Kinnikinnick Soft Multigrain Voted Best Gluten Free Bread - Again!

For the second time in as many years, SELF Magazine (circ. 1.5 million) has chosen Kinnikinnick Soft Multigrain Bread Best Gluten Free Bread in the Healthy Food Awards 2013.

The minimum criteria for the award was:

Gluten-Free Bread (per slice)
• At least 2 g fiber
• No partially hydrogenated oils/trans fats
• No more than 160 mg sodium

Breads were also judged on taste, texture & overall appeal in blind taste trials by 175 readers. (not necessarily gluten free eaters)

Our soft Multigrain

• 5 g of Fiber per serving (2 slices)
• Zero Cholesterol
• Zero Trans Fat
• 1 g sugar
• Fortified with 5 essential nutrients
• 180mg sodium (90mg per slice)
• No Artificial Colours, Flavours or Preservatives
• 20g carbs per serving

At a suggested retail price of $4.99 for a full size loaf our soft breads are great nutrition and great value.

 Hundreds of retailers are now carrying this bread including Kroger, Canada Safeway, Loblaws and many more. Check out our store finder, join our BreadSpotter program (and win!) or follow BreadSpotter on Twitter to find stores carrying them.

And you can always order online at kinnikinnick.com or by calling 1-877-503-4466.

Kinnikinnick Launches New Boiled Soft & Chewy Bagels

We are so pleased to be able to announce the launch of our new Soft Bagels.

A Bagel isn't just bread with a hole in it. A true bagel has a chewy crust with a soft interior. The traditional way to do this is to boil them so that's what we are doing. We believe these are the only widely available boiled gluten free bagels in the world!

Check out the awesome

• Available in Plain, Cinnamon Raisin and Blueberry (made with REAL blueberries).
• Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, OU Kosher
• VEGAN 
• Fortified with 5 vitamins and minerals
• Zero cholesterol
• At least SEVEN grams fiber per bagel

The bagels are available for ordering right now on our website and are shipping to our distributors over the next couple of weeks. Suggested retail price for 4 bagels is $5.99.

They've been picked up by several major chains in the US & Canada and we'll be updating this post, Twitter & Facebook with information as stores begin to stock them.

For Kinnikinnick Fresh customers in Edmonton, These bagels will be available from the freezer starting April 27 and watch the bulk bins for special flavours only available in store.


Check out the complete press release here



These new bagels also have the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation's Health Check ® Program seal. To earn the Health Check symbol, every food or menu item in the program must meet nutrient criteria, established by Health Check, based on the recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide. The Health Check logo tells you the food or menu item has been reviewed by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s registered dietitians and can contribute to an overall healthy diet.

 ✝ The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s registered dietitians have reviewed these items to ensure they meet the specific nutrient criteria developed by the Health Check™ program based on the recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide. A fee is paid by each participating company to help cover the cost of this voluntary, not-for-profit program. See www.HealthCheck.org.

Major upgrade to our store finder!

Today we are launching a brand new store finder which combines information from our BreadSpotter program, information from some of our distributors and the power of Google Maps.

You can search by an address, a neigbourhood, a landmark or a postal code. (link here)

All the stores that we have reports of will be indicated by the Bread icon.

 Click on an icon and you will be able to view the store name, address and products they are carrying (if that information is available)

You can also show only stores that are carrying our new soft breads & buns by clicking on the BreadSpotter Stores Button. This filters out any stores that do not carry the breads or that we do not have product information for. (Become a BreadSpotter for a chance to win great prizes and help others locate our products. Login if you've already joined. )

Disclaimer: While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this store finder, store locations and product listings may change without notice. Please contact the store prior to making a trip.

EGG Allergy Alert: Incorrect labelling of Kinnikinnick Pie Crust Leads to recall.

Update: January 17th, 2013

We have added additional Lots to this recall. Products with the following lot codes distributed in the US may be affected:

BB2013NO19

BB2013NO23

BB2013NO27

BB2013NO28

BB2013NO29

BB2013DE04

BB2013DE05

BB2013DE06

BB2013DE11

BB2013DE12

This is certainly not how we wanted to finish up 2012.

We are announcing a recall on a small number of Kinnikinnick Pie Crusts (frozen) that have been distributed in the US & Canada over the last month. The following is the text of the alert.

If you don't have a problem with eggs, is this product still safe?
Yes, the pie crusts have always had eggs.  The issue with this recall is that the label applied to the old boxes does not correctly indicate the presence of eggs. If you are not allergic to eggs, the pie crusts are perfectly safe.

As a company that is focused on food safety we appreciate the importance of accurate labeling information. Internal controls have been changed to ensure that a labeling problem such as this cannot occur again.

Jerry Bigam
President & CEO
Kinnikinnick Foods

Loblaws/Superstore Now Carrying New Kinnikinnick Soft Breads & Buns

Canada's largest grocery chain is now stocking new Kinnikinnick Soft Breads (& Buns?)

It's been a busy couple of  weeks for announcements of major chains starting to carry our new Soft Breads & Buns. There was the announcement that Kroger family of companies were now carrying them in over 900 stores. Then the announcement that Sobeys Group stores as well as Metro Quebec were carrying them and now we're pleased to announce that the Loblaws group is now carrying the Soft Breads and possibly the buns.

We don't have any official word quite yet as to how many stores or which banners (Loblaws, Superstore, Supercentre) will be carrying the products but we do know that products are in the Loblaws warehouses and are starting to show up in stores. In fact, we've just had our first Spots of them in our BreadSpotter!  program. We'll update this post when we know more.

Don't forget that you can join BreadSpotter and earn chances to win our monthly $100 prize package simply by reporting where you find our new breads & buns.

You can also search for Spots of the new Breads & Buns using our Spot Search utility on the homepage of our website. Follow @BreadSpotter on twitter to get tweets of the location of every new Spot.

Kinnikinnick Soft Gluten Free Breads and Buns Launch in Eastern and Atlantic Canada

Products will be available at CO-OP, FoodLand, Price Chopper, Sobey's & Metro starting November 2012.

Following on the heels of our announcement last week about our launch in the Kroger Family of companies we are excited to be announcing that Kinnikinnick Soft White Bread, Soft Multigrain Bread, Soft Hamburger Buns and Soft Hot Dog Buns will be much wider distribution this November across Ontario, Quebec & Atlantic Canada.

You'll be able to find these products in:

CO-OP Atlantic

FOODLAND Atlantic

FOODLAND Ontario

PRICE CHOPPER Atlantic

SOBEY'S Urban

SOBEYS Independent stores

SOBEYS Maritimes

SOBEYS Newfoundland & Labrador

SOBEY'S Ontario METRO Quebec

 


The products are already on the shelves of many of these stores. Price and availability will vary by region. Please check with your local store before making a trip.

Kinnikinnick Soft Gluten Free Breads and Buns Launch in Kroger Family of Companies

Products will be available at over 900 Kroger, Ralphs, Dillons, Smith's, King Soopers, Fry's, QFC and Fred Meyer starting November 2012.
 

We're so excited to be announcing that Kinnikinnick Soft White Bread, Soft Multigrain Bread, Soft Hamburger Buns and Soft Hot Dog Buns will be available this November across the United States in stores of the Kroger family of companies.

You'll be able to find these products in most banners of Kroger which include Kroger, Ralphs, Dillons, Smith's, King Soopers, Fry's, QFC and Fred Meyer. Initially, the breads will be available in over 900 stores and the buns in over 450 stores.

The products are already on the shelves of many Kroger brand stores and will be full rolled out by the end of November. The products are priced nationally at $4.49 for the breads and $3.99 for the buns. Prices may vary by region.




Read the full Press Release 

Don't forget that you can earn entries to our monthly $100 prize pack draw by reporting when you see these 4 new products at Kroger brand stores (or any where else!). Visit our BreadSpotter page for more details. And follow BreadSpotter! on Twitter to see all Spots as they happen.