thats a nice! introduces ZUPPA! - new hearty home-style soups with an authentic sicilian taste just like mamma used to make!

San Francisco CA - thats a nice!, a southern italian gourmet food line, introduces ZUPPA, the italian way to say soup, in a line of sicilian home-style soups just like mamma used to make. Announced just in time for the Winter 2002 NASFT Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, the guys from thats a nice! intend to show retailers that gourmet soups can become top sellers. Now is the time for people to feel safe and comfortable in their own homes, and what better way than with comfort food as popular as soups. With the added caché of being packed in glass jars, these soups look extremely appetizing and seem more homemade and comforting as well. The first soup being presented at the show is ZUPPA TOMATO, "mamma's sicilian pasta fagioli soup". This authentic sicilian soup is a home-style recipe filled with white cannellini beans, pasta and spices in a hearty tomato base. The second soup introduction is ZUPPA STAR, touted as "mamma's sicilian 'feel good' soup. This home remedy sicilian chicken soup with spinach, mini pasta stars and spices is the ultimate cure for heart, soul and body that makes you feel good all over. They call it the "sicilian penicillin". Both soups are all-natural and contain no preservatives. The ZUPPA line is the newest addition to thats a nice!'s current product offerings.

thats a nice!, known for its gourmet flavors, creative packaging, online recipes, and retail links, converts ordinary food consumers into instant gourmet chefs and helps them cook the southern italian way in minutes! Customers are able to go online and see recipes and other suggestions for products, as well as find retail stores where products may be purchased. Products are all-natural, made from fresh ingredients and mixed with the best spices to create the famous Thats A NIce! flavor. OLIVETTA sicilian olive mix, is the company's leading product, used to make the Muffaletta sandwich and perfect for salads and appetizers. BACIO, a Sicilian "kiss of garlic" spread, is excellent for grilling seafood, meats and vegetables and to make garlic bread that is "to die for"! Other 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. thats a nice! also makes gifts in stainless steel bowls or colanders with various products and unique RECIPE CARDS.

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