By Nicole Potenza Denis

The Lollipop Tree’s Summer Berry Bread Mix
Celebrate the flavors of summertime with this all-natural, moist bread that combines an American medley of red raspberries, wild blueberries and sweet strawberries. Simply delicious served with the company’s Raspberry Sauce and sweetened whipped cream. The Lollipop Tree’s Raspberry Sauce is made with a splash of Chambord and comes to you from bramble to jar bursting with the sweetness of summer. “Celebrate the Art of Flavor with Good Simple Food®!” Contact: Judee Ryan, The Lollipop Tree, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth, NH  03801; 800.842.6691; Fax: 603.436.0282; email: sales@lollipoptree.com; www.lollipoptree.com Booth 5909

Organic Garden Teas
Award-winning Serendipitea offers a wide variety of premium loose-leaf tea and tisane, including certified organics, single estates, distinct blends and accessories. Serendipitea is environmentally and socially responsible, using organic gardens and all-natural products. Committed to earth-friendly packaging made of post-consumer recycled and biodegradable materials and water-based inks, Serendipitea is found in the finest specialty stores and served in the most-respected dining establishments throughout North America. Serendipitea is serious tea. Contact: Linda Villano, Serendipitea, 32-29 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101; 888.832.5433; Fax: 718.752.0333; email: tea@serendipitea.com; www.serendipitea.com

Get Your Front Line to Boost Your Bottom Line…
…With training videos from NASFT. “My Job Tastes Good” is the real story told by real people—a high-energy, image-building video that will motivate and excite front-line employees. Olive Oil: A Timeless Classic for Today’s Consumer stimulates the senses with useful product knowledge information on the nuances of olive oil. Discovering Chocolate explores the wonders of fine chocolate as it delves into chocolate’s rich history, production and qualities. Contact: NASFT Education Department, 120 Wall St., 27th Floor, New York, NY 10005; 212.482.6440, ext. 140; Fax: 212.425.3053; email: esipos@nasft.org

Wine in a Cracker
American Vintage Wine Biscuits are cracker snacks made with wine and pepper. Available in three flavors: Red Wine & Black Pepper; White Wine, Shall-ot & Cayenne; or Chianti, Oregano & Crushed Red Pepper. Always an ideal accompaniment, serve these crackers alone like chips or with cheese, appetizers, cocktails, dips, crudités, soups, salads, pâtés or anything you can imagine. The striking combination of flavors and beautiful eye-catching artwork of framed grapes instantly create customer interest and adds rich color to any counter display or gift basket. Contact: Sales, American Vintage Wine Biscuits, 40-03 27th St., Long Island City, NY 11101; 718.361.1003; Fax: 718.361.0204; email: amervint@aol.com; www.americanvintage.com

New Retail Package for Award-Winning Hors d’Oeuvres
Dufour Pastry Kitchens’ NASFT Product Award-winning, superior-quality, contemporary hors d’oeuvres are now available in an appetizing new retail package. The handmade hors d’oeuvres offer innovative and traditional fillings in the company’s light, flaky doughs, handmade tart shells, phyllo and tortillas. Also available in foodservice cases. Dufour’s all-butter puff pastry was the winner in the Outstanding Baked Goods category in the 1997 NASFT Product Awards competition. It is available in 10-pound foodservice cases and 1-pound retail packs. Contact: Jon Vaughn, Dufour Pastry Kitchens, Inc., 25 Ninth Ave., New York, NY 10014; 212.929.2800; Fax: 212.645.8460; email: dufourpk@aol.com Booth 6027

Experience Macadamia Nut Oil
“A new kind of oil that’s nutty but nice…with an attractive hint of nuttiness,” said The New York Times about MacNut Oil. Celebrity chefs love its 410 degree F smoke point and buttery flavor that enriches every recipe—hot or cold, from fish to pancakes. One-hundred-percent-premium Australian Macadamia nut oil complements the Mediterranean Diet in that it is significantly richer in monounsaturated fats than olive oil. These fats have been shown to lower cholesterol and offer other health benefits. Experience MacNut Oil; it makes a great gift. Kosher. Contact: Andy Hopkins, MacNut Oil, P.O. Box 864066, Plano, TX 75086; 866.4MAC.NUT, 866.462.2688; email: info@ macnutoil.com; www.macnutoil.com

Crunchy Almond Cookies
Almondina offers its crunchy alm-ond cookies. Contact: Yuval Zaliouk, Almondia/ YZ Enterprises, Inc., 1930 Indian Wood Cir., Maumee, OH 43537; 419.893.8777; Fax: 419.893.8825; email: yz@glasscity.net; www.almondina.com Booth 5915

Flavorful Tapenades
Brickstone Fine Foods offers seven distinct flavors of tapenades. Exceptional gourmet taste combinations to serve as ready-to-eat hors d’oeuvres, to spread on sandwiches, accompany a cheese plate, or on pizza or a pita—heated or cold, the possibilities are endless. Tapenades are just one popular category in a full-service line which includes oils, jams, dressings, spices, sauces, salsas and condiments of all kinds. Contact: Sales, Brickstone Fine Foods/Au Printemps Gourmet, 2875 Labelle Blvd., Prèvost, QC JOR 1TO Canada; 800.663.0416, 450.224.8221; Fax: 450.224.7943; email: news@printempsgourmet.com; www.printemps gourmet.com

New Products from Wisconsin
Urban Processing, makers of premium kosher-certified cranberry products, will be introducing a new gourmet retail line at the upcoming Fancy Food Show in Chicago. Products are all-natural and free of artificial colors and flavors and include sweetened dried cranberries, cranberry syrup, cranberry topping/filling, cranberry jelly, gourmet coated cranberries, cranberry almond bark, cranberry turtles and gourmet trail mix. The sweetened dried cranberries have a robust taste that will have your customers coming back for more. Contact: Cheryl Urban, Urban Processing, LLC, 6011 Washington St., Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494; 715.423.5200; Fax: 715.423.3646; email: cheryl@urbanprocessing.com; www.urbanprocessing.com Booth 5226

Gaviña 100% Certified-Organic Coffees
Try Gaviña 100% Organic Mexico, Guatemala, Espresso and French Roast Coffees, in 5-pound bags and Gaviña 100% Organic Mexico and Guat-emala Dark, in 2-ounce portion packs. These coffees are organically grown, roasted, and packaged in strict accordance with the National Organic Policy established by the USDA and are certified by Stellar Certification Services. Gaviña selects only Arabica beans for these organic coffees, ranking them alongside its great specialty coffees. Contact: Yolanda Sanchez, F. Gaviña & Sons, Inc., 2700 Fruitland Ave., Vernon, CA 90058; 800.428.4627; Fax: 888.428.4621; email: sales@gavina.com; www.gavina.com

Hors d’Oeuvres from Good Wives
Good Wives manufactures a line of frozen, handmade, ready-to-bake hors d’oeuvres, consistently of premium quality. The award- winning line—Winner of the 2003 NASFT Product Award in the Outstanding Hors d’Oeuvres category and Finalist in the 2002 Outstanding Product Line category—includes fillo pastries, puff pastries, pâte à choux, mini quiche, tortilla wraps, feuille de brick pastries, and flat breads. Packaging for both foodservice and retail display cases with distribution either through specialty foodservice distributors or directly from the manufacturer via overnight shipment. Shelf-life is six months or longer. Contact: Betsy Brady, Good Wives, Inc., 86 Sanderson Ave., Lynn, MA 01902; 800.521.8160; Fax: 781.596.1331; email: bbrady@goodwives.com; www.goodwives.com Booth 6031

Microwave Ass Kickin’ Popcorn
Habanero, Bar-beque and Kettle Corn are three flavorful and distinct Ass Kickin’ microwave popcorn flavors sold in their own display boxes. Southwest Specialty Food also offers fundraising popcorn with your company’s or organization’s name printed onto a 3-inch by 5-inch insert card. The company manufactures and distributes more than 150 distinct gourmet products featuring not only addicting recipes but also attractive packaging. Products are all-natural and free of artificial colors and flavors. Contact: Dawn Taylor, Southwest Specialty Food, 700 N. Bullard Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338; 800.536.3131; Fax: 623. 931.9931; email: southwest@asskickin.com

Low-Carb Wing Sauce
Atkins and low-carb dieters will love the versatile sauces from Wing-Time, makers of a premium line of authentic Buffalo wing sauces. Made from all-natural and preservative-free ingredients, these five flavors are sugar-free and very low in carbohydrates: Mild, Medium, Hot, Garlic with Parmesan and Super Hot (with habaneros). With the upcoming grilling season, your customers will enjoy the multitude of uses on both meat and vegetarian dishes. These mouthwatering sauces are also available in 5-ounce gift sizes and gallon pails for foodservice. Product of the U.S.A. Contact: Terry Brown, Wing-Time, Inc., P.O. Box 919, Davis, CA 95617; 530.753.0804; Fax: 530.753.5817; email: eatwings@wingtime.com; www.wingtime.com

Chocolate Inspired by the Garden
Harbor Sweets’ newest collection, Peren-nial Sweets, is perfect for Mother’s Day, weddings and other festive celebrations. Inspired by a garden, handmade selections in rich, sweet dark chocolate include Nan-tucket Basket (toasted almonds), Topiary Toffee (almond butter crunch) and Sweet Iris (raspberry crunch). Chocolates are wrapped in gold foil and packed in gold gift boxes with hand-tied purple organza ribbon in three popular sizes. Hydrangea Gift Box filled with Sweet Iris is sure to be a favorite springtime delight. Contact: Doug Burritt, Harbor Sweets, 85 Leavitt St., Salem, MA 01970; 800.234.4887; Fax: 978.741.7811; email: doug@harborsweets.com; www.harborsweets.com

Rice Bran Oil
Tophé Rice Bran Oil is the perfect oil for the gourmet cook. Light in flavor and easily emulsified, Tophé is ideal for salad dressings and baking. With a smoke point of 490 degrees F, hotter than grapeseed oil, Tophé Rice Bran Oil is wonderful on the griddle and in the fryer. It is rich in antioxidants, vitamin E and gamma-oryzanol and is also all natural, cholesterol-free, contains no trans-fatty acids, and is low in saturated fatty acids. Available in retail, foodservice, and in bulk. Tophé Rice Oil is domestic, made from U.S.-grown rice. Garlic Rice Oil and Wasabi Rice Oil also available. Warehouses located in New Jersey and California. Contact: Lawrence Ames, Golden West Specialty Foods, Inc., 1201 Montgomery Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066; 800.584.4481; Fax 650.553.9423; email: goldenwest@sfo.com; www.goldenwestsf.com