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GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com n JUNE 2018 n GOURMET NEWS 8 2 New Snacking Options from SUZIE'S Good Groceries Company, under its popular SUZIE'S brand, continues to launch cate- gory-changing healthy products while im- proving its healthy natural staples. Snacking never had it so good – great taste and "better for you" ingredients. SUZIE'S ventures into next level snacking in the "better for you" category by introduc- ing 2 Peas & A Bean – a delicious, high fiber, high protein snack. Its nut butter topped veg- etable puffed snack has everything you want and nothing you don't in a nosh. What do you get when you combine puffed yellow peas, puffed green peas and puffed red beans with a light dusting of almond butter or peanut butter or turmeric with salt? An amaz- ingly delicious snack combining 7 grams of fiber and 6 grams of protein with a crunch. SUZIE'S 2 Peas and A Bean Puffs are baked to crunchy perfection, delivering plant pro- tein, fiber, flavor and snackifaction in every bite. 2 Peas & A Bean are non-GMO, baked, gluten free, vegan and kosher. SUZIE'S GMO Free Puffed Cake Dippers are a delicious lunchtime, office time or any- time snack. Who says snacking can't be fun? What happens when you combine 15 triangle shaped puffed cakes with a reservoir of your choice of chocolate hazelnut, peanut butter or coconut cream for dipping? You get not only a delicious but a completely satisfying snack. SUZIE'S nut butter filled cookies redefine indulgent adult snacking, combining all the nutrient and mineral benefits from nut but- ters with a decadently delicious cookie, re- sulting in an exquisite snack experience. Its patented process for the filled cookies results in 45 percent of the cookie being the filling. Cookie Butter, Al- mond Butter, Cashew Butter, Hazelnut, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cream filled cookies change your idea of a treat for- ever. SUZIE'S has also launched Nut Butter Sandwich Cookies in five amazing flavor profiles: Oat & Honey with Peanut Butter, Oat & Cranberry with Almond Butter, Oat & Coconut with Cashew Butter, Shortbread with Cookie Butter and Shortbread with Hazelnut Butter. SUZIE'S soft & creamy cookie line drives sales and profits as the consumer will need to savor each flavor over and over. Nothing says snacking like flatbreads, so SUZIE'S is launching its newest flatbreads: Sprouted Multiseed and Sprouted Pretzel Top. Made with whole grains, non-GMO, kosher and delicious. Whatever your favorite nosh, it sits best on a SUZIE'S An- cient Grain Flatbread; also avail- able in five other kamut or spelt based flavors. The company didn't stop there. You haven't snacked till you've tried popped Lotus Seeds, avail- able in five flavor profiles, Sprouted Rice Puddings made with coconut milk, Organic Pop- corn Cakes or peanut butter topped Chocolate Rice Cakes. SUZIE'S – Innovation you can taste. Innovation for your health! Innovation that drives sales! For more information, visit booth #5770, go to www.goodgroceries.com, email info@good- groceries.com, call 718.768.0821, follow the company on Pinterest and Instagram or go to www.twitter.com/SuziesBrand and www .facebook.com/Suzies.Natural.Products. Mediterranean Minded and Torku Provide Products and Marketing Torku and Mediterranean Minded provide the highest quality confectionery products from Turkey. With over 900,000 micro-farm- ers in its extensive co-op providing the best in natural ingredients, Torku is the largest manufacturer of healthy beet sugar and cook- ies from Turkey. Mediterranean Minded's Founder and President, Fatih Akarsu, was born into the food distribution and production industry through his family's business in Samsun, Turkey. He attended Pamukkale Univer- sity in Denizli, Turkey where he earned degrees in Marketing and International Economics. After relocating to the United States, he became an American citizen. In January 2000, he founded Mediterranean Minded. The company is located in Fair Lawn, New Jersey and is dedicated to bringing the finest natural Mediterranean food items to the food distribution net- works in the United States. The com- pany's wide product selection includes cookies, cakes, wafers, biscuits, choco- late, gummies, candies and specialty items from Turkey. Torku's North & South American Sales & Marketing team offers customers high-qual- ity products at affordable prices. Together, with Mediterranean Minded Inc., the two can offer excellent marketing options and can also provide custom packaging tailored to customers' goods purchased overseas. Akarsu's goal is for the healthy Mediter- ranean diet to be available in the North American marketplace. Mediterranean Minded's focus is fine-tuned to the goal of being a premier food supplier to the hospitality, in- stitutional, grocery and spe- cialty food retailer industries. It is seeking key reps and distributors to help with some of its vertical market needs and would like to meet at the show. Akarsu is proud of the partnership with Torku and its quality and high-tech factories, which allows the companies to provide both product and marketing to U.S. and Canadian customers. Akarsu says the company can provide both branded and private label op- portunities in terms of marketing. He adds that his company wants to pro- vide the buyers at the show with a healthy choice of high-quality cookies and candies at great prices for all vertical market distri- butions. Mediterranean Minded, in conjunc- tion with Torku, is able to direct marketing to a wide variety of supermarkets, big box mass re- tailers, private label customers, specialty retail- ers, drug stores, convenience re- tailers, clubs (club packs) and dollar trade, as well as the distributors selling into these trades. This spring, the company launched a lineup that includes cool specialty items for retail as well as bulk products for commercial and big box movers. This in- cludes new singles that can be sold not only at convenience stores, but as high- quality specialty items for supermarkets as well. Visit Torku/Mediterranean Minded at booth #2309. For more information, go to www.mminded.com or call 800.657.5430. Otto's Cassava Flour is so user-friendly that it can be used as a one-to-one substitute for wheat flour in many traditional recipes. Otto's Cassava Flour is an easy-to-use al- ternative baking flour, allergen-friendly (no gluten, grains, nuts or soy), certified gluten- free, paleo, non-GMO and kosher, and is en- dorsed by The Autism Hope Alliance. Otto's Cassava Flour – pronounced [kuh- sah-vuh] – is a single-ingredient, non-GMO, gluten-, grain- and nut-free baking flour. It is derived from 100 percent Brazilian Yuca root using a proprietary, all-natural process that incorporates the whole root (not just the ex- tracted starch like tapioca), leaving fiber and nutrients intact. Otto's is a truly superior flour that's not only naturally mild and deli- cious, but renewable and sustainable as well. Otto's understands that educating the consumer is an important part of marketing an innovative product. It has a thriving so- cial media community of Otto's-Cassava- Flour-fans who re-create, develop and share recipes with the company and one another on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. The company tests those recipes and shares the best ones on its website with pictures, videos and detailed step-by-step instruc- tions. In short: Otto's works hard to support the community in this way, which ulti- mately translates into higher sell-through for you! Whether your customers are experienced chefs or are brand-new to the grain-free lifestyle, Otto's Cassava Flour is the one product that can truly revolutionize the way they bake. Visit Otto's at booth #4211, Special Events Hall (1D). For more information, go to www.ottosnaturals.com, call 732.654.6886 or email info@ottosnaturals.com. Otto's (Cont'd. from p. 1) Our world famous licorice is made in Sydney, Australia before being exported globally. As well as the original Darrell Lea licorice, our brand portfolio also includes RJ's and Lucky Country. RJ's is batch made out of a small town in New Zealand and is market leading in terms of both quality and ingredients. Lucky Country is made out of the same fac- tory as Darrell Lea but captures that full fla- vor experience that candy purists love. We are basically 'the home of soft licorice.' GN: Who can customers buy through in the U.S.? JC: Earlier this year, we step changed our U.S. business by setting up our very own sales team under our own U.S. entity – DL Distribution. We now work directly with our retailer part- ners, distributors and broker network through- out the U.S. This allows us to get one step closer to the consumer, ensuring that our offer remains relevant and our NPD market leading. GN: Why should retailers stock Darrell Lea Liquorice? JC: Darrell Lea is currently the No.1 soft liquorice in the U.S. and our brand portfolio ac- counts for over 50 percent of the premium seg- ment value (IRI data). What has become apparent in the last few years is that consumers are moving away from traditional brands and seeking out products that both taste better but are also made using quality ingredients. You won't find preservatives or high fructose corn syrup in any of our brands – instead we source only the best ingredients, with recipes perfected over 60 years, and proudly call out claims such as 'no artificial colors or flavors, Non-GMO Project, nut free and vegetarian friendly.' Con- sumers are increasingly switching out of major brands into products with cleaner ingredient decks. We are naturally positioned in this space. GN: What news do you have in 2018? JC: We have very exciting news for 2018 that includes a complete revamp of our current range. This will see our current peg bags move into a new look 7 ounce resealable pouch bag that helps us meet consumer needs around por- tion control and freshness. As well as our new look 'traditional' range, we are introducing Darrell Lea in a 10 ounce laydown bag to cater for our growing consumer base. The laydown format still accounts for over 50 percent of all licorice sales in the U.S. What our product will bring to the market is the same great format that Americans know and love – but with a very clean ingredient deck and an amazingly soft bite. We are excited about bringing a better licorice to the U.S. market. Our consumers will also be pleased to know that Darrell Lea is now Non-GMO Project certified and the logo will start appearing on our products from August. GN: Where is the company headed in the future? JC: With a dedicated U.S. sales team and a new and exciting look for the U.S., this is very much the beginning for us. We have the original, softest, best tasting licorice in the U.S. and are excited about sharing our story with more Americans than ever before. For more information, visit www.darrelllea .com/range-usa. Darrell Lea (Cont'd. from p. 1)

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