"olivetta" wins taste test over other olive mixes and has New York NASFT cognoscenti saying "thats a nice!"

thats a nice!‘s top selling product, "olivetta"-sicilian olive mix, won kudos at the NASFT Summer Fancy Food Show by challenging other olive mix manufacturers to a taste-test, judged by visiting retailers, distributors, brokers, and the paparazzi. "olivetta" won an overwhelming unanimous thumbs-up against major competitors, including Sonoma Valley’s Muffaletta and Boscoli Family Italian Olive Salad.

The company’s show booth was packed with visitors new to thats a nice!, which made its east coast debut at the Summer Food Show in NYC’s Jacob Javits Center. Aside from wowing the crowds in the "Focused Tasting Exhibit" with "olivetta", thats a nice! also challenged other manufacturers to a taste test by having attendees decide for themselves who leads in the specialty division of olive mixes. Not to be confused with tapenades or giandinieras, "olivetta" is thats a nice!’s version of the olive mixture used for the specialty sandwich called the Muffaletta, developed in New Orleans by Sicilian immigrants at the turn of the century. The recipe was perfected by the thats a nice! family, whose olive recipe was first used in its famous restaurant that introduced Italian food to Shreveport, Louisiana in 1952. Over four decades later, the recipes continue to live on in the prepared food products of thats a nice!

Known for its gourmet flavor, creative packaging, online recipes, and retail links, thats a nice! also scored big at the show by launching their newest product "bacio" , which means kiss in Italian. This Sicilian "kiss of garlic" spread is a unique all natural whipped garlic spread, excellent for grilling seafood and meats, sautéing vegetables, mixing with pasta, and especially to make garlic bread with a true Sicilian taste that is "to die for"!

thats a nice! "olivetta" and "bacio" are two of the company’s leading gourmet products, created for customers to enjoy cooking the southern italian way. Other thats a nice! products include: the award-winning "sugo"-sicilian marinara sauce, "sugo BOOM"-spicy sicilian pasta sauce, "sugo VEGGIE"-sautéed mushroom-asparagus pasta sauce and "primi piatti"-first course in premium gourmet pasta.

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