Los Angeles CA – thats  a nice!® the hip award-winning all-natural gourmet line of southern italian foods, is proud to announce its association with Albertsons and their distributor DPI West.  The line will now be available in gourmet sections of select Albertsons stores in the Western Region. Selected products from the line include condiments: OLIVETTA sicilian olive mix, BACIO sicilian garlic spread, SICILIAN OLIVE MUSTARD; and soups: ZUPPA TOMATO sicilian pasta fagioli and ZUPPA LENTIL sicilian lenticchie.

D.P.I. West, based in Ontario, California, will handle distribution for the Albertsons stores. It is a division of D.P.I., one of the largest national Gourmet Distributors in the country, with other division headquarters in Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Illinois and Maryland.  Their combined facilities offer in excess of 32-million cubic feet of warehouse space across the country. They represent over 10,000 different gourmet, organic and ethnic line items with divisions carrying about 3,000 items, from five continents. Through research and development, D.P.I. continuously searches for unique specialty products and Thats A Nice! are now one of their newest lines available.

President and CEO Joseph A LoBue replies that “With the growth of Super retailers, many know they must offer more selection for their gourmet customers.  Albertsons is developing a “gourmet sets” division in select stores to appeal to the more astute and educated specialty shopper.  The enthusiastic response to our product line is very exciting and we are pleased to add Albertsons and D.P.I. to our growing client base in gourmet markets across the country.”

Albertsons, founded in 1939, is headquartered in Boise, Idaho and operates approximately 2300 stores in 31 states nation-wide.  It is one of the largest retail food chains in the United States.

The entire gourmet product line, along with a preview of CUCINA SPORT, their new line of kitchen and lifestyle sportswear, will be seen at the Las Vegas Gourmet Housewares Show from May 17-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center - Booth #2269, and also at the 51st NASFT Summer Fancy Food Show in New York from July 10-12 at the Jacob Javits Center - Booth #5617.

About  thats a nice!

thats a nice!®, the hip award-winning all-natural southern Italian gourmet food line of condiments, soups, sauces and gifts, introduces a contemporary cachet that blends modern tastes with traditional old world sicilian flavors, keeping classic Sicilian recipes alive for the new generation.  Products are all-natural, contain no preservatives and are made from the finest ingredients, freshest vegetables and exotic spices.  The product line includes olive mix, garlic spread, mustard, soups, pasta and sauces. CUCINA SPORT, a kitchen sportswear and accessories division is now available online, with the popular logo and insignia.  The website, www.thatsanice.com offers customers links to retail locations, as  well as easy sicilian recipes to turn anyone into an instant gourmet chef. Founded in 2000 and based in Los Angeles, thats a nice! products can be found online and at finer gourmet stores from Beverly Hills to New York City.

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