Gourmet Retailer names BRIANNAS Dressings “2015 Best New Product”

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Italian Vinaigrette from BRIANNAS®  Salad Dressings was named editor’s pick for 2015 Best New Product by The Gourmet Retailer.

BRIANNAS Italian Vinaigrette is among the year’s most tasty, original and on-trend retail items, chosen for its innovation, taste and value. The new dressing was released earlier this year and has quickly become a staple for BRIANNAS fans worldwide.

Briannas-Vinaigrette-photo 3We are honored to have been chosen for this award. Considering all the great products in our category that were competing for the award makes it even more special,” said Carin Simmons, Marketing Manager.

The new Italian Vinaigrette is a blend of extra virgin olive oil, fresh Romano cheese, rosemary, basil and chopped Sicilian olives.

We love the authenticity of this dressing,” said Jeffrey Sadler, BRIANNAS’ Director of Sales. “The chopped olives and extra virgin olive oil add to the premium ingredients that our customers love and expect from BRIANNAS,” he said.

 The Gourmet Retailer  features BRIANNAS in its August/September 2015 issue.

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BRIANNAS’ line of 15 delicious gourmet dressings continues to grow in popularity among consumers who value food products made in small batches with premium ingredients. All BRIANNAS dressings contain no trans-fats or high fructose corn syrup, eleven are gluten free, two contain no fat, and BRIANNAS French Vinaigrette is sugar free. Recently, nine of BRIANNAS dressings were certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union.

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Sutter Home California-style Sangria

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Sutter Home Family Vineyards has a new pre-made bottle of California-style sangria that they have recently launched. The new product comes with a custom designed label that evokes the fun and carefree atmosphere that often accompanies sangria.

SutterHome-Sangria-photo 1One thing we discovered is that it also comes accompanied with a little voice in your head. This little voice goes with you everywhere, and any place that you see sangria being offered it says to you, “Hey, why buy a glass of sangria here when you can go back and open the entire bottle for less?”

Granted, drinking sangria in the office or at home with a few friends is different than doing it at a restaurant or a fiesta, but with a few slices of fruit and their company, it basically amounts to the same thing.

Plus, if you’ve ever tried to make sangria yourself then you know both the joy of success and the disappointment of failure. Being able to remove that uncertainty is worth the price itself.

Says Sutter: Sutter Home Sangria is inspired by traditional Spanish Sangria, but this wine has a distinctive California style—it’s lighter and juicier with subtle hints of citrus and spice, making it the perfect choice for festive social occasions. Wine drinkers today are increasingly turning to Sangria as the perfect refreshing beverage to enjoy at backyard BBQs, summer picnics, and many casual social events, driving the category up +7.2%* in dollar sales versus a year ago. “With the increasing popularity of Sangria, the timing is perfectly aligned for the brand to introduce our own version,” says Wendy Nyberg, vice president of marketing for Sutter Home. “The Sutter Home Sangria brings together what consumers love about wine and flavor, satisfying their need for a real wine that also provides a festive, fruity, and fun experience.

The Sutter Home Sangria is made from 100% premium California red wine. The winemaking team ferments the juice in stainless steel to preserve a fresh fruit character. A hint of natural residual grape sugar is added to the wine giving it just the right amount of juicy sweetness. The final blend is then infused with all natural fruit essences and spices.”

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Priced at $5.99 for the 750mL and $5.99 for a single-serve 4-pack

I Heart Keenwah’s Quinoa Puffs

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I Heart Keenwah has a new line of quinoa puffs that are vegan, high in protein, GMO free, and gluten-free.

We were able to try two flavors. The Sweet Chili, and the Herbes de Provence.

Both had that crunchy taste that you can associate with snack chips, but were a little bit crunchier since they are spherical, not flat.

If you are already a quinoa lover then you’ll immediately sense the difference between these and potato-based snacks.

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The two flavors are interesting. Spicy is a very popular snack flavor category these days, so the Sweet Chili makes sense to have on the roster. The taste certainly does have a kick.

The Herbes de Provence has a bit of a sage flavor profile, and our Official Tasters debated who would get the last bites of it that were left in the bag.

If gluten-free is your priority, or just something different and slightly addictive, these are a good choice.

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Summer Citrus Scents for Your Home

Slovoed App helps translate recipes

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Slovoed_logo_bibigParagon Software Group has created a new dictionary app that would helps non-native readers and food enthusiasts to follow more easily a recipe or an article posted on a site.

Comprehensive Slovoed dictionary apps contain translations for food and cooking terminology, and help gourmands from all over the world to follow instructions more precisely.

Per Paragon, “No doubts that many readers are deeply fond of culinary but due to lack of the language are limited. It takes too long for them to google for every new ingredient while preparing a dish. Slovoed dictionary apps (available for 35 languages, with premium content from the world’s leading publishers and lexicographers, such as Berlitz, Duden, PONS, Oxford UP, Cambridge UP, Le Robert, etc) make any translation task easy!

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