About Astoria-ACES
Astoria Culinary Expert Services (Astoria-ACES) is run by the team of professional hoteliers and restaurateurs behind Astoria Hotels and Resorts, one of the leading hospitality chains in the Philippines.
From our talented chefs to our project managers, each team member is well-seasoned with the extensive experience, knowledge, and skills needed to seamlessly provide clients with the best food and beverage solutions. Astoria-ACES focuses on optimizing catering operations and elevating cuisine to match the clientele’s requirements.
About Astoria Hotels and Resorts
Astoria Hotels and Resorts is a distinguished homegrown hospitality chain in the Philippines, recognized for its commitment to excellence in service and accommodations. The brand is renowned for its spacious rooms and suites, striking architecture, and exceptional interior design. Guests are treated to top-tier amenities and facilities, a diverse selection of quality food and beverage options, and the hallmark of gracious Filipino hospitality.
About the Astoria Hotels and Resorts
With strategically located properties in key tourist destinations, Astoria Hotels and Resorts is the premier choice for travelers visiting Ortigas, Makati, Boracay, Bohol, and Palawan. Its beachfront resorts offer guests breathtaking ocean views, while its hotels in the Central Business Districts of Makati and Ortigas cater to both business and leisure travelers, ensuring an unparalleled experience in each setting.
About the Astoria Hotels and Resorts
Astoria Hotels and Resorts operates under The Astoria Group, which also owns and operates:
• Astoria Vacation and Leisure Club, Inc. (AVLCI)
• Astoria Culinary and Hospitality Institute (AstoriaACHI)
• Astoria Culinary Expert Services (Astoria-ACES)
• AGL Laundry
Farm-to-Table Program
The Farm-to-Table initiative began as an effort to support the local agricultural industry by sourcing different types of fruits and vegetables directly from farmers across the Philippines. It is also a major component of Astoria’s corporate social responsibility. A core tenet of the initiative is purchasing at a fair price and ensuring that the financial benefit to the farmers is equitable.
Ube as a Trend
Purple yam, or ube, is experiencing a significant increase in global popularity due to its striking color and unique flavor profile. This trend is contributing to a worldwide culinary movement, with ube being incorporated into a variety of European dishes, such as croissants and pancakes.
Additionally, it is being utilized to create innovative alcoholic beverages, such as Astoria’s ube martini, to cater to the diverse tastes of the global market.
Astoria-ACES’ Philippine Royal Ube Powder
Astoria-ACES’ Philippine Royal Ube Powder is carefully made by a diverse team of food technologists, chefs, farmers, and agricultural specialists. It has undergone extensive testing and refinement over several months, adhering to rigorous food safety standards and professional culinary applications.
Astoria-ACES’ Philippine Royal Ube Powder
• Made from 100% Philippine-grown ube
• Sourced from farms across the Philippines to support the local agricultural industry and its farmers
• Guaranteed all natural, with zero colorants, preservatives, or additives
• Inspected and tested by a quality control officers to guarantee a shelf life of not less than one year
• It is produced in an FDA–, Halal–, and GMP-compliant facility under the careful supervision of food scientists and quality assurance specialists.
Astoria-ACES’ Philippine Royal Ube Powder
• Astoria-ACES’ Philippine Royal Ube Powder can be used in professional kitchens. It allows any kitchen to have 100% ube all-year round.
• It can easily be re-hydrated in warm water to make quick desserts, fillings, and spreads in professional kitchens and at home.
Packaging
• Astoria-ACES’ Philippine Royal Ube Powder retails at a weight of 1000g, 500g, 250g, or 125g.
• For retail, we are using high-barrier, puncture-resistant, resealable stand-up pouches as packaging to keep out moisture and sunlight, preventing loss of pigmentation, caking, and spoilage.
• For bulk and industrial usage, we can customize the packaging and weight depending on client requirements.
Accreditations & Certifications
Astoria-ACES was granted the License to Operate by the Food and Drug Administration as a Food Manufacturer last July 29, 2024, and valid until July 29, 2026.
Accreditations & Certifications
For food safety and to ensure palatability, our product acquired certificate of analyses of the following:
• Physicochemical Analysis
• Microbial Load Analysis
• Water Analysis
Accreditations & Certifications
For additional safety, the packaging that we are using also passed and acquired certification for the following:
Packaging Migration Tests
Packaging Laboratory Analysis
Frequently Asked Questions:
• What can I expect about your ube powder?
Astoria-ACES’ Philippine Royal Ube Powder is made from 100% Philippine-grown ube and it has zero colorants, preservatives, fillers, or additives.
• Can you tell me more about your packaging?
Packaging comes in 1000g, 500g, 250g, or 125g PET/Alum/PE stand-up pouch. It is contained in a high-barrier, metalized, and puncture-resistant packaging. Custom packaging may also be created based on client requests.
• Is the ube powder safe?
Our ube powder has passed laboratory tests including physicochemical, water, and microbial load tests, and is processed in an FDA-compliant facility.
Frequently Asked Questions:
• How do I use the ube powder?
You may rehydrate the powder with warm water to form a paste at a ratio of 1:4 to 1:6. You can also gelatinize the powder to warm water at a ratio of 1:10 and up to 1:20.
These applications can be used to create the following:
o Baked goods like pandesal, ensaymada, sourdough
o Pastries including cakes, cookies, brownies
o Filipino delicacies like ube biko custard, halaya
o Beverages like coffee, liquors
o Ice cream
Frequently Asked Questions:
What are the nutritional facts of your ube powder?
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