June 2012 - Oser Communications Group

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GLUTEN FREE FOODS
Bookbinders: gourmet,
gluten free soups and chowders
GOURMET NEWS JUNE 2012 www.gourmetnews.com
Bookbinders, a Philadelphia favorite since
1865, offers an extensive line of premium
soups and chowder. The company has recently
expanded its gluten free line to 10
items: eight vegetable soups (four of
which are Kosher) and two gourmet chowders.
All-natural and ready to serve.
Offering great taste, convenience and
portion control, Bookbinders’ vegetable
soups are in 15 oz. glass jars. This line
recently won the Gold Medal in the 2011-
2012 Gourmet Products Award as the best
new product in Soups, Stews & Beans.
Simply heat and serve, recap and refrigerate.
Flavors are Butternut Squash and
Mushroom, Zesty Tomato, Brandywine
Mushroom, and Sweet Burgundy Onion,
plus new flavors Irish Potato-Leek, Cuban
Black Bean Soup, Tuscan Minestrone and
Sicilian Tomato-Zucchini Bisque.
Bookbinders also has a full line of gourmet
seafood soups in 10.5 oz. cans. Two
are gluten free chowders: New England
Clam Chowder and Southwestern Clam &
Corn. Other gourmet flavors include Lobster
Bisque, our top-selling Snapper Soup,
Shrimp Bisque, Manhattan Clam Chowder,
Oyster Stew, Crab Bisque, White
Clam Sauce and Clam Juice. Some 51 oz.
foodservice packages are also available.
Distributors include UNFI, Natures Best,
Haddon House, DPI, Kehe, Tree of Life,
Two new dessert toppings from Stonewall Kitchen
European Imports and others. Please call
215-322-1305, email info@bookbinder
specialties.com or visit www.bookbinder
specialties.com for information.
Stonewall Kitchen, renowned specialty
food manufacturer for more than 20
years, unveils two new gluten free
dessert topping flavors, Dark Chocolate
Orange Sauce and Dark Chocolate
Coconut Sauce.
A foundation of Stonewall Kitchen’s
product development is to address customers’
preferences for new and exciting
flavor profiles and offerings using only top
quality ingredients, which bring out the
best flavors.
The Dark Chocolate Orange Sauce was
created using the best quality chocolate
liquor and all-natural ingredients, including
cocoa and orange juice. The result is
extremely delicious and perfect for pouring
over scoops of French vanilla ice
cream, fresh pound cake or decadent
cream puffs.
Dark Chocolate Coconut Sauce is a
mixture of fresh coconut flakes and
coconut cream, against a deep dark
chocolate sauce made from the finest
cocoa and chocolate liquor. This perfect
pairing of flavors will turn any dessert into
a decadent treat, and is especially
delicious as fruit dip or over ice cream.
For information on the sauces and the
rest of Stonewall Kitchen’s extensive
gluten free range, call 888-326-5678 or
visit www.stonewallkitchen.com.
Easy, healthy, gluten free, and
salt free from Purely American
Ever since they began scooping beans
in 1988, the foodcrafters at Purely
American have been creating an increasing
variety of ways for their customers
to enjoy healthy, delicious bean
based foods. Now based in Athens, OH,
they now offer six unique brands, including
their newest line, Cholent -
Kosher Meals Made Easy.
* Purely American - more than 80 storytelling
mixes. Each mix tells a story
about America.
* Slow Cooker Gourmet - dinner kits that
are salt-free, Kosher-certified and gluten
free (9 out of 10).
Gluten free
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nutrition expert whose firm, Food Consulting
Co., helps store brands and private
producers comply with regulatory rules.
“The use of [gluten free] stamps is becoming
more commonplace, as many groups
have the perception that the FDA is slow
to develop a ‘final rule,’ but consumers still
want to know.”
Domino’s Pizza recently introduced
gluten free crust provides a good example
of the importance of defining terms.
The company calls the crust gluten free,
but many celiac groups have taken the
chain to task, arguing that “low gluten”
or “safe for the gluten sensitive” would
be more correct, since the crust’s production
is not verified to be free of
cross-contamination.
Both premium and gluten free
The most striking trend has been growth
in the premium market for gluten free
products. The Thomas Keller-backed
Cup4Cup gluten free flour had a successful
debut in late 2011. Specialty
foods stalwart Stonewall Kitchen has
seen great success with gluten free versions
of their baking mixes (as well as
their dessert sauces, featured here),
while Sticky Fingers Bakery, Coffaros
Baking and Rabbit Creek have all recently
launched gluten free lines of their
top-selling products. Specialty flours
like almond and chickpea are showing
up in mixes; in the prepared foods section,
Euforia Cakes is just one of many
startups providing ready-made premium
gluten free cakes. Gluten free pastas
and shelf-stable boxed pies are also
available, and several brands have
launched frozen pizzas and pizza crust
mixes for the gluten free market.
* Urban Pantry Essentials -100 percent
organic pantry blends which are gluten
free and kosher.
* Farmstand Soup Co. - organic-based
dinner kits. Salt free, Kosher-certified
and gluten free.
* Pioneer Harvest - salt-free, kosher-certified
and gluten free mixes for high volume
retailers.
* Cholent – Kosher Meals made easy.
Kosher certified, salt- and gluten free
Not Just Bean Soup Anymore! Our innovative
brands satisfy the needs of several
fast-growing consumer segments:
organic, kosher, healthy life style, valueconscious
and gluten free. Additional
services include private labelling,
high-volume contract packing, licensing,
farm market branding and creative
product design. For information on
all that they offer, please contact
Ray Leard at 740-592-3800 or via
rayleard@purelyamerican.com.
The trend is also reaching condiments
and ethnic foods, from samosas to
Nueva Cocina’s Hispanic line. In
snacks, gluten free options include the
newly launched Real Deal, which
features a Sriracha-flavored chip in its
flavor lineup.
“I think the next trend will be protein,
as people on a gluten free lifestyle try to
supplement that part of their diets,” said
Joel Warady of Enjoy Life. The company
is coming out with a Crunchy Flax &
Chia cereal with protein and omega-3s.
He also projects, consistent with Karen
Duester’s observation, that gluten free is
an indicator of the huge potential market
for all “free from” foods.
“It’s not a fad,” he said. “People on
the bandwagon are just a small percentage.
The real market is maybe 25 million
people who have to eat this way to stay
healthy, and will continue to do so all
their lives.”