Products
Ultra Premium Coffee
::Brioni’s
Brioni’s Ultra Premium Coffee, known for its convection roast coffee, is expanding into the grocery and specialty retail segment. “We painstakingly slow roast and air cool our beans in small batches to ensure an ultra- premium product,” says CEO Brian Whitney. “Brioni’s takes pride in using only the top 3% of Arabica coffee beans and translating them into some of the most consistent, complex-bodied brew that consumers will have the pleasure of sipping.” Retail price point range $9.95 for regular blend to $13.95 for all ultra premium blends. Brioni’s Ultra- Premium Coffees utilizes a trademarked method known simply as DROASTING.
Popcorn
::Kernel Season
Kernel Season’s Popcorn Spritzer is an allnatural, butter-flavored, zero calorie/zero fat spray-on popcorn seasoning that is made with a blend of canola, sunflower and corn oils and gives popcorn the taste of buttered movie theater popcorn. A 2.5-ounce aerosol can has a suggested retail of $2.79. Popcorn Spritzer pairs nicely with Kernel Season’s Premium Raw Kernel Popping Corn. With a suggested retail price of $2.39 for a one-pound pouch bag, it contains the highest quality popcorn available, one that is nearly hullless and pops up fluffy, tender and crisp. A 28-ounce jar is also available.
Baby Potatoes
::Green Giant Fresh
POTANDON PRODUCE is jazzing up the spud market with its introduction of Green Giant Fresh Steamer Whole Baby Potatoes in Sauce. Available in Four Cheese Sauce, Roasted Garlic Butter, Mesquite Smoked Bacon and Three Chile Sauce varieties, the tiny potatoes are packed in 13.9-ounce bags that are ready in an instant. Consumers simply place the bag in the microwave and heat on high for 4.5 minutes. The line has an extended shelf life of 30 days and features graphics that are designed to be displayed in the refrigerated produce section or cross promoted in the refrigerated meat or cheese section.
Pizza Sauce
::Lucini Italia Co.
Lucini Italia Co. has introduced artisanal Lucini Pizza Sauce. Made with vine-ripened California tomatoes picked only once a year, the chef inspired sauce is crafted exclusively during the Central Valley tomato harvest creating a finite supply which when sold out will not be reproduced until the following year’s harvest. Picked at the peak of ripeness, the tomatoes go from the field to sauce in less than 24 hours. The special recipe is made using juicy red plum tomatoes, garden fresh herbs, oven roasted garlic and Lucini’s own extra virgin olive oil. The sauce is packed in 15-ounce flip top cans
Honey Crème
::Honey Ridge Farms
Honey Crème is blended with the finest fruits or spices and is never cooked to retain the natural goodness of the honey. It is available in Blackberry, Cranberry, Raspberry, Cinnamon Spice, Apricot and Clover Honey varieties. Each are available in 12-ounce glass jars that retail for $10.98 and 5-ounce jars that have a suggested retail of $6.59. Honey Ridge Farms is also introducing Balsamic Honey Vinegar that can be used in place of conventional grape-based balsamic vinegar for salad dressings, marinades, sauces and reductions. It is packaged in 8.45-ounce glass bottles that retail for $13.98, with a portion of the
