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ACH Rolls Out New Cooking Spray Varieties
By Vivian Hall
In April, AC Humko rolled out four new varieties of no-stick cooking sprays for store brands that are sure winners to compete effectively with the national brands in quality, packaging and merchandising. Targeted to consumers who are looking for variety, yet convenience, beyond traditional cooking sprays, the products include Baker's With Flour, Grill, Lemon and Roasted Garlic sprays. This brings the total to 10 varieties in the company's product line, one of the most complete in the business. Baker's With Flour is formulated to the exact requirements of the professional baking industry, providing oil and flour in one quick consistent spray application on baking pans. The unique formula of the Grill spray stays liquid at high temperatures, which helps to reduce brown, gummy buildup on grills. The new Lemon and Roasted Garlic cooking sprays are marketed as topical seasonings in addition to a no-stick application. The two products can be sprayed directly on foods before, during and after cooking to intensify flavors. They are ideal for use on salads, vegetables, pasta, meat, fish and poultry. Like all ACH cooking sprays, the new varieties contain no saturated fats, cholesterol, sodium and calories per serving size, and are environmentally safe. Further, each one comes in 5 fluid ounces and is packaged in a slim-line aerosol can with a vinyl label. Label stock designs and ACH's Vital¬ control brand are available to retailers who want to quickly distribute the products in their trade areas.
ACH offers retailers the advantage of shipping the new cooking sprays with its other products (oils, shortenings, non-dairy creamers and rice) and merchandising tools such as off-shelf, prep-packed display shippers and trays to help build consumer loyalty and value. In addition to the merchandising opportunities, packaging and quality of ACH's Baker's With Flour, Grill, Lemon and Roasted Garlic cooking sprays, retailers will benefit from lower retail price points while realizing good profit margins. The subject of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods has received increased media coverage over the past year. This heightened attention has prompted inquiries from ACH's customers asking about its position on oil products containing non-GMOs in addition to those that are from GMO seeds. In recognizing its customers' needs for non-GMO products, ACH makes available a range of oils from non-GMO sources. They in-clude trisun high oleic sunflower, regular sunflower, low saturated soybean, palm, coconut, and meat fats. While ACH has been suc-cessful in developing alternatives to address GMO concerns, more traditional crops such as canola, corn, cottonseed, peanuts, and soybeans have the potential to be derived from genetically modified seed. Non-GMO sources for these crops are limited in the United States at this time. For further information about ACH's pur-chasing policies, guidelines, and capabilities for non-GMO and GMO products, contact David Huggins, Regulatory Specialist, at 1-800-691-1106. Perhaps the primary issue surrounding genetically modified foods is their safety to the public's health. Federal Food and Drug Administration officials emphasize that these foods are as safe as other foods on the market. The FDA, along with the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture and the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency, is responsible for regulating bio-engineered foods before they are used in the marketplace. Last year, the FDA conducted a series of public meetings seeking public comment on whether its cur-rent policy regarding foods derived from new plant varieties ensures a safe food supply. While the meet-ings revealed that there are critics who are not satisfied with the reg-ulations, others feel that the FDA's current approach recognizes the rights of consumers to a safe and nutritious food supply. The FDA's 1992 statement of policy for reg-ulating bioengineered foods can be found in the Federal Register.
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