Food and Drink - July/August 2011 - (Page 77) Vanns Spices >p PRODUCERS Zest for Success Procuring the highest-quality dried herbs and spices available, and adapting to its clients’ needs will open more markets for Vanns Spices. By Barbara McHatton O << Vanns ensures a fast rotation of raw materials by purchasing exclusively from the most recent harvest, which results in the best quality at the best prices. ne might say Vanns Spices is attuned to growth – both in the products it sells as well as in business. The company was established in 1981 by a Baltimore food enthusiast who enjoyed ethnic cooking. Particularly interested in Indian cuisine, she found these spices and blends hard to come by at the time. She created a Tandoori spice blend that she sold at local farmers’ markets and shops. Fueled by positive customer feedback, she developed a line of other blends that were also made available to local markets. company profile As word of these unique blends spread, the company branched out to Vanns Spices www.vannsspices.com offer both raw materials and custom 20 sales: $4 million 10 blends for restaurants, retailers and HQ: Baltimore Employees: Less than 50 other foodservice demands. “The line Nick Ciotti, VP operations: grew into offering more than 200 dif“[Vanns] may not be the cheapest guy on the block, but we’ll ferent raw materials and more than source the highest grades [of 1,000 different blends,” boasts Nick spices and herbs] possible.” Ciotti, vice president of operations. Vanns Spices’ product offerings and services have allowed the company to grow into a multimillion-dollar operation that sources spices and herbs both domestically and from the most exotic locales around the world. Quality Seasonings Vanns is known as a supplier of some of the highest-quality spices and herbs available, Ciotti says. The company sources some unusual spices, too, such as Sichuan peppercorns, Grains of Paradise or Piment d’Espelette, a ground chili pepper from the Espelette region of France. “We also have several domestic sources for mustard, garlic and other herbs,” Ciotti says. food & drink • july/august 201 • www.fooddrink-magazine.com 1 77 http://www.fooddrink-magazine.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food and Drink - July/August 2011 Food and Drink - July/August 2011 Contents News a la Carte Consumer Trends Social Media 101 Strengthening Brands Food Law Producers: Hidden Pandemic Independent Distillers S. Martinelli & Co. Wyandot Inc. Berto’s Gelato & Sorbet DairiConcepts Gills Onions LLC Neri’s Bakery Products Inc. Ramar Foods International Banks Holdings Ltd. Leclerc Foods USA Inc. Mariani Packing Co. Inc. Sam A. Lupo & Sons Inc Faribault Foods Inc. Suiza Dairy Corp. Sunset Farm Foods Vanns Spices Berner Food & Beverage Inc. Cajun Specialty Meats Inc. Cristalia Premium Water Green Organic Vegetable Inc. Vande Bunte Eggs Motivatit Seafoods LLC Pak-Sher Navarro Pecan Co. Alpine Meats West Liberty Foods LLC Wilber Packing Co. LLC Restaurants: Tax Incentives Cheeburger Cheeburger Restaurants Inc. Famous Famiglia Grand Traverse Pie Co. HuHot Mongolian Grills LLC Glacier Restaurant Group Jake’s Wayback Burgers Original Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers Sam & Louie’s Pizzeria Flippers Pizzeria Larry’s Giant Subs Mario’s Pizza Shake’s Frozen Custard The Fish Market Distributors: A Package Deal Diaz Foods Arista Industries CarbAmericas Columbia Distributing Allied Specialty Foods Fresher Than Fresh Golden Valley Industries Lancaster Foods LLC Milne Fruit Products Retailers: SBA at the NRA Cooke’s Food Store Gulf Island Shrimp and Seafood New Leaf Community Markets Three Things Food and Drink - July/August 2011 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_20110708 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_20110506 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2011summer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2011spring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010winter http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010fall http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010summer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010springsummer http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010spring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/businessmedia/fd_2010winterspring http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/schofield/fd_2009winter http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/schofield/fd_2009fall http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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