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    Updated 07/01/2009

 

05/18/2009 - Note: If you have a question that would help customers / businesses please submit it through the customer survey. - Questions For Consumers - Questions For Business (below)     Frequently Asked Questions About Hempzels for Consumers:

  1. What part of the hemp plant do you use to make Hempzels™?

  2. Why do you refer & compare hemp seed to flax or soy nuts?

  3. Will eating your pretzels, mustard, baklava, seed produce a proof positive on a drug test?

  4. Do you use wheat in your products?

  5. I have Celiac issues (gluten intolerance)  what products of yours can I eat without having a reaction?

  6. What makes your Sourdough Hempzel Pretzels different from typical pretzels?

  7. What makes your Peanut Butter Hemp Pretzel Nuggets Different? (Note - temporary production stop)

  8. What makes your Baklava different than traditional Baklava?

  9. What makes your Mustard different than traditional mustards on the market?

  10. How Can I Get Your Products?

  11. Do you accept credit cards?

  12. Will you ship to another address so I can give Hempzels™ to a family member or friend?

  13. Do you have a retail store?

  14. What events do you set up at so I can see your products?

  15. Can I get a sample of your product?

  16. I work at a local health food store - how can I get more information about your product?

  17. Why is hemp not grown in the United States anymore?

  18. What can I do to help revive this agri-business?

Frequently Asked Questions About Hempzels for Business:

  1. Do you provide direct store distribution?  - Some to local stores, regionally & nationally no.

  2. Are your products UPC coded?   - Yes, all items are bar-coded & nutritionally tested..

  3. Why do you call your Sourdough Pretzels - Peaces? - A play on words for "pieces" & for "peace"

  4. Are your products Organic? - The Organic Whole Hemp Seed in 8oz bags is. The fillo dough in both Baklava's is Organic, we use Organic Brown Rice Flour in our Sourdough Pretzels. Not everything is organic though do to cost.

  5. What distributors carry your products? - Mid Atlantic Garden Spot Food Distributors carry Hempzels Mustard, 4 flavors of Sourdough & now Chex Fine Foods in Massachuesetts will be distributing our Mustard to select Whole Foods Markets & other stores in the region. We ship direct to stores.

  6. What type of minimums do you require?  - $145- we don't want to overload your store & we want the product to consistently move. We do not gaurantee sales.

  7. How do I get your products? - Fill out the form listed above Wholesale Form  - provide all your business information or ask your distributor to pick Hempzels™ .

  8. What makes your Baklava different? - Use of Organic Fillo Dough, replacement of walnuts, pecans or pistachios for hemp seed.

  9. Do you have point of purchase displays? - No

  10. Do you have educational materials? - Yes

  11. Can you private label products for my business? - Presently no but the door isn't closed.

  12. Isn't hemp marijuana? - No, it's Cannabis Sativa, 1 of 700 species not grown for it's medicinal properties. Grapefruit are not lemons or oranges but they are in the citrus family. Donkeys are not palominos or quarter horses but they are equines. Marijuana is a racist, slang term invented during the "yellow journalism" era of Randolph Hearst publishing.

  13. What can't you do with this product? - hemp cannot produce steel or glass

  14. How do I get your soft pretzel? - Consider where you are ordering from, the closer to Pennsylvania the better, they are baked & frozen & done in limited runs. Call ahead to order & find out what shipping charges will be.

 

What part of the plant do you use to make Hempzels™? - The seed, crushed into flour, separated for oil and the seed de-hulled.

Why do you refer & compare hemp seed to flax or soy nuts? - Because more consumers are used to incorporating some part of flax or soy into their diet. Hemp has a wonderful balance compared to all seed crops for it's Essential Fatty Acid Profile. It may not have the most Omega 3 but it taste better than flax and has the 3.7 to 1 ratio for optimal use by the human body for Omega 3 & Omega 6's. The protein is more digestible than soy as an edistin protein also.

Will eating your pretzels, mustard, baklava, seed produce a proof positive on a drug test? - Not at all unless you are in denial for your own use of plants & pharmaceuticals. We use 100% clean commercial industrial hemp seed with less than 10ppm of THC. There is more alcohol in fruit juice & opiates on a poppy seed bagel than any Hempzels™ product. We adhere to the Test Pledge Standards for the Industry - visit. www.testpledge.com/companies.htm

Do you use wheat in your products?    Presently the full line of Hempzels™ Pretzels & Vegan Baklava use wheat, we are working on a spelt & hemp pretzel - keep visiting the website to find out more. The Horseradish Hemp & Honey Mustard is wheat, dairy but not gluten free. The Organic Whole Toasted Seed is your best bet to enjoy a great taste & get those EFA's, Protein, Vitamins & Minerals and the NEW Natalie's Hemp Seed Nut Butter & Jam have no wheat or gluten.

I have Celiac issues (gluten intolerance)  what products of yours can I eat without having a reaction? - Hempzels™ Organic Whole Hemp Seed Toasted With Sea Salt & Natalie's Nut-Less Butter & Jams- all of the pretzels we produce still use wheat as does our Vegan Baklava.

What makes your Sourdough Hempzel Pretzels different from typical pretzels? - There are not many Sourdough pretzels made the old fashioned one at a time. You can't replicate it with machine and the big circular stone oven & kiln drying give this a unique flavor. Now adding the hemp seed, flour & oil add another dimension to typical white enriched flour used in today's pretzels.

What makes your Peanut Butter Hemp Pretzel Nuggets Different? - We don't use high fructose corn syrup in this product or any Hempzels™ product. There is no yeast since the shell doesn't have to rise. We use hemp seed, hemp flour & hemp oil in the shell & peanut butter.

What makes your Baklava different than traditional Baklava? - The phillo dough is free of hydrogenated vegetable oil, we use a non-GMO Soy Spread for vegan and now a no salt butter for "traditional".  On both the second ingredient is hemp seed eliminating chunky walnuts or pecans & providing an additional boost of Omega 3 & 6 along with other vitamins & minerals from hemp seed. -

What makes your Mustard different than traditional mustards on the market? - It's hand crafted, whole grain & the addition of hemp seed provides the 2gms of protein & 311mgs of Omega 3 per serving. We've had nothing but rave reviews - even from folks that don't care for mustard. Slap this on sandwiches, use in recipes - put in tarter sauce or as we like put them on your Hempzel Pretzels (maybe not the Peanut Butter ones -)

How Can I Get Your Products? - We encourage you to ask for Hempzel™ Pretzels, Mustard, Baklava & Seed at your local health store or grocer. But you can also securely on line, & shop 24/7. 1-800-USE-HEMP, START SHOPPING NOW   -

Do you accept credit cards? - We use Paypal to process your credit card; payments are made to hempzels(at)comcast.net  We cannot process your credit card at our sales office..

Will you ship to another address so I can give Hempzels™ to a family member or friend? - Yes, when you have securely signed in just change your ship to address & email us with any other specifics - we'll do our best to make it happen.

Do you have a retail store? - No we don't, we just produce great products & will ship direct or direct you to a local store in your area.

What events do you set up at so I can see your products? - All events can be seen here

Can I get a sample of your product? - Send $5.00 to cover shipping & we'll send you samples. As a small company our samples go to the stores so consumers can try before they buy.

I work at a local health food store, how can I get more information about your product? - Sign in & put your store as the ship to with it's contact information. We'll be happy to send out literature & current wholesale pricing.

Why is hemp not grown in the United States anymore? - The advancement in petroleum based & chemicals that were to make things cheaper drove the agricultural business in another direction. Politics & the insistence on the few to tell the many that marijuana is hemp & not medicine has perpetuated a continued ignorance on the subject - Almost all nations grow commercial industrial hemp & the US still imports it. Hemp is listed twice as a strategic commodity by Executive decree by President Clinton.

What can I do to help revive this agri-business? - Contact your local elected representative to inform him about HR1866 the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009 that needs Congressional support. All politicians need to say "know" before they so "no" or I don't know.

 

 

 

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