NEWS & EVENTS
Dot Foods Now Offers Wing Hing® and Royal Pasta™ Products
MT. STERLING, Ill. – Dot Foods, the nation’s largest food redistributor, is proud to announce a partnership with Passport Food Group for the distribution of its Wing Hing® and Royal PastaTM product lines. Dot will be handling the majority of all Passport Food Group’s distribution. The first ship date of Passport Food Group products through Dot Foods is April 2, 2012.
Wing Hing Foods is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of authentic Asian ingredients in the country. Wing Hing products include fresh noodles, wraps (wonton, dumpling, potsticker, spring roll and egg roll wraps), crispy salad toppers (wonton strips, chow mein noodles, crispy noodles), as well as a variety of Tofu and rice products. . Royal Pasta is the second oldest dry pasta manufacturer in the United States and currently manufactures a variety of dry Italian pasta products. Royal Pasta produces full lines of classic style, artisan (bronze die) and organic dry pastas.
“Passport Foods has built a solid reputation with many large chain restaurants across the United States and we’re pleased to begin a partnership with Dot Foods to address the needs of smaller restaurants too,” said Dave Abrams, CEO, Passport Food Group. “Dot is a significant part of our distribution strategy and the growth engine we are looking for in national distribution. Dot has the reach that we simply could not get anywhere else.”
“We’re excited about our new partnership with Passport Foods. Wing Hing offers a new line of Asian Ingredients, like fresh won ton wraps, which are not currently offered through Dot,” said Stephanie Weiler, senior business development manager, Dot Foods. “Asian cuisine is the second fastest growing category in the food service sector, and Wing Hing will allow us to serve that growing demographic. Royal Pasta’s organic and bronze die pastas are a great addition to our existing pasta offering”.
About Dot Foods Inc.
Dot Foods Inc. carries 100,000 products from 700 food industry manufacturers and is the largest food redistributor in the United States. Dot Foods distributes foodservice, convenience, retail and vending food products to distributors in all 50 states. Dot Foods operates eight distribution centers in: Modesto, Calif.; Vidalia, Ga.; Burley, Idaho; Mt. Sterling, Ill.; Cambridge City, Ind.; Williamsport, Md.; Liverpool, N.Y.; and Ardmore, Okla. For information, visit www.dotfoods.com.
About Passport Food Group
Passport Food Group is the holding company of international food manufacturers Wing Hing Foods and Royal Pasta. Wing Hing Foods manufactures and distributes authentic Asian noodle and wrap products, and Royal Pasta manufactures a variety of dry Italian pasta products including organic, artisan bronze die and whole-grain. For more information about Passport, please visit www.passportfood.com.
Royal Angelus Macaroni Company rebrands as Royal Pasta and introduces new website.
Passport Food Group is pleased to announce the rebranding of Royal Angeles Macaroni to Royal Pasta. Since its acquisition of the Royal Angelus Macaroni Company in February of 2010, company CEO Dave Abrams, has been developing a new brand strategy and positioning for the premium pasta company. "The company has used the Royal name continuously since 1887, and the re-branding effort is a reflection of the company's emphasis on it's roots as California's Original Dry Pasta Company. We are the oldest dry pasta manufacturing company west of the Mississippi, and our pasta is made exclusively from locally sourced grains grown and milled in California. We wanted to have the new brand reflect these unique attributes and the value they bring to our customers. Our new brand positioning will create greater visibility among chefs and culinary professionals who seek premium classic, artisan and organic pasta products", said Mr. Abrams.
Along with the introduction of the new Royal Pasta brand, is the launching of a brand new website for Royal Pasta. The visually appealing site supports the new brand and offers an easy to navigate resource tool for food industry professionals.
In addition to presenting the complete Royal Pasta product portfolio, the site introduces the "Culinary Corner" where Royal Pasta's corporate chef, Peter Petro, shares pasta trends, preparation tips and offers an opportunity for customers to open a culinary dialogue.
"We want our website to become a valuable resource for chefs and industry professionals. Our Library page will house current product and industry updates, nutritional information, and market trends designed to help our customers stay informed in the pasta category" says Dave. "In addition the site features a "Profit with Pasta" page designed to show restaurant operators how to maximize their profits with effective pasta menuing strategies."
