Bertolli Sauce Recognized by Culinary Professionals for its Superior Taste
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Bertolli, a brand long
renowned for its rich Italian heritage and commitment to quality products, was
awarded the 2004 American Culinary Institute Best Taste Award in the Tomato
Pasta Sauce category. The American Culinary Institute (ACI), an independent
chef-based judging organization, reviews thousands of products each year and
bestows The Best Taste Award upon the best tasting products in just about
every food and culinary product category. This year, the ACI judging panel
selected Bertolli above all others as offering the best-tasting, highest
quality pasta sauce.
Each year, the American Culinary Institute identifies the best food,
beverage and culinary houseware products through rigorous judging, testing and
scoring by independent, degreed and accredited chef judging panels. The ACI
judging is conducted in San Francisco at its world-class facility, which is
complete with a state-of-the-art test kitchen and technology-savvy judging
room. Chefs use a proprietary software program to ensure unbiased, efficient
and accurate tabulation of results. Competitors in the Pasta Sauce Category
review were judged double blind by the chefs, without brand identification or
discussion among panelists, on a variety of set standards that distinguish and
qualify the best products.
"American Culinary Institute is here to help consumers find the best
tasting food and beverage products and best culinary equipment products in the
marketplace," says Dieter Doppelfeld, certified master chef, and a master
taster for ACI. "We're pleased to bestow the ACI Best Taste Award on Bertolli
for its superior taste quality standards among its competitors. When
consumers are shopping for Tomato Pasta Sauce, know that ACI has given its
endorsement of approval to Bertolli as the best tasting choice."
"Bertolli remains committed to producing authentic Italian products of the
highest and most consistent quality and uses only the finest ingredients like
pure imported olive oil, golden onions and garlic when making its pasta
sauces," says Brian Manning, Director, Bertolli, a Unilever Bestfoods brand.
"This honor from ACI reinforces our commitment to bringing great tasting,
superior quality products to our consumers."
As the 2004 ACI Best Taste Award winner, Bertolli is the only product in
its category that can take advantage of the ACI Award's endorsement. For more
information on Bertolli or great recipes please visit http://www.Bertolli.com .
About Bertolli:
Bertolli Pasta Sauces are manufactured by Unilever Bestfoods North America
and are available in Tomato & Basil, Marinara with Burgundy Wine, Olive Oil
and Garlic, Five Cheese, Vidalia Onion, Italian Sausage, Mushroom with Roasted
Garlic, Roasted Red Pepper, Mediterranean Olive flavors and Vodka with Fresh
Cream.
About Unilever:
Unilever is one of the world's largest consumer products companies with
annual sales of $48.4 billion in 2003. It produces and markets a wide range
of foods and home and personal care products. Unilever operates in more than
100 countries around the globe and employs 234,000 people.
In the United States, Unilever sales were approximately $11 billion in
2003. It employs 16,312 people and has 55 offices and manufacturing sites in
21 states.
Our major brands include:
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marinades; Lawry's seasonings and specialty sauces; Shedd's Country Crock and
"I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!" spreads and sprays; Ragu pasta and pizza
sauces; Knorr soups, sauces and bouillons; Hellmann's mayonnaise; Skippy
peanut butter; Bertolli olive oil, premium pasta sauces and frozen dinners;
Carb Options line of food products specifically formulated for use as part of
a low-carb diet; Good Humor, Breyers, Popsicle, Klondike, Ben & Jerry's ice
cream and frozen novelties; and Slim-Fast shakes, meal bars and snack bars.
Home and Personal Care: "all" laundry brand, Wisk laundry detergents;
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bodyspray for men; Q-tips cotton swabs; and Calvin Klein, Cerruti and Vera
Wang prestige fragrances.
About American Culinary Institute:
Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., the American Culinary Institute
judges major food brand products and culinary equipment via panels of
accredited third-party professional chefs to determine the best tasting and
performing food and culinary brands in America through secure, rigorous
testing procedures. The ACI chef-based organization was founded in 1985 and
has established both a highly trained Chefs Judging Panel and a National Chef
Board of culinary leaders, which supports the organization's mission of
honoring the best products in America. When consumers see the ACI Best Taste
or ACI Best Product Award on food and culinary houseware products, they know
that it has passed the rigorous test applied by our chef-based judging panel
to uncover and honor excellence. For more information, please visit us at
http://www.americanculinaryinstitute.org .
Contact: Claudia Trujillo
Brand Manager, Bertolli
201-894-7078
claudia.trujillo@unilever.com
Laura Springer
Weber Shandwick
212-445-8174
lspringer@webershandwick.com
SOURCE Bertolli
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Related links:
http://www.Bertolli.com
http://www.americanculinaryinstitute.org
CONTACT:
Claudia Trujillo, Brand Manager of Bertolli,
+1-201-894-7078, claudia.trujillo@unilever.com; or Laura Springer
of Weber Shandwick, +1-212-445-8174,
lspringer@webershandwick.com, for Bertolli
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