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Fresh Market in the Chicago area They are also available in Whole Foods Market locations in the mid-Atlantic United States, Natural Grocers and Sprouts Farmers Market, Central Market, MOMS, Giant Eagle's Market District, Kings Food Markets, Balducci’s, Giant Food Stores, Nugget Markets and Giant Food

Skyr (pronounced “skeer”) is a thicker, creamier Icelandic-style organic yogurt that is lactose-free, rich in probiotics, high in protein and contains 13 essential nutrients

Produced in Pennsylvania, the skyr is made from organic whole milk and sweetened naturally using fruits and cane sugar

Painterland Sisters Organic Skyr Yogurt is available in 5 3 ounces in five flavors:

Plain, Blueberry Lemon, Strawberry, Vanilla Bean and Meadow Berr y, as well as 24ounce containers in Vanilla and Plain

“At Painterland Farms, we practice organic and regenerative farming and put our energies in putting the land and animals first,” said co-founder Stephanie Painter “Our skyr is USDA certified organic, but in everything we do we go above and beyond organic requirements

“We source all of our organic milk from our fourth-generation regenerative family farm and others like it in Pennsylvania and we ’ re very committed to transparently sharing our restorative farming practices ”

“From all-natural fertilizers for the soil, to cows that graze freely on open, rotational pastures, we carefully think through every action and its impact on food, the environment, the animals and our community,” said co-founder Hayley Painter “All that goodness goes into each cup of skyr ”

Within a year of launching, Painterland Sisters has sold more than $1 million in skyr and plans to continue expansion nationwide It is sold in over 45 states nearing 1,500 locations

Let’s not need the tykes out; they need good snacks, too!

Beech-Nut Nutrition Company has reinvented another favorite snack designed just for toddlers: Dino Biscuits with Hidden Veggies and Dino Biscuits with Prebiotics These new biscuits are made with fruits, veggies and whole grains with no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives

Young kids will discover their favorite herbivore dinosaur shapes including triceratops, stegosaurus and brachiosaurus in each bag This stage 4 snack is ideal for tod- dlers 12 months and up and is a great alternative to other treats available to kids

Research & Development Chef Greg Tasker teamed up with his Beech-Nut colleagues to create these flavorful snacks made with fruits and vegetables

“My son, like so many other kids, is just obsessed with dinosaurs,” he said “It means a lot to me to create something to support his passion and curiosity combined with the goal we have to provide him, and all kids, with a balanced snacking option ”

Dino Biscuits, available in a 5-ounce resealable bag, come in two varieties:

•Dino Biscuits with Hidden Veggies in Pumpkin & Cinnamon and Butternut Bliss

•Dino Biscuits with Prebiotics in Banana Yogurt and Blueberry Yogurt

Dino Biscuits with Hidden Veggies contain veggies in every bite: pumpkin, butternut squash and carrots Dino Biscuits with Prebiotics are baked with fruit and yogurt for a delicious taste combination

Both Hidden Veggies and Prebiotic varieties are Non-GMO (made with ingredients that are not genetically modified) and have 9g and 10g of whole grains per serving, respectively

“We are excited to bring the first-ever Hidden Veggie biscuit and the first-ever Prebiotic biscuit by Beech-Nut to the market, each featuring purposeful ingredients inside a beloved children’s snack at an affordable price,” said Lauren Evans, snacks brand manager “What’s more, we know that these shapes will help to capture the imagination of young children and give parents peace of mind when kids ask for more ”

Beech-Nut Dino Biscuits are sold in the baby food aisle at Walmart and other retailers

Cedar’s Foods, the leading Mediterranean food brand in the natural and organic space, has launched its Organic Grecian Golden Hour Hommus

The zesty hommus, which is available at select Whole Foods stores nationwide, consists of a lemon and oregano base, with a chickpea, herb and red pepper topping The hints of oregano throughout are packed with flavor and really add an extra Mediterranean kick It’s the perfect addition to a charcuterie board or picnic spread

For the pantry, Ponti has released a Rose Wine Vinegar, available on Amazon This is one of the first of its kind of this type of product!

Rose wine sales in general have been brisk, according to Ponti, especially in the United States, where rose wine volume increased 118 percent between 2015 and 2020 2017 alone saw a rise in sales of 53 percent

Ponti Rose Wine

Vinegar is obtained from rose wine, which is characterized by its bright pink color and balanced wine taste It’s ideal with raw and cooked vegetables Thanks to its well-balanced flavor, it is the perfect versatile complement also to both meat and fish dishes, especially salmon and chicken

This Rose Wine Vinegar is excellent also for seafood, pork, rice dishes, pasta salads, fruit/berries and dressings/marinades/sauces as well as cocktails!

It is full bodied with hints of strawberries, and a pleasant, mild, fresh taste Ponti selects the best rose wine from among the top wines available throughout Italy, then transforms it into wine vinegar in house

Meantime, The Supplant Company debuted its second ingredient offering, Supplant Grain & Stalk Flour, Chef Thomas Keller's New York restaurant, Per Se

The flour contains sustainable ingredients from the “forgotten half of the har vest” – underutilized agricultural side-streams including corn cobs, oat hulls and wheat straw

Supplant Grain & Stalk Flour is an innovative flour blend that utilizes more of the wheat plant, deriving matter from both the grain, which is typically used, and the stalk, which is typically not Supplant Grain & Stalk Flour performs in baked goods, pasta and other flour-based products, maintain- ing texture and taste while offering fewer calories and more fiber than regular flour

An alternative to regular refined wheat flour, which is stripped of most fiber, Supplant Grain & Stalk Flour utilizes both the grain and the stalk to deliver over six times more fiber, an important macronutrient that 95 percent of Americans need

Available for business and retail partners across the United States, Supplant Grain & Stalk Flour debuted on Per Se’s menu, building on the company ’ s partnership with Chef Keller, which includes a line of dir e c t - t o - c o n s u m e r chocolate bars and shortbread cookies made with the company ’ s flagship ingredient for sugar replacement, Supplant Sugars from Fiber Supplant Sugars from Fiber is made by upcycling fiber-rich parts of crops that don’t make their way into the food system and has fewer than half the calories of sugar, a low glycemic response compared to glucose and is prebiotic

“I’m proud to play a part in Supplant's innovation and impact as they bring Supplant Grain & Stalk Flour to their sustainable ingredient portfolio,” Keller said “The company is making extraordinary strides in delivering on integrity without compromising the environment or our health, and that is something that strongly resonates with me as a chef ”

“After defining Sugars from Fiber as an entirely new ingredient category that’s better-for-you and better-for-the-environment, we ’ re thrilled to disrupt the refined starch status quo, too, with Grain & Stalk Flour,” said Dr Tom Simmons, founder and CEO “By bringing under-utilized plant material back into the food system, Supplant Grain & Stalk Flour furthers our mission to create a food system that is fit for the future –one that is more sustainable, more food-secure and more nutritious for all ”

By upcycling agricultural side-streams that aren’t used in our food system, The Supplant Company is addressing the interconnected problems of nutrition, sustainability and food security while creating ingredients that behave functionally like their traditional counterparts GN