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market are presented. “For the partner

companies it is also an important time to

listen - says the general manager of APCI

Sonia King - to incorporate the needs

of the area restaurateurs and chefs. In

this process, the distributor has acquired

as a priority because it becomes the

main contact of the chefs. We, as well as

APCI, interface with the distributor for

its function and not just in the selection

of the best products. Also because it is

central on transferring the information

and services to the restaurant and it is

the main protagonist in assisting the

chefs and customers in their journey

towards finding solutions and more in

line with consumer expectations.” The

topics identified - low temperature and

celiac disease – are helping to improve

the efficiency in the kitchen and allow

you to bring clients that otherwise you

would see precluded the attendance of

the restaurant.

At CT Tirreno new proposals for

the season

For over thirty years CT Tirreno (ended

just the edition number 33) is been an

important event for the catering and

hospitality gravity between Liguria and

Tuscany.

Markal has participated for 18 years

and in this edition there have been

new products for regular and potential

customers to try: products of Tuscany,

from Europe and the world. “We have, as

always, wanted to offer the opportunity

for customers to test innovative and

trendy while offering advice and

suggestions of our chef for the best

conditions with a focus on performance

in the kitchen,” says Carlo Livi owner

of Markal. This is the case of foie gras

escalope: duck or goose, of French

origin. It is cleaned and scalloped from

fresh, frozen and subsequently torn

down, in packed bags of 500 grams

to avoid waste and keep the food cost

under control. The magret de canard and

the sushi, the latter with rice fresh and

not frozen also had a big success.

“There has been great interest around

these products because they offer new

ideas for the season that is about to

leave and despite the negative, the event

has been positive in terms of contacts,

noting once again that good food is

made of materials first, the composition

of course, good service, good and bad

value for money, “concludes Livi.

GF1 also partecipated with its own

stand at the event. “An opportunity to

strengthen relations with our customers

- said Stefano Panconi, GF1’s owner with

the brother - to which we have proposed

the range of products selected by the

Cooperative Italian Catering. We have

taken part of Tirreno CT for 19 years

and each time we renew our relationship

with our customers.

A moment of confrontation on the

individual situations that allows us to

identify together the best solutions to

cope with difficult situations (do not

forget the flood of November 2011 that

has not yet finished to let trains in an

area that is constantly at risk), not only

in terms of management, but also with

regard to optimal product solutions for

improving the yields and efficiency of

the activity.

There is, for example, in this period -

concluded Panconi- a strong attention

to traditions, local products and a

search for distinctiveness by bars and

restaurants that bodes well for the

coming season. “

With IGF at Gourmet Food Show

Enjoy. Indulge. Create

It is exactly the mission Gourmet

Foods, the event that took place

on February 19 in Raleigh, North

Carolina. The event was organized by

American IGF (International Gourmet

Foods), a company associated with the

Cooperative Italian Catering, which has

devoted much effort to the preparation

of this event. Many vendors and

customers were invited and, despite

the Food Show was initially designed

for the market of North Carolina, the

participation has seen the presence

of IGF clients from Richmond and the

area of Tidewater Virginia. So chefs and

restaurateurs were able to experience

what IGF had to offer.

IGF has fielded its 62 vendors, who

contributed to the event, each presenting

its product line and interacting with

many customers. Among the most

successful events, the demostration

of chocolate and confectionery Sarah

Kosikowki, pastry chef Vahlrona

Chocolates.

International Gourmet Foods is a

company founded in 1987 by Maurice

of Benigno (pictured with three of his

co-workers) to distribute products of

superior quality to the world of food: the

initial list of four products (pasta, extra

virgin olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes and

saffron) and has grown to include more

than 5000 references from all over the

world in line with the requirements of

novelty and innovation of our customers.

Tuttofood 2013 giving more

space to HoReCa

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