November 2024
Cackalacky®
The Cackalacky® Company Store & Wholesale Distribution Center in Pittsboro has been designated by the NC Dept. of Transportation as an official “attraction” along US Route 64. The retail gift shop + wholesale warehouse are open to the public 9a-5p M-F.
https://cackalacky.com/pages/visit
Carolina Coffee Company
A Carolina Christmas is back for the season. The flavors of cinnamon, almond, macaroon and Bavarian chocolate melded together for a cup of holiday magic. Our pumpkin Dream Pie will be available through Thanksgiving.
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Ella’s Popcorn
Discover the festive spirit with Ella’s Popcorn Holiday flavors, featuring delightful seasonal treats like Peppermint Cookie and Hot Cocoa. Perfect for sharing or enjoying solo, these gourmet popcorn varieties bring warmth and cheer to your celebrations.
Holiday Exclusive Flavors
UnbelievaBuns
UnbelievaBuns, is excited to announce an expansion of its product lines due to overwhelming customer demand. After extensive research and development, the company has introduced a flatbreads pizza crust, using its proprietary flour and dough recipe.
https://unbelievabuns.com/collections/retail/products/low-carb-flat-bread-pizza-made-with-unbelievadough
Big Spoon Roasters
Gingerbread Crunch Almond & Pecan Butter is our most popular Limited Batch yet! This ode to our favorite seasonal dessert is available via wholesale channels and at bigspoonroasters.com through December 31.
Nut Butters
October 2024
Big Spoon Roasters
Cozy, balanced and full of snuggly sweetness, our newest Limited Batch, Gingerbread Crunch Almond & Pecan Butter is here! An ode to one of our favorite seasonal desserts, it is available via wholesale channels and at bigspoonroasters.com Oct. 1 – Dec. 31.
www.bigspoonroasters.com
Carolina Coffee Company
Our seasonal Pumpkin Dream Pie is available through Thanksgiving. Our Country Harvest Blend, which is available year round, is another Fall favorite. The seasonal The Lodge is also available once again.
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Nana’s Porch Pimento Cheese
Now partnering with Southern Foods to offer free shipping.
https://nanasporch.com/wholesale-pimento-cheese/
September 2024
Big Spoon Roasters
Our customers asked, and we listened. As of August 31, our bestselling Limited Batch Bourbon Pecan Peanut Butter has officially become a member of our permanent lineup. Available via wholesale channels and at bigspoonroasters.com.
Bourbon Pecan Peanut Butter
Carolina Coffee Company
Pumpkin Dream Pie is back for the season. From now through Thanksgiving, the flavors of rich and creamy pumpkin balanced by warm fall spices and oven fresh pie crust will make you think you’re dreaming!!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Kindled Provisions
East Coast Firewood is relaunching as Kindled Provisions!! New Website: www.kindledprovisions.com It’s time to Ignite the Exceptional!
www.kindledprovisions.com
Buttermilk Creative
We recently had the pleasure of collaborating with fellow NCSFA member, Becca Wright from Piedmont Pennies, on a complete packaging redesign and refresh. Check out their vibrant, shiny new look!
https://buttermilkcreative.com/buttermilk-work/piedmont-pennies
Rising Smoke Sauceworks
Our most recent award from the NCSFA was our 100th award! Each of our 15 products are award winning, all natural and gluten free.
https://risingsmokesauce.com
Shipwrecked Seasonings
This year we have introduced two new items, our 100% Kona coffee. If you’ve had it you know what we mean when we say YUM. Our Captain’s Hot Honey. Sweet with just the right amount of heat. Delicious on chicken, pork, beef, pizza or whatever you want it on.
www.shipwreckedseasonings.com
King’s Pepper
King’s Pepper is in Food Lion. Look for our West African spice blend- mild and original versions – on the Local Goodness shelf of 20 Food Lion Stores in the greater Triangle area. Learn more about our deliciously spicy blend King’s Pepper online.
https://www.kingspepper.com/
Ethiopian Gourmet Foods Company LLC
Come see us and pick up some of our signature, made-in-Asheville, gourmet hot sauces at the Mountain State Fair from September 6th – 10th at 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher, North Carolina.
www.EthiopianHotSauce.com
Ford’s Gourmet Foods
North American Marketer of the Year Awarded to Ford’s Gourmet Foods by (NAAMO) The North American Agricultural Marketing Officials. NAAMO is an affiliate of (NASDA) National Association of State Department of Agriculture.
www.BoneSuckin.com
August 2024
Big Spoon Roasters
Nut butter can be for so much more than PB&Js. Check out our prize-winning Sweet Heat Vegan Chili recipe and learn more about the local Living Wage movement on our blog.
https://bigspoonroasters.com/blogs/blog/sweet-heat-vegan-chili
Sweet’s Elderberry
Sweet’s Elderberry has released a new immune support product, just in time for back-to-school and cold/flu season! Sweet’s Syrup with Blue Agave is USDA Organic, vegan, and shelf-stable, available in 16oz bottles for wholesale and retail purchase.
Elderberry Syrup with Blue Agave – Organic
Special Treats
Special Treats started listing their Watermelon Limeade and Peach Limeade on Faire after the Zoom call last month, and got their first order almost immediately!
https://www.facebook.com/chocolateinnovationsllc
Carolina Coffee Company
Our seasonal Coconut Caramel Cream is coming to an end in August. Don’t let the flavors of rich creamy caramel, delicately blended with fresh coconut and finished with a splash of French vanilla pass you by, as it won’t be back until March 2025.
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Piedmont Pennies
Piedmont Pennies launches NEW small and medium pouches along with large cartons ahead of the holidays! Check out our new branding and new flavor online now!
https://piedmontpennies.com/
July 2024
Big Spoon Roasters
For our latest Limited Batch nut butter, we partnered with Manteo-based Outer Banks Distilling, to create Bananas Foster Peanut & Cashew Butter, which incorporates their flagship Kill Devil Rum. Available now through September or while supplies last.
Nut Butters
Piedmont Pennies
LAUNCHING THIS JULY! Deliciously addictive, Parmesan & Herb Pennies, just in time for summer Spritz Season 🙂 check it out at piedmontpennies.com starting July 10th.
piedmontpennies.com
Carolina Coffee Company
Our seasonal favorite ‘A Carolina Christmas’ coffee is available for purchase the entire month as we celebrate Christmas in July. Let the flavors of cinnamon, almond, macaroon and Bavarian chocolate tempt your taste buds and put you in the holiday spirit!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
RSRV Collective LLC
We were recently awarded the KeHE On Trend Award at their 2024 Holiday Show. Two of non-alcoholic cocktails also just placed at the International Wine and Spirits Award out of London. Lastly, all four will be served at the James Beard House this fall.
https://www.instagram.com/rsrvcollective/
Sweater Box Confections
Look for Sweater Box Confections at the Atlanta Summer Market July 16-22. Find us in the Good Food Services showroom, location is B2/8-870A – 8125A7B. Retailers can stop by for samples and show specials, including special holiday offerings.
https://goodfoodservices.com/tradeshows.html
As always, the NCSFA Board of Directors are dedicated to helping our members promote and grow your businesses. If you have comments or suggestions, you are welcome to contact the Board by sending an email to board@ncspecialtyfoods.org.
Thanks again for being a member!
June 2024
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams is honored to provide award winning Blueberry Lemon Basil and Strawberry Jams to the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Pinehurst on June 10-17.
https://mrsruthjams.com/
Rising Smoke Sauceworks
At the recent Fiery Food Challenge, we won eight awards, including 5 Golden Chile 1st place awards. We have now won 97 awards for our products.
https://risingsmokesauce.com
Remedy Cocktail Company
Remedy Cocktail Company recently won a pitch competition through Waketech’s MSEA program. The prize was a $35,000 grant, which will enable us to scale and launch new product.
www.remedycocktailcompany.com
https://www.instagram.com/remedycocktailcompany/
Rusty’s Peanut Brittle
At the recent Got to be N.C expo, we gave out over 50 pounds of our peanut brittle. We sold out on both Saturday and Sunday.
www.RustysPeanutBrittle.com
Carolina Coffee Company
Our Better-By-The-Dozen is the perfect way to try various coffees at a reduced price. You get to select a variety of twelve . Perhaps it’s twelve different coffees, twelve of the same, or a mixture of a few! Fresh-roasted and delivered to your door!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Big Spoon Roasters
Our latest Limited Batch Hummingbird Cake Almond & Pecan Butter is a craveable, spice-laden homage to the legendary Caribbean layer cake. Available now through June or while supplies last.
Hummingbird Cake Almond & Pecan Butter
The Old Mule Company
Our newest flavor of Old Mule BBQ sauce is Old Mule Vinegar! Old Mule Vinegar Sauce is our variation of a traditional Eastern NC sauce but with more body. Use it as a SOP or MOP/basting sauce, on salads, fish and chips, and, of course, BBQ!
May 2024
Bone Suckin’ Foods
Looking forward to SIAL Canada in Montreal in a couple of weeks. Should be a great show! Let us know if you are there too or have any questions about exhibiting or selling into Canada.
www.BoneSuckin.com
RSRV Collective LLC
RSRV Collective will be exhibiting at SIAL Canada in Montreal. The event will take place at the Palais des Congrais on May 14-17 and RSRV Collective will be sampling all four flavors of their award-winning, zero-proof cocktails at booth 5411.
rsrvcollective.com
Bear Creek Candy Kitchen
“☕️Coffee And Cookie Fudge🍪 1/2 lb. Regular price$12.95 Sale price$9.95. Buy now with ShopPay. More payment options. Free shipping for orders over $100.00!”
https://bearcreekcandy.com/products/coffee-and-cookies-fudge
Kitcheneez Mixes & More!
Kitcheneez is excited to share our new Sheet Pan Seasonings! These new blends are perfect for creating simple meals with loads of flavor. These have quickly become favorites and we’re excited to introduce them to you!
www.kitcheneez.com
Big Spoon Roasters
Lum Lum Thai Curry Peanut & Cashew Butter is a 2024 Good Food Award Winner! This “lum lum” (Thai slang for delicious) nut butter is made with fresh-roasted peanuts, Organic cashews and coconut nectar, Thai Red Curry spice blend, & Jacobsen sea salt.
https://bigspoonroasters.com/products/lum-lum-thai-curry-peanut-cashew-butter
Sweet’s Elderberry
Sweet’s Elderberry is now certified USDA Organic! All along, Sweet’s products have been made with organic, nutrient-dense ingredients, free from chemicals, and full of concentrated goodness. Now it’s official! New labels will bear the Organic seal.
https://www.sweetselderberry.com/
Carolina Coffee Company
A Carolina Morning-the perfect coffee to begin your day. The certified organic combines soft citrus notes with hints of dark chocolate, a full body and a delightful clean finish! Bright enough to be A Carolina Morning and smooth enough to drink all day!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Darë Vegan Cheese
Launching in all Southern California Whole Foods Market in May!
www.darevegancheese.com
Piedmont Pennies
COMING BY JUNE 1st (just in time for Rose season!) Piedmont Pennies’ is launching its newest flavor…. Drum roll please… Parmesan & Herb! Check it out at piedmontpennies.com. Stay Cheesin!
piedmontpennies.com
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams is honored to receive a national 2024 Good Food Award for Olivia’s Caramel Apple Jam making this the fifth Good Food Award earned by Mrs. Ruth’s Jams.
mrsruthsjams.com
April 2024
Love + Craft Kitchen
PRODUCT DONATIONS WANTED! Love + Craft Kitchen is assembling a “Made in NC” gift basket to feature local producers for Les Dames Escoffier NC Chapter’s May fundraising event. To donate a product, please contact Chef Susan to arrange.
susan@loveandcraftkitchen.com
Bear Creek Candy Kitchen
Indulge in the perfect blend of sweet and salty with our Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels at Bear Creek Candy Kitchen! Made with premium chocolate and handcrafted sea salt caramel, our caramels are a delicious treat like no other. Taste the difference!
www.bearcreekcandy.com
Carolina Coffee Company
Spring has sprung and this calls for a cup of our Porch Time coffee, on the porch, of course! This organic, medium roast specialty has a smooth body and is perfectly recommended for your morning start, midday pick-me-up, or evening relaxation.
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Macalat
Macalat® was announced as a 2024 NEXTY Awards Winner at Expo West Natural Products Expo, highlighting a new chocolate category: Organic Sweet Dark Chocolate. Macalat® also won the Delicious Living Award for Retailer’s Choice: Sweet Snack.
www.Macalat.com
March 2024
Bear Creek Gifts and Candy Kitchen
Great News! Bear Creek Gifts and Candy Kitchen is now shipping their delicious “Pralines” nationwide. Just go to www.bearcreekcandy.com and order today!
http://www.bearcreekcandy.com
Carolina Coffee Company
Everyone’s seasonal favorite, Coconut Caramel Cream is back through August!!!!! Rich creamy caramel is delicately blended with fresh coconut and finished with a splash of French vanilla. WOW!!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Piedmont Pennies
COMING SOON! A year in the making… Piedmont Pennies is introducing a NEW flavor, April 2023. To learn more, subscribe to our newsletter at piedmontpennies.com. Stay Cheesin!
piedmontpennies.com
Love + Craft Kitchen, LLC
INPUT NEEDED! Love + Craft Kitchen is conducting a short survey to assist with planning educational events that support specialty food producers on topics relating to product ideation, recipe development, and production basics. Thank you for your input!
https://forms.gle/BkP2zuuroSigLA2Q7
Big Spoon Roasters
Big Spoon Roasters is proud to announce that our Lum Lum Thai Curry Peanut & Cashew Butter is a Finalist in the 2024 Good Food Awards! GFA Award Winners will be announced on April 29th.
https://bigspoonroasters.com/
February 2024
Carolina Coffee Company
Celebrate February, the month of love, by enjoying a cup of our Wedding Day Blend. Silky chocolate truffle, buttery caramel and then lightly kissed with sweet vanilla creme. “It will make you fall in love all over again”
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com/
Darë Vegan Cheese
Launching the ‘I Love You a Latte’ Box for Valentine’s Day, a collaboration with Rowan Coffee in Asheville, NC. Preorders live February 2nd!
www.darevegancheese.com
Buttermilk Creative
Buttermilk Creative is thrilled to announce the national launch of their client Blue Zones Kitchen, inspired by Dan Buettner’s research, in Whole Foods Market, Wegman’s, and Lowes Foods freezer sections! Follow Andy Kurtts on LinkedIn for updates.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andykurtts/
Big Spoon Roasters
Our seasonal Dark Chocolate Hazelnut & Almond Butter is handcrafted with hazelnuts, heirloom Mission almonds, dark chocolate, organic coconut nectar, and sea salt for an irresistibly decadent, vegan nut butter. Launches February 2. While supplies last.
Nut Butters
Indulgent Essential Spices
Indulgent Essential Spices is growing. Chef Queen’s Pomodoro Sauce is now available. This sauce is an Indulgent Fusion of Flavors. Experience this balance of savory & sweet with Chef Queen Precious-Jewel’s Pomodoro sauce. Let us be your next pantry staple.
https://indulgentessentialspices.com/product/chef-queens-pomodoro-sauce/
January 2024
Darë Vegan Cheese
Happy Veganuary! We are offering all products on our website BOGO for the month of January to support those interested in exploring a plant-based lifestyle.
www.darevegancheese.com
Happy Heart Elderberry, LLC
Our elderberry products are now available at Acorn Acres Farmstead in Mt Olive, NC. Our family owned & operated farm offers ground-raised pork, free-range chicken, duck, and eggs. Please like our FB pages and reach out if in the area for picking up meat.
www.happyheartelderberry.com
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is excited to now carry Joy Filled Foods products at our Western North Carolina Farmers Market store in Asheville, or online at https://heavensgateorchard.com/. Honey glazed pecans, Maple Glazed Pecans, Honey Scrunch – DELICIOUS!
https://heavensgateorchard.com/
CAROLINA COFFEE COMPANY
We will be roasting our seasonal ‘A Carolina Christmas’ coffee through the month of January. Be sure not to miss out on the flavors of cinnamon, almond, macaroon, and Bavarian chocolate before it’s too late!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Ethiopian Gourmet Foods Company LLC
Exciting news! We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Regional Goods, making it even easier to find both the Original Ethiopian Hot Sauce and the Hot Ethiopian Hot Sauce in more locations.
https://ethiopianhotsauce.com/
Kimo’s ONO Grindz
Aloha! We will be a returning vendor at the VA in Charlotte. We will be at the Tyvola location starting the last week of January.
https://www.kimosonogrindz.com/
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams is honored to be named a Finalist in the 2024 Good Food Awards for Caramel Apple Jam and Apple Pecan Jam
https://mrsruthjams.com/
Big Spoon Roasters
Our new Limited Batch Cowgirl Cookie Peanut Butter is chock full of pan-roasted pecans, toasted coconut, dark chocolate chips, granola, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut nectar, and sea salt for a salty-sweet crunchtacular nut butter! While supplies last.
Nut Butters
December 2023
Sweet Vine Products
Sweet Vine Products attended several shows and festivals in November and December. We SOLD OUT at all three which included Christmas Made In The South Show, North Carolina BBQ Festival, and the 2023 Southern Christmas Show.
https://sweet-vine.com
Cottage Lane Kitchen
Our Hissy Fit Hot Sauce has been selected as a Best Gifts for Foodies of 2023 for those who love to cook and eat by Southern Living Magazine.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0HSQfprwwJ/?img_index=1
Kimo’s ONO Grindz
We are excited to be a participant in February for the Flavors of the Carolinas. We are now in more locations! Find us at Percent Tap House, Stock Market, Leo’s Gourmet Market, and more.
https://www.kimosonogrindz.com/
Sea Monster Sauces
Sea Monster Sauces just released our first seasoning blend – Garlic in the Garden. A delightful mix of garlic and vegetables that is Sugar and Salt Free!
https://seamonstersauces.com/sauced/f/garlic-in-the-garden-is-a-hit
Julz’s Creations
Julz’s Creations’ Corporate Fat Cat Chicago-style Giardiniera has won first place in the hot and spicy relish category at the 2024 Scovie Awards!
Corporate Fat Cat Chicago style giardiniera [2/10 heat] *Scovie Award Winner!*
Big Spoon Roasters
Big Spoon Roasters makes holiday gifting simple and delicious with our 13oz and 3oz mini nut butter gift sets, all handmade without compromise. Delight everyone on your list with a gift set that sparks joy and is sustainable for the planet.
Gifts & Bundles
Ethiopian Gourmet Foods Company LLC
10% OFF Holiday Special until Jan 1st! Head to our website to get your stocking stuffers for all the hot sauce lovers!
www.EthiopianHotSauce.com
November 2023
Carolina Coffee Company
Tis the season for our Carolina Christmas Blend melded with the flavors of cinnamon, almond, macaroon and Bavarian chocolate. The perfect gift for anyone on your Christmas list who loves coffee or maybe just for be you!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Jodi’s Elderberry Syrup
We are happy to announce that our Unicorn Cocoa has returned for the holidays! It’s a fun dye free gift with a Ghirardelli white chocolate base with elderberry powder, dragonfruit powder and beetroot powder!
https://jodiselderberrysyrup.com/products/elderberry-unicorn-cocoa
Bull City Pepper Company
We are proud to announce we won 4 awards at the NC Hot Sauce Festival in September. Rambunctious Red won 1st place in Mild and best over all product. Good Gracious Green won 2nd place in Verde and Death Rides A Bull won 1st place in Hottest category.
https://www.bullcitypeppercompany.com/
Rock of Ages Winery & Vineyard, Inc.
Everyone enjoys the gift of wine! We have wine for every taste: dry red, white, and sweet. Give the best gift for the holiday season!
https://rockofageswinery.com/
Big Spoon Roasters
Big Spoon Roasters has something for everyone this holiday season. To help with holiday gifting, we’ve compiled a definitive guide through our award-winning nut butters, bars, and more in our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide.
https://bigspoonroasters.com/blogs/blog/big-spoon-roasters-holiday-gift-guide-23
October 2023
Sweet Vine Products
We are excited to announce the launch of our new product Muscadine Slushy Freezer Pack. These sealed freezer safe packs contain our Muscadine Juice. Ready to be placed in your freezer so you will have a delicious healthy frozen drink available anytime.
https://fb.watch/mVLaEDFeAj/
Sea Monster Sauces
Sea Monster wins “Best in Show” at the Pinehurst Barbecue Festival in September! Danger Berry Hot sauce was also awarded 1st place in the hot sauce category!
https://seamonstersauces.com/sauced/f/sea-monster-wins-at-pinehurst-bbq-festival
Buttermilk Creative
Buttermilk Creative has collaborated with Blue Zones Kitchen on packaging design for their blue zones inspired longevity frozen meals. The design emphasizes vibrant flavor with clean typography & subtle pastels. Dive into the details on our site.
https://buttermilkcreative.com/buttermilk-work/bluezoneskitchen-ncsfa
Carolina Coffee Company
We continue to roast our seasonal Pumpkin Dream Pie through Thanksgiving. For all of you that have been asking and waiting, the new crop of The Lodge is back and better than ever!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com/
Julz’s Creations
Julz’s Creations has developed a new logo and name for their hot sauce bottles, Julz’s Slayer Sauces. This name is inspired by the monsters on the labels and a love of Halloween and horror movies.
https://www.julzscreations.com/
Big Spoon Roasters
Our new Limited Batch Oat Milk Mocha Almond Butter is the first to use vegan oat milk chocolate and coffee to create a “mocha” flavor profile, and we hope you love the result as much as we do. October 6 until supplies last!
https://bigspoonroasters.com/products/oat-milk-mocha-almond-butter
Battle Tested
Award Winning, Veteran Owned, Battle Tested® Craft Barbecue Sauce has been invited to Bentonville, AR to meet one on one with Walmart and Sam’s Club. If Battle Tested® meets the requirements requested by Walmart and Sam’s Club this will greatly expand our footprint and help increase our charity donations to Stop Soldier Suicide in Durham.
September 2023
Carolina Coffee Company
It’s ‘Fall Ya’ll’ and that means our seasonal Pumpkin Dream Pie is back through Thanksgiving. Creamy pumpkin flavors balanced by warm fall spices and oven fresh pie crust are the perfect combination for the cooler days ahead.
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com/
BUTTERFIELDS CANDY
We have a new Holiday package available soon.
http://www.butterfieldscandies.com
Love + Craft Kitchen, LLC
Love + Craft Kitchen offers RECIPE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES to support specialty food entrepreneurs. Chef Susan standardizes recipes and/or creates recipe prototypes for new products. For fully developed products, she creates recipes for marketing and sales.
https://www.loveandcraftkitchen.com/recipe-development/
Fogwood Food LLC
Fogwood Food’s Ghost Pepper Jam was nominated for the NC Chamber’s “Coolest Thing Made in NC” contest. Online voting allows one vote per e-mail address per day to show support for North Carolina products! Click here to vote for Fogwood Food
Brew Naturals
We are excited to introduce two new limited edition fruit butters: Sizzling Summer Elderberry Peach Butter is sweet with a little heat courtesy of ginger and a hint of cayenne as well as a Sweet Cinnamon Elderberry Pear Butter!
https://www.brewnaturals.com/
OM Goodness Pimento Cheese, LLC
Exciting news for OMGoodness Pimento Cheese, LLC based in Wilson, NC, as they are celebrating five years in business and introducing a new flavor using Carolina Reaper. Additionally, they are awaiting the final results as they are a finalist in the Our State Magazine’s, Made In NC annual contest.
https://omgoodnesspc.com/
Big Spoon Roasters
On August 15, our Crunchy Peanut Butter, a collaboration with VA-based Hubs Peanuts, was ranked as the #1 overall High End Peanut Butter by Tasting Table! https://www.tastingtable.com/1362937/high-end-peanut-butter-brands-ranked/
Ethiopian Gourmet Foods Company
We have just recently released our newest hot sauce: The *Hot* Ethiopian Hot Sauce – “So Hot the Lion Turned Red.” This is the same recipe everyone loves from The Original, but with much more HEAT! It’s quickly become a massive hit with our customers.
https://ethiopianhotsauce.com/
August 2023
Elizabeth’s Pecan Products
Elizabeth’s Pecans has broken ground on their new retail store on Hwy 24 in Turkey, NC. With 3 times as much retail space and parking, the retail store ” Elizabeth’s Pecan Products and a taste of the South” – should be ready to open spring of 2024.
https://elizabethspecans.com/
Carolina Coffee Company
This is the last month to enjoy our seasonal Coconut Caramel Cream. After that, it won’t be available until March. Enjoy the flavors of creamy caramel delicately blended with fresh coconut and finished with a splash of French vanilla before it’s too late!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com/
Sweet Vine Products
Sweet Vine Products is proud to share the month of July our on-line sales have increased 680% over ALL of our YTD on-line sales! This increase is due to our on-line marketing, Google Search Ad campaigns, and our memberships to the NCSFA & GotToBeNC.
https://sweet-vine.com
Big Spoon Roasters
Available July 1 – September 30 to all direct wholesale customers, our Limited Batch Bourbon Pecan Peanut Butter quickly became our #1 e-commerce bestseller.
Bourbon Pecan Peanut Butter
July 2023
Carolina Coffee Company
In keeping with tradition, we will celebrate ‘Christmas in July’ by offering our Carolina Christmas Blend coffee during the month of July. The flavors of cinnamon, almond, macaroon and Bavarian chocolate melded together make this a cup you won’t forget.
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com/
Sweet’s Elderberry
Sweet’s Elderberry will be exhibiting at Atlanta Market July 11-17! Find them in the specialty gourmet and beverage area in Building 2, Floor 3, Booth 509.
https://www.sweetselderberry.com/
Kitcheneez, LLC
Kitcheneez Mixes & More! is excited to announce our partnership with The Produce Box- North Carolina’s original farm-to-table grocery service. Kitcheneez mixes provide simple to follow recipes to enjoy with all The Produce Box has to offer.
https://kitcheneez.com/
Mike D’s BBQ, LLC
The Grand Opening of Mike D’s BBQ Smokehouse & Retail is July 15th! The address is 455 S. Driver St Durham, NC 27703 We are excited for you to come and eat and shop with us when you are visiting Durham!
https://www.mikedsbbq.com/
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is proud to announce NCSFA members Carolina Gold sunflower oils and Sweet Vine muscadine products may now be purchased on our website or in our Western NC Farmers Market store in Asheville at 570 Brevard.
https://heavensgateorchard.com/
Big Spoon Roasters
We’re grateful to share that our Banana Flax Wag Butter – Peanut Butter for Dogs was recently featured in Bon Appétit Magazine’s Highly Recommend column. Writer Wilder Davies wrote, “Your dog will love Big Spoon Roasters Wag Butter, and so will you.”
https://bigspoonroasters.com/
June 2023
Rising Smoke Sauceworks
We have just released our 15th product, Cur-ibbean. This sauce is a fusion of curry and Caribbean Jerk flavors featuring a pecan smoked maple syrup for some sweetness to offset the spice.
https://risingsmokesauce.com
Carolina Coffee Company
For a refreshing summertime treat, try our seasonal Coconut Caramel Cream as an iced coffee. Add a splash of half and half, a sprinkle of sugar in the raw and get ready to be wowed!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Darë Vegan Cheese
Darë Vegan Cheese has launched into Whole Foods Market! Their wedges can be found in all WFM in NC, SC, TN, GA, AL, and MS.
https://darevegancheese.com
CW Dressings
CW Dressings Date Balsamic Vinaigrette won 1st Place in The 2023 Artisan International Flavor Award category for Best Marinade/Salad Dressing. If you enjoy date fruit then you will love our products made with 100% organic deglet nour date syrup.
https://cwdressings.com/
Piedmont Pennies
WE’RE BACK! Piedmont Pennies presented at the annual Sweets & Snacks Expo, the largest U.S. trade show of its kind, in Chicago. Coming Fall 2023… Piedmont Pennies on premium grocery store shelves near you!
https://piedmontpennies.com
Kitcheneez, LLC
Kitcheneez is thrilled to now be working with The Produce Box and Whitaker Farms. Our products will soon be able to be found at Blue Moon Gifts and Painted Tree. We’re always looking for new partnerships that help us help others enjoy more meals at home.
https://kitcheneez.com
Big Spoon Roasters
We couldn’t be more grateful to share that we won two sofi™ Awards this year! Our Cherry Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar is a sofi Gold Award Winner, and our Vanilla Caramel Almond & Cashew Butter is a sofi New Product Award Winner.
https://bigspoonroasters.com
San Giuseppe Salami Co.
We just launched a new product for 2023! Our Lamb Pancetta is not only locally sourced with NC products but introduces new and exciting cured meats from San Giuseppe Salami Co.
https://www.salamisbymail.com/
May 2023
Sweet’s Elderberry
Sweet’s Elderberry Syrup has won a 2023 Good Food Award, joining 2022 winner Sweet’s Elderberry Shrub on a select list of products with exceptional quality, clean ingredients, commitment to sustainability, and top scores in blind taste testing.
https://www.sweetselderberry.com/
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams is honored to receive a National 2023 Good Food Award for Mrs. Ruth’s Blueberry Lemon Basil Jam, produced with NC blueberries. This is the fourth Good Food Award for Mrs. Ruth’s Jams.
https://mrsruthjams.com/
Celebration Time NC
Celebration Time NC is excited to launch “That’s-A SPICIER Pizza Sauce-A!” at the end of May. This pizza sauce is a kicked up version of our original spicy pizza sauce, which won 2nd Place in the 2022 in the NC Specialty Foods competition.
https://www.celebrationtimenc.com
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard opened its new retail store at the Western North Carolina Farmers Market in Asheville, NC on April 22nd! Sore spotlights members of the North Carolina Specialty Foods Association, Accelerate Rural NC, and Blue Ridge Food Ventures.!!!
https://heavensgateorchard.com/; https://www.instagram.com/heavensgateorchard/
Sea Monster Sauces
Danger Berry Hot Sauce won the Bronze Medal for Innovative Products 2023 at the SIAL America International Food show in Las Vegas on Tuesday March 28th!
https://sialamerica.com/show/sial-innovation-winners/
Big Spoon Roasters
Pistachio Crunch Almond Butter is a 2023 Good Food Award Winner! This West Coast-inspired vegan almond butter is handmade with heirloom Mission almonds, crunchy whole California pistachios, organic maple syrup, and a touch of Jacobsen sea salt.
https://bigspoonroasters.com/
Indulgent Essential Spices
Chef Queen Precious-Jewel Zabriskie is a contestant on Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars airing on Fox May 24th at 9pm EST. Thank you and we are so excited for her and Indulgent Essential Spices.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i6vxX_yUDyQbnEQmmSzaaFXpQCFn_bO2KX8fBqBjGnM/
Bone Suckin’ Sauce
Happy National BBQ Month ! It’s time to fire up those Grills, Ovens & Smokers! Grab some Bone Suckin’ Sauce and start cooking! Make delicious Ribs with this recipe: https://recipes.bonesuckin.com/recipe/bone-suckin-pellet-grill-ribs/
April 2023
Battle Tested® Craft Barbecue Sauce
“Battle Tested® Craft Barbecue Sauce was recently featured/seen on Fox and Friends Weekend on the Fox News Network. as a veteran made product.
Battle Tested® was also recently certified by the SBA as a Veteran Owned Small Business.”
BattleTestedBBQ.com
JPS PASTRY
JPS PASTRY is now offering FREE SHIPPING for all NC Orders with a minimum $50 purchase! Over 25 items are available for nationwide shipping!
https://www.jpspastry.com/?shipping=true
Piedmont Pennies
This May, Piedmont Pennies will launch a new flavor, Garden Party, White Cheddar and Herb. For a limited time, order online at piedmontpennies.com. The company will now have 3 flavors, Original Sharp Cheddar, Spicy Chipotle Cheddar, and Garden Party.
piedmontpennies.com
Big Spoon Roasters
Available April 1–June 30, our Limited Batch Blueberry Granola Almond Butter features a smooth almond butter base, crunchy granola, dried Michigan blueberries, pure blueberry powder, toasted macadamia nuts, organic Vermont maple syrup, & Jacobsen sea salt.
www.bigspoonroasters.com
Kokada
Kokada coconut spreads, headquartered in Hillsborough, NC, has launched with Sprouts nationwide through Sprouts Innovation Center program! This is Kokada’s first nationwide launch!
Sweater Box Confections
Sweater Box Confections has moved into a new production kitchen in Kitty Hawk, NC. The new space almost doubles our work space and is helping us create more efficient systems that better support our business and team members. https://sweaterboxconfections.com/
Heaven’s Gate Orchard
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is excited to announce the soft opening of its new store in the Western North Carolina Farmers Market on April 21st!!! The store is specifically for members of the North Carolina Specialty Foods Association!
https://heavensgateorchard.com/
March 2023
Love + Craft Kitchen, LLC
Love + Craft Kitchen is ACCEPTING NEW RECIPE DEVELOPMENT CLIENTS for early Summer 2023. Whether starting from scratch, standardizing a family recipe, or expanding a product line, Chef Susan creates recipe prototypes ready for early-stage production.
https://www.loveandcraftkitchen.com/recipe-development/
Carolina Coffee Company
Coconut Caramel Cream coffee is back for the season. This medium-roast specialty is taken warm from the roaster and carefully flavored with rich and creamy caramel then delicately blended with fresh coconut and finished with a splash of French vanilla.
www.carolinacoffeecompany.com
Darë Vegan Cheese
Now available in the Raleigh/Durham area at all Weaver Street Markets! Now available through Blue Mountain Distributors!”
@darevegancheese
Big Spoon Roasters
Big Spoon Roasters is proud to announce that our Pistachio Crunch Almond Butter is a Finalist in the 2023 Good Food Awards! GFA Award Winners will be announced on April 21st.
www.bigspoonroasters.com
OLIVE OIL GROVE
We now offer an olive Grove Tour in Andalusia, Spain! On this three day Grove Tour in mid November we’ll drizzle our way through architecture, culture, and all things olive oil. We’ll finish the tour with a lunch on the grove among the trees.
https://oliveoilgrove.com/products/andalusian-grove-tour
Ford’s Gourmet Foods
Bone Suckin’ Sauce is going to be debuting our new Bone Suckin’ Sauce Sweet Southern at Expo West in Anaheim, California next week!
www.BoneSuckin.com
Kimo’s ONO Grindz
We are now selling in Leo’s Gourmet Market in Concord, NC. We have also taken on several new mentees recently. We enjoy helping others and are willing to share our knowledge with anyone who needs it. https://www.kimosonogrindz.com/
Mike D’s BBQ
Mike D’s BBQ was featured in Eater Carolinas about our upcoming Smokehouse and Retail project coming late spring to Durham.
https://carolinas.eater.com/2023/2/22/23545768/mike-d-bbq-opening-durham
San Giuseppe Salami Co.
Here at San Giuseppe, Giacomo has created a new Trio Box with 3 of our premium medium salamis: Tartufo made with black summer truffles, Vesuvio made with aged provolone and red pepper, and Finocciona made with fennel seed! Salamisbymail.com
JOY Filled Foods, Inc.
JOY Filled Foods is honored to have been named Small Business of the Year from the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce & Wayne Community College Small Business Center for 2022.
https://www.facebook.com/JOYfilledfoods
February 2023
Big Spoon Roasters
Our Limited Batch White Chocolate Cinnamon Almond Butter is the first vegan nut butter made with real white chocolate. No “white chocolate flavor” or “natural flavors” here, just real cocoa butter blended with rice milk, vanilla, and organic cane sugar.
https://www.bigspoonroasters.com
Flavor Seed
Need bulk seasoning blends for your restaurant or factory but not concerned about being USDA Organic? We have you covered with Flavor Kraze. We now offer an all natural conventional spice blend (5 lb bags) at a much lower price point than organic.
https://www.flavorseed.com
Carolina Coffee Company
The flavors of silky chocolate truffle, buttery caramel, and then lightly kissed with sweet vanilla creme will surely make you fall in love all over again! Our Wedding Day Blend is the perfect coffee for that special Valentine!
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com
Sarge’s
Sarge’s is pleased to announce that our Shrimp and Grits sauce is now available at Harris Teeter! You can find us in the seafood department.
https://sargessauce.com or @sargesshrimpandgritssauce on Instagram
January 2023
Jodi’s Elderberry Syrup
Jodi’s Elderberry Syrup is an all natural way to support your immune system in the upcoming months. Flu, colds and illnesses are most prevalent in January and February! Our syrup is made with all organic ingredients and NC raw honey. Protect yourself now!
www.jodiselderberrysyrup.com
Cackalacky, Inc.
Cackalacky, Inc. launches “Love Bomb™ Bitters” – a special aromatic infusion of dark cherries, chocolate and secret Cackalacky® spices. Just add a few drops to your favorite libation and experience true cocktail bliss….”Love at First Sip!”
https://cackalacky.com/
Big Spoon Roasters
We’re excited to launch two new products in January: our new Limited Batch nut butter and a new Tastemaker Trio curated by Meherwan Irani, Founder, Chef, and CEO of Chai Pani Restaurant Group! We’ll also feature Quince & Apple’s Apple & Cranberry jam.
www.bigspoonroasters.com
San Giuseppe Salami Co.
San Giuseppe Salami Co. has two special creations this new year, our Tartufo Salami and our Finocciona Salami! We now offer a Trio Box that has our 3 best Specialty flavors. Our Habanero Garlic Salami won 1st Place Best in Taste just before the year ended!
https://www.salamisbymail.com/
Sweet’s Elderberry
Sweet’s Elderberry is thrilled to announce new ownership! Morgan Smorgala, a longtime customer, has purchased Sweet’s, ensuring it remains family-owned, with the product integrity, delicious flavors, and small business values trusted by its customers.
https://www.sweetselderberry.com/
December 2022
Ford’s Gourmet Foods
NEW PRODUCT ALERT! This Is Your All Purpose! All -In- One Seasoning For Plant Proteins, Meat Proteins & Vegetables. Save Time & Money! Use Amply For That Bone Suckin’ Flavor ! NON GMO, GLUTEN FREE, FAT FREE, KOSHER. Available in 5.8 oz shaker bottle now.
Shine On Inc
Still There There Shine Sauce had two sauces place 1st and second for the 2023 Scovie Awards. Pig polish placed first and. NC Mop placed second in their respected categories.
https://www.stillthereshinesauce.com/
King’s Pepper
King’s Pepper was featured in an article written by Melissa Clark for the New York Times cooking section. Gail Jennings, owner of the West African spice blend said she was thrilled to see her recipe for Gumbo’s Daddy in print. Recipe on the website.
https://www.kingspepper.com/
Cottage Lane Kitchen
Multiple NC Specialty Foods members’ products are in the newly curated WE Power Food gift boxes for the holidays. Support fellow members when doing your shopping this season.
https://www.wepowerfood.org/online-store
Cackalacky, Inc.
Cackalacky, Inc has expanded its order fulfillment operations and added an onsite retail shop open daily from 10am until 4pm. Visit the Cackalacky HQ at 697 Hillsboro Street, Suite 600 Pittsboro, NC 27312
https://cackalacky.com/
November 2022
Big Spoon Roasters
Hillsborough-based Big Spoon Roasters recently released an exciting new collaboration with Rancho Gordo, the innovative Napa, CA-based purveyor of indigenous foods of the Americas, to launch El Rico Chocolate Peanut Butter. Available Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2022.
Click to learn more
Nonni Schiavone Foods
Nonni Schiavone Foods has introduced two new products. Smokee Okree is a hot pickled okra and Boss Beetnik Beets is a pickled beet with no additional sugars or preservatives.
https://nonnischiavonefoods.com/
UnbelievaBuns
UnbelievaBuns has launched in Publix and it’s the first major partnership with a large supermarket chain. UnbelievaBuns can be found in the frozen bread section in Publix stores throughout the South.
Click to learn more
Rising Smoke Sauceworks
Our newest sauce Synergy took home four 1st place Golden Chile Awards at the recent Fiery Food Challenge in Dallas Texas. That brings us to over 70 awards in less than 5 years.
https://risingsmokesauce.com
Ford’s Gourmet Foods
New Product Alert – Bone Suckin’ All Purpose Seasoning! (Garlic, Salt, Pepper W/ Onion.) This is your all Purpose! All in One Seasoning For Plant Proteins, Meat Proteins & Vegetables. Saves you time & money! Use amply for that Bone Suckin’ Flavor!
Cackalacky, Inc.
“Carolina Athletics Introduces “Carolina Tar Heels® BBQ Sauce” For Fans in Collaboration with New Partner Cackalacky®.
See full news release for more details.”
Click to read more
San Giuseppe Salami Co.
San Giuseppe Salami Co. has two new salalmi flavors, our tartufo salami and our fennel salami! We are honored to have recieved the First Place Award for Best In Taste for our Habanero Garlic salami. Check up on our social media pages for holiday deals!
https://www.salamisbymail.com/
October 2022
Haw River Mushrooms
Haw River Mushrooms has brought back their award winning Lions Mane Crab Cakes to market after a production hiatus during COVID. We’ve also launched a new line of mushroom umami salts with our locally grown mushrooms roasted over umami infused celtic salt
www.hawrivermushrooms.com
Ford’s Gourmet Foods
30 years ago this month, Sandi, Lynn and Philp Ford started Ford’s Foods, Inc. with their first product, Bone Suckin’ Sauce.
www.BoneSuckin.com
Vegetable Kingdom
In need of quality co-packing? We handle acidified hot fill, cold, and dry fillled products with expert conversion and batchup. Years of experience in sourcing, production and packaging. Let us help you get your product to market. Reach out today for NDA.
https://www.instagram.com/vkkitchen/
Piedmont Pennies
Piedmont Pennies was featured on the snack segment of Good Morning America’s Tues 9/27 afternoon segment! Both the Original and Spicy Chipotle Cartons as well as the small snack pouches were featured to viewers across the country. #GotToBeNC
piedmontpennies.com
Sea Monster Sauces
On October 11th, Sea Monster Sauces will release their 3rd sauce – Signal Fire Lift Up Hot Sauce. This everyday cayenne & tabasco pepper hot sauce is a collaboration with the Wilmington, NC band Signal Fire to help spread unity through music.
https://seamonstersauces.com/
September 2022
18 Chestnuts
18 Chestnuts, a woman owned manufacturer of shelf stable plant based soups, in Asheville, NC has been named a finalist in 3 categories by World Plant Based Expo. Best Plant Based Start Up, Best Plant Based Packaging, & Best Plant Based Convenience Product
www.18chestnuts.com
Norm’s Farms
Norm’s Farms is excited to introduce our new line of Elderberry Gummies that are now made in house right here in the USA! This gummy line is called our “Immune +” series, consisting of Daily Immune, Immune+Boost, Immune+Calm, and Immune+Sleep!
www.normsfarms.com
https://www.facebook.com/Norms.Farms
https://www.instagram.com/normsfarms/?hl=en
CW Dressings
CW Dressings would like to share that their Date Balsamic Vinaigrette has made it to the final round of judging for the Our State “Made in NC Awards”. The winners and honorable mentions will be announced on September 28th.
https://www.instagram.com/cw_dressings/
Carolina Coffee Company
Pumpkin Dream Pie coffee is back for the season. Enjoy this seasonal favorite flavor of creamy Pumpkin highlighted with warm fall spices and notes of oven fresh pie crust in your cup! No, you’re not dreaming!!!!! This coffee is for real!
www.carolinacoffeecompany.com
Bone Suckin’ Sauce
Our New Bone Suckin’ Sauce – Sweet Southern is now available in Half Gallons in Regular & Hot!
www.BoneSuckin.com
Mackeys Ferry Peanuts
Mackeys Ferry peanuts has always sold top notch peanut products to our customers. With football season coming up MFP would surely make you a winner at any function. With our variety of sweet & salty you are guaranteed to get a “TOUCHDOWN”.
https://mfpnuts.com/
San Giuseppe Salami Co.
San Giuseppe Salami Co. just won 1ST PLACE for Best In Taste Award from the NCSFA, for our Habanero Garlic Salami! We make everything with locally sourced meat and decades old family recipes. Keep an eye out for Giacomos latest creation, Tartufo Salami!
https://www.salamisbymail.com/
Battle Tested® Craft Barbecue Sauce
Battle Tested® Craft Barbecue Sauce is one of 5 companies to be accepted into the Ahold Delhaize Peapod Digital Labs’ Private Brand Powerhouse Program (P4) Incubator out of thousands of applicants. Battle Tested ® is a veteran owned company.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/01/2508493/0/en/Peapod-Digital-Labs-Announces-Private-Brands-Incubator-Participants.html
August 2022
18 Chestnuts
18 Chestnuts has launched its a new flavor to its line up of shelf stable vegan soups which is Spring Pea and Mint. Like their Beetroot Apple Soup it is served chilled to beat the summer heat.
www.18chesnuts.com
AccelerateRural
We are partnering with GottobeNC for a live-streaming shopping event on 10/8 from 3pm until 11pm on the POPSHOP.Live app. Please contact me if you’d like to participate. No upfront cost and a 10% commission on products sold.
www.AccelerateRural.org
UnbelievaBuns
“UnbelievaBuns launches the world’s 1st high protein, low-carb hot dog bun. Our new hot dog buns have the exact same nutritional facts as our burger buns; 17g of protein, only 1.8 net carbs and are certified non-GMO, plus Keto, Vegan and diabetic friendly”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfw6pgpJLne/
July 2022
Accelerate Rural
Accelerate Rural’s next class cohort starts Monday, July 25, 2022 at 9:30am via Zoom. Learn how to grow your business through e-Commerce and live-streaming e-Commerce! Apply today!
https://www.acceleraterural.org/
https://ecu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bejEv8hl0ICHVZP
18 Chestnuts
18 Chestnuts, a plant based soup manufacturer in Asheville, NC announces several distribution network updates. June was a busy month as their distribution channels expanded to Amazon, Mother Earth Organics Regional Goods, GTFO its Vegan and Pod Foods.
https://18chestnuts.com/
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is excited to announce our products may now be purchased at Boone Street Market in Jonesborough, TN located at 101 Boone Street, the oldest historic town in Tennessee and at The Tarnished Swan, 3427 Highway 19, Soco Road in the beautiful mountains of Maggie Valley, NC!.
https://www.instagram.com/heavensgateorchard/
Ford’s Gourmet Foods
Ford’s Gourmet Foods announced that Sandi Ford, Co-Founder of Bone Suckin’ Sauce, was inducted into the Specialty Food Association Hall of Fame, June 10, 2022 at this year’s Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York.
Kokada
Kokada the original coconut spread got selected as a Good Housekeeping Healthy Snack Award! Kokada is currently featured on both Good Housekeeping’s website and Good Housekeeping July/August issue.
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a40158034/healthy-snack-awards-2022/
Buttermilk Creative
Buttermilk Creative has developed a program to help brands gain insights into their current packaging without having to engage in a full redesign. Our Packaging Design Diagnostic gives brands the key learnings to find ways to increase their customer reach.
https://buttermilkcreative.com/packaging-design-diagnostic-nc-specialty-food/
June 2022
SIPPIN SNAX Gourmet Bar Snacks
SIPPIN SNAX has been chosen by the Qurate Retail Group to be featured in their Small Business Spotlight for the month of June, celebrating Pride Month. The second piece of news kind of took me by surprise as there were so many entries…1789, to be exact. We are super stoked to announce that we have been chosen to participate in the Target Forward Founders Accelerator.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeEAezSD4EO/
https://targetaccelerators.com/
Mimi’s Mountain Mixes, LLC
Mimi’s Mountain Mixes (Hendersonville, NC) has announced a new Fundraising division called, “Mimi’s Gifts of Yum”. Groups & clubs needing a quality product(s) now can proudly offer awesome southern yummies to sell and enjoy & earn excellent profits
https://mimismountainmixes.com/
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is proud to announce our most recent retailer Boone Street Market located in historic downtown Jonesborough, Tennessee at 101 Boone Street!!!
https://heavensgateorchard.com/
https://www.instagram.com/heavensgateorchard/
Rising Smoke Sauceworks
We have released a new hot sauce called Synergy. It is a sweet and spicy Asian inspired sauce that is also gluten free with all natural ingredients.
https://risingsmokesauce.com
Bruce Julian Heritage Foods
Bruce Julian Heritage Foods exhibited at Sweets & Snacks 2022 in Chicago in May to promote its expanded flavor line of Couch Mix® snacks and other products. They will also exhibit at Fancy Foods Show in June in NYC.
https://www.facebook.com/BruceJulianHeritageFoods
Carolina Coffee Company
Our seasonal Coconut Caramel Cream makes an awesome ice coffee for a perfect summer treat. Add a splash of half and half or cream, sprinkle with some sugar in the raw, and you’ve got yourself a ‘Carolina Big Chill’!
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com/
Fogwood Food LLC
Award winning Fogwood Food Ghost Pepper jam is featured ingredient in Showmar’s new special—Pepper Jam Pita Burger! The limited-time special will begin late June in all of Shomar locations in Raleigh, Charlotte and Winston Salem
Julz’s Creations
Julz’s Creations Corporate Fat Cat Chicago-style Giardiniera has received first place in the pickled relish category at the 2022 International Flavor Awards.
https://www.facebook.com/TheFlaveAwards/
May 2022
Cafe Frutta Fresca Gelato LLC
Cafe Frutta Fresca Gelato has a new location at 484 New River Inlet Road North Topsail Beach, NC opening the month! Another location will be in Wilmington this year as well. Check out our website for location opening dates.
https://www.cafefruttafresca.com
Triangle Bakery
Triangle Bakery is pleased to announce the launch of our new Keto/Keto vegan brownie mix. In combination with copacker YouBar, we are launching a series of products that will be available nationwide and hopefully internationally soon.
https://www.trianglebakery.com
Tidewater Grain Co
This year Rice Hulls have made Tidewater Grain totally sustainable. Used for fuel or bedding & filler feed for livestock, rice hulls may also be carbonized & used as a superior fertilizer & soil conditioner. Proud to be a GotToBeNC No Waste farm.
https://TidewaterGrain.com
Cackalacky, Inc.
Brad Jones (Morning and Noon News Anchor on WGHP-TV FOX8) featured the Cackalacky® Brand story on their April 26th “Made in NC” news segment.
https://myfox8.com/video/cackalacky-is-a-funny-name-for-a-serious-sauce/7633838/
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is excited to announce our newest retail distributors,
The Grateful Table located at 130 Academy Street in downtown Canton, NC! We enjoyed many new customers at the Western North Carolina Spring Fest April 22-23, great event! And Harper Brothers Mountain General Store located at 4149 Wears Valley Road in Sevierville, TN. Visit Dolly, then come eat some Caramel Apple Fruit Spread!
https://heavensgateorchard.com/
The Wizard LLC
Lisa Ellis buys the Macalat Chocolate Wizardry brand from The Wizard LLC. Lisa has partnered with Birmingham Chocolate in Ferndale, MI, to produce the innovative dark chocolate bars. The brand has become the sweet darling of dark chocolate superfoodies.
https://www.macalat.com
Julz’s Creations
Julz’s Creations has released a new product – Corporate Fat Cat Chicago-style Giardiniera. This is a relish of sorts with cauliflower, hot peppers, carrots, and celery in an oil/vinegar blend. It’s most famously used to make Italian beef sandwiches!
Corporate Fat Cat Chicago style giardiniera [2/10 heat] *Scovie Award Winner!*
Turmeric Zone
Organic Unique Turmeric Spice Blends are now available wholesale and for drop shipping. Packaging is available in spice jars as well as KRAFT bags.
https://www.TurmericZone.com
April 2022
Julz’s Creations, LLC
Julz’s Creations hot sauces can now be found at Cork N Bottle in La Puente, California. Also, Julz’s Creations was just named as one of the top ten women owned sauce businesses “spicing up the food world,” according to Foodbeast.com.
Read more about it
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is very excited to announce our products will soon be displayed for sale by Carlie C’s IGA, a grocery chain with 27 North Carolina stores!
https://heavensgateorchard.com/
Kitcheneez, LLC
Kitcheneez is excited to announce our Spring/Summer mixes! We have so many ways to help you enjoy the freshness of the seasons. With mixes for salsas, pickles, cornbread and more… we make it easy to enjoy more meals at home!
https://kitcheneez.com
Ripe Revival
Ripe Revival is launching an online marketplace exclusive to North Carolina food vendors. Products will be offered wholesale and also shipped direct to customer all over the US. Interested vendors can email info@riperevival.com to request an application!
https://www.riperevival.com/
Piedmont Pennies
Piedmont Pennies moved into it’s larger commercial kitchen and launched its new 2 oz pouch, perfect to pair with a glass of wine or add to a gift basket! Reach out for more info. Stay Cheesin!
https://piedmontpennies.com
March 2022
Turmeric Zone
New Turmeric Honey Straws are now available for wholesale and dropshipping. Each packet contains 20 straws. Amazon has marked these straws as Bestselling New items in their Grocery & Gourmet Food category.
https://turmericzone.com/
Ford’s Gourmet Foods
We are excited to be going to Expo West Food Show this month in Anaheim, California. This was the first food show canceled from the Pandemic in 2020 and so glad it is back on! We are going to be showing our New Teriyaki Ginger Wing Sauce in Booth #5343.
https://www.BoneSuckin.com
Cackalacky, Inc.
Cackalacky® and Tobacco Wood Brewing Company have teamed up to bring a new craft brew to market: Cackalacky® Southern Pale Ale – an easy-drinking beer, packed with North Carolina-grown goodness. Wholesale contact: Hans@TobaccoWoodBrewing.com
http://www.TobaccoWoodBrewing.com
Carolina Coffee Company
Our seasonal Coconut Caramel Cream is back for the season. Rich and creamy caramel is delicately blended with fresh coconut and finished with a splash of French vanilla. HOLY COW! Also available in Swiss Water Decaf.
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is excited to announce our newest retail outlet, Dandridge Mercantile, located at 1214 Gay Street in Dandridge, Tennessee!!! See you at Flavors of Carolina 2022!
https://heavensgateorchard.com/
Valley Brook Farms LLC
Valley Brook Farms Is happy to share that our Strawberry Habanero Pepper Jelly was awarded Honorable Mention in the Made in NC awards in Our State magazine this year, page 134. Good Food Awards winners for Brandied Peach Jam and Bread & Butter Pickle Chips
https://www.valleybrookfarmsllc.com
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams has been awarded a Good Food Award for the 3rd consecutive year. Mrs. Ruth’s Strawberry Lemonade Jam was awarded the 2022 Good Food Award, joining the 2021 GFA Savory Apple and the 2020 GFA Belgian Chocolate Strawberry.
https://mrsruthsjams.com
February 2022
Ford’s Gourmet Foods
New Teriyaki Ginger Wing Sauce – The perfect blend of zesty Ginger & the smooth finish of Tamari. This will make great Teriyaki Chicken Wings! 12/13.25 oz. Jars, Non Gmo, Gluten Free, No High Fructose Corn Syrup, Kosher, Pareve.
https://www.BoneSuckin.com
Tidewater Grain Co.
With the 2022 harvest, Tidewater Grain is milling all of our white & brown heirloom rice at our new onsite mill! And, we are proud to be the only farmers in the world to currently grow the Santee Gold Long Grain variety of heirloom Carolina Gold Rice.
http://www.tidewatergrain.com
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is excited to announce our newest retail distributor Appalachian Mercantile in Bryson City, NC at 158 Everett Street downtown!
https://heavensgateorchard.com/
Piedmont Pennies
Piedmont Pennies will launch its Spicy Chipotle cheese cracker and new eco-friendly packaging starting February 1, 2022. Check it out at PiedmontPennies.com and reach out for giveaway and partnership collaborations!
http://www.piedmontpennies.com
The Spicy Hermit
The Spicy Hermit is pleased to announce that their Butternut Squash Kimchi is a 2022 Good Food Award Winner! Look for it when Fall 2022 is around the corner.
https://www.spicyhermit.com
Cackalacky, Inc.
Lured Market & Grill in Lake Lure, NC and Cackalacky® Brand are collaborating on a locally inspired pulled pork sandwich. The Cackalacky® Classic ‘Cue Sandwich is made with Vandele Farms pulled pork, super slaw, and Cackalacky® Cheerwine® Sweet Sauce.
http://www.Cackalacky.com
Sweet’s Elderberry
Sweet’s Elderberry is a winner in the 2022 Good Food Awards! Their organic Elderberry Shrub was recognized for superior flavor and the company passed careful vetting for strong social, ethical and environmentally responsible business practices.
https://www.sweetselderberry.com
Plantnrgy.com
February is for the love of good health! We have the resolution to keep you healthy through this year. Get 20% off all Plantnrgy protein & superfood mixes. Use code Health20 at the checkout now through Feb. 28th, 2022. Visit: Plantnrgy.com or
https://www.instagram.com/theplantnrgy/
January 2022
1 in 6 Snacks
We are excited to announce the launch of our new brand of peanuts, 1949 Nut Company! Check out our website www.1949nut.com for all of the items that we offer!
https://www.1949nut.com
Sea Monster Sauces
Sea Monster Sauces is looking to expand into Central & Western North Carolina stores. We’d love to welcome general stores, butchers, produce markets, specialty grocers, gift shops and the like into our Sea Monster Family. Call Brian at 910-547-7727
https://www.seamonstersauces.com
Carolina Coffee Company
We will be roasting our famous Carolina Christmas Blend coffee through mid-January. Enjoy the flavors of cinnamon, almond, macaroon, and Bavarian chocolate before it’s too late!
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com
Piedmont Food Processing Center
Coming Soon to Piedmont Food Processing Center: Consumer Packaged Goods Bootcamp a multi-week course guides you through creating and launching a retail product. Learn about packaging, labeling, testing, regulatory requirements, costing, and more.
https://www.pfapnc.org
December 2021
Brew Naturals
Stop by the online shop to check out our expanded product line. You will find a new Elderberry Sour Mix to liven up your next craft cocktail and a limited release Elderberry Apple Butter.
http://www.brewnaturals.com
Old North State Candy and Gifts
Old North State Candy and Gifts has opened a retail store in historic downtown Thomasville, NC to showcase their line of Chesebro’s Confections as well as other locally produced candy, foods and gifts.
https://www.oldnorthstatecandyandgifts.com/
Mike D’s BBQ
“Mike D’s BBQ has picked up some new awards for our products!
2021 International Flavor Awards – 1st Place Medium Sauce – BIG Sauce
2022 Scovie Awards:
1st place Dry Rub/All Purpose – Sweet & Spicy Rub
3rd Place Kid Friendly BBQ Sauce – BIG Sauce”
https://www.mikedsbbq.com/pages/awards
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams is honored to be a Finalist for the 2022 Good Food Awards (GFA) for Mrs. Ruth’s Strawberry Lemonade Jam. This jam joins the 2020 Belgian Chocolate Strawberry GFA winner, 2021 Savory Apple GFA winner and 2019 Ginger Peach GFA Finalist.
https://mrsruthsjams.com
November 2021
Kitcheneez, LLC
Kitcheneez, LLC is very proud and excited to be a Corporate Sponsor this season for the Carolina Thunderbirds hockey team in Winston-Salem. We’ll have a special Thunderbird bundle of our mixes available at games for purchase and our logo on the ice!
https://kitcheneez.com
UnbelievaBuns
“North Carolina Burger Chain Launches Keto-Friendly Option on UnbelievaBuns.
Keto-Friendly Burgers Now Available at all Ace No.3 locations.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVglg09pIog/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is excited to announce our new retail distributor Mountain Time with 3 locations in Burnsville and Blowing Rock, North Carolina!
https://heavensgateorchard.com
Cackalacky, Inc.
“Cackalacky® Brand is hosting the Cackalacky® BBQ Warrior Skills Contest on Instagram to help promote Wounded Warriors Abilities Ranch. Contest winners to be announced on Veterans Day.
https://cackalacky.com/pages/bbq-warrior-contest-rules
Carolina Coffee Company
Our famous Carolina Christmas Blend coffee is back for the season. Don’t miss out on the flavors of cinnamon, almond, macaroon and Bavarian chocolate this Christmas season.
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
King’s Pepper
King’s Pepper is proud to be made in North Carolina, and is a $10,000 Thrive Community Fund grantee.
http://www.kingspepper.com
October 2021
Piedmont Pennies
Piedmont Pennies was awarded Finalist in Our State Magazine’s Made in NC Awards, as well as selected as a Semi-finalist in NC IDEA’s SEED grant application. https://ncidea.org/nc-idea-foundation-selects-26-semi-finalists-from-across-the-state-in-fall-2021-seed-grant-cycle/
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is excited to announce new retail distributors Jackson General Store, (Sylva, NC), Rebecca’s Country Store (Lincolnton, NC), Market Hall Foods (Oakland and Berkley, CA), Rural Kings (Madisonville and Pikeville, KY),(Sweetwater, TN)!!!
https://heavensgateorchard.com/
Nonni’s Gourmet Kitchen
Nonni’s Gourmet Kitchen LLC DBA Nonni Schiavone Foods will soon introduce a hot version of our pickled okra, “Over The Top Okra.” It will be called Smokey Okra.
https://nonnisgourmetkitchen.com/
Mimi’s Mountain Mixes, LLC
“Mimi says, “”Give the gift of Yum!”” Mimi’s Mountain Mixes are rolling out their Christmas Gift Sets on their online store at www.mimismountainmixes.com.
Shop early so your specialty food items arrive in time for all the holidays ahead!”
https://mimismountainmixes.com/collections/all
Battle Tested® Craft Barbecue Sauce
On Sept 5th at the 1st Annual Pinehurst Barbecue Festival, Battle Tested® Craft Barbecue Sauce’s “Hickory Signature” took first place in the Spicy Tomato Category and was the Over All People’s Choice Award Winner. 1st Prize: 1 year deal Lowe’s Foods.
https://battletestedbbq.com/index.php
Kitcheneez, LLC
“Kitcheneez is excited to celebrate the season with our new Fall themed bundles of mixes!
We also have a special on our prize winning Homemade Ranch Dressing mix for you to enjoy.
We truly have something for everyone and every taste.”
https://kitcheneez.com
Carolina Coffee Company
We will be roasting our Pumpkin Dream Pie coffee through Thanksgiving. Our famous Carolina Christmas Blend will be back for the season mid-October – the awesome flavors of cinnamon. almond, macaroon, and Bavarian chocolate that you’ve been waiting for!
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com
Mariah’s Gourmet Relishes
Mariah’s Gourmet Relishes was featured in September’s Issue of Our State’s Magazine, Preserves Roundup, Jars of Joy”.
https://mariahsrelishes.com/
Happy Heart Elderberry
Now is the time to stock up on our elderberry syrup for immune boosting support when your family needs it! Buy 1 for now and 1 for later, good unopened for one year. Save $5 when you buy two 16oz bottles, until end of 2021, with local pickup or shipping.
Https://www.happyheartelderberry.com
Cafe Frutta Fresca Gelato LLC
For wholesale and retail gelato & sorbet orders, contact us via email cafefruttafresca@gmail.com, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Cafe-Frutta-Fresca-Gelato-1744493809157687 our website. https://www.cafefruttafresca.com or Instagram @cafefruttafresca
https://www.cafefruttafresca.com
Dew Drop Chocolates LLC
Award winners for 2021 are our Peanut Butter Yummies – Blue Ribbon and our Nut Lovers Clusters – Red Ribbon. These items are a must have for the holidays. https://dewdropchocolates.com
Big Delicious brand
Big Delicious Brand has been named by QVC and HSN as a “Big Find” Winner
September 2021
Carolina Coffee Company
Our Pumpkin Dream Pie coffee is back for the season thru Thanksgiving. You won’t want to miss the wonderful flavors of rich creamy pumpkin, warm fall spices, and oven fresh piecrust to create a truly dreamy cup for you to enjoy!
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is pleased to announce 4 new retail partners at Rebecca’s Country Store, 2534 Reepsville Rd, Lincolnton, NC; Morganton General Store, 116 W. Union St, Morganton, NC; and Rural Kings in Madisonville and Pikeville, KY. THANKS!!!!!
https://heavensgateorchard.com
Griff’s Toffee
Griff’s Toffee is now on the shelves of over 100 Harris Teeter stores in the Southeast! Look for Griff’s Coffee & Griff’s Pecan Toffees in the candy aisle this fall. We look forward to reaching new customers in partnership with another NC based business!
https://griffstoffee.com/
August 2021
Kalo Foods, LLC
Suppliers & distributors have been experiencing operational issues that have caused them to extend order lead times without notice & have often missed those deadlines. Transportation is inconsistent. Prepare and find alternatives. It’s impacted us.
https://kalofoods.com
Bruce Julian Heritage Foods
Bruce Julian Heritage Foods launches expanded line of Couch Mix® flavors at the Sweets & Snacks show in Indianapolis. Now available in 2 ounce snack and 5.5 ounce share bags: Magic Mojo, Sour Cream Wasabi, Honey Sriracha, Buffalo Bleu, Chipotle Cheddar.
Heaven’s Gate Orchard, LLC
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is excited to announce that the Artsy Olive located at 128 Front Street, Bryson City, NC is now selling our delicious caramel apple fruit spread, spiced apple fruit spread, and Nana’s apple butter!
https://heavensgateorchard.com
Bud Sauce
We’re excited to announce another sauce just came off the production line! Bud Sauce Sweet Carolina is our newest sauce. This version is oh so sweet, without the heat. I’m sure you won’t find anything finer than Sweet Carolina! It’s hitting shelves now.
https://budsauce.com/
Mimi’s Mountain Mixes, LLC
“Well, butter my biscuit…my Mimi’s Mountain Mixes BODACIOUS BEER BISCUIT!”
Yep, that crazy Mimi is serving up beer biscuits and you can too. Fluffy, delicious, and crazy easy (just how Mimi likes to bake). Got 5 minutes? You can be baking with Mimi!
BODACIOUS BEER BISCUIT MIX
July 2021
Rising Smoke Sauceworks
We recently took home 5 more awards at the Fiery Foods show in Texas including two Golden Chile awards. We are also rolling out a new Ghost pepper Cajun seasoning this month.
https://risingsmokesauce.com
Kitcheneez, LLC
We at Kitcheneez are very excited to announce new automation has been added to our packaging process! This will help us fill orders quicker than ever and we’re excited to see it all go into place.
https://www.kitcheneez.com
Mike D’ s BBQ
Our Sweet & Spicy Rub won 1st place for Rubs in the 2021 Artisan International Flavor Awards! This is the 17th award our products have won since 2016!
https://www.theflaveawards.com/copy-of-2020-artisan-flave-awards-win
Tastin’ Jamaican Caribbean Style Salsa
Tastin’ Jamaican (TastinJamaican.com) has placed Third in the International Artisan Flavor Awards with our Cuban Medium Salsa!! We are honored to have won 18 awards over the last 6 years. Follow the link and scroll down to the “Unique Salsas” category.https://www.theflaveawards.com/copy-of-2020-artisan-flave-awards-win?fbclid=IwAR1Wl9Rg7_eWznqrD0fLSzf5oNBPNQ0jtWX9XtDqPajpQR2jJXTOn1aNRcg
Chapel Hill Toffee & Griff’s Toffee
KLG Candies is proud to announce that we have donated $20,000 to Dina’s Dynasty Ovarian Cancer Fund! Since 2018, a portion of proceeds from the sale of every box of toffee goes directly to the fund to support ovarian cancer research and patient care in NC.
https://klgcandies.com/cancer-fund/
Carolina Coffee Company
For a limited time only, we will be roasting our famous Carolina Christmas Blend coffee to celebrate “Christmas In July”. Merry Christmas In July from all of us at Carolina Coffee Company!
https://carolinacoffeecompany.com
Julz’s Creations, LLC
Julz’s Creations “You’re My Boy, Blue!” Sweet, Spicy Mustard won second place in the mustard category of the 2021 Artisan Flave Awards!
https://www.julzscreations.com/
Piedmont Pennies
Piedmont Pennies hired a Head of Production, Lauren Wilson, this week, which grows the Piedmont Pennies team to 6. Pennies also expanded to 30 stores across North Carolina and will roll out new flavors by August 2021.
https://www.instagram.com/piedmontpennies/
Heaven’s Gate Orchard
Heaven’s Gate Orchard launched new product offering “Nana’s Apple Butter”, a savory old fashioned southern mountain recipe courtesy of Nana!
https://heavensgateorchard.com
June 2021
Sea Monster Sauces LLC
Sea Monster Sauces receives NC Sate approval for their latest sauce. Danger Berry – a strawberry habanero hot sauce will be available for sale as early as July 1st!
Turmeric Zone
Our NEW and FIRST store providing Natural, Organic & Ayurveda inspired Turmeric Products is now opened in Morrisville at 134, Morrisville Square Way, Morrisville 27560.
https://turmericzone.com/
Heaven’s Gate Orchard
Heaven’s Gate Orchard is proud to announce its 19th and 20th retail distributors, Rural King Knoxville, Tennessee and Rural King Clarksville, Tennessee! We are launching Nana’s Apple Butter in June 2021!!! Southern Mountain Goodness, a premium artisanal delicacy.
Tastin’ Jamaican Caribbean Style Salsa
Tastin’ Jamaican’s “Shark Bites Salad” was one of 600 entries submitted by readers of some of America’s leading newspapers, of which only 200 were published in a special recipe book, “Tastes Across the States.” Purchase your copy through the link provided
Tastes Across the States: A Collection of Family Recipes from Across America
Julz’s Creations
Julz’s Creations was recently featured on CBS 17’s My Carolina! The segment highlights her passion in creating hot sauce that is flavorful and spicy while using locally grown produce. You can find it here:
https://www.cbs17.com/my-carolina/my-carolina-videos/tuesday-may-11th-turning-up-the-heat-with-julzs-hot-sauce-charleymadelyn-owner-helps-couples-struggling-with-pregnancy/?fbclid=IwAR3XQM2dAHe_ut3-BuskVQX8IhOyF-S2BorBJuIKj7ff7DI0SBa0SSj5gMk
May 2021
Celebration Time NC
Celebration Time NC has officially launched our website for our multi-purpose dressing, dip, and marinade. We offer local curbside pickup at Angelina’s Kitchen in downtown Pittsboro, as well as shipping throughout the United States.
https://www.celebrationtimenc.com/
Saucy Company
Saucy Company Salsas are now selling in all 46 Whole Foods Southern region stores! New National Distribution channels through Gourmet Foods International and KeHE. New MEDIUM low FODMAP Jalapeno salsa to be released by June. Two rubs coming soon too!
https://www.saucycompany.com
April 2021
Wicked Crisps
Wicked Crisps is excited to continue growing with national distribution with major accounts across the United States and even international trade in Europe.
To find out more about Wicked Crisps please check out our website at:
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Piedmont Pennies
Piedmont Pennies, North Carolina’s handcrafted cheese snack, has officially hit retail shelves across NC! Check out our website at PiedmontPennies.com or Instagram @PiedmontPennies to learn more about our Penny Pals, family recipe and purpose.
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Rising Smoke Sauceworks
We have rolled out two new products. Our first sweet hot sauce, Pineapple Oasis and our smoky BBQ rub, Bruno’s BBQ Rub. Both products are available on our website and for wholesale orders.
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Big Spoon Roasters
Big Spoon Roasters Introduces Limited Batch Chile Lime Mango Peanut Butter
Celebrating the beautifully harmonious flavors of sweet tropical mango, bright lime, and spicy zing of dried chiles, Durham, NC-based Big Spoon Roasters’ new Limited Batch Nut Butter, Chile Lime Mango Peanut Butter, pays homage to the idyllic Mexican street food. It incorporates mango juice powder, pure dehydrated lime juice, raw organic cane sugar, dried ancho and cayenne chiles, and flakes of Jacobsen sea salt with their always fresh-roasted, high-oleic peanut butter to create a tropical, perfectly balanced treat that’s vacation in a spoon.
The recipe was developed in collaboration with Texas specialty grocer Central Market for their 2021 annual Taste of the Tropics; event, and is available on Big Spoon’s site and through select retailers April 1 – June 30.
Learn more
March 2021
Wicked Crisps
Wicked Crisps is excited to announce that we grew our distribution channels and now have national distribution. We are excited to continue this journey and have seen tremendous growth. We launched last month on QVC and it was a tremendous hit, selling out in minutes and having thousands of orders on backorder.
Carolina Coffee Company
Our seasonal Coconut Caramel Cream is back through August. This hand crafted medium roast specialty is taken warm from the roaster and artfully flavored with rich and creamy Caramel then delicately blended with fresh Coconut and finished with a splash of French Vanilla.. Holy Cow!
February 2021
Mimi’s Mountain Mixes
Mimi’s is adding to her product family. Welcome Mimi’s Beer Pizza Crust Mix. Easy-Peasy!
https://mimismountainmixes.com
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
Get your Boxcarr Handmade Cheese Cottonbell Hearts for Valentine’s Day. Available at the Durham Farmers Market Saturday Jan. 30 and Feb. 6th 10am-12noon. Also available in our online shop.
https://www.boxcarrhandmadecheese.com/onlineshop
Label Print Technologies
Coming soon, Label Print Technologies will be changing their name to incorporate all four locations. Our new name will be Western Shield Label and Packaging. Nothing will change with how we do business other then offering more types of labels and packaging solutions as well as quicker turn around time!
http://www.labelprinttech.com/
Batistini Farms
Batistini Farms Ancient Tuscan Grain Pasta. USDA Organic. A journey of harvesting organic select grains at a single family farm. Stone mill the seeds to flour. Great taste & Texture. Very healthy.
https://b-farms.com
Valley Brook Farms LLC
Our Strawberry Habanero Pepper Jelly was awarded a Good Food award for 2021 by the Good Food Foundation in San Francisco. A recipe that includes our pepper jelly is on page 109 of the Good Food awards cookbook. Our pepper jellies are available in several NC stores as well as on our website. We were also featured on page 120 of the February edition of Our State magazine for our honorable mention in their Made in NC awards with our Fair Game Flying Pepper Mustard.
www.thebullcity.org
www.valleybrookfarmsllc.com
King’s Pepper
King’s Pepper along with other WE Power members were featured on a segment of the Tar Heel Traveler with Scott Mason which aired January 27th, 2021 on WRAL-TV. The piece highlighted the work the group does to help women owned food businesses stay in business. And their fundraising campaign to help women succeed in the food business.
https://www.wral.com/tar-heel-traveler-scott-heads-to-hillsborough-to-spotlight-we-power-foods/19495037/
Wicked Crisps
Wicked Crisps is excited for 2021 as we are growing our brand into the North East as well as opening distribution on a national level. We look forward to bringing Wicked Crisps, a gluten-free, non-gmo, kosher, chock-full of nutrition veggie crisps to the masses.
Check out our website: https://www.wickedcrisps.com
December 2020
Flavor Seed
Flavor Seed Organic Kosher Gluten Free Seasonings now comes in 5 ounce bags. More product, less money, same delicious flavors without the garbage in mass marketed seasoning blends. We are Local to NC and blend small batch craft seasonings with the capability to scale if needed. We can also provide a custom seasoning blend for your next snack project if you need some help.
https://www.flavorseed.com/
LabelChics.com
Wishing the Members of the NC Specialty Foods Association a safe and joyous holiday season! LabelChics.Com has an updated phone number of 704/589-5636. We value the support and business we have received from the members of the association and look forward to continuing to serve all your custom printed label and shrink sleeve needs!
All The Best,
Kimberly Ross
Founder
https://labelchics.com/
Label Print Technologies
Label Print Technologies will officially be changing their company name 12/01/20 to Western Shield Label & Packaging with 4 locations to service any labeling or packaging needs.
Please give us a call or visit us at www.labelprinttech.com before you place your next order with your current supplier.
Thank you,
Chris
(330)413-2801
https://www.labelprinttech.com/
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese Holiday Gift boxes are now available to order. Shipping orders must be in by December 12 and will be shipped December 14. Pick up orders will be available through December 22. Go to our website to view and order.
https://www.boxcarrhandmadecheese.com/onlineshop
Kalo Foods
Kalo Foods, LLC in addition to their cakes, cupcakes and mini-loafs is now selling their Kalo brand gluten free cookies in Wegmans including their new ginger snap cookie. They are in all of the NC, VA and some MD locations. Online sales have also seen growth this year.
https://kalofoods.com/
Big Delicious Brand
Big Delicious Brand announces the addition of its new Pineapple & Country Ham Spread — a new twist on an old Southern favorite! This creamy delight is a perfectly delicious blend of both sweet and savory. It’s right at home on chips and crackers, and it really shines on ginger snaps and graham crackers. (Did we mention bagels?)
As Goldilocks would say — it’s just right!
https://bigdelish.com/
Rising Smoke Sauceworks
We recently won three more International Flavor Awards and three Scovie Awards from the National Fiery Foods show bringing our total to 35 awards in our first two and a half years.
https://risingsmokesauce.com
Fogwood Food LLC
Fogwood Food has new product—Shiitake Mushroom Super Sauce! This versatile sauce (regular and sugar free) is packed with super foods that include shiitake mushrooms, ginger, and turmeric. It’s delicious as dipping sauce, salad dressing, or marinade.
https://www.facebook.com/Fogwood-Food-511487178927888
Larry’s Coffee
Get your Rockin’ Holiday and Let It Snow blends NOW! Happy Holidays from Larry’s Coffee. Need warm and tasty gifts for your clients or holiday gift baskets? Contact Lee Pike lee.p@larryscoffee.com.
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Carolina Coffee Company
Introducing our newest craft roasted creations, Organic Ethiopia ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘The Lodge. For your sipping pleasure this holiday season!
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com/
November 2020
Hops and Nuts Craft Beer and Wine Snacks
H+N is pleased to be chosen as one of 12 featured brands in eBay’s ‘The Great Holiday Takeover’ hosted by Pinterest. The Takeover is a digital Holiday Market with curated artisans presenting giftable items and will serve as the Holiday Launch of Tasty Flights At-Home Tasting Kits. Tasty Flights will feature three different kits designed to inspire HOME-TAINING taproom and tasting room experiences… Hop Lovers, Wine Lovers and Fruit Lovers. The kits will retail for $25.99 and include three pouches of Hops and Nuts Craft Beer or Wine flavors, a tasting flight board, spoons, Tasting Guide and reusable mini tasting cups.
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The San Giuseppe Salami Co. is pleased to announce the ability to serve small and growing businesses across North Carolina and beyond with it’s new Direct Ship program. This new program will offer restaurants, markets and other small businesses the unique opportunity to have personal relationship with the men and women who craft the products they sell. For more information, please reach out to Alex Hale, Sales & Marketing Manager, at alex@sgsalami.com or explore our website.
https://www.salamisbymail.com/
Big Spoon Roasters has achieved Non-GMO Project verification for its lines of nut butters and snack bars. The verification is part of Big Spoon Roasters’ ongoing commitment to sourcing the best, most sustainable ingredients that are nutritious, delicious, and good for everyone involved in producing them. The Non-GMO Project is the most rigorous third-party non-GMO verification process in the market today. Big Spoon Roasters is proud that the foods they make meet these standards.
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Mariah’s Relishes, LLC has been recognized by your peers as having superior skills and expertise in your craft – as well as shown a dedication to supporting local food and responsible, sustainable practices.
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Cottage Lane Kitchen
We have recently launched Hissy Fit Hot Sauce! A cayenne pepper, vinegar based hot sauce to rival any on the market.
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Tastin’ Jamaican
In response to many requests for recipes to use our salsa, we now have a 14-page recipe booklet for sale. It’s not just chips and salsa anymore! Order from our website today. Holiday promo code GOT2BENC for 15% off all products.
We need your help! We were honored to make it as a finalist in the nominations for the WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards. Now we need your vote to win. Click the link from our website homepage. It only takes a minute to vote. Votes will be honored through November 22. Thank you in advance.
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Larry’s Coffee
Rockin’ Holiday blend is now available!
Check it out
Tracy’s Gourmet was awarded the LISC Neighborhood Small Business Grant.
Visit the website
October 2020
Tropical Foods has a passion for snacks and has specialized in quality snacking for more than 40 years. Women-owned and family-operated, Tropical Foods is headquartered in Charlotte, NC with five additional locations across the U.S. Tropical offers a wide variety of bulk snack mixes, nuts, seeds, dried fruit and candy. Bestselling retail lines include Buffalo Nuts®, Grabeez®, ReCharge®, trEAT4u® and our two newest lines Why Knots and Truly Good snack bags.
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Boxcarr Handmade Cheese has released their seasonal cheese “Cottonboo” a cow and goat milk bloomy rind soft cheese with an orange interior. Cottonboo will be available through October or until the limited batch is sold out.
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Label Print Technologies adds digital embossing and foil effect capabilities for labels. Call for info and pricing!
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Hops and Nuts Craft Beer Snacks was chosen as a “brand to watch” by Food Entrepreneur magazine. We will launch our new brand, SIPPIN SNAX, in the next 6 weeks. SIPPIN SNAX synthesizes all of the proof of concept and alliances that we have built through the years with breweries and wineries across the US to help consumers recreate tap room flavors and experiences AT HOME!
Read more here
Logo Label Printing
We have purchased the leading UV ink jet with a November 1st delivery. We think this will allow us to create enhanced labels for alcohol and all other markets that need high quality, short run , fast turnarounds. Looking forward to our new press.
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Specializing in fresh and tasty baked goods while avoiding the use of processed sugar and flour, Triangle Bakery has a selection of both sweet and savory items that are low in Glycemic Index and are sweetened with all-natural plant-based sweeteners. All of our items are Diabetic friendly, Gluten Free, and Keto friendly. We have Keto Vegan options as well as well as gift cards also.
Click here to learn more
The Piedmont Food Processing Center is now taking on additional clients. Our 10,000+ square foot facility holds four kitchens, multiple coolers and freezers, and lots of specialty equipment. We now have a Simplex bottling system running along with our two 60 gallon steam kettles, tilt skillet, liquid nitrogen blast freezer, ovens, ranges, proofer, mixers, dehydrator, vacuum sealer, chocolate tempers, and more, We’ve had experience launching over 100 consumer packaged goods. Let us help you put your best food forward.
Visit our website to learn more
NOFO @ the Pig
Shopping at NOFO is easier than ever! Check out our new online store at www.shopatnofo.com. Shipping and curbside pickup available.
Yo Mama’s Style is pleased to announce the newest addition to our product line called Kelly Kakes, which is a Green Chile and Cheese Cornbread mix. The product is made specifically to pair with our Colorado Style Green Chile, and will be available in Lowe’s Foods early October. It’s a Southwestern twist on a Southern favorite called johnnycake, and you can check it out here.
The Little BeeKeeper is honored to have their Gourmet Whipped Original Honey and their Artisan Infused Bourbon Honey chosen to be featured in Lowe’s Foods 2020 Holiday Cheerbox.
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Out of hundreds of entries, Valley Brook Farms LLC Flying Pepper Mustard was selected as an honorable mention! Our State’s Made in NC Awards celebrates North Carolina makers, bakers, crafters, and creators.
Read more here
Mrs. Ruth’s Blackberry Mint Syrup received an Honorable Mention in Our State Magazine’s Made in NC Drink Category.
Read more here
Carolina Coffee Company’s newest creation, Ethiopia ‘Blue Velvet’ is now available in half pound, one pound, and two pound bags. This organic specialty is from the Sidamo region and is naturally sun dried to bring out the incredible sweetness in your cup. You will first get an unbelievable aroma of fresh blueberry….then at first sip, the blueberry is perfectly balanced with a sweet velvety chocolate and a big creamy body.
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September 2020
Julz’s Creations
I’ve just released my very first fruit based hot sauce, Little Mystical’s Tahitian Thunder. It’s an habanero sauce with tropical flavors.
Click here to learn more
Robert Carey Food Group, LLC
We are proud to announce our expanding market footprint where our delicious products are being sold! Our retail partners are the key to our success. We are now being sold in both Kudzu Bakeries in South Carolina, Sperry’s Mercantile in Nashville, and Riverside Beef, Canopy Home and Splash Kitchens in Georgia, and now are regular customers for our wholesale market.
https://www.robertcareyfoods.com/
Carolina Coffee Company
Our Pumpkin Dream Pie coffee is back for the season on September 1st and will be available through Thanksgiving weekend. Fall is the perfect time to enjoy this seasonal specialty with flavors of rich creamy pumpkin balanced by warm fall spices and oven fresh piecrust. It’s truly DREAMY!!
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com/
Haw River Mushrooms, LLC
sofi™ Awards winner – The Specialty Food Association’s sofi™ Awards have been honoring the best in specialty food for 47 years. sofi™ Award honorees are selected through a blind tasting process and are true innovators in their categories. New in 2020, the sofi™ Awards judging was overseen by industry food experts at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center who have partnered with SFA for this prestigious event. In order to participate in the sofi™ Awards, companies must be a member in good standing of the Specialty Food Association.
Silver: Haw River Mushroom, LLC from Graham, NC – Haw River Mild Sesame Teriyaki Mushroom Jerky
New Product: Haw River Mushroom, LLC – Haw River Sassy Sesame Teriyaki Mushroom Jerky
https://www.hawrivermushrooms.com/
The Little BeeKeeper
Leah Chester-Davis of Chester-Davis Communications, met The Little Beekeeper at the 2020 Flavors of Carolina event in Concord and and wrote an article about the youngest state certified bee keeper and the family business. The article was published in the September issue of Carolina Country magazine.
Read the article here
Tastin’ Jamaican Caribbean Style Salsa
Tune in to your local CBS channel to watch The Drew Barrymore Show on October 5 as Tastin’ Jamaican’s Pumpkin Spice Salsa will be featured! This is a new daytime show that begins September 14. Check out her website: https://www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com/ and join us as we watch Drew taste-test Pumpkin Spice foods.
August 2020
Y’all Company
Y’all Company, a small business specializing in Southern Sauces has partnered with Forsyth Seafood Market & Cafe to raise funds for Kids’ Cooking Coalition (KCC), which is a community based initiative designed for children in elementary and early middle school that helps to establish a life-long skill of being able to prepare healthy food. Y’all Company donated Mississippi Comeback Sauce for sale at Forsyth’s Café & Market. All proceeds from the sales of sauce will go directly to KCC.
Click here to learn more….
Tropical Foods
NEW Packaged Snacks!
Demand for packaged snacks, particularly single-serve products, has surged these past few months and we have a wide variety of new grab-and-go snacks. Choose from 1oz single serve and better-for-you trEAT4u flavors, 3-5oz new packaging for our popular ReCharge, Buffalo Nuts and Why Knots? lines and 6-14oz new snacks from our Truly Good resealable bag line.
https://www.tropicalfoods.com/
Mike D’s BBQ
Mike D’s BBQ will be a feature company on the new Reality show I Quit on the Discovery Channel. The show premiers on August 18th and follows several businesses as they leave their jobs and focus on being full time business owners.
Click here to watch the trailer…
Larry’s Coffee
Band Together is looking for items to purchase for sponsor/performer bags for their August 12 event, “Call for Change: Band Together Against Racism,” a virtual telethon to support the Anti-Racism Community Fund. If you are interested, please email Lee Pike lee.p@larryscoffee.com
Click here to learn more…
July 2020
Kalo Foods gluten free pizza crusts and other dessert products are now available in the Vinny’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria Restaurant chain in Southern Virginia. And our cake products will be in the new Wegmans West Cary, NC location at the end of July for the grand opening. The new gluten free ginger snap cookies has had robust sales in the Lowes Foods stores.
Website: https://kalofoods.com/
Y’all Sauce Company is now Y’all Company. We are currently in the process of rolling out a new brand. We’ve also launched a partnership with Buie’s Market in Winston-Salem, NC called Simple Suppers (make-at-home-meals). Owner, Josh McGee curated recipes using local ingredients which can be purchased through Buie’s online store.
Learn more at: https://yallsauce.com/simplesuppers
Batistini Farms has our apple cider vinegar in 1 gallon containers. Our 1 gallon containers are great for To Go Meals. You can use it on the dish or pour it in a disposable cup & top. Our balsamic is delicious, healthy, all-natural and you don’t need to use much to get the flavor. Interested – email me tom@batistinifarms.com – Thank you & Be Safe.
Website: https://www.b-farms.com/
The Piedmont Food Processing Center is here to help you launch that great new food idea. We are still open 24/7 but with careful adherence to health guidelines around COVID-19. Our four kitchens, freezers, coolers, and specialty equipment are available, along with the expertise of our staff. For more information, check out our website. Putting your best food forward.
Website: https://www.pfapnc.org/
Valley Brook Farms. Our pop-up at Southpoint Mall in Durham has opened back up again on Sundays from 12-6pm. You can find us in center court near Nordstrom’s with all of our gourmet, award winning pickles, pepper jellies, sweet jellies, jams, pepper relish and spicy mustard.
Thank you for your continued support!
Learn more at: https://www.facebook.com/valleybrookfarmsllc
Mimi’s Mountain Mixes is now available on FAIRE.com for wholesale orders. Get great terms, free shipping and free products…WOW!
To order, go to: https://mimismountainmixes.com/wholesale
Anna’s Gourmet Goodies has put together a ‘Confinement Relief Kit’ for those folks still staying home. Order them cookies and Anna’s will send an additional gift to the first responders or heath care heroes of your choice.
More info: https://www.annasgourmetgoodies.com/confinement-relief-kit/
Carolina Gold was featured in the latest issue of NC Field and Family Magazine. Read the article here:
https://www.ncfieldfamily.org/farm/how-sunflowers-helped-one-north-carolina-farmer-reach-new-markets/
June 2020
Elizabeth’s Pecans
We are opening a new store on Hwy 24 in Turkey NC, named Elizabeth’s Pecan Products…and a Taste of the South! Along with Elizabeth’s products, we will carry Local, North Carolina, Southern, Patriotic/Veteran and Made in The U.S.A. products from food items to gifts. Grand Opening is Saturday June 6th.
Berry Best Jams
The Farmer’s Market in Cashiers, NC is now stocking my Jams. Located 78 US-64 in Cashiers. It is a family owned specialty grocery and produce market.
Rising Smoke Sauceworks
We have two new products out. First is our spiciest BBQ sauce, Fiery Q, with blackberries and smoked Carolina reapers. Next is a mild hot sauce called “It”. It is a cayenne table sauce that has garlic and roasted red peppers as well.
https://risingsmokesauce.com/
Carolina Coffee Company
For those of you who like a darker french roast coffee, you must try our new Fair Trade Organic French Roast Sunday. This new arrival is taken to a rich darker roast to reveal the sweetness of caramel, smokey overtones, and a hint of cranberry! It’s roasted to the perfect darker profile to reveal all of the sweetness and rich flavor characteristics without being burnt. This is a treat you will want to try for yourself!
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com/
Batistini Farms
Batistini Farms has small (50ml) glass bottles of our Balsamic & Extra Virgin Olive Oil. They can be used for “To Go” meals or Placed on top of a tabletop in a restaurant. Then the customer can take them home. If interested, please contact me – Tom Sephton – tom@batistinifarms.com – Mobile 919.740.0998
LabelChics.com
LabelChics.Com continues to serve all our valued clients during this unprecedented event with Covid-19. We are taking every precaution to ensure the health and well being of our team, as well as following all CDC guidelines in our process of producing product for our customers. LabelChics.Com is proud to have been able to assist a number of clients with 24 hour turnaround at no additional cost during this time. We offer a 24 hour rush program at no additional cost and we have a no-die-charge program which employs a laser die cutting process. We appreciate the continued support of our esteemed client partners and welcome the opportunity to become a valued vendor partner to the other members of NC Specialty Foods. Be Well!
https://labelchics.com/
May 2020
Carolina Coffee Company
Introducing our newest creation, ‘Coconut Caramel Cream’ coffee! This hand crafted medium roast specialty is taken warm from the roaster and carefully flavored with rich and creamy Caramel then delicately blended with fresh Coconut and finished with a splash of French Vanilla.
Website
Tastin’ Jamaican
We now have two handcrafted dry rub seasonings… Caribbean Jerk and Cajun. These can be used to marinade any meat, season fish and shrimp, spice up vegetables, bring a new flavor to pasta dishes, and bring extra flavor to dips. The possibilities are endless!
Website
SanGiuseppe Salami Company
We continue to follow the guidelines set forth to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As an essential business, we will remain open and ready to serve our community. We’re committed to supporting the services industry and want each and everyone of our customers and vendors to know that we are here for you in this time of need. Thank you!
Check them out here
April 2020
Anna’s Gourmet Goodies
Anna’s Gourmet Goodies receives 2020 Founders Award for ‘doing good at work’
Read more here…
Flavor Seed is proud to announce that in addition to being certified USDA Organic, we are also now certified Kosher and will now carry the KSA Pareve on our new labels. We are also rolling out three new seasonings this month along with our new labels. These three seasoning blends will address customer requests as well as fill what we see as holes in the Organic seasoning market. Available for purchase through our website by the end of April are the following:
Tidewater – Seafood Seasoning and Low Country Boil
Zilch. Nada. None. – No Salt All Purpose Turmeric Seasoning
Bullseye – Venison and Wild Game Rub
https://www.flavorseed.com
Fogwood Food
Free shipping on bulk-packaged dehydrated Shiitake mushroom slices! Quart and gallon vacuum sealed bags. Pantry stable and staple!!!
https://www.facebook.com/Fogwood-Food-511487178927888/
Valley Brook Farms
Find us at the Carrboro Farmer’s Market on Wednesdays from 3-6pm and at the Chapel Hill Farmer’s Market on Tuesdays from 3-6pm.
https://valleybrookfarmsllc.com/
March 2020
Wicked Crisps
Greensboro-based Wicked Crisps® is pleased to announce it has been named 2020 Exporter of the Year by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA & CS). The award recognizes individuals or companies that have made a positive impact on North Carolina agricultural exports. The award was presented in Raleigh by State Commissioner of Agriculture, Steven Troxler at the 2020 North Carolina Department of Agriculture Development Forum.
Valley Brook Farms
Our Shopify website is now live!
Our pop-up market is at The Streets of Southpoint in Durham on Sundays (except on special event days) from 12-7pm. Thank you all for your continued support!
https://valleybrookfarmsllc.com/
Piedmont Food Processing Center
We’re finally freezing. Piedmont Food Processing Center has completed two walk-in freezers (4,800 cubic feet). And our blast freezer is a blast. Come talk to us about frozen storage and frozen products. And check out all the other equipment we have for you to scale your operation.
https://www.pfapnc.org/
Batistini Farms
Batistini Farms Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. 2019-2020 Harvest is here. We had a great harvest this year. No frost in March and for that blessing, we grew a tremendous amount of olives. So fresh & flavorful.
February 2020
Cafe Frutta Fresca Gelato introduc
ed our new product, Champagne Gelato, at this year’s Flavor of Carolina Show!
Learn more here
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams is a winner of a 2020 Good Food Awards with Belgian Chocolate Strawberry Jam, a delicious blend of rich Belgian chocolate and NC strawberries. When nothing but chocolate satisfies, this jam is like chocolate dipped strawberries in a jar!
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams is a locally owned artisanal jam business made with the freshest produce from North Carolina farms. Mrs. Ruth’s Jams are made the old fashioned way – fruit, cane sugar and pectin cooked in small batches. We do not use fructose, preservatives or artificial flavors. These award winning jams are only the good stuff and made with patience – not preservatives. Mrs. Ruth’s Jams believes that no one should be hungry and donates 10% of earnings to local hunger relief organizations.
Learn more here
January 2020
Outer Banks Granola. We are pleased to announce the impending sale of Outer Banks Granola to Ludlam Family Foods, LLC. Tom and Taylor Ludlam live in Chapel Hill, and will be resuming production of Outer Banks Granola in early 2020.
Cape Fear Pirate Candy is proud to announce our newest product addition – Honey Kissed Candied Banana Pepper & Pineapple Bacon Salsa! Great on chips or as a topping. Cape Fear Pirate Candy – Take home a jar of awesome!
November 2019
Townley Associates
The office phone number for Townley Associates has been updated. The new number is: 252-904-6057. Please delete the previous number which was 252-443-0014.
Big congrats to our friends and fellow NCSFA Members, Creative Snacks in their acquisition by Kind Snacks. Read more about it here:
Creative Snacks Acquisition
Valley Brook Farms
Our Grape Leaf Pickle Spears took 1st place this year at the Chapel Hill Farmers Market annual pickle competition. This is a customers vote event.
Krysten’s Custom Craves
I recently updated my website. I now offer the option for customers to order their own customized cookie, brownie, or blondie mix. Customers have the option to choose exactly how they want their mix by choosing the flour, the sweetener and a choice of four mix-ins to make their very own creation.
Vegetable Kingdom
Vegetable Kingdom’s new labels will be hitting store shelves soon! Customers will see our soup jars colorfully rebranded as: “Halfway 2 Homemade” with concise cooking instructions on the front. Although the jars look different, the contents remain the same. The change reflects the ease with which a homemade meal can be created using VK products as a starting point.
Carolina Coffee Company
Our seasonal Pumpkin Dream Pie coffee will only be available through the end of November. This medium-roast specialty is highlighted by rich and creamy pumpkin flavors, balanced by warm fall spices and oven fresh piecrust. You don’t want to miss it, as it won’t be back again until next fall.
Piedmont Food Processing Center
FREEZING – Piedmont Food Processing Center announces the opening of 4800 cubic feet of frozen storage. We have completed two 15 x 20 foot freezers which are now available to small food manufacturers and farmers. We rent space from a pallet, to a speed rack, to a shelf. Contact us for rate information. And if you are interested in blast freezing, talk to us about renting time with our double-door liquid nitrogen freezing cabinet. Improve the quality of your frozen product with blast freezing.
Label Print Technologies
Attention all NC Specialty Food Members!
Nutritional Facts Label guidelines will change for 2020-2021.
We can help! Call Label Print Technologies at (800) 475-4030 today.
www.labelprinttech.com/nutrition-facts-2/
Haw River Mushrooms
Haw River Mushrooms was pleased to be a finalist for the Our State Magazine Made in NC Awards for our Sassy Sesame Teriyaki Mushroom Jerky! In November we will be officially revealing our new flavor, Smoked Molasses Mushroom Jerky. We’ve also started fall Log Inoculation Classes for home mushroom growers!
October 2019
Saucy Company
Saucy Company SALSAS were just named “EDITORS CHOICE BEST NEW PRODUCTS 2019” by Progressive Grocer in their annual editor’s choice September issue.
Carolina Coffee Company
The Carolina Coffee Company will begin roasting their famous Carolina Christmas Blend blending the flavors of cinnamon, almond, macaroon and Bavarian chocolate. We call it Christmas In A Cup!! This special treat will be available mid-October through the end of January. Let the Christmas season begin!!
https://www.carolinacoffeecompany.com
Carolina Kettle
We are happy to announce that we are coming out with a new product line called Memaw’s Country Kitchen. We will be offering cookies in the following flavors- Chocolate Chip, Blueberry Shortbread, Lemon Cooler,
https://www.1in6snacks.com
Tastin’ Jamaican
So EXCITED to be winners at the International Flavor Awards in Madison, Wisconsin on September 20! We won FIRST Place in the Hot Salsa Category with our Nuclear and THIRD Place in the Fruit Salsa Category with our Strawberry Medium. This brings our total to 14 local and International awards in the last five years!
https://www.TastinJamaican.com
Larry’s Coffee
Celebrate 25 years of good coffee, sustainability, and community on Saturday, November 9th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.! We will have many food trucks and vendors including Neuse River Brewing Company, Carroll’s Kitchen, FRESH. Local Ice Cream, Catering Works, Chick-N-Que, Lulu Press, Brand Booth, Two Broke Broads Designs, Durham Literacy Center, HQ Raleigh, You Can Vote, Snickersdoodles, and more helping us celebrate!!
Moon by Moon Apothecary will be joining us for tarot card readings, and Peter Lamb and the Wolves will be providing music!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2328570577204151/
September 2019
Haw River Mushrooms
Haw River Mushrooms has added a third flavor to their line of Mushroom Jerkys, with “Smoked Molasses” joining the line up alongside “Sweet & Mild” and “Sassy Teriyaki”. Visit www.hawrivermushrooms.com for details.
Valley Brook Farms
Valley Brook Farms LLC is a family owned business making Gourmet Pickles and Preserves from fresh, local ingredients. We re-located our 32 product manufacturing business to Durham from Greensboro and our products are now available in sixteen area stores. Look for our booth at the “Grape Day” celebration at the Raleigh Farmers Market on Friday September 13th. Find us on Facebook @valleybrookfarmsllc
Larry’s Coffee
Celebrate Larry’s Coffee’s 25th anniversary on Saturday, October 12 from 12-5pm at Larry’s Coffee, 1507-1509 Gavin St, Raleigh, NC 27608.
Confirmed vendors:
Carroll’s Kitchen
Benevolence Farm
Paparazzi accessories
Lulu Press/Durham Literacy Center
HQ
Two Broke Broads
Unleashed
You Can Vote
Food!
Fresh Local ice cream
Tacos mama chava
Chick-n-que
Cake by Catering Works
Beer by Neuse River and Little City
Entertainment!
Bender Street will play
Brand Booth (photo booth)
Moon by Moon apothecary – tarot
Snickerdoodles (kids activity)
Learn more here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2328570577204151/
August 2019
Cafe Frutta Fresca Gelato
As of June 13, we were placed on the DOD’s Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement and have a contract with Camp Lejeune base selling our gelato and sorbet at the Camp Lejeune Main Exchange.
Learn more at:
https://www.cafefruttafresca.com/
Batistini Farms
If any NC Speciality Food company is looking for or required to use fresh / real extra virgin olive oil for recipes, we have oil in 3 liter & 5 liter tins. Also, our Raw Apple Vinegar (60% juice of the apple & 40% apple vinegar) comes in a 1 gallon container. We would enjoy working with you. Thank you!
Tom Sephton
Learn more at:
https://www.b-farms.com/
Big Spoon Roasters
On August 1st Big Spoon Roasters is unveiling our packaging evolution that will add more variety, value, and shelf appeal to our line of small-batch, handcrafted nut butters. The new line offers a fresh assortment of recipes, an updated label design with more descriptive product names, a signature color for each nut butter, and 30% more nut butter per jar – all without a price increase. The change from 10 oz to 13 oz jars will also lower the price per ounce of Big Spoon Roasters’ nut butters by 22-25% depending on the variety.
The new packaging will also be the first to announce Big Spoon Roasters’ membership in the environmentally-focused 1% for the Planet family of businesses, which pledges 1% of revenue to environmental causes. Additionally, the new lineup will include a collaborative espresso nut butter with L.A.-based Go Get Em Tiger; a new Cashew Butter blended with coconut nectar, coconut oil, and sea salt; and a new 4-pack Sampler of 3oz jars featuring bestsellers Chai Spice, Fiji Ginger, Maple Cinnamon, and Peanut Butter.
Read more about it here:
http://bigspoonroasters.com/blog/
July 2019
Kalo Foods
Kalo Foods has the capability to haul your palletized products frozen or refrigerated. Most small food businesses find refrigerated shipping to be an obstacle. Kalo Foods has regular routes that we run frozen with room on the truck and truck down time that could be utilized for short hauls. We currently deliver to the following distribution companies: MDI, USFoods (Raleigh), Ferraro (NJ). We also deliver all of the Wegmans grocery stores throughout Virginia and into Maryland. If you have a need, please contact us at 336-949-4802 and ask for Mike.
Our website
Robert Carey Foods
Robert Carey Foods is proud to be a Member of our NC Specialty Foods Association! We have expanded our capacity and scope and now are seeking additional gourmet, small groceries and a variety of specialty food retailers in North Carolina (and beyond) who are interested in small batch, by hand, very high quality specialty foods. Each of our products are prepared using unique recipes, high quality components, which are prepped, prepared and packaged by our highly qualified Chef and utilize fully compliant facilities.
Our retailers can have dependable, consistent production, delivery, and a solid profit margin. Please contact us for more information on wholesale sales!
Visit our website for more information
Batistini Farms
Batistini Farms in Winston Salem is very excited to be part of NC Specialty Foods Organization. We have thick/aged balsamic & fresh harvested extra virgin olive oil. Thank you again !!!
June 2019
Outer Banks Granola
Outer Banks Granola is thrilled to announce our new Pound for Pound initiative, which launches with donations for 200 pounds of food on June 1, 2019. Jennings Wright, founder of Outer Banks Granola, has worked with her own non-profit (Ten Eighteen Inc.) in Uganda since 2009. Outer Banks Granola is partnering with Arise Africa, Jinja, and with Hopeland School, Mbarara, to provide one pound of food to impoverished and orphaned children in poverty-stricken areas for each pound of granola purchased. Photos and updates can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and our website.
The PALACE GREEN
It’s a new harvest season and that means the Palace Green is busy processing fresh fruits for their frozen preserves. They are looking for NC farmers to supply the following fresh, grade A fruits: raspberries and peaches at wholesale. If interested please email Mary@thepalacegreen.com.
Mackey’s Ferry Peanuts
Mackeys Ferry Peanuts in Jamesville, NC, with an additional location in Manteo, specializes in expertly cooked NC Grown peanuts. Small batches are produced by hand in numerous delicious varieties. All natural peanut butters, light and crispy hand-stretched peanut brittle, the best hand-dipped chocolate clusters of peanuts & pecans in four distinct flavors, savory molasses cookies & peanut butter cookies, blister fried and french fried peanuts, as well as FIRE (flame throwers) and ICE (sugar coated) peanuts to complete the wide range of delectable gourmet peanut combinations. Also, offers of voted and acclaimed “The Best Fudges”, Muscadine and Peach cider slushies and floats, Peanut butter Ice Cream, flavors of shakes, sundaes, and concretes that are unique in taste and appeal. Top that with a shopping experience that is not hurried or complicated, but offers wide variety and quality of collectables and gifts that is hard to beat. We custom design special gift boxes of rustic wood or card stock, filled with any of our fresh made peanut delicacies, gourmet items, and/or NC Wines. 252-793-2993, or TF 888-687-6337, Call or order online, or just come for a visit. We would love to entreat you with a sample. Visit out website here.
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MikeD’s BBQ
Mike D’s BBQ will be the presenting sponsor of the Durham Bulls game on June 11th. The ball park will be decorated with the company branding and will include an on field game ball presentation to Mike D the owner, as well as an interview with the broadcast team which will be heard on the radio and where the game is televised on MiLB.TV. If you can make it to the game you can get tickets here: https://www.milb.com/durham/schedule/2019-06
May 2019
Cherry Orchard Foods
With Summer Time approaching it is time to think COOL. Cherry Orchard Foods now has 9 delicious flavors of our Farm House Brand Slushie mixes available for your cool-down pleasure. Made with natural coloring and flavorings, they are sure to be a huge HIT with your crowd. Our Slushie mixes are available in individual pouches that make about 1/2 gallon of Slushies or in Bulk for slushy machines. We have recently partnered with The Grandover Golf & Spa Resort in Greensboro, NC. for their slushy machines at their main bar and their spa bar. We have also partnered with Carolina Gold Oils and are producing some custom blends of spices and herbs for their Infused Sunflower Oil. And of course we keep expanding our lineup of savory dip mixes, dessert mixes, bread oil mixe s, Infused Party spreads, Rubs and seasonings and now have over 60+ mixes available.
Learn more at:
https://www.cherryorchardfoods.com
Tastin’ Jamaican
On Tuesday, April 30, Scott Mason with the WRAL Tarheel Traveler came to the Tastin’ Jamaican production kitchen to film us for a Tarheel Traveler segment. He is highlighting a few companies that are a part of the Got To Be NC program and will air the segments during the week prior to the Got To Be NC Festival. Stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for the announcement of our specific air date. We’re so excited!!
Y’all Sauce Company
We believe that food has the power to bring people together. To unite us. We believe the South is meant to be shared. It is rich in history and flavor. And so are our sauces.
The word “y’all” is inclusive of all people and that’s why we love it so much! No matter what gender, race or orientation all are welcome at the table. Y’all Sauces are a recipe for togetherness and we fill our bottles with it. Sauces currently available are Kentucky Henry Bain, Tennessee Jezebel and Mississippi Comeback.
Learn more at:
https://yallsauce.com
April 2019
Tastin’ Jamacan
Tastin’ Jamaican was voted the BEST in the WRAL 2018 Voters’ Choice Awards for Local Artisan Goods! To be a finalist, we had to have enough nominations to be in the top five. Then we needed enough fans to vote and make us the winner in our category. Our fans have spoken!!
Winners were announced January 10, 2019.
Broad Street Deli and Market
Broad Street Deli and Market, Inc. is a proud new member of NC Specialty Foods and excited to share Jamie’s Poppyseed Dressing. Jamie’s Poppyseed Dressing was originally intended as a complement to fresh fruit, but it has become a favorite for salads and sandwiches as well. Some enjoy the sweet and tangy dressing as a dip for chips. Jamie’s Poppyseed Dressing is available at Broad Street Deli and Market, Inc in Dunn, NC, some area retailers and is also available through Blue Mountain Distributors. We hope you will try it on your favorite foods. Just remember, after enjoying, always glance in the mirror, smile, and check for poppy seeds!
Learn more here
Outer Banks Granola
We are pleased to announce a new flavor, and it may be our best yet! Morning Espresso is made with freshly ground beans, roasted by a local coffee company. It joins our current flavors: Honey Sea Salt, Cranberry, Cinnamon Pecan, Tropical, and Honey Fig. It will be available for wholesale and retail purchase starting in April. Outer Banks Granola will also be a returning participant in Vin de Mer at the Beaufort Wine & Food Festival April 27. We’ll have samples of all our flavors!
Check it out
Saucy Company
Very excited to say our first two no onion no garlic products are launched!! Saucy Company Mild Fire Roasted SALSA and Spicy Chipotle SALSA are now available online and in a store near you soon!! Look for NEW Italiano pasta sauces, Barbecue sauces in mild and spicy and Ketchup releases in the very near future!!!
Visit the website to learn more
Red Clay Gourmet
Red Clay Gourmet Pimiento Cheese received two top awards at the U.S. Championship Cheese contest earlier this month! Their Flame Roasted Jalapeno Pimiento Cheese won 2nd place, and their Hickory Smoked Cheddar Pimiento Cheese won 3rd place in the Cheese-Based Spreads category. They were thrilled to take these top honors among almost 40 entries from around the United States.
Check out the results here
Ritchie Hill Bakery
Ritchie Hill Bakery is excited to introduce Britt’s Spritz Cookies, originating from the Swedish side of our family. They have the texture of a shortbread cookie with a touch of almond and a hint of Nordic spice making them as irresistible as Heath’s Cheese Straws. Please contact us at info@ritchiehillbakery.com to try them out.
Visit our website to learn more
March 2019
From Mike D’s BBQ: We are raising additional funds to open a BBQ Supply and General Store in Durham. Our crowdfunding campaign ends on March 22nd. Contributions of any size put us one step closer to making this a reality, and are greatly appreciated!
Here’s the link to donate/learn more:
https://igg.me/at/mikedsbbq1/
From Tastin’ Jamaican: WINNERS for The Hot Pepper Awards were announced February 17, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York. Tastin’ Jamaican Caribbean Style Salsa took FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD places with our hottest salsa, Lethal SE! That Carolina Reaper was smokin’! FIRST PLACE was in the Smoky category, SECOND PLACE was in the Pepper Blend X-Hot category, and THIRD PLACE was in the Sweet & Savory category. This was our first year entering these awards so we think it’s safe to say that it was a hit!
Click here to read more about it
From Yo Mama’s Style: NEW Product Alert! Mid March I will be coming out with a Green Chile and Cheese Cornbread Mix called Kelly Kakes the perfect accompaniment for our Colorado Style Green Chile.
From 1in6 Snacks: We would like to introduce you to the newest member of the 1in6 Snacks family! In addition to our Carolina Kettle chips, we now have a new brand, Rustic Roots Tortilla Chips! We have three delicious flavors: Chili Salsa, Peach Habanero, and Sweet Potato. They are now available for purchase in our retail store as well as online at www.1in6snacks.com. Thank you for your continued support of 1 in 6 Snacks!