Sweet Laurel Expands to National Retail Distribution with Sprouts Partnership

Sweet Laurel, L.A.’s trendy, gluten-free bakery announced its frst mainstream grocery distribution with Sprouts. Sweet Laurel’s new grain-free, dairy-free, refned sugar-free baking mixes will be sold at Sprouts nationwide. The debut product line includes Sweet Laurel’s signature Chocolate Cake Mix, Pancake Mix and Scone Mix. All three items will be available in January 2023 in all Sprouts retailers including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Washington. Sprouts is the frst retailer to carry the brand’s viral chocolate cake mix and new pancake and scone boxed mixes.

“Sweet Laurel is absolutely thrilled for the opportunity to be in a national grocery store chain for the frst time, and Sprouts is the ideal partner for this journey. Our shared philosophy to use only premium ingredients available aligns beautifully with our company’s mission. This product line embodies the ethos of what Sweet Laurel wants to accomplish as a brand, and now we can fnally meet people where they are—nationwide,” says cofounder Laurel Gallucci.

The new Sweet Laurel boxed mixes are made from only the most healthful ingredients some of which include: Almond four, Fair trade cacao, Himalayan pink salt, Arrowroot powder.

“We are thrilled to expand Sweet Laurel’s best-selling offerings to the health-conscious consumer on a national level to meet the increased demand for convenience and all-natural ingredients. With the rising prevalence of celiac disease, gluten sensitivity and the wide array of allergies in today’s world, baking from a Sweet Laurel mix is simple and delicious and can be done right in your own kitchen,” said co-Founder Laurel Gallucci.

Chocolate Cake Mix The viral chocolate cake is now a mix made from Almond Flour, Cacao Powder, Himalayan Pink Salt. SRP $9.99 for one 11 OZ box

Pancake Mix-Mix can also be made into Wafes. Ingredients: Almond Flour, Arrowroot powder, Flax seeds, Coconut Sugar, Coconut four, Himalayan Sea Salt, SRP $9.99 for one 10 OZ box.akeGlut

Scone Mix Almond Flour, Coconut Milk Powder, Dried Zante Currants, Coconut Flour, Himalayan Sea Salt. SRP $9.99 for one 9.5 OZ box

The Sprouts partnership represents the largest retail distribution expansion for the brand to-date. Sweet Laurel products are also available at Erewhon and sweetlaurel.com.

Las Vegas is known for its countless dining hot spots, from Italian to Chinese to Mexican to Sushi. There are also numerous award-winning restaurants located all over the city which feature many celebrity chefs. In the local Summerlin community, there is a restaurant fying below the radar, owned by a world-renowned Asian celebrity chef.

Award-winning Chef Po Fai Lam was raised in a small community in Hong Kong. Beginning his career as an apprentice at a young age, Chef Lam then found his passion and has been creating exceptional Hong Kong-themed cuisine for over 50 years. A humble man, he is truly an artist who prides himself in not only his work but his ability to mentor and inspire those around him.

Chef Lam’s career has taken him to kitchens all around the world including Beijing, Manila, Toronto, and San Francisco. He now brings his authentic Hong Kong cuisine to his own restaurant, Chinglish Cantonese Wine Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chef Lam and his wife, Anna, along with their daughter, Kitty, and her husband, Ken, are the founders of Chinglish

CHINGLISH BELIEVES IN SPREADING ITS CORE MESSAGE OF FAMILY AND LOVE BEYOND THE RESTAURANT BY GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. IN HONOR OF ITS GRAND OPENING 2 YEARS AGO, ALL OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THAT DAY WERE DONATED TO NEVADA’S LARGEST FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTOR, THREE SQUARE, TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR FOOD INSECURITY.

Restaurant Group. Located in Boca Park near Summerlin, Chinglish has won numerous awards. In the past two years, Chinglish has been acknowledged by Las Vegas Weekly and, most recently, was voted Best of Las Vegas for Best Chinese Food and Best Wine Bar. Its sister restaurant, Kosher Chinglish, is located right next door, specializing in the same delicious Cantonese favorites, prepared and served Glatt kosher.

The real driving force behind Chinglish is Chef Lam’s cuisine. All of the chefs at Chinglish are trained under his guidance. He spends his time assisting them in developing their craft and mentoring them to carry on the traditional way of Cantonese Food Culture. Above all, Chef Lam maintains his staff with love and support. The staff, along with regular Chinglish customers all refer to him as “dad,” which he tries to embody by treating his staff as family. To add to the restaurant’s feeling of intimacy, there is a window in the restaurant that allows guests to see into Chef Lam’s kitchen and observe the master at work. His dishes are his canvas on which he prides himself and is always concerned if a guest isn’t smiling. The staff, along with guests frequently comment, “You can taste the love in his food.”

The restaurant atmosphere exudes an upscale, modern feel with the end-goal being to create positive memories and experiences for all guests and staff. The specialty items on the menu are the Peking Duck and “Poh Poh’s Dumplings,” which are hand-folded daily by “mom” (Chef Lam’s wife, Anna) using a secret recipe that has been in the family for many years. Designed to frame each of the items on the menu, the wine bar features an expertly curated wine list and specialty cocktails. Each dish created by Chef Lam is paired with wine or a cocktail to accentuate favor and create a memorable culinary experience.

Chinglish believes in spreading its core message of family and love beyond the restaurant by giving back to the community. In honor of its grand opening 2 years ago, all of the proceeds from that day were donated to Nevada’s largest food bank distributor, Three Square, to raise awareness for food insecurity. Meals have also been donated to the Shade Tree organization to help at-risk women in the shelter. Other organizations that Chinglish has lent its services to include the LVMPD Charitable Foundation, Vegas Fire & Rescue, Boystown (supporting at-risk youth), S.H.E.R.O. (to raise awareness for sex trafcking), St. Jude’s Ranch, Las Vegas Academy for the Arts, the UNLV Culinary Program and many more. Not only is this award-winning Chef an avid believer in helping his community but he is above all a family man, always dividing his personal time between his family and fnding more ways to give back.