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Delicae Gourmet SLOW COOKER DINNERS & SOUPS 29 All Natural Varieties Budget-Friendly Serves 8 - 11 No Added Salt Delicious Year-Round Meals Healthy & Flavorful 5 Minute Prep Time 21 Gluten-Free Flavors Gourmet du Village Brie Baker topped with Cranberry & Orange Liqueur Brie Topping SPREADS & TOPPINGS sales@delicaegourmet.com www.DelicaeGourmet.com 800-942-2502 SOUP SO GOOD... ™ South of the Border Tortilla Soup YOU'LL CALL IT DINNER! Fun spreads for crackers and bread can start a party off right, and many companies are offering options that couldn't be easier for cus- tomers to make and use. Cheese Spreads, Cheeseball Mixes and Cheese Accompaniments. Laurie's Kitchen, Overland Park, Kan., has reinvented the cheese- ball, a retro holiday staple, with an array of fun mixes. The products come in flavors such as Garlic Jalapeño, Garden Vegetable and Tuscan Herb with no-fuss assembly instructions. Canadian company Gourmet du Village is also taking advan- tage of customer interest in cheeseballs with two new flavors— Tuscan Tomato and Spicy Sicilian. "I remember cheeseballs being served when my parents were entertaining," says Rebecca Macdonald, the company's marketing director. "There was a lull in them for a while, but sales are getting strong again." Cheeseballs aren't Gourmet du Village's only cheese focus. The company also cross-merchandises its Brie Bakers to simplify melt- ing cheese for dipping at home. Further enhancing the Brie dip are toppings such as Cranberry & Orange Liqueur and Fig & Ginger. The Southern party classic of pimento cheese spread on crack- No Added Salt, Preservatives or MSG 13 Gluten Free Varieties HOMEMADE IN MINUTES serve 4-5 in about 30 minutes 100% NATURAL frontiersoups.com 800.253.0550 Waukegan, Illinois 52 ❘ SPECIALTY FOOD MAGAZINE ❘ specialtyfood.com Tapenades and Bruschetta Toppings. Of Delicaé Gourmet's 12 categories of specialty food products, bruschetta toppings are among the highest in growth, with sales up nearly 38 percent since 2009. The Tarpon Springs, Fla., company handcrafts jars of Roasted ers or celery is another easy option for the holidays. Kris Furniss, co-proprietor of Caviar & Bananas in Charleston, S.C., says he can- not keep Callie's Charleston Biscuits' Pimento Cheese on the shelves at holiday time. "Of course, we're in the South and it's big for us year-round," he notes, "but it's unbelievable how much of it we sell."