Friday, March 27, 2009PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Glen German
Marketing Manager
World Wide Gourmet Foods, Inc.
gleng@alaskasmokehouse.com
800/422-0852
Jack Praino
President, CEO
World Wide Gourmet Foods, Inc.
jackp@alaskasmokehouse.com
800/422-0852
Woodinville, WA (March 27, 2009) – Early Autumn 2008, as the blustery winds and rain started to pick up from the north and the days began to become shorter, World Wide Gourmet Foods, Inc. President and CEO Jack Praino wanted to capture the waning days of summer. Six months later and World Wide Gourmet Foods, Inc. is pleased to introduce their new Confetti Gourmet Popcorn. Confetti Gourmet Popcorn continues the tradition of The Famous Pacific Dessert Company’s brand under World Wide Gourmet Foods, Inc. of offering rich, decadent shelf-stable desserts.
“In today’s tough times, our goal was to produce a fantastic product which people would find fun, exciting and a tasty release to everyday life,” Jack Praino, CEO, stated.
As families have increasingly stayed at home to entertain and spend time together, the specialty food industry has shown to be recession-resistant with consumers spending more on eating at home. Families are not just eating more at home, they are also spending more family time at home watching DVDs and playing board games. With this trend, the industry has seen an increase in salty snack consumption. Analysts estimate consumers to spend about $16 Billion in salty snacks this year, up 6% over the year prior due to the economy. (Fast Company, April 2009)
Confetti Gourmet Popcorn offers three exciting flavors: Dark Chocolate with Almonds, Milk Chocolate with Peanuts, and White Confection with Cranberries and Almonds. Each flavor coats sweet caramel corn with liberal coatings of chocolate and scoops of complementing flavored nuts. The Famous Pacific Dessert Company offers Confetti in 10 oz and a 4 oz gift size and offers four designs for each flavor. The alternate designs include Everyday, Holiday, Valentines, and Polar Bear Munch, an Alaska Smokehouse® branded package.
About The Famous Pacific Dessert Company
The Famous Pacific Dessert Company has received rave reviews in print and media. Award-winning gourmet Hot Cocoa, a high quality line of shelf stable Decadence Tea Cookies, gourmet Popcorn and Baking Mixes, present the finest dessert product line available anywhere. These delicious desserts are the result of a long testing process that ensures the recipes used produce only the highest quality gourmet treats that will be sure to please even the most discerning of palates.
About World Wide Gourmet Foods, Inc.
World Wide Gourmet Foods™, Inc. established in 1982, is a premier gourmet food manufacturer offering a superior variety of quality shelf stable foods. We manufacture six high-end gourmet food product lines: Alaska Smokehouse®, The Famous Pacific Dessert Company®, Elizabethan Pantry®, Sleepless in Seattle Coffee®, Smokehouse Soups & Spices™, and Leila Bay Trading Company™. Our products are sold worldwide through our own stores and catalog, department stores, specialty gourmet retailers, gift basket companies, catalog companies, supermarkets and through e-commerce.
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For more information, or to schedule an interview with Jack Praino, please call Glen German at 360/668-9404 or email Glen at gleng@alaskasmokehouse.com