppers Shape Snack Food Aisle with Conscious Cravings Nature's Bakery Making Healthier Snacks for All Grain-Free Just Got Easy with Otto's Cassava Flour By Sadie Olsen, Founder, Otto's Naturals Many customers are em- bracing a gluten- and grain-free lifestyle. Navi- gating the complicated waters of multi-ingredient flour blends, while still avoiding common allergens Since its founding in 2010, Nature's Bak- ery ® is on a mission to bring the good- ness of delicious, healthy baked snacks to people everywhere. Started by Dave Marson and his son Sam, the Marsons believed that everyday life's journeys should Consumer trends have reached each part of the food industry, sweep- ing from the perimeter aisles to the center store, and from C-stores to online shopping. Now, with snacking once again becoming a priority for many, brands have Suzanne's Specialties has been supplying alternative sweeteners to the health food and industrial food markets since 1984. Its of- ferings include brown rice syrup, clarified rice syrup, tapioca maltodextrin, rice maltodextrin, rice syrup solids, tapioca syrup, agave syrup, Palm Oil Facts Continued on Page 152 Carlson Blends Benefits of Olive Oil and Omega-3s Continued on Page 152 Carlson is renowned for its quality and award-winning omega-3 nutritional sup- plements; now they're available in a premium olive oil. Carlson Olive Your Heart ® blends premium Terra Creta extra virgin olive oil from the heart of Crete, An interview with Jess Hilbert, co-Founder, Red Duck Foods. GN: Red Duck has al- ready brought excite- ment back to condiments with its ketchups and BBQ sauces – why taco sauce? Red Duck's Organic Taco Sauces to Hit Shelves Amoré Hazelnut Spread from Once Again Nut Butter Once Again Nut Butter an- nounces the first in its line of specialty products, Hazelnut Spread Amoré™ with Cocoa & Milk. This organic, fair trade certified, gluten-free product brings a delightful personal indulgence in the form of a gour- met product for a discriminating audience. Organic Partners: Better for People, Better for the Planet Drawing together some of the best talent in the or- ganic industry, Or- ganic Partners has built an impressive team of top executives, dedicated experts and talented staff. Organic Partners' international network of Continued on Page 148 Lone Peak's 'Labeler' – Dependable, User-Friendly An interview with Chris Ap- pelbaum, President, Lone Peak Labeling Systems. GN: Tell our readers about Lone Peak. CA: Lone Peak has been in business 28 years. Throughout that time, our primary Continued on Page 152 Bulk Hemp Food Ingredients from Hemp Production Services An interview with Kevin Friesen, Vice President of Opera- tions, Hemp Produc- tion Services. GN: Tell our readers about HPS. KF: HPS is a multi-generational, family Continued on Page 154 Continued on Page 154 Amazing Fruit Products-US Helps Kids "Fuel Your Amazin'" Three New Varieties, Two New Pack Sizes of Skinny Salamis In the year since its intro- duction of the Skinny Salamis™ line, Meat- Crafters Inc, a USDA cer- tified maker of artisanal salamis, sausages and duck breast prosciutto, had to double its production facility to han- dle the extraordinary growth. MeatCrafters, By Victoria Keller- Settin, Amazing Fruit Products-US, Sales and Marketing Good nutrition is important at any age, but especially during childhood, when the body is growing and developing. The folks at Amazing Fruit Products-US know how Continued on Page 148 Taste Nirvana Expands with HPP, Probiotic Coconut Waters Using premium Nam Hom "fragrant water" Thai coconuts bottled within hours of harvest, the third generation Thai family business expands its award-winning line of natural coconut waters with the launch of new chilled products using innovative HPP, flash Just Jan's started with 13 flavors of all-natural fruit spreads. As a new brand, launching with that many flavors was ambitious, and the company found that not all of those flavors were gaining a following and responded by consigning them to the archive. Since then, An interview with Michelle Liu, President, Essenergy, Inc. GN: Why is unglazed clay so important to bring into a 'green' kitchen? Just Jan's Remakes an Old Favorite Bone Broth Made Easy with VitaClay Broth Cooker Continued on Page 144 Continued on Page 144 Continued on Page 152 BOOTH #9405 BOOTH #5557 BOOTH #8114 BOOTH #339 BOOTH #N1649 BOOTH #5640 BOOTH #4457 BOOTH #1557 BOOTH #2893 BOOTH #1720 BOOTH #N1938 BOOTH #N842 BOOTH #4776 BOOTH #2124