Mizkan News


Mizkan Americas Acquires U.K. Brands

Mizkan has entered into an agreement to buy the sweet pickles and table sauces business units of Premier Foods, which includes the company’s Branston sweet pickle, ketchup, relish, salad cream and mayonnaise product lines. Read the announcement featured in Food Business News.

Angostura® aromatic bitters, part of a Kentucky tradition

The Kentucky Derby and Mint Juleps go hand-in-hand. The "Don Juan Julep" featuring Angostura® aromatic bitters has been highlighted at Time.com. Read more about this classic cocktail.

Congratulations to our Splash for Cash sweepstakes winners!

Throughout 2012, Mizkan Americas awarded monthly prizes to our loyal Splash recipe club members. Our grand prize of $600 was awarded in March, to Kim D. from Canton, Georgia. Meet all our winners or sign up for Splash, and start receiving our free monthly eNewsletter.

U.S. Bartender Wins Global Cocktail Challenge

Congratulations to all three of our North American competitors who participated in the Angostura® Global Cocktail Challenge in Trindad. We're proud to announce that one of our very own, David Delaney Jr. from Still & Stir in Worcester, MA, took home the Grand Prize! Visit the Angostura® aromatic bitters Facebook page to see photos from the event and the winning recipes.

Holland House Red Wine Vinegar and White Wine Vinegar have both earned the Cooking Club of America Seal of Approval.

Congratulations Bartenders

Three winners were recently selected to represent North America in the Global Cocktail Challenge. Read the winners announcement here.  And, visit the Angostura® aromatic bitters Facebook page to see photos and the winning recipes from the 2011 the Angostura Aromatic Bitters Cocktail Challenge. 

New to the Mizkan Americas' Family!

Border Foods logoWe are proud to announce the recent acquisition of Border Foods, the nation's oldest and most established processors of Green Chile, Jalapeño and Tomatillo peppers and manufacturers of enchilada sauces for both the branded and private label markets.  Learn more about Border Foods.

The 2011 votes are in and Mizkan Americas has been awarded the Category Colonel Gold Award in the Vinegar Category. A Category Colonel Award represents the highest level of achievement available to suppliers in the private label industry. This marks the sixth consecutive year Mizkan has won this prestigious award from PL Buyer.

Many of your favorite Mizkan Americas brands have gone social! You can now follow NAKANO, Holland House, World Harbors and Angostura Bitters on Facebook.  And, if you prefer Twitter, you can follow @NakanoSplash and @AngosturaUSA to get all our latest news, tips and recipes.

We are relieved to report that all of the Mizkan Group employees in Japan and their families are safe and accounted for at this time. While there have been some minor injuries as a result of the earthquake and tsunami, none of those injuries are life-threatening.

Several of our Mizkan facilities in Japan have sustained minor damage, but all of them are still operational at this time. Production has been interrupted in some cases due to lack of power and other utilities or due to the inability to get on-time shipments of raw materials as a result of the disaster.  Read more and learn how you can help.

Mizkan Americas is pleased to introduce new labels for NAKANO Seasoned Rice Vinegars. The same great NAKANO flavors you love will be found on store shelves with new labels very soon. Visit our Products & Flavors page for a preview of the fresh, new labels.

Congratulations to Milena Warns from New York City for winning the World Harbors Adventures in Flavor Sweepstakes. Milena and one lucky guest will experience island flavors first-hand as they cruise the Caribbean this winter!

Be sure to check out all of our brand pages on Facebook and stay tuned for exciting new sweepstakes and giveaways! 

According to researchers, there is evidence that vinegar sinks risk factors that may lead to memory decline and dementia -- namely, high blood sugar, insulin resistance, diabetes and prediabetes, and weight gain. While vinegar does not confront Alzheimer's directly, studies at Arizona State University have found that vinegar can curb appetite and food intake, helping prevent weight gain and obesity. Swedish investigators agree. In one study, downing two or three tablespoons of vinegar with white bread cut expected rises in insulin and blood sugar by about 25 percent. Pour on the vinegar -- add it to salad dressings, eat it by the spoonful, even mix it into a glass of drinking water. Any type of vinegar works because it's the acidity that counts. -- Source: AOL Health and "100 SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S AND AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS" by Jean Carper. 
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Nakano has been awarded the Cooking Club of America Seal of Approval. The club recently conducted product testing of Nakano Seasoned Rice Vinegar with its members. 

Club members gave Nakano an approval rating of 94%!! This product review will be featured in the upcoming August/September issue of Cooking Club magazine and in the member tested section of the website. 

For those of you not familiar with the Cooking Club of America, they have a membership of 500,000 passionate and enthusiastic cooks.

We're pleased to announce that Holland House Red Wine Vinegar has been named a Cooking Light Pantry Staple.