Pasadena, CA (January 17, 2017) – Single-Origin Ice Cream company Choctál returns to the Winter Fancy Food Show for the fourth consecutive year. The event is located in San Francisco at the Moscone Center, January 22-24, 2017 and Choctál’s booth will be in the North Hall – Booth #1589.
Choctál ice cream is available in pints, 4 oz. cups and the new Chocolate and Vanilla Multi-Pack tours. Each multi-pack tour contains four, 4 oz. single-serve cups of Choctál’s chocolate or vanilla origins, packaged together by flavor. “The multi-packs are a great way to experience the Choctál tasting tour,” said Nancy Hytone Leb, Partner/Chief Strategy Officer. “Consumers love sampling all of the origins.”
Choctál produces rich, single-origin ice cream that sets a higher standard for gourmet ice cream. Each of Choctál’s eight origins encompasses a single variety of indigenous cacao and vanilla beans harvested and sourced from specific farms and regions of the world. Each region produces unique flavor profiles, creating ice cream with complex, nuanced flavors.
Varietals include:
Chocolates:
Ghana:
Full-bodied, with a long-lasting, rich, fudge-like essence.
Kalimantan:
Smooth and intense pure chocolate with a slight nuance of caramel.
Costa Rican:
Lively, well-balanced cacao flavors rounded by sweet notes of coffee and a hint of butterscotch.
Dominican:
Subtle, aromatic dark chocolate with hints of clove and nutmeg on its long finish.
Vanillas:
Indonesian:
A classic vanilla – smooth and creamy with a slight almond accent.
Papua New Guinea:
Fruity, with notes of cherry that linger on the palate during its long, lush finish.
Madagascar:
Pure Bourbon vanilla with flakes of vanilla beans creates a rich, deep, buttery flavor.
Mexican:
Complex, rich, sweet and spicy vanilla with a hint of cinnamon and a finishing note of coconut.
Beginning Spring of 2017, Choctál will be available at Safeway stores throughout Oregon and at Albertsons in their Intermountain Division which includes Idaho, Montana, Colorado, northern Nevada and northern Utah, and the Harmons Neighborhood Grocer chain in Utah.
Choctál is currently available in more than 350 retail stores including Bristol Farms, Gelson’s, Vons, Albertsons, Clark’s and Lassens in Southern California, AJ’s Fine Foods in Arizona; Kowalski’s and Lunds & Byerlys in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Straub’s in St. Louis and an ever-expanding list of independent gourmet grocers.
Choctál’s Chocolate and Vanilla Tasting Flights are now being offered on menus at various restaurants throughout Southern California. Choctál is also available for purchase online at www.choctal.com.
Choctál has received numerous awards and recognition for its single-origin ice creams. Food & Wine magazine picked Choctál as one of their Top 10 Ice Creams in 2016. Choctál’s Kalimantan chocolate was one of three finalists chosen for the Specialty Food Association’s 2015 sofi™ Award in the Ice Cream/Frozen Treats category and all four Choctál vanilla origins were highlighted by the Specialty Food Association at the 2015 Winter Fancy Food Show as part of the Vanilla Bean-Ganza trend.
In 2014, Gourmet Retailer named the company’s Ghana chocolate as one of their Top Picks for the year.
ABOUT CHOCTÁL: Based in Pasadena, California, Choctál produces rich, single-origin ice cream that sets a higher standard for gourmet ice cream. Choctál appreciates that - as with fine wines and whole-bean coffees - the area of the world in which a particular cacao or vanilla is grown makes all the difference in the character of the product. Simply put, each region produces unique flavor profiles. By using different single-origin beans, Choctál creates ice cream with complex, nuanced flavors and an unparalleled blend of richness and indulgence. Choctál is committed to sourcing high-quality ingredients with no artificial additives, eggs, or gluten and partners with socially responsible companies that focus on sustainable practices in both harvesting and production. Choctál partners with 1% For The Planet to support some of the countries where they do business. For more information, please visit www.choctál.com.