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Darjeeling First Flush, Beeren-Auslese and Gourmet Kräuterkomposition teas.

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Gourmet Kräuterkomposition, Darjeeling First Flush and Beeren-Auslese, these three premium teas were created by Ostfriesische Tee Gesellschaft Laurens Spethmann GmbH & Co. KG for a promotion of the German discounter Aldi in winter 2008. The gourmet brand is Aldi’s private label for premium products of different groups of food stuff.

The three gourmet teas are not only of exclusive quality. Aldi also chose an exceptional packaging design, which had never been used for private label before and underlines the exclusiveness of the selected blends.

Embedded in the finest parchment paper, each box contains 16 premium teabags, which are filled with full leaf teas and herb and fruit pieces.

The premium teabags give room for the blends to develop their full size and flavor. As an additional feature, the premium teabags can be fixed at the teacup’s handle to enable the consumer to enjoy the full taste of the finest loose tea in a very convenient way.

The exceptional packaging concept makes the three teas perfectly suitable as a little gift, which embodies both pleasure and style.

Vossko

Little pork filets, fully cooked, with wild rice and vegetables.

Trademarks are not only competing with the brands of manufacturers. They also are in fierce competition with the private label products of other commercial enterprises. More and more the managers of private labels assortments are trading up in high convenience segments. They are doing this for a good reason: more and more consumers are only regenerating partly or completely cooked dishes. The same applies to kitchen professionals also in brand and chain restaurants as well as in institutional catering companies. These customers are looking for reasonably priced alternatives to the classic brand-name articles.

For many years Vossko, Ostbevern/Germany has gained a highly recognized position on the international markets as a manufacturer of high-quality private label convenience products made from poultry, pork and beef. Each product for retail trade as well as for out-of home consumption is fully cooked, most of them fat free on conveyor belts. So they fulfill the important nutritional demands of our times. After cooking, all products are deep-frozen.

Frequently, Vossko develops recipes and packaging in close cooperation with the customers. Once specifications are approved, they are followed exactly. Vossko covers each degree of convenience from low to high. Because of its special manufacturing process, weight losses through regeneration in almost all of the products are quite small. This is very important especially for kitchen professionals who can calculate very precisely. The products remain juicy and tender and the difference with the á la minute products is quite small.

Vossko will be exhibiting at the PLMA Amsterdam trade fair 26, 27 May, in the Fresh & Frozen Pavilion, Stand number: 5088.

For more information contact Josef Knappheide at Vossko GmbH & Co. KG: Tel. 02532/9602-0; service@vossko.de; www.vossko.de.

Assan Foods A.S.

Assan Foods A.S. is a subsidiary of Kibar Holding, a leading conglomerate in Turkey involved in the production of industrial products such as passenger cars & commercial vehicles , galvanized steel sheets, aluminum coils and sheets as well as packaging materials etc.

Assan Foods was Kibar Holding’s first foodstuff investment, and was established in February 1998 in Istanbul, Turkey. The total investment of Assan Foods is roughly USD 22 million.

Assan Foods is a leading processor of various food items such as tomato paste, pepper paste, pizza sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, pasta sauces, tex mex sauces (salsa & taco sauces,), chilli sauce, BBQ sauce, salsa brava, tomato fritto and various other sauces.

Its initial investment was into Turkey's most modern and state -of-art tomato paste plant, located in Susurluk. The area is in the southern Marmara Sea and at the western edge of the fertile Karacabey plain. Therefore, Assan Foods only uses in house tomato paste for its tomato based products controlling quality of the major ingredient in red sauces.

The plant is ISO, BRC and IFS certified, making it one of the Europe's most high-tech and hygienic plant. A fully automated ketchup line is one of the highest capacity production lines in Turkey as well as in Europe. Another line is dedicated to the production of pasta sauces and Tex Mex sauces.

Since 2009, Assan Foods handles roughly around 45,000Mtons of tomato paste and pizza sauce, 30-35,000Mtons of ketchup, 5-10,000Mtons of pasta sauce and Tex Mex sauces annually. It is a value leader in tomato-based red sauces.

It is mainly an export – oriented company, with 80% of the total production exported to more than 80 countries worldwide, with a strong presence in World – Class Private Label retail markets in Scandinavia, France, Belgium, Spain the Netherlands as well as USA and Japan. Clients include Dia, Ahold, United Nordic, ICA, Axfoods, Delhaize, Colruyt, Coop, Kesko, Casino, Leader Price,Leclerc and Albert Heijn.

Assan Foods provides efficient private label solutions for today’s quickly changing retail world. They have ready-to-go recipes for high quality ketchups and sauces with excellent selection of packaging capabilities and target formulations can be matched easily in their lab as per their customers’ requirements. They utilize guaranteed & effective logistics and worldwide transportation to any port/warehouse. To learn more about their capabilities, you may contact: Beril Degerli sales executive / responsible commerciale, Tersane Cad. Bakir Sok. Assan Han No:11, Karaköy/Istanbul 34420; Tel : +90 212 297 92 32 – 119; Fax : +90 212 297 92 27; beril.degerli@assangida.com.tr.

Felsineo

Felsineo has chosen to concentrate its production exclusively on mortadella since the 70's. Located in Zola Predosa near Bologna, Felsinoe produces mortadella with the most advanced production techniques while still maintaining the traditional antique recipe of the Bolognese gastronomy.

A 'modern' mortadella following the guidelines of the recent nutritional trends, but with the original flavour and taste of the traditional mortadella.

La Blu Di Felsineo is the original Felsineo mortadella, produced according to the original and antique Bolognese recipe. Available both for the gastronomy counter in several sizes (for example 5, 7, 13 up to 250 kg) and for self service (comes in different sizes from 100g to 1kg).

La Nero Di Felsineo is big news. An exclusive mortadella consisting of a unique recipe of mortadella and delicious truffle flakes, intended for demanding consumers in matter of taste.

Due to the high specialization, the increased quality standards, the capability to innovate, the production flexibility, the security warranties and the undisputed deliciousness of its products, Felsineo produces Private Labels for the most important retail chains in the Italian market.

Felsineo is certified Vision 2000, BRC, IFS, ISO 22000 e ISO 14001 and are permitted to export world-wide as Europe, North America, Russia, Japan. For any additional information, please email: sales@felsineo.com or, by phone, +39 051 3517011.