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GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com n JANUARY 2015 n GOURMET NEWS 9 6 The Ambriola Company Offers Several Imported Cheeses Here are just two of the cheese products im- ported from Italy by The Ambriola Com- pany: Auricchio Gorgonzola and Auricchio Mascarpone. Gorgonzola The cheese-producing experts at Auricchio have expanded their operations to include Gorgonzola. They produce both Gorgonzola Dolce, or sweet Gorgonzola, and Gorgonzola Piccante, or natural Gorgonzola. Each wedge is beautifully packaged and individu- ally wrapped to ensure freshness. Mascarpone Auricchio's world-class mascarpone uses only the freshest cream to produce a soft, creamy and spreadable mascarpone. Your customers will appreciate its delicate, mild flavor and how easily it blends with other in- gredients. The Auricchio brand is a respected name in the cheese industry, and is known for quality, premium im- ported cheeses from Italy. These two new items are sure to be top sellers in your cheese department. For more information, stop by booths #3629, visit the Ambriola website at www .ambriola.com or call 973-228-3600. Uncle Steve's Provides Great Tasting and Nourishing Pasta Sauces Steve Schirripa knows more than a thing or two about Italian cuisine. "Growing up in Brooklyn, Sunday morning was the day you would wake up to the aroma of tomatoes, garlic and olive oil simmering on mom's stove as she prepared the sauce for dinner. My fondest memories are from those days, and I wish to share my Italian heritage and the comfort of family," noted Schirripa. Uncle Steve's Italian Specialties' pasta sauce was founded in early 2014 by Steve Schirripa in New York City as a tribute to Steve's late mother. "My mom made a great sauce and I've made her recipe even better." Steve Schirripa is best known to television audiences as Bobby Baccalieri on David Chase's critically acclaimed HBO drama "The Sopranos." In addition, Steve, a New York Times best selling author, has written several books including Big Daddy's Rules, A Goomba's Guide to Life, The Goomba's Book of Love and The Goomba Diet. "We start with organically grown whole tomatoes from a small farm in Italy. Fresh or- ganic vegetables are chopped up with a little olive oil, sea salt and pepper and the ingre- dients are simmered over a low flame for six hours; yes, six hours," said Schirripa. "Be- cause our tomatoes are naturally sweet, we don't add any extra sugar. With no GMOs, no pesti- cides and nothing artificial, you can be confident you are feeding your family not only great tasting prod- ucts, but nourishing them as well," explained Schirripa. By the end of 2014, Uncle Steve's was on the shelves at 1,200 markets across the country. "We are hoping to quadruple that number in 2015," said Felice Kaufman, SVP of Sales and Marketing. "We have a solid marketing plan that includes national TV and radio ads, in-store demonstrations and many personal appearances by Mr. Schirripa. We are work- ing closely with our retail buyers to cross promote our products across the natural and grocery sectors. As the organic seg- ment grows we aim to be part of it and expand our line with additional healthy products that appeal to a wide range of consumers." Uncle Steve's Italian Specialties sauces come in three flavors: Mari- nara, Arrabiata and Tomato Basil. They are available through UNFI, KeHE, Haddon House and other re- gional distributors. Stop by booth #5203 to get a taste of what everyone's talking about. Steve Schirripa will be signing autographs and Uncle Steve's signature wooden spoons on January 11 from 11 to 2. For more information, visit www .unclestevesny.com, call 718-605-0416 or visit booth #5203. Born in Italy – Produced in America By Mario Fortunato, CEO MarDona Specialty Foods and Wild Forest Products bring you the finest imported ingre- dients in truffle products. We are all about great taste, great value, convenience and consistency. We import our pure olive oil and truffle essence from Italy and combined them to produce our highly regarded, best tasting, most sought after truffle products. Our truffle products come in all shapes and sizes for use from the home cook to the restaurant gour- met chef. We offer great tasting truffle oil from the smallest in elegant taste in our 1.75-ounce (diamond pack) to our largest five gallon foodservice pails. We also are available to the retail trade in 8-ounce Dorica bottles and 4-ounce sprays, packaged six per case. We have something for everyone. For the foodservice sector, we provide one gallon jugs and five gallon foodservice pails. Many establishments from the neighborhood burger shop to gourmet fine dining restau- rants are using our great-tasting truffle oils to create dishes such as truf- fle fries, truffle burgers, truffle pizza, truffle pastas and so much more. MarDona has become fa- mously known for our in- ventive presentation in 4-ounce truffle oil spray in both black and white truffle. The sprays were designed for not only your convenience but also to dis- pense a pre-determined amount of olive oil, delivering only 2.5 calories per spray. MarDona and Wild Forest Products be- lieve in consistently making a high-quality product with only the highest quality ingre- dients. It is our mission to bring to the American people the best in quality truffle products at the most reasonable prices as possible. You can find our products in some of the finest gourmet shops and natural shops like Whole Foods, and of course, the on the web at www .truffleoilsmore.com. For more information, visit www.truffle oilsandmore.com or call 855-OIL SPRAY (855-645-7772). Frontier Soups' Family-Friendly Organic Options With many parents of young children seek- ing organic options for their families, Fron- tier Soups is seeing interest in its newest soup, Little Schoolhouse Alphabet Soup, made with colorful organic pasta. According to the Organic Trade Associa- tion (OTA), 81 percent of U.S. families now say they buy organic at least sometimes, and the majority of those report they are buying more organic foods than they did a year ago. Nearly half of consumers who buy organic do so because they believe it is healthier for themselves and their children, the OTA study said. "Frontier Soups alphabet soup is de- signed to entice kids to get involved with cooking up some fun along with a nutri- tious meal," said Trisha Anderson, Com- pany Founder. "With so many parents now specifically looking for organic products for their families, we knew we wanted to add this iconic family soup to our lineup," Anderson said. "The organic pasta is 60 percent of the package weight, which ap- peals to parents, and we hope the playful, multicolored let- ters and numbers will entice young people to become in- terested in cooking." Also in response to evolving consumer desires, Frontier Soups now has obtained non-GMO certi- fication documents from all of its ingre- dient suppliers and has begun labeling its corn as non-GMO in its ingredients lists because corn is a particular concern for shoppers, she said. Frontier Soups offers 34 mixes, 28 gluten free and 12 vegetarian options, to accommodate varying consumer tastes. A selection of stand-alone shippers and other display options are available for both the Hearty Meals™ and Homemade-In-Minutes™ lines. In addition to being non-GMO, the soup mixes have no added salt, preservatives, artificial in- gredients or MSG, and the company facil- ity has a Level 2 Safe Quality Food Certification. For more information, visit www.frontier soups.com or call 800-SOUP (7687).

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