The specialty food industry is growing by leaps and bounds! In 2004, retail sales of specialty foods spiked at $24.7 billion dollars.* Thanks to the hundreds of products on the market today, cooking, entertaining and eating are much more fun!

Orca Communications Unlimited, LLC is proud to welcome you to The BEST PRODUCTS Media Guide for Gourmet Foods and Kitchen Gadgets (Winter 2005). This Media Guide is designed to provide an easy and convenient reference to 10 of the most phenomenal kitchen products in the marketplace today so that you may share that information with your readers and viewers.


*National Assoc. for the Specialty Food Trade



Best Gourmet Food & Kitchen Gadgets

 
Bowie Wowie™
Diva Doggie
Bowie Wowie™
Product Description: Now for the first time, dog owners can make home-baked dog treats straight from the oven. It is simple, fast, and easy to bake. Bowie Wowie is the oven-ready, refrigerated cookie dough, especially formulated for dogs.

Sold At: Grocery stores, pet stores, specialty pet boutiques, and pet chains

Retail Price: $4.95 - $7.95

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.bowiewowie.com info@divadoggie.com
Table Topper®
Neat Solutions Inc.
Table Topper®
Product Description: Disposable, sanitary, stick-in-place placemats for ages 6 to 36 months. Great for easy clean up at home! Table Topper also protects children from germs on restaurant tables. Adhesive strips keep placemats stationary. Educational designs feature favorite Sesame and Nickelodeon characters.

Sold At: Babies R Us, Target, Toys R Us, Burlington Coat Factory Baby Depot, Rite Aid, One Step Ahead, Buy Buy Baby, select Kroger & HEB grocers

Retail Price: $7.99-$9.99

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.tabletopper.com jimbeaty@tabletopper.com
Mop Flops
Mop Flops
Mop Flops
Product Description: Mop Flops are terry cloth slippers lined in vinyl with a flap that velcroes across the bottom to form a pocket. They are meant to be worn while working on or mopping a hard surface floor to sop up water or spot clean.

Sold At: www.mopflops.com

Retail Price: $9.95

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.mopflops.com spalione@aol.com
Infant Tableware
Mossworld Enterprises
Infant Tableware
Product Description: Make meal time fun with colorful, high quality, melamine tableware that is dishwasher safe and virtually indestructible. Infant friendly features include size, animal outlines, high color graphics, and deep, ample food compartments.

Sold At: www.snacktrap.com and fine children's stores nationwide

Retail Price: $ 1.99 (sold separately) - $15.99 (sets)

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.snacktrap.com cmoss@mossworld.com
Baby Cubes
Juvenile Solutions
Baby Cubes
Product Description: Feeding your little one with healthy, snacks has never been so easy. Baby Cubes is a set of ten individual plastic cube containers with lids and a handy tray for storing in refrigerator or freezer. It's ideal for storing sauces, snacks and freezing small portions of food.

Sold At: www.onestepahead.com, Baby Outfitters, Colombia MD, Day One, San Francisco, CA., The Pump Station, Santa Monica, L.A., Buy Buy Baby, Chelsea, New York and Children’s stores nationwide

Retail Price: $6.95

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.juvenilesolutions.com info@juvenilesolutions.com
ImiTaters
Heritage Family Specialty Foods
ImiTaters
Product Description: With fewer than 100 calories per serving, all-natural ingredients, and a great gourmet taste, ImiTaters is the perfect, healthier alternative to traditional mashed potatoes. Made primarily from cauliflower, ImiTaters contains 50 percent fewer calories than any other frozen mashed potato on the market while providing the same texture and gourmet taste consumers love.

Sold At: online at www.ImiTaters.com and select regional grocery and retail food stores. Check online for a store near you.

Retail Price: $4.99- $6.99

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.hfsfoods.com michael.moss@hfsfoods.com
Good Fortunes
Good Fortunes
Good Fortunes
Product Description: Gigantic fortune cookies for every holiday or special occasion with your own 1 ft long personalized message inside and much, much more. We have delectable edibles personalized for any special event!

Sold At: www.goodfortunes.com

Retail Price: .95 to $54.00

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.goodfortunes.com karen@goodfortunes.com
FamilyTimeFun Dinner Games
Family Time Fun
FamilyTimeFun Dinner Games
Product Description: FamilyTimeFun is putting the togetherness back in mealtime! Introducing a collection of 51 different dinner games for families with young kids (5-12) to play while they eat. The games are quick, easy to play and add fun to any family meal.

Sold At: www.FamilyDinnerGames.com and select specialty toy and gift shops. Check online for the store near you.

Retail Price: $15.95-$16.95

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.FamilyDinnerGames.com John@FTFGames.com
Good Bites, Mini Bites, Love Bites
Mom Inventors, Inc.
Good Bites, Mini Bites, Love Bites
Product Description: Now you can de-crust your child's sandwich with ease, and style! Good Bites, Mini Bites and Love Bites from Mom Inventors Inc. are great kitchen tools for any household with children. With just one motion they remove the crust, seal the edges and slice the sandwich in various shapes including hearts!

Sold At: www.mominventors.com

Retail Price: $3.99

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.mominventors.com tmonosoff@mominventors.com
Chatham's Fine Chocolates
Chatham's Fine Chocolates
Chatham's Fine Chocolates
Product Description: Chatham’s Fine Chocolates, A Celebration of Great Chocolatiers, offers more than 240 individual pieces of chocolate from 11 artisan chocolatiers from around the world, more than 100 different chocolate bars, a variety of hot chocolates, chocolate covered nuts, chocolate mints, chocolate sauces and fondues.

Sold At: Chatham's Fine Chocolates

Retail Price: Individual chocolates priced by the piece rather than the pound - from $.75 to $2.25 each.

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
chathamsfinechocolates.net chatham13@cox.net
Mr. Krispers™ Baked Rice Krisps
Mr. Krispers
Mr. Krispers™ Baked Rice Krisps
Product Description: Mr. Krispers™ Baked Rice Krisps not only taste great, they will fit great in you and your family's healthy lifestyle. These chips are baked using all natural ingredients with no preservatives which makes them low in fat with a unique crispy texture. There are four terrific flavors to choose from including Sea Salt & Pepper, Sour Cream & Onion, Nacho & Barbecue.

Sold At: www.mrkrispers.com

Retail Price: $2.29 retail

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.thfoods.com jgarsow@thfoods.com
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