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New And Noteworthy At The Market   Hard Boiled Eggs To Go Burnbrae Farms, one of Canada's leading egg producers has brought the convenient egg one step further. It now offers its "Naturegg omega-3" hard cooked and peeled for you. Perfect, ready-to-serve hard boiled eggs available in a single serve 2 pack format. For more information go to www.burnbraefarms.com/consumer/our_products/hardboiled_eggs.htm# (Posted November 5, 2012) Gluten-Free Rice Krispies from Kellogg's Kellogg Canada Inc. has recently introduced a gluten-free option to it's popular Rice Krispies® cereal. The new Rice Krispies® Brown Rice gluten-free is made with whole grain brown rice and eliminates barley malt (the source of gluten in the original Rice Krispies® cereal. The new cereal is produced in a separate gluten-free facility and each batch is tested to ensure its gluten-free status. The introduction of this new cereal will be welcome news for the many Canadians living with Celiac disease, experiecing sensitivity to gluten or choosing to follow a gluten-free diet, who in the past were prohibited from eating the popular original Rice Krispies®. (Posted March 20, 2012) Award Winning Olive Oil Olisur®, Chile's leading producer of olive oil is introducing it's award winning O-Live & Co.® Extra Virgin Olive Oil to Canada. The company attributes the fresh taste and superior quality of it's oil to a number of factors including the use of modern agricultural and processing methods and the emphasis on strict quality control. The olives are mechanically harvested at the peak of maturity and cold pressed within two hours of picking. The process minimizes handling, prevents oxidation and guarantees an extra virgin olive oil with an acidity level never higher than .2%. The company prides itself on being able to offer this premium olive oil at a reasonable price. (Posted March 20, 2012) Reduced Sodium Garden Cocktail from Mott's Canada Dry Mott's Inc. has reformulated it's garden cocktail. The all-new Mott's Garden Cocktail Original has 35% less sodium than before and no added sugar. The product is 100% juice and only 45 calories per serving. Mott's Garden Cocktail is also available in Low Sodium which has 65% less sodium than Regular Mott's Garden Cocktail. Beginning March 5, 2012 this Low Sodium cocktail will also be available in a package of 6x 162 mL cans. (Posted March 20, 2012) DNA Traceable Pork from Sturgeon Valley Farms DNA traceable pork is now available in Alberta. The product branded "Sturgeon Valley Farms Premium Alberta Pork" is an exclusive joint venture between the meat processor Sturgeon Valley Farms with the grocery chain Freson Bros. The pork is now available in all 15 Freson Bros. stores in Alberta. Using the new system, (called DNA TraceBack) DNA samples are taken from the Sturgeon Valley hogs at the processing plant and then at the retail store. The samples are then sent to the IdentiGEN laboratory in Lawrence, Kansas where their unique DNA identifiers trace back to the individual hog and verify product origin. Using DNA to trace meat is fairly new to Canada but it has been used in Europe for over a decade, and is becoming more common in the U. S. as well. Look to see more DNA traceable meat as more export markets begin to require it. (Posted March 20, 2012) New Gluten Free Bread by Glutino Glutino™, a long time manufacturer and distributor of Gluten Free products, based in Laval Quebec, recently partnered with U.K. based Genius Gluten Free, to bring Genius™ Gluten Free Bread to The United States and Canada. The company boasts that the new bread has full sized slices with a soft and fluffy texture, that are perfect for making sandwiches. This represents a real advancement in gluten free bread, which characteristically is a small loaf with inferior texture to regular wheat bread. Genius™ by Glutino is available in both White and Whole grain varieties and as with all Glutino products, does not contain artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. Look for the new bread in the freezer section of local supermarkets, specialty food retailers or at www.glutenfree.com. For more information visit www.glutino.com (Posted Oct. 18, 2011) Thin Bagels From Dempster's Dempster's has just launched "Thin bagels". The new 100 calorie bagels are half the calories of regular bagels, low in saturated fat and contain no trans fat or cholesterol. Thin Bagels are available in White with Whole Grains, Cinnamon Raisin and Multigrain with 100% Whole Grains. The new product is currently available in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. For more information: http://www.mapleleaffoods.com/en/market/baker/bagels/thin (Posted Mar. 24, 2011) Kettle Cuisine Gluten Free Soups Massachusetts based premium soup manufacturer Kettle Cuisine has expanded into Canada with a new line of gluten free single serving frozen soups. The hand-prepared soups come in five varieties - Angus Beef Steak Chili with Beans, Chicken Soup with Rice Noodles, New England Clam Chowder, Three Bean Chili and Tomato Soup with Garden Vegetables. The soups are packaged in 10 ounce recyclable bowls and are typically merchandized in the natural frozen food section of stores. Find out more at: http://www.kettlecuisine.com (Posted Mar. 24, 2011) Nourish, New from Campbell's Campbell Soup Canada has recently introduced a new product called Nourish. The product was created to address the growing issue of hunger in Canada and abroad. It is is a complete meal with a full serving of three food groups per Canada's Food Guide. Each portion provides at least 18 grams of protein, the result of a uniquely Canadian wholegrain innovation. Nourish is designed to be a reliable, appealing and healthy food source for all (those who prosper and those in need). It is available in two varieties, Six Vegetable Grain and Hearty Chicken Bean. Each 425 g can has a pop top lid, can be enjoyed heated, or at room temperature and doesn't require the addition of water. Campbell's is launching this new product with an initial donation of 100,000 cans to Food Banks Canada with the help of key suppliers Keystone Foods, McCormick Canada, Norampac and Silgan Containers who donated ingredients and materials and with the support of Pulse Canada. For more information: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/mmnr/smr/PDF/Nourish_Fact_Sheet_FINAL.pdf (Posted Mar. 24, 2011)   New Light Soups From Campbell's The Campbell Company of Canada has launched a new line called "Light Soups" which have 25% less calories than their regular soups. In keeping with an earlier health initiative to reduce sodium, these soups are also among the the lowest sodium varieties that this company produces with 480 mg of sodium per 250 g serving. Like Campbell's other low sodium soups they can easily be identified by the light blue band on the label. Look for the new line in four ready to serve varieties - Chicken Noodle, Vegetable Beef, Garden Minestrone and Cream of Mushroom and three condensed varieties- Homestyle Chicken Noodle, Vegetable and Tomato. To find out more at http://campbellsoup.ca/en/products/lightsoups.asp (Posted Feb 15, 2011) Whole Wheat Perogies Cheemo Perogies a division of Heritage Foods of Edmonton, Alberta now offers 100% whole wheat perogies. The new perogy features a three cheese filling wrapped in a tender dough made of 100% stone ground whole wheat flour. Cheemo Perogies are available across Canada and in some parts of the United States. For more information http://www.cheemo.com/news_whole_wheat.html (Posted Feb 15, 2011)

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