CT Specialty Food Members
Alphabetical List
NOTE: Underlined Companies have LINKS to their Web Sites

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Ariston Specialties, LLC
Tom Doukas
P.O. Box 306 - Bloomfield, CT 06002
Phone: 860-224-7184 - Fax: 860-726-1263
E-Mail: tom@aristonoil.com
Producers, importers, and distributors of the finest Greek Olive Oil.

Aurora Products, Inc.
Stephanie Blackwell
400 Long Beach Blvd. - Stratford, CT 06615
Phone: 203-375-9956 - Fax: 203-375-9734
E-mail: sblackwell@auroraproduct.com
Dried Fruits, nuts, mixes, candies, granolas, dried mushrooms & peppers. Package over 250 non-perishable items. Will co-pack these items for retailers that wish to use their own logos.

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Bibelicious Sauces, Inc.
Frank Parseliti
26 Hawk’s Landing - Amston, CT 0623
Phone: 860-228-0745 - Fax: 860-228-0745
The finest line of Marinara Style Sauces on the market. All natural with no paste, purees or sugars. Frank's Original, Basil & Roasted Garlic, Spicy Fra Diavolo and Vodka. Also, new to Frank's line of products is Frank's Bloody Mary Mix.
E-Mail: Bibelicios@aol.com

BOBO Gourmet
Bo Bartlett
300 East 77 Street - New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-517-7626 - Fax: 646-349-4164
E-mail: bo@bobogoumet.org
A manufacturer of single serve frozen desserts serving the foodservice as well as the retail, specialty food store markets.

Bridgewater Chocolate
Erik Landegren, Andrew Blauner
559 Federal Road - Brookfield, CT 06804
Phone: 203-775-2286 - Fax: 203-775-9369
Handmade confections and filled chocolates.

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Capa di Roma, Inc.
Emilia Capaccio
358 Burnside Avenue
Phone: 860-282-0298 - Fax: 860-289-6211
E-Mail: email@capadiroma.com
All natural marinara sauces, oils, olives, and balsamic vinegars

The Colonial Tea Company
Kimberly Ferreira
55 Oakland Road
Southington, CT 06489
Phone: 860-426-1320 - Fax: 860-426-1320
E-mail: info@colonialtea.com
The Colonial Tea Company offers a line of premium loose leaf teas that includes our exclusive New Engand themed blends, as well as accessories and gift items. Retail/Wholesale.

Cookies from the Heart (Mrs. D’s Sun-Dried Tomato Bruschetta)
Brenda Gutner/Christine Mastrianni
62 Cold Springs Road - Bristol, CT 06010
Phone: 860-584-2201 - Fax: 860-561-2197
E-Mail: cookiesfromtheheart@yahoo.com
Mail order cookies like mom used to make. As well as our new Mrs. D’s Sun-dried Tomato Bruschetta from a special family recipe, it’s not only unique but also delicious.

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Dr. Lankin's Specialty Foods, LLC
Kenneth Lankin MD
255 Route 12 #627 - Groton, CT 06340
Toll-Free: 888-256-6635 - Business: 508-987-0762 (Direct) - Fax: 508-987-1481
E-Mail: customerservice@AwesomeAlmonds.com
All natural roasted flavored almonds. Cinnamon-Vanilla, Orange-Vanilla, and Cocoa-Java; no added oils, preservatives, cholesterol or salt; Kosher & Vegan certified; 4 oz and 2 oz package; Nutritious and delicious.

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Farm River Honey, LLC
Jim Clinton
P.O. Box 685
North Branford, CT 06471
Phone: 203-483-6648
Beekeeping operation that offers honey to the public in four sizes ½ lb., honeybear, 1 lb., and 2lb.

First & Last Tavern
Patrick DePasquale
920 Maple Ave. – Hartford, CT 06114
Phone: 860-956-7000
We all love a good pasta sauce and First and Last pasta sauce is truly something to write home about. If you've ever eaten at First and Last Tavern, you know the quality and taste of all 3 varieties, Traditional, Marinara, and Puttanesca. All the sauces are made and bottled on the premises

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Genell Rose, Inc.
Dr. Gwendolyn Nelson-Bichard
48 Hawkins Road
Putnam, CT 06260
Phone: 860-963-7926 - Fax: 860-963-7957
E-Mail: gnelrose@peoplepc.com
Authentic New Orleans Creole Food Products by Chef E.W. Creole Cuisine recipes.

Giff's Original
Marie Hirschfeld
P.O. Box 1212 - Cheshire, CT 06410
Phone: 203-699-8605
Unique condiments and sauces that are all natural, fat free and low in salt. As close to homemade as you can get without making them yourself.

Gilbert's Gourmet Goodies
Liz Gilbert
41 Horseshoe Ridge Road - Sandy Hook, CT 06482
Phone- 203-733-8217
E-mail: Liz.Gilbert@charter.net
Delicious organic and natural baked goods made without wheat, gluten, nuts or preservatives.

The Gluten Free Food Group, LLC
8 South Commons Road - Waterbury, CT 06704
Phone: 203-756-1100 - Fax: 203-756-2116
E-Mail: glutenfreefood@sbcglobal.net
Manufacturer of Wheat & Gluten Free Baked Goods under the "Sherrie's Specialties" label.

The Gracious Gourmet
Nancy Wekselbaum
P.O. Box 218
Bridgewater, CT 06752
Phone: 860-350-1213 – Fax: 860-350-1214
E-Mail: nancy@thegraciousgourmet.com
A line of specialty food products that transforms ordinary dishes into exceptional ones without any fuss. Our chutneys, glazes, and spreads can serve as a compliment to foods or be combined with other ingredients to create memorable hors d’oeuvres, main courses and desserts.

Granny Hilda’s Specialty Foods, LLC
Patrick Harewood
P.O. Box 8967 - New Haven, CT 06532
Phone 203-931-8373 - Fax 203-931-8373
E-Mail: patrickharewood@yahoo.com
Our Products are noted for their exotic Caribbean flavors and superior nutritional quality. Spicy Caribbean seasoning is an excellent marinade for meat, fish and poultry. The marinated product is then baked, grilled, broiled, or fried. The seasoning is also ideal for adding the unique spicy Caribbean flavor to stews, soups, and hamburger patties.

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Hannan Honey LLC
Rollin Hannan
480 Hulls Hill Road - Southbury, CT 06488
Phone: 203-264-7005

Harney & Sons Tea Company
John Harney
11 Brook Street, P.O. Box 676 - Salisbury, CT 06068
Phone: 800-TEATIME - 518-789-2100 - Fax 860-435-5044
High quality regular and herbal teas, loose leaf and iced tea for foodservice and home use.
E-Mail: ht@harney.com

Hauser Chocolatier, Inc.
Ruedi & Lucille Hauser
137 Greenwood Avenue - Bethel, CT 06801
Phone: 203-794-1861 - Fax: 203-792-1153
E-Mail: info@hauserchocolates.com
Assorted chocolates, truffles, gingerbread kits, chocolate dessert toppings and dessert cups.

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Jim's Concoctions
Jim & Maureen Coleman
39 Merrill Road - Trumbull, CT 06611
Phone & Fax: 203-452-0510
E-Mail: jimsconcoction@charter.net or info@jimsconcoctions.com
Tomatillo salsa in various heats, all natural stone ground dipping strips - corn tortilla chips along with habanero hot sauce.

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Lyman Orchards
Steve Ciskowski
7 Lyman Road, P.O. Box 453, Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-1424
Family owned orchard for eight generations, you can pick your own from June through October, visit the retail store, or play golf at two championship 18 hole courses.

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Matthews 1812 House Inc.
Blaine & Deanna Matthews
P.O. Box 15. - Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754
Phone: 860-672-0149 - Fax: 860-672-1812
E-Mail: info@matthews1812house.com
All-natural assorted tortes, liqueur cakes, fruitcakes and Chocolate Explosion! Brownies.

Milligan’s Island LLC
Sharon VanHorn
P.O. Box 901 - Madison, CT 06443
Phone: 203-245-8963 - Fax: 860-664-9870
Milligan’s Island Awesome Root Beer is a premium, gourmet Root Beer with full flavor made from the finest ingredients in small batches in New England for people of all ages to enjoy. Milligan’s Island Newport Ginger Beer is a premium soft drink with natural ginger flavor and a splash of mango.
E-Mail: svanhorn18@comcast.net

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New-Med Foods L.L.C./ Chef Silvio’s of Wooster Street
Peter Terzakes/ Silvio Suppa
P.O. Box 177
Guilford, CT 06437
Phone (860) 888-SILVIOS
Fax: 203-453-1064
E-mail: NEWMEDFOODS@aol.com
Finest quality and best tasting pasta sauces on the market.

Norm’s Best
Norm Tessier and Cynthia Dunne
604 School Street - Putnam, CT 06260
Phone: 860-928-6087
E-mail: cynthiadunne@sbcglobal.net
Package marinated mushrooms, coated cashews and nuts.

Norpaco Gourmet Foods
Dean Spilka
30 Peter Court - New Britain, CT 06052
Phone: 860-223-4500 or 800-252-0222 - Fax: 860-223-4600
E-Mail: dean@norpaco.com
Handmade Gourmet Products: stuffed cherry peppers, sundried tomatoes, beef jerky, pickled eggs, pickled sausage, crushed garlic.

Northeast Quality Products, Co Inc.
Terry Day
6 Mulliken Way, Newburyport, MA 01950
Phone: 978-465-6900
Custom printer pressure sensitive labels for use in hundreds of applications.

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The Olive Oil Factory, Inc.
David Miller
76 Westbury Park Road, Suite 101 E - Watertown, CT 06795
Phone: 860-945-9549 - Fax: 860-945-8662
E-Mail: info@theoliveoilfactory.com
Packager of quality olive oils and balsamic vinegars.

Onofrio’s Ultimate Foods
Donna Parent
35 Wheeler St. – New Haven, CT 06512
Phone: 203-469-4014 – Fax: 203-469-4019
E-mail: dparent.ultimate@sbcglobal.net
Packers of private label sauces & marinades

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Palmieri's Food Products, Inc.
Patrick Palmieri
145 Hamilton Street - New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-624-0042 - Fax: 203-782-6435
E-Mail: sales@palmierifoods.com
Pasta Sauces, Marinara, Meat, Pizza, Mushroom, Puttanesca, Barbecue Sauce, Andrews & Pinder Horseradish & Cocktail Sauces.

Pearl's Salad Dressing
Paula Schooler
44 Drumlen Road - Westport, CT 06880
Phone: 203-226-6465 - Fax: 203-226-6003
E-mail: StringofPearls36@aol.com
Gourmet Salad Dressings: Two Kinds - Mustard Vinegar (Original & Light).

Porter’s Smokehouse LLC

Michael Porter
26 Highhill Road - Canton, CT 06019
Phone: 860-693-4872
E-Mail: bbmustard@att.net
Award winning Bumpy Beer Mustard™ (fermented in Irish Brown Ale), Original, Spicy (horseradish), and Étouffe (cooking mustard), and North/South B.B.Q. Sauce.

Prosperi Salad Dressing
Alyssa Hochstetter
928 Hopmeadow Street - Simsbury, CT 06070
Phone: (860) 657-2959
E-mail: alyssa@metrobis.com
These savory dressings inspire home cooks to create savory marinades, fun dips, and farm fresh salads with the tangy flavors of Balsamic Vinaigrette, Creamy Caesar, and Zippy Tomato Ginger

PVR Importers, LLC
Paul Radinieri
29 Dean Drive - Newington, CT 06111
Phone: 860-666-3083 - Fax: 860-666-3083
E-Mail: PVR@aol.com
Family representative of olive oil producers in Sicily.
Anfora D'Oro is a high quality olive oil grown on our family estate outside of Syracuse Sicily. For over 25 years, the oil has been produced from hand picked, carefully selected olives grown in soil enriched by the centuries. The distinctive aroma and taste of Anfora D'Oro puts this fine virgin olive oil in a class by itself. Redolent f herbs, it delivers a well-balanced bitter spicy taste that evokes the freshness of just crushed green olives. Anfora D'Oro is imported exclusively by PVR Importers, LLC.

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Rose's Berry Farm
295 Matson Hill Road - South Glastonbury, CT 06073
Phone: 860-633-7467
E-mail: rosesblues@cox.net
Fruit jams, fruit toppings, raspberry vinegar.

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Sarliz LLC
Bob Greene
P.O. Box 299 - Bridgewater, CT 06752
Phone: 860-355-9697 - Fax: 860-210-1999
E-Mail: rgreene@savorybasics.com
Manufacturer/distributor of Savory Basics all natural, gourmet quality soup stocks.

Skerryvore Farm
John Robinson
P.O. Box 70 - Armonk, NY 10504
Phone: 914-730-7050 - Fax: 914-730-7052

Snootyfood
Jane Maher
10 Knorr Road - Oxford, CT 06478
Phone: 203-888-1821
Established in March 2004, producer of organic garlic herb butter, vegan garlic herb spread, organic fruit chutney, and garlicky dill pickles.

Superseedz
Kathie Rosenschein
68 Georges Hill Road - Newtown, CT 06470
Phone: 203-223-3503 - Fax: 203-426-4452
E-Mail: kathie@superseedz.com
Shelled Pumpkin Seeds - Dry Roasted - 4 Flavors - Spicy, Salty, Curry, Cinnamon & Sugar. High in protein and low in carbs.

Sweet Maria's Inc.
159 Manor Avenue - Waterbury, CT 06705
Phone: 203-755-3804 - Fax: 203-755-3824
E-Mail: sweetmarias@msn.com
Sweet Maria’s is an award winning bakery. Established in 1990. We were voted Best of Connecticut for our specialty cakes and wide variety of cookies. Please check out our website at www.sweet-marias.com for our holiday online ordering of our famous Pignoli and Chocolate Almond Macaroon cookies.

Sweet Mavens
Anita Carpene
159 Naubuc Avenue - East Hartford, CT 06118
860-490-1407 - Fax 860-568-6145
E-mail: Anita@sweetmavens.com
Makers of marvelous treats - biscotti, shortbread & nut confections.

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Tokeneke Foods
Margaret or Mac West
67 Poland Street
Black Rock, CT 06605
Phone: 203-366-7000 - Fax: 203-366-3000
E-Mail: margaret@tokenekefoods.com
Premium, handmade Hors d'Oeuvres (Frozen) and also Fine Baked Goods.

Twin Pines Farm
Ray or Lorry Ann LeMaire
121 Blakeman Road
Thomaston, CT 06787
Phone: 860-283-8902 – Fax: 860-283-8902
E-Mail: twinpinesfarm@snet.net

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UP 2 U, Inc.
John Boone
72 Lord's Hill Road - Stonington, CT 06378-2605
Phone: 860-535-4963
E-mail: UHHUH@RCN.com
A spice-blend which makes all foods taste better. That's why it's called UH HUH.

Village Springs Corporation
Robert Cassells & Family
P.O. Box 16 - Willington, CT 06279
Phone: 860-429-2837 - Fax 860-429-3450
E-Mail: Vscspringwater@aol.com
"Water to Live By" Natural Spring Water Bottled at the source. Available in retail packaging sizes of 16oz., 32oz., and one gallon. We also offer a complete line of 16.9oz., one liter, and 1.5 liter P.E.T.
for your home or office. Bottled water coolers with 3, 5 and 6 gallon bottles.

Willoughby's Coffee & Tea
Bob Williams
550 East Main Street - Branford, CT 06405
Phone: 203-488-0505 - Fax: 203-488-0368
E-Mail: bob@willoughbyscoffee.com
Specialty coffee roaster and tea merchants. Roasting plant. Wholesale coffee to specialty food stores and fine restaurants. Mail order offer. Three retail locations.

Wittman Specialty Foods, LLC
Brian or Jennie Wittman
P.O. Box 370416
West Hartford, CT 06137-0416
E-Mail: info@wittmanspecialtyfoods.com
Manufacturer and distributor of Nip N Tang (Fruited Horseradish)


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