Flor de Sal USA Announces The Opening of Their East Coast Distribution Center for Their Hand-Harvested, Traditional Sea Salts

Flor de Sal USA, exclusive importer of the award winning salts produced by Necton S.A. of Portugal, under the Belamandil brand, announces the opening of their east coast distribution center in New York state.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) November 2, 2005 -- Flor de Sal USA, exclusive importer of the award winning salts produced by Necton S.A. of Portugal, under the Belamandil brand, announces the opening of their east coast distribution center in New York state.

“We are excited to get the warehouse stocked full of product. After the feedback we received from our customers and peers in the industry, we knew we needed a place on the east coast that could deliver product timely,and keep freight costs down,” said Brian Batts, Managing Partner, Flor de Sal USA.

Batts continued, “This warehouse allows us to keep product close to our customers, and allows us to turn on a dime to meet their needs.”

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 millenia. 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.

Necton’s Traditional Sea Salt (Sal Marinho Tradicional - available in both coarse and fine grades), 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 Necton’s 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.

Additional information on Necton’s products can be found at http://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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