Flor de Sal USA Announces Agreement with Market 2 Market, Inc. to Represent Their Products in the Pacific Northwest

Flor de Sal USA, exclusive importer and distributor of Necton SAs Flor de Sal and Sal Marinho Tradicional, hand--harvested salts of Portugal, is announcing their agreement with Market 2 Market to represent their products in the Pacific Northwest. Market 2 Market will serve as the exclusive brokerage firm in the states of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Alaska.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) February 8, 2005 -- Market 2 Markets long-standing presence in the marketplace and industry contacts made them an easy choice to represent us in the marketplace. The stable of products they have chosen to represent to their customers matches the quality and excellence of our own," says Brian Batts, Managing Partner, Flor de Sal USA.

Our clients look to us to provide them with the newest in artisanal, specialty products, and more frequently gourmet salts. We believe weve found a product that meets the unique needs of our gourmet and specialty clients and are looking forward to presenting these products to them," says Cheryl Hofer, Owner, Market 2 Market.

About Necton's Gourmet Sea Salt Products:

After the winter rains have ceased, and the birds have begun their journeys back north, the salt pans (salinas) of the Belamandil, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the European coastline, are ready to be harvested. During the summer months, weather permitting -- an absence of rainfall and a dry wind from the north -- the salinas are worked by local artisans, salt harvesters (marnotos). The marnotos, on a daily basis, skim the delicate crystals forming on the top of the salt pan by hand, with the same wooden implements that have been used for millennia. The resulting brilliantly white sea salt -- Flor de Sal -- literally "the flower of salt" -- also known as Fleur de Sel - is a light, crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth salt that maintains all the micronutrients naturally found in ocean water and has been described by many as having hints of sweetness and creaminess, without any of the harshness commonly associated with regular table salt.

Nectons Traditional Sea Salt (Sal Marinho Tradicional), similar to Flor de Sal, is harvested by hand, but only after the salt crystals have settled on the bottom of the salina. Every three weeks, the marnotos, using similar implements and techniques as with Flor de Sal, exercise great care in harvesting Sal Marinho Tradicional. These crystals, along with Flor de Sal, are placed in piles beneath the Algarve sun, where they are naturally dried, and then sent off for packaging, with no additional processing taking place.

About Flor de Sal USA

Located in Seattle, WA, Flor de Sal USA was started in the summer of 2004 with the goal of bringing Nectons award winning salts to the U.S. marketplace, with plans to work directly with Necton to develop additional nature-based products which spring forth from the salt pans of the Ria Formosa Natural Park in southern Portugal.

About Market 2 Market

Started in 1999, Market 2 Market is one of the premier brokerage firms in the northwest for gourmet and specialty foods. In addition to Belamandil Flor de Sal and Sal Marinho Tradicional, Market 2 Market represents such well known gourmet brands as Stonewall Kitchens, Republic of Tea and El Paso Chile Company. Market 2 Market prides themselves on their ability to identify gourmet and specialty trends in the marketplace and select the perfect stable of brands to represent to their distribution and retail customers in the Northwest.

Additional information on Flor de Sal USA can be found at www.flordesal.net, or by contacting Flor de Sal via email at info@flordesal.net or by phone at (206) 407-3882.

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