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GoPicnic Expands Innovative Line of Ready To-eat Products With Five All-Natural and Three Classic Deli Meals

Six of GoPicnic Meals Meet Exploding Need for Tasty Gluten-Free Products

 

Chicago, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/17/2011 -- Heeding consumers' call for delicious, convenient and savory meals, GoPicnic has launched five all-natural and three deli meals that are pre-packaged, ready-to-eat and require no refrigeration or preparation for $4.99 each. Six of the eight are gluten-free meals, making it easy for consumers with gluten sensitivity to eat the foods they enjoy in one great-tasting package.

All GoPicnic meals are fewer than 500 calories each and completely free of artificial colors and flavors and contain no trans fats, high fructose corn syrup or added MSG. GoPicnic all-natural meals additionally contain no artificial preservatives.

Classic Deli Meals:
Salami + Cheese: A balanced meal featuring Old Wisconsin Beef Salami Slices, Partners Get Movin' Olive Oil & Sea Salt Crackers, Copper Cowbell Asiago Cheese Spread, Sweet Perry Orchards Cashew Medley Fruit & Nut Mix and a Funley's Chocolate Cookie Cluster. The classic deli meal contains 10g protein, 2g fiber and 360 calories.

Turkey Pepperoni + Cheese (Gluten-Free): A balanced meal featuring Bridgford Turkey Pepperoni Slices, Crunchmaster Multi-Seed Crackers, Copper Cowbell Asiago Gourmet Cheese Spread, Mariani Dried Cranberries & Pineapple and Brown & Haley Almond Roca Buttercrunch Toffee. The classic deli meal contains 12g protein, 2g fiber and 290 calories.

Turkey Stick + Crunch (Gluten-Free): A balanced meal featuring an Old Wisconsin Turkey Snack Stick, Popchips Barbecue Potato Chips, Niagara Natural Tropical Fruit Bites, Sweet Perry Orchards Baja Blend Fruit & Nut Mix and an Enjoy Life Double Chocolate Cookie. The classic deli meal contains 9g protein, 4g fiber and 330 calories.

All-Natural Meals:
SunButter + Crackers (Gluten-Free and Vegan): A balanced meal featuring Sunbutter Creamy Sunflowerseed Spread, Crunchmaster Multi-Grain Sea Salt Crackers, Enjoy Life Seed & Fruit Trail Mix, Niagara Naturals Tropical Fruit Bites and an Enjoy Life Double Chocolate Cookie. The new meal is free of seven common allergens including wheat, dairy, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts and egg. The all-natural meal contains 12g protein, 9g fiber and 490 calories.

Peanut Butter + Crackers: A balanced meal featuring Peanut Butter & Co. Natural Peanut Butter, Partners Get Movin' Honey Wheat Crackers, Sweet Perry Orchards Unsweetened Applesauce, Annie's Homegrown Cheddar Bunny Crackers and Professor Zim Zam's All-Natural Jelly Jets. The all-natural meal contains 11g protein, 6g fiber and 460 calories.

Tuna + Crackers (Gluten-Free): A balanced meal featuring GoPicnic Lemon Pepper Tuna Spread, Crunchmaster Multi-Seed Crackers, Sweet Perry Orchards Natural Applesauce, Sweet Perry Orchards Trek Trio Fruit & Nut Mix and an Endangered Species Dark Chocolate Square. The all-natural meal contains 9g protein, 5g fiber and 320 calories.

Salmon + Crackers (Gluten-Free): A balanced meal featuring GoPicnic Chili Lime Salmon Spread, Crunchmaster Multi-Seed Crackers, Sweet Perry Orchards Ginger Zip Fruit & Nut Mix, Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame and Brown & Haley Almond Roca Buttercrunch Toffee. The all-natural meal contains 22g protein, 10g fiber and 390 calories.

Hummus + Crackers (Gluten-Free, Vegan and Kosher): A balanced meal featuring Wild Garden Hummus Dip, Crunchmaster Multi-Seed Crackers, Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame, Sweet Perry Orchards Baja Blend Fruit & Nut Mix and an Endangered Species Dark Chocolate Square. The all-natural meal includes 25g protein, 12g fiber and 400 calories.

“GoPicnic meals are the ultimate solution in portability and convenience for people with busy lifestyles and for consumers requiring a special diet like gluten-free, kosher, vegan or vegetarian, ” said Julia Stamberger, CEO and president of GoPicnic. “With an increasing demand for health and wellness, GoPicnic’s makes it easy for people to enjoy a satisfying, nutritionally balanced meal on-the-go anywhere.”

All GoPicnic meals are compact enough to slip into a laptop bag or purse. GoPicnic Meals are available nationwide at food, drug and mass retail stores, online at http://www.GoPicnic.com and http://www.Amazon.com. It has a suggested retail price of $4.99.

About GoPicnic® Brands Inc.
GoPicnic® Brands Inc., founded in 2006 by Julia Stamberger and headquartered in Chicago, is the pioneer and leader in nutritionally balanced, portable and delicious ready-to-eat meals that have the added convenience of being shelf-stable with no refrigeration or preparation required. GoPicnic Brands also develops unique food brands including Sweet Perry Orchards, Copper Cowbell and Professor Zim Zam’s Extraordinary Sweets. GoPicnic meals and branded products are growing rapidly across retailers nationwide including grocery, mass market, convenience stores, newsstands, hotels and colleges & universities.

GoPicnic Concept Labs is a sister company to GoPicnic Brands Inc. and specializes in innovative custom meal solutions for airline travelers, athletes, event planners and other markets where tasty food solutions are desired. GoPicnic Concept Labs’ food brokerage, GP Emporium, represents more than 50 top quality manufacturers of tasty and innovative products including great options for a-la-carte and tray set-ups along with foodservice solutions. For information about GoPicnic Brands Inc. and GP Concept Labs, Inc., email sales@gopicnic.com or call 773.328.2490. Join Friends of GoPicnic on Facebook or follow GoPicnic’s stream on Twitter.