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MANFR E DI BA R B ER A & F IG L I SPA Sicily, Italy Manfredi Barbera & Figli SpA is one of the most advanced olive oil producers on the international scene whose excellent products are produced and bottled according to the highest standards of quality and food hygiene.

Today the company is led by Manfredi Barbera, representing the fourth generation of the family. Through his passion and intuition, he is able to combine a love of tradition with an openness to all the possibilities offered by modern technology. To his son Lorenzo, Manfredi dedicated the first olive oil produced from pitted olives, called “Lorenzo no. 5,� which is pressed from the delicious Nocellara del Belice variety, making the child the symbol of the finest products in the Barbera family’s history. Passion, land and resourcefulness, combined with sophisticated packaging, are the ingredients that have made Barbera ambassadors for Sicilian quality throughout the world. www.chefswarehouse.com/appetite

SA BATINO TA RTU F I Umbria, Italy Just after the turn of the century, in 1911, Sabatino Balestra and his wife Giuseppina began their first “Emporium� in Umbria, Italy. Catering to the needs of the local population, the Balestra family began distributing baked goods, olive oil and vinegar to meet the needs of the local population. Their goal was to deliver fresh products picked up from their fields just prior to arrival to their store straight to their customers.

Sabatino is still owned and managed by the third generation, after Sabatino & Giuseppina, who have continued to build the solid reputation of their company. At Sabatino, developments and production come together in a carefully controlled environment using modern technologies and traditional recipes. Constant and accurate quality control, continuously verifies all of the processing stages, from the introduction of raw materials to the production to placement on the shelf. Keeping a balance with nature and traditions.

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P IME NT D’VIL L E ES P EL ETTE PE PPE R Boonville, CA Locally grown from seed and hand harvested in Boonville, CA, Piment d’Ville is the same variety of pepper known as piment d’espelette.

In french, piment d’espelette translates to “pepper of espelette.” Traditionally produced around the town of Espelette in the Basque region of southern France, the spice has gradually replaced black pepper in everyday Basque cooking.

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CA L IFO R NIA OL IV E R A N C H Chico, CA Founded in 1998, California Olive Ranch was the first company to take American olive oil to a whole new level. While olives have grown in California for hundreds of years, they’ve pioneered new ways of cultivating and harvesting olives in order to make California extra virgin olive oil premium and affordable.

California Olive Ranch has developed their own ranches and helped family farmers throughout Northern California develop previously unusable farm acreage into olive orchards. Their approach on growing olives uses time honored farming techniques while fully embracing modern technology.

All of California Olive Ranch’s extra virgin olive oils are certified extra virgin by the California Olive Oil Council (COOC). www.chefswarehouse.com/appetite

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AGRO.VIM Kalamata, Greece AGRO.VIM. S.A was established in 1994 as a continuation of the original company founded in 1964. During its first years of operation, the company mainly processed olive oil from the region of Kalamata. Following a succession of strategic investments, the company increased its productivity and significantly improved its international competitiveness whilst ensuring that the initial vision to offer products of exceptional attributes and traditional taste were not compromised.

True to this vision, AGRO.VIM’s President Mr. Dimitrios Gyfteas to this day personally tastes and evaluates every single batch of olive oil that reaches the factory displaying his commitment, deep knowledge and love for the olive tree and its fruit. The same passion is further shared by the company’s V/P and Managing Director Mrs. Eugenia Gyftea who travels around the world promoting AGRO.VIM’s “liquid gold.” www.chefswarehouse.com/appetite

A . L . BAZ Z INI Bronx, NY & Allentown, PA Over the past 125 years the name Bazzini has become synonymous with high-quality nuts: Cashews, Almonds, Pecans, Pistachios, Brazil Nuts and Pepitas. The original business, founded in 1886 by Italian immigrant Anthony L. Bazzini, sold nuts by the pound to bakers, street vendors and individual customers during the Great Depression. The legendary nut processing building still stands amid the cobblestone streets of New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood.

In 1997, Bazzini moved its original nut warehouse from the Tribeca neighborhood to Hunts Point, NY. The company relocated in 2011 to a 200,000-square-foot state of the art manufacturing facility in Allentown, PA allowed the company to position itself for continued growth.

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BE RTAGNI 18 8 2 Vincenza, Italy Believed to be the oldest filled pasta producer in the world, Bertagni specializes in filled fresh pasta and is dedicated to presenting products of the highest possible quality and flavor with a specific product philosophy: innovation must always serve tradition.

Bertagni combines creative research and development, exclusive technology and a modern production system, all in order to create the ideal balance between tradition and innovation.

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S OVE NA Barreiro, Portugal One of the largest olive oil companies in the world, Sovena accounts for the production of 8% of the total olive oil production.

Sovena products are available in 70 countries, over four continents.

With the vision ‘to bring olive oil to every single place and every single person in the world,’ Sovena operates with the following values: Rationality, Integrity, Competitiveness, Innovation, Ambition, Trust, Transparency and Multiculturalism.

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DE L OUI S F I L S – C OM IN G S OON !

Champagne, France In 1885, Georges, Delouis began the production of vinegar. His son, Pierre, succeeded him in running the company. It is Philippe, his grandson, who brought a major turn to Delouis in 1976 by launching the production of vinaigrettes, sauces and mayonnaise, as well as renewing the production of mustards.

Today, like yesterday, Delouis is led by two fundamental principles: innovation and respect of the French gastronomic traditions.

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CA SA O L E AR IA TAG G IA S CA – C OM IN G SOON !

Liguria, Italy Terre Bormane Extra Virgin Olive Oils, vinegar, and condiments are used in the kitchens of renowned chefs worldwide. Alain Ducasse and Daniel Boulud, among others, use daily this line of EVOOs who balance the genuine, fragrant and earthy flavors of one of the best natural olive oils in the world. Created by Casa Olearia Taggiasca - with Alain Ducasse as their master taster – Terre Bormane products restore the genuine values and ancient traditions of the Liguria region, which stretches east along the coast from France.

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In 1956 following the Korean War, two Cypriot cousins, once immigrants, now Veterans, returned to New York City and joined forces. The Veterans’ Butter and Egg Company was soon founded in a small warehouse on Greenwich Street. Peter Pappas, an original partner, found immediate success with the company that provided butter, eggs and cheese to many of New York City’s restaurants.

Peter had two sons, Christopher & John, who grew up in the business, helping after school and during summer vacations. After college, Chris was recruited to play basketball in Europe professionally. This experience enabled Chris to discover many of Europe’s culinary splendors. Inspired by his experience, Chris sensed a real business opportunity in providing unique foods & superior ingredients to chefs back at home. Upon his return to the United States, he recruited his brother John, & together they transformed Veterans’ Butter and Egg Company into Dairyland USA,with hopes of becoming a major distributor.

Throughout the following 30 years, Chris & John led the company through major expansion & development to become The Chefs’ Warehouse: Premier purveyor of specialty ingredients to over 20,000 high end independently owned restaurants, hotels, country clubs and gourmet food stores in key culinary markets across North America.

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PÉNÉLOPE creates solutions that are unique and highly customized to reflect a brand’s particular DNA and their needs in the digital ecosystem. PÉNÉLOPE helps marketers strengthen their brands by adding value through creative and activation.

Chad Leon Ostrom has journeyed from ICM to RSA to eventually starting his own production company where he scuplted a vision with heavy emphasis on fashion and luxury content. He created an original series for the Oprah Network, EP’d features for talents such as Will.I.Am and Veena Sud. Drawn to the digital landscape for the creative opportunities it offers, Chad’s narrative talent feeds a passion in storytelling that thrives regardless of the viewing platform.

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The Appetite Web Series by The Chefs’ Warehouse is an in depth look at 30 of our most interesting producers. Our goal is to show you the people and places behind your favorite ingredients and to transport you to various locations around the world.

In this series, you will meet everyone from third generation truffle hunters in Umbria, Italy to first generation farmers in California producing the world’s most perfect pepper. We invite you to come along with us on this journey and experience the wonderful people that we are fortunate to work with everyday.

Welcome to Appetite.

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