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Fitness magazine recognizes top
healthy food brands
NEW YORK - Nature's Pride bread,
Nature's Path cereal and Thomas' bagels were among the brands recognized by Fitness magazine as part of the
publication's 3rd annual Healthy Food
Awards. The annual feature appears in
the July/August issue.
Launched in February of this year,
Nature's Pride bread was
selected as "Best Sliced
Bread." The bread is
baked without artificial
flavors or colors and has
no trans fats, no artificial preservatives and
no high-fructose
corn syrup.
"When we
began to develop
the
Nature's Pride
recipe, our goal
was not only to
bake an all-natural
bread that tasted good
- it was to bake the best
tasting bread available,"
said Rich Seban, chief
marketing officer at Interstate Brands,
baker of Nature's Pride. "The recognition by Fitness validates the steps we've
taken. We are thrilled that the brand
was included on this year's award list."
Past winners in the category include
Arnold 100% Natural Whole Wheat

Bear Naked launches
Grain-ola bars
LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Bear Naked, Inc.
is expanding its premium, all natural
granola products to include a new
line of granola bars. Bear Naked 100%
Pure & Natural Grain-ola bars are
soft and chewy bars that combine real
whole fruits, hearty nuts and seeds.
The bars contain no preservatives, no
artificial flavors, no trans fats, no cholesterol, no hydrogenated oils and no
high-fructose corn syrup.
The bars are available in three flavors: Chocolaty Cherry, Tropical, and
Fruit and Nut.
Chocolaty Cherry contains cherries,
pecans and almonds; Tropical features mango, papaya, pineapple and
coconut; and Fruit and Nut contains
a blend of raisins, cranberries, pecans
and almonds.
The bars have a suggested retail
price of $1.69 per bar. MBN
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Bread in 2008 and Arnold Whole
Grains 100% Whole Wheat in 2007.
Taking home the top prize in the cereal category was Nature's Path Optimum Blueberry Cinnamon. Past winners include Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal in 2008 and Kashi GoLean
Crunch! in 2007.
Thomas' Hearty Grains 100% Whole
Wheat was recognized as the "Best Bagel" because of its
portion size and high
protein and fiber content, according to Fitness. Past winners in
the category include
Thomas'
Whole
Wheat Mini Bagels in 2008 and
Thomas' Mini
Bagels Cinnamon Raisin in
2007.
Other award
winners in 2009
include:
* Best Breakfast Bar - Kashi
TLC Pumpkin Spice Flax
* Best Oatmeal - Holly's Wickedly
Plain
* Best Waffle - Van's All Natural
Multigrain
* Best Muffin - Fiber One Apple
Cinnamon Bun.
The Fitness Healthy Food Awards
are based on the recommendation of
a panel of four Fitness advisory board
members who select products based on
healthy criteria for each category. MBN

Kashi introduces
cinnamon oat cereal
LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Kashi Co. said
it is extending the Heart to Heart
brand's line of cereals by launching
Kashi Heart to Heart Warm Cinnamon Oat cereal. Each serving of the
cereal contains 12 grams of whole
grains, 5 grams of fiber and 4 grams
of protein. It is low-fat and lowsodium. The ready-to-eat cereal
comes in a 12.4-oz box.
Kashi Heart to Heart cereal also is
available in Honey Toasted Oat and
Oat Flakes & Wild Blueberry Clusters.
In June, the company added to its
Heart to Heart line with the launch
of Kashi Heart to Heart Whole Grain
Crackers. MBN

The Best Ingredients
Produce The Best
Products

ow good are Dunford Bakers' Double
H
Fudge Chocolate Cake Donuts? Good
enough for special request deliveries

to the sky boxes at Mile High Stadium
during Denver Broncos games. Good
enough for private jets to make special
stops to pick them up from the bakery.
Now known as Dunford Bakers, the
company began as the Dunford Bread
Company in 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
John Stevens, the president of Dunford
Bakers, oversees one of the largest wholesale bakeries in the Salt Lake City area.
Dunford is in production 365 days of
the year. This popular bakery has one
retail location, and supplies baked goods
to area grocery stores. In addition, it
produces many private label brands.
While Double Fudge Chocolate Cake
Donuts are Dunford Bakers' most famous
product, the Pumpkin Chocolate Cookies
have many fans. Mr. Stevens is proud that
Dunford Bakers provides 100 people with
employment, many of whom are long-time
employees.
The secret of Dunford Bakers' success
over the years is the reputation it has
built for taking care of its customers by
supplying a quality product at a reasonable price. "We put quality into everything we do. We don't cut corners
and we use the best ingredients in
order to produce the best product for
our customers," said John Stevens.
To that end, Dunford Bakers uses
International® Bakers Services' flavors
such as BLO&V®, B&V®, Raspberry and
Pumpkin Pie. "I have known of
International® Bakers Services' flavors
my whole life," said Mr. Stevens. "We are
always experimenting with new flavors in
order to offer a variety of tasty treats to
our customers."
Whether you are looking for consistent
quality in your products or new flavors,
turn to International® Bakers
Services to reach your goals. Contact
us toll-free at (800) 345-7175, by fax at
(574) 287-7161, or in writing at 1902
North Sheridan Ave., South Bend,
Indiana 46628. We have the flavors
your customers deserve.

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