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01. The latest products from
World Centric, a specialist in
compostable products for the
foodservice industry, are hot
cups and bowls made from 100
percent sugarcane bagasse, which
composts within two to four
months. Dubbed NoTree, the line
is an environmentally-friendly
alternative to wood paper,
Styrofoam and petroleum-based
plastic cups and bowls. Sugarcane
bagasse is the fiber that remains
after sugarcane is extracted.
NoTree cups are available in 4,
6, 8, 10, 12, 16 and 20 oz sizes and
bowls in 8, 24 and 32 oz size.
www.worldcentric.org

02. Columbus Craft Meats is
upping its snack game with new
products. The Hormel Foods
subsidiary is now offering its four
most popular salami products
in a snack-size format: Original
Italian Dry Salame; Genoa
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Salame; Pork Raised Without
Antibiotics Ever Uncured Italian
Dry Salame; and Pork Raised
Without Antibiotics Ever Uncured
Pepperoni. The line expansion
follows the May launch of three
Salami & Cheese Snacks products
from Columbus.
www.columbuscraftmeats.com

and a carrot-based salmon substitute soon. Ocean Hugger Foods,
Inc. is best known for its Ahimi,
the tomato-based tuna lookalike
that debuted last year and can
now be found in the sushi case at
dozens of Whole Foods Market
locations, on college campuses
and in corporate cafeterias.
www.oceanhuggerfoods.com

03. Gourmet snack specialist
Stacy's Snacks has gone cheesy
with its latest product. Cheese
Petites, crackers baked with real
cheese and featuring six grams
of protein, are packed in 4 oz
packs and come in two flavors,
Parmesan with Rosemary and
Romano with Garlic and Pepper.
They sell for a suggested $4.99.
www.stacyssnacks.com

04. The company that transformed tomato into sushi-grade
tuna plans to introduce an
eggplant-based eel alternative

05. In a nod to its hometown, Roth
has introduced a new limitedproduction, soft-ripened cheese
dubbed Monroe. (Roth was
founded in Monroe, Wisconsin,
and still has its creamery there.)
The cheese, made in approximately 1.6-pound wheels, is
smeared and turned by hand
every day as it ages for 30 days in
cellars adjacent to Roth's Grand
Cru cheeses. The company says
the cheese is the only one of its
kind made in Wisconsin.
www.rothcheese.com

06. Flatbread specialist Kontos
Foods Inc. has added to its snack
offering with 4 oz Toasted
Tidbits, toasted pita pieces that
the company compares to small
French fries. Perfect for soups and
salads in addition to snacking, a
serving size has just 100 calories.
Toasted Tidbits retail for about
$2.49 and have a 90-day shelf life.
Toasted Tidbits packages contain
four servings, with 103 calories
per serving.
www.kontos.com

07. Mediterranean foods
specialist Grecian Delight's new
line of Opaa! branded sliced
meats ship frozen to grocery
prepared foods departments and
are then heated for ready-to-eat
hot bar sales. The resealable bags
are similar to microwaveable
vegetable bags. Product takes
three minutes to heat.
www.greciandelight.com
http://www.columbuscraftmeats.com http://www.oceanhuggerfoods.com http://www.kontos.com http://www.worldcentric.org http://www.stacyssnacks.com http://www.rothcheese.com http://www.greciandelight.com
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