Houston, May 11th, 2022 – Our Pisti Spreadable Hazelnut Cream has won a gold award in the Nut, Seed and Confectionery Butter category as part of the Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) 2022 sofi™ Awards, a top honor in the $170.4 billion specialty food industry.
Pisti Spreadable Hazelnut Cream was one of 102 winners selected by a panel of specialty food experts from nearly 2,000 entries across 53 product categories. Products are judged on taste, including flavor, appearance, texture and aroma, ingredient quality, and innovation. All tastings are anonymous and are held at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center.
- A history of Sofi™ Awards for The French Farm
After a sofi™ Gold Award in 2018 for L’Abeille Occitane Pure Lavender Honey, a New Product 2021 award with Goulibeur’s Large Shortbread with Walnut, The French Farm took home the Gold this year. The Pisti brand being a recent addition to The French Farm, this award demonstrates the outstanding quality of the brand’s products but also displays the brand’s ongoing popularity towards the American market.
- About Pisti
Pistì was born almost from a game, the one that in 2001 led two young people, just 20 years old, to bet on a project capable of combining the Sicilian confectionery vocation with a modern way of doing business.
The intuition that Nino Marino and Vincenzo Longhitano had then was to invent an artisan laboratory for the production of typical Sicilian sweets like nougat, almond, and pistachio specialties, panettone... and Pisti was born!
- About The French Farm
The French Farm was founded in 1997 by Gisele Oriot. Born and raised in France, after settling down in Houston, she realized something was missing and that if she wanted the jams, mustards, oils, and cutlery that she so dearly missed, she was going to have to bring them to Houston herself. So, what started as a hobby turned into a business and The French Farm was born.
Our products are carefully crafted by small, family-owned businesses and are made using traditional recipes and techniques, which are handed down from one generation to the next. These products contain the highest quality ingredients and materials, have exquisite taste, and are packaged beautifully.
Our goal is to bring the taste and feel of Europe into your home for everyone to enjoy. Here, you can fill your kitchen and pantry with beautiful products from countries like France, Spain, Portugal,and Italy with brands like Edmond Fallot, L’Epicurien, Jean Dubost, Manufacture de Digoin, and many more. We hope our products liven your taste buds, and you feel that Europe’s finest are just a few clicks away.
- About the Specialty Food Association
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) is the leading trade association and source of information about the $158.4 billion specialty food industry. Founded in 1952 in New York City, the SFA represents makers, importers, retailers, distributors, and others in the trade. The SFA is known for its Fancy Food Shows; the sofi™ Awards, which honor excellence in specialty food and beverage; Trendspotter Panel Show reports and annual predictions; the State of the Specialty Food Industry Report; the Product Marketplace database, featuring specialty foods and beverages in 161 categories and sub-categories; Infinite Aisle, a new ecommerce marketplace that enables SFA Members to make buyer-maker connections and sales year-round; and Specialty Food LIVE!™, a digital marketplace experience.
- About the sofi™ Awards
The sofi Awards are open to members of the SFA and have been given each year since 1972. Winners will be showcased at the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show, running June 12-14, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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