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overview & history
Urban Accents. Inc. was founded in 1996 with the goal of bringing unique, premium quality and visually appealing herbs and seasonings to the contemporary home cook.

Frustrated with what he could find on the grocery store shelf, Tom Knibbs started Urban Accents, Inc. in the basement of his Chicago home. As a packaging sales manager, he understood the need for image to convey the attention to detail and quality in his spices.

Teaming up with graphic designer/co-founder, Jim Dygas, Knibbs developed a distinctive, modern product line that is now distributed domestically and abroad.

As Tom succinctly states, “Culinary trends, unique flavors and modern convenience are the key criteria we use to develop and market our line of specialty products”.

Urban Accents is continually developing and expanding its product lineup. Currently, its product offerings include the following:
  • Basic Spices
    High quality spice staples that offer rich flavor and bring out the full taste of any dish.
  • Blended Spices
    Select spice blends that feature unique, flavorful and easy-to-use combinations.
  • Grilling Rubs
    Enriches your meat, poultry and seafood by adding distinctive fun and flavor.
  • Drink Rimmers
    Zesty flavors, sugars and spices to add flair or create any drink.
  • Club Mixes
    An assortment of five unique blends of fruits, nuts and spicy and sweet flavors.
  • Exotic Rice
    Six imported grains that deliver the flavors of the world.
  • Seasoned Sea Salts
    Seven striking blended tastes of the world’s waters for finishing or use during cooking.
  • Shaker Seasonings
    Five blends to spice up traditional American or global dishes.
  • Popcorn and Seasonings
    Three flavors of premium popcorn and four sensational seasonings for snacking.
  • Dried Mushrooms
    Five different types of dried delicacies to flavor traditional dishes.
In addition to the high quality ingredients, packaging is a key element to the product positioning and success of Urban Accents in the marketplace. Each product item comes in contemporary and unique Euro-style packaging that features a distinctive, rich-looking four-color label. This attention to detail coupled with the high quality ingredients in its product, enables Urban Accents to offer products like no other.

As Urban Accents moves forward, it will continue to advance and further its efforts in bringing distinctive and innovative products to its loyal customers and retailers alike.
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