Press Release
Two Stella® Blue Cheese Products Earn
Prestigious ACF Seal of Approval
St. Augustine, Fla., March 10,
2010—The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), the
nation’s premier organization for professional chefs and cooks,
has awarded Saputo Cheese USA Inc.’s Stella® Blue Cheese
wheel and Stella® Blue Cheese crumbles its prestigious ACF Seal of
Approval. The products were submitted for extensive testing and were
approved by ACF’s Seal of Approval Committee, effective Jan. 15,
2010. The company’s Stella® Toppers® Fresh Mozzarella
Bocconcini and Stella® Toppers® Fresh Mozzarella Ciliegini
products earned the seal in December 2008.
James Taylor, CEC, AAC, MBA, who was chair of the committee at the
time of the products’ testing, applied the organization’s
rigorous testing criteria to the Stella® Blue Cheeses, evaluating
for application, physical properties, performance, packaging standards,
and accuracy of labels and marketing materials.
“The Stella® Blue Cheese products have a deep richness
that enhances any recipe to perfection,” said Taylor. “The
products lend themselves to any chef striving to think outside of the
box in their recipe creations.”
Stella® Blue Cheese is aged to perfection, creating a rich
consistent piquant flavor, with a crumbly texture. Available in Crumble
or Wheel form.
The ACF Seal of Approval program offers foodservice manufacturers the
opportunity to have products endorsed by the largest organization of
professional chefs. Unlike other entities that offer tasting
endorsements only, the ACF Seal requires extensive product testing and
evaluation. After three years, ACF determines if the product needs to be
retested.
The American Culinary Federation, Inc., established in 1929, is the
premier professional organization for culinarians in North America. With
more than 22,000 members spanning 230 chapters nationwide, ACF is the
culinary leader in offering educational resources, training,
apprenticeship and accreditation. In addition, ACF operates the most
comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States. ACF
is home to ACF Culinary Team USA, the official representative for the
United States in major international culinary competitions, and to the
Chef & Child Foundation, founded in 1989 to promote proper nutrition
in children and to combat childhood obesity. For more information, visit
www.acfchefs.org.
Saputo produces, markets and distributes a wide array of products of
the utmost quality, including cheese, fluid milk, yogurt, dairy
ingredients and snack-cakes. Saputo is the 11th largest dairy processor
in the world, the largest in Canada, the third largest in Argentina,
among the top 3 cheese producers in the United States and the largest
snack-cake manufacturer in Canada. Our products are sold in more than 40
countries under well-known brand names such as Saputo, Alexis de
Portneuf, Armstrong, Baxter, Dairyland, Danscorella, De Lucia, Dragone,
DuVillage 1860, Frigo Cheese Heads, Kingsey, La Paulina, Neilson,
Nutrilait, Ricrem, Stella, Treasure Cave, HOP&GO!, Rondeau and
Vachon. Saputo is a publicly traded company whose shares are listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol SAP.
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For a high-res graphic, contact Leah Craig at (904) 484-0213 or lcraig@acfchefs.net.
Contact: Leah Craig
Communications Manager
(904) 484-0213
lcraig@acfchefs.net
