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28 GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com NOCCIOLATA ORGANIC HAZELNUT SPREADS A DELICIOUS ITALIAN OBSESSION AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE Nocciolata organic chocolate hazelnut spread by Rigoni di Asiago is now considered a "must-have." Creamy, natural, with organic ingredients and carefully selected, Nocciolata is produced by working all ingredients slowly and carefully. It is not processed with chemical ingredients and does not contain additive, colorings or artificial flavorings. Cocoa from the West Indies, Italian Hazelnuts, (low-fat) Vanilla Madagascar are the three main ingredients and with the addition of cocoa butter, it becomes even creamier. Nocciolata contains only natural fats and there are no palm oils or hydrogenated fats and most of all it is gluten free. And today, Nocciolata is gaining many placements in every market around the United States. Nocciolata also won the silver statuette at the 2010 sofi Award Competition, resulting in "best of the best" in its category and since then it is more and more appreciated and recognized by the American consumers. Founded in 1923, Rigoni di Asiago is located on the Asiago plateau, Veneto region (approximately 90 miles north of Venice). Rigoni di Asiago is the producer of Nocciolata organic hazelnut spread with cocoa and milk, but also Fiordifrutta organic fruit spread and Mielbio organic honey. The plateau is an area surrounded by nature where the Rigoni's Family has always lived and worked. EXTREMELY POPULAR RASPBERRY JAM SHORTBREADS ARE EXTREMELY GOOD TOO! By Mary Hart, Consumer A Couple of Squares has created a sandwich cookie that makes you want to share it with everyone you know. Remember when a cookie and a glass of milk made everything better? Two thin buttery shortbread cookies spread with raspberry jam will make you feel better! It always has. Sharing is a great feeling too, and a little cookie that you love is something worth sharing. A Couple of Squares makes a lot of cookies that you can share. Try the little cinnamon bun cookie, another buttery shortbread, spread with a nippy cinnamon glaze, then finished with a swirl of white icing. Maybe you love to dunk your cookies? Then try the thin, buttery Simply Good Biscuits, dark chocolate, oatmeal, graham ALEXIAN INTRODUCES CHICKEN BALLOTINE IN NEW 5-OUNCE SLICE PACKAGING Alexian, known for its fine pates and terrines, is introducing a restaurant gourmet classic, Chicken Ballotine, in convenient retail pack 5-ounce slices. French in its origin, a ballotine is traditionally a boned thigh of chicken, duck or other poultry stuffed with forcemeat and other in- gredients that enhance the flavor of the meat being prepared. Alexian Chicken Ballotine is prepared with a split breast of chicken that encases minced chicken meat, pistachio nuts and a medley of dried tropical fruits including, papaya, raisins, apricots and pineapple. The WHETHER YOU'RE CRAVING SWEET OR SALTY, BUDDY SQUIRREL SATISFIES By Emily Zager, Marketing Coordinator, Buddy Squirrel Buddy Squirrel combines the best of both worlds when it comes to satisfying your sweet tooth or craving for salt. We offer award-winning confections, boxed chocolates, stylish gift tins, premier nuts from around the world, snacks and award-winning gourmet popcorns. Our history began more than 96 years ago when immigrants founded a confectionery company in Milwaukee, Wisc. Their company was given a name that echoes the consistent freshness and excellence: Quality Candy. In the 1960s, Quality Candy then purchased a nut roasting, gourmet popcorn and snack mix operation called Buddy Squirrel. In 2013, the renamed Buddy Squirrel LLC, is revitalizing bulk sales with new kosher confections, healthy snack mixes, private labeling and redesigned packaging. Buddy Squirrel currently owns and operates three retail locations in the metro Milwaukee area. We offer tours where our customers can witness 45,000 square feet of confection-making magic at our state-of-theart kitchen. Our celebrated products include Butter Almond Toffee, Pecan Tads®, Cheddar Cheezzzy Cheese Corn and Fairy Food®. n JUNE 2013 n GOURMET NEWS "Our company is still where it was founded on the Asiago Plateau and for us it is an ethical choice to stay where we were born and raised and where our grandmother Elisa began the beekeeping operations before the First World War," said Andrea Rigoni, current CEO and General Manager. Since then, Rigoni di Asiago has become successfully known everywhere in Italy and now in Europe. New facilities, farms, research & development and expertise are the only recipe for their success that provides great quality and organic products. Since 1992 and among the first in the world, Rigoni di Asiago started to consider only organic productions and this was almost a natural choice due to the context under which the company was founded and driven by a great love for nature. "Organic products are not only healthier, but also tastier," Rigoni said. "Choosing organic products, it means to preserve natural resources over the time for ourselves and for future generations." Mielbio is made "only" with Italian honeys and comes from the best Italian production areas. It is raw and now non-GMO certified. Unique flavors are available, such as Acacia, Orange, Forest, Chestnut and Wildflowers. Fiordifrutta organic fruit spread is the only preserve with an authentic taste of fresh fruit, prepared with the highest quality organic fruit, carefully selected and sweetened with apple juice. With 3 lbs. of fruit per jar and only three ingredients (fruit, sweetener and pectin) it is a unique spread that comes in 18 different varieties. Now non-GMO certified, it is produced at low temperature to preserve flavor and nutritional properties of the fruit. and chocolate chip. They're so dignified and simple. They took me to the English countryside, where I saw myself sipping a cup of hot tea and nibbling from a platter of these delicious cookies. A Couple of Squares knows it is important that their cookies look good but taste even better, it's evident. Just open a bag of Maple Pecan Shortbreads. What hits your nose first is the smell of maple and butter. The taste lingers long after the cookie is eaten. You find yourself thinking how much you want another, days after you've emptied the bag. What caught my eye when I first came upon these gems were the package colours and ribbons, beckoning me to explore the contents. They contained an array of different flavors and colorful glazes and wonderful sounding sandwich cookies, I was hooked. I thought I already had a favorite cookie, but with these you really can taste the difference. There now, I have shared something special with you. Get yourself off to the store and share a bag of these with someone or take them with you on your next trip to the English countryside. prepared meat in then baked slowly in a terrine to a mouth watering rich golden brown. Fruit is always a wonderful complement to poultry and its texture and color with the pistachios combine to promise an extraordinary tasting experience. The chicken itself is raised on a local Pennsylvania farm, and is certified to be free of added hormones and antibiotics. The farm must also certify that their animals are vegetarian-fed and that their breeding and raising practices are humane and sensitive to the good health and well being of their animals. "I love this product ! It's just beautiful to look at and it's so versatile to use as center of the plate, with salad, couscous or any vegetable ; or just as an appetizer or snack," said Laurie Cummins, President of Alexian. "We're excited to offer such a healthy and colorful delicacy in a convenient 5-ounce package!" As any Alexian product, the Chicken Ballotine is all natural, with no artificial flavors, no artificial colors, no preservatives, no fillers. It is also pork-free and gluten-free. Buddy Squirrel confections are also sold across the country through wholesalers and specialty food stores and can be purchased directly from our web site. We aim to continue cultivating a tradition of excellence as we kick off an expansion within our wholesale division. Buddy Squirrel now offers delectable candy bars made from our original 1916 Quality Candy recipes in bulk. Our line of Buddy Bar flavors include Sea Salt Caramel, Milk Chocolate Butter Almond Toffee, Mint Meltaway and more. We are thrilled to present these creations at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York, along with our Whipped Crème Treats, elegant popcorn tins and assortment of Easter items. We are showing footage of our factory and invite Fancy Food Show attendees to view firsthand the care and energy we put into our collection of products. The heart of Buddy Squirrel is our mission to delight customers with friendly service and the experience of the world's finest confections made with premium chocolate, nuts, and popcorn. From our beginnings selling confections on the cobblestone streets of Milwaukee, we've used pure Swiss-style chocolate and traditional home-style recipes that have pleased generations of customers. We stand by our commitment to provide exceptional products for our friends around the world. For more information, visit booth 3050 at the Summer Fancy Food Show or go online to www.rigonodiasiago.com. For more information, visit A Couple of Squares in booth 2111 at the Summer Fancy Food Show. After the show, visit www.acoupleofsquares.com, call 866-672-6979 or email Bernadette@acoupleofsquares.com. For more information, visit booth 361 at the 2013 Summer Fancy Food Show or check out www.alexianpate.com. For more information, call 800-972-2658, email sales@buddysquirrel.com, visit www .BuddySquirrel.com or stop by booth 1358.