PRESS RELEASE September 16, 2015 For Immediate Release Contact: Marc Fintz 212-391-2870 xt 113 Davidovich Bakery

Nicole Russo  Joins  All Natural Products Well Known "Bread Girl of NJ" To Spearhead Bread Expansion Queens, NY - Earlier today All Natural Products announced the engagement of Nicole Russo to represent the Davidovich family of brands, including the World Famous Davidovich Bagel brand.  Russo brings over 11 years of experience, passion, and knowledge to the company and will spearhead the historic expansion of the Davidovich Bakery Artisan Bread Division at a time when the demand for the beloved Artisan, all natural, products of the company are at an all time high. "You won't find many who know as much about all aspects of the bakery business and customer service as Nicole does,"  one customer was quoted as saying. A company spokesperson had this to say about the engagement, "She is highly motivated, energetic, intelligent, and passionate about quality and service.  Nicole will be a strong compliment to our organization as we forge ahead into the expansion of our much desired Artisan Bread line.  We are excited to have her at Davidovich and All Natural Products." To find out more about All Natural Products, Davidovich Bagels, or Nicole Russo please call (212) 391-2870 xt 113 or email marc@allnp.com

"Pay It Forward" With Davidovich NYC

"Pay It Forward" With Davidovich NYC

Pay It Forward with Davidovich NYC

April 23-2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:                    Marc Fintz

Tel:                           (212) 391-2870

Email:                      marc@allnp.com

Website:                  www.allnp.com

"Pay It Forward" With Davidovich NYC

 Davidovich NYC, 120 Essex Street, NY, NY 10002 is pleased to announce the introduction of it's "PAY IT FORWARD" promotion as part of Davidovich's famous "Feed the Hungry" platform.

The program is simple and works as follows:

• Every retail customer at our Essex Market location will have the chance to "Pay It Forward" at the time of purchase;
• Each customer can contribute $1 towards the purchase of a bagel for a person in need;
• Each participant will be given a slip of paper that they will have the opportunity to write a note, a message, their name, or to remain anonymous, representing their donation;
• A needy individual simply has to come to Davidovich NYC and redeem one of those slips for a FREE bagel.

This exciting program is just another component of the Davidovich "Feed the Hungry" program which includes partnerships with The Food Bank of NYC, and City Harvest.

For more details or information please email:  marc@allnp.com

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Press Release: William G. Harris Joins All Natural Products

PRESS RELEASE January 29, 2015 For Immediate Release Contact: Marc Fintz 212-391-2870 xt 113 Davidovich Bakery

William G. Harris  Joins  All Natural Products Heavy Hitter Recruited to Head Up Northeast Queens, NY - Earlier today All Natural Products announced the engagement of William G. Harris to represent the Davidovich family of brands, including the World Famous Davidovich Bagel brand, in the Northeastern United States.  Harris brings over 20 years of experience and integrity to the company and will head up the Northeast sales division in a time when the demand for the beloved Artisan, all natural, Kosher products of the company are at an all time high. Harris intends to bring his unique vision and diverse business background to the company.    "As I have traveled the world studying businesses and meeting with major players in and out of the food business I have never come across a product or a company that holds itself to the standards of this group of professionals", Harris was quoted as saying.  "I am so excited to be a part of this Team and so honored to represent this product." A company spokesperson had this to say about the engagement, "William G. Harris is not only a gifted business person, but a community leader, and devoted family man and this is the type of people All Natural Products and Davidovich believe best represent their values." To find out more about All Natural Products, Davidovich Bagels, or William G. Harris please call (212) 391-2870 xt 113 or email marc@allnp.com All Natural Products is, among, the leading Artisan bakers and Distributors in NYC, made famous for it's beloved Davidovich Bagels, and other Artisan Baked Goods.   All Natural Products distributes to NYC and around the world.

USA TODAY Reports: Younger folks want healthier food - and will pay for it

USA TODAY Reports: Younger folks want healthier food - and will pay for it

January 21, 2015- Younger consumers are much more interested in — and willing to pay premium prices for — food products they perceive as for healthier than are older consumers, according to a global consumer survey shared exclusively with USA TODAY on Monday. 

To Read the entire article:  http://www.9news.com/story/news/health/2015/01/19/healthier-food-young-people/22030523/

Something BIG is Coming: MAY 22, 2014

Something BIG is Coming: MAY 22, 2014

April 23, 2014-  Something BIG is coming to Davidovich Bakery on May 22, 2014.  Can you guess what it is?    More to follow...

Davidovich Bakery A Winner of Phase One of the NYCEDC Business Innovation Challenge

Davidovich Bakery A Winner of Phase One of the NYCEDC Business Innovation Challenge 

July 11, 2013-  The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced today that All Natural Products Davidovich Bakery, the manufacturer of the world famous Davidovich Bagels, was among the Phase One winners of the NYC Business Innovation Challenge.

This fierce competition invited NYC businesses to "create a plan to provide their employees with a path to improve skill sets, career prospects, and economic opportunities, while helping the business attain higher employee retention rates, organizational performance and revenues." Members of the NYCEDC, together with Next Street Bank, selected the winning plans from among hundreds of submissions in each of the three tiers, which were divided up by the employment size of each of the applicant companies.

All Natural Products Davidovich Bakery's  innovative plan is to create an in-house incubator and training program to develop artisan bakers.  Once the training period is complete Davidovich will connect those artisan bakers with bakeries in need of this talent.  This plan was among the five (5) Phase One winners in the 20-250 employee size tier.

When asked about the genesis for this program, one of the owners of Davidovich Bakery said, "We are passionate about artisan baking.  We believe that, fundamental to our mission, is not just to be an artisan bakery but to help keep the artisan tradition alive.  What better way to do that than to train future artisan bakers in the craft."

The next phase of the competition will involve a four (4) month pilot program for the implementation of the winners' plans.  Upon the conclusion of the pilot phase, the initial panel of judges will evaluate the success, scalability, and sustainability of each of the programs and then announce the Grand Prize winners.  Grand Prizes of $100,000.00 will be awarded to one applicant in each of the three tiers in December of 2013.

Stay tuned for more....

What is the Kouign Amann? A Primer....

What is the Kouign Amann?

There is a little, French pastry that is gaining real traction the United States bakery world and that pastry is the Kouign Amann.   Fans of this delicacy will attest that once you have tasted it you are hooked for life.  While everyone who has tasted this extraordinary delight agrees that it is first rate, there are still many questions consumers have about the product.  Here is all you need to know:

How do you pronounce the name?

In a recent sales tour of NYC I was amazed to discover that nearly 100% of the merchants, food experts, and consumers were completely unable to pronounce the pastry's name.  It is actually quite simple, the correct, phonetic pronunciation is "Kween a-mon".  Once you get past trying to sound it out and know the actual pronunciation it is easy.

What does Kouign Amann mean?

It derives its meaning from the Breton, or Celtic words for Butter Cake.   So as we uncover more about the name of the product we are also learning more about why it is so tasty.

What is the Kouign Amann?

It is a slow baked, round, crusty, cake made with bread dough and containing layers of fine french butter and sugar.  The slow baked process causes the dough to puff up and the sugar to caramelize resulting in a sweet, buttery, decadent little pastry.

Is this a new creation?

While the pastry is just coming to the attention of many in the United States it has been around since the 1860's in the western part of France, where it was created, and has been a specialty there since that time. 

Where can I get my hands on this exciting treat?

This pastry is available through the finest bakeries in the United States, like the NYC's world famous Davidovich Bakery.  The product can be found throughout NYC and the New York Metropolitan area at Whole Foods Market in the Bakery section

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Davidovich Bakery to Showcase at 2013 Fancy Food Show in NYC

Davidovich Bakery at Summer 2013 Fancy Food Show

                  By Katherine Sabal

This Summer, Davidovich Bakery will be a returning vendor at the Summer 2013 Fancy Food Show.  Davidovich Bakery has been a proud member of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) since 2010. Last summer, Davidovich Bakery was recipient of an all-expense paid trip and city sponsored booth by NYCEDC as one of just a few selected winners to represent NYC-based food manufacturers at the show.

Now, the words “fancy” and “bagel” might not necessarily cross paths in your mind, or anyone’s mind for that matter, but being able to present a bakery's products at this biannual event is always a great honor.   It means that a bakery's product line is recognized as the specialty food that it is.

Specialty food, according to the NASFT (organizer of the Fancy Food Show), is food that exemplifies “quality, innovation, and style.” Specialty food derives its nature from “ authenticity, ethnic or cultural origin, specific processing, ingredients …” So, pretty much everything that you’re getting when you enjoy the authenticity of a Davidovich bagel, a bagel that is always made with quality ingredients the good old-fashioned way – hand rolled, kettle boiled and baked on wooden boards.  Davidovich is renowned for insuring that a treat first brought over by Polish immigrants remains a greatly satisfying and overall good product.

So, if you can, come by and see Davidovich Bakery at this summer’s Fancy Food Show. You can find us as All Natural Products at Booth 171.  Davidovich Bakery will be there with more than 2,000 of our peers who all make great specialty products like hand rolled pasta from Al Dente Pasta of Michigan, syrups from Morris Kitchen of Brooklyn, and salumi from Charlito’s Cocina of New York. Or if you can’t make it to the Javitz Center in NYC on June 30^th – July 2^nd, you can always visit the Fancy Food Show website and browse through the vendors using the advanced product finder search tool for any kind of product that you might be interested in.

Davidovich vs. Dunkin Donuts Update-One Year Later

Davidovich vs. Dunkin Donuts Update-One Year Later

As many readers may recall, it was a little over a year ago when Dunkin Donuts rolled out it's National Ad campaign introducing it's "Artisan Bagels".  Although it quickly became evident that most viewers recognized that the products produced by Dunkin Donuts may be a lot of things, but they are not Artisan, we refused to allow this deceptive campaign to go unanswered.

Our first step was to reach out to Dunkin Donuts Corporate Headquarters and address our grievances.  We pointed out that we are aware that their fully automated production process can hardly be called Artisan.  Artisan, by its definition means, among other things "...high quality, distinctive product(s) made in small quantities...by hand and using traditional methods" (Dictionary.com).  Bakers like Davidovich Bakery, Bread Alone, and the Peter Pan Donut Shop are, by their very definition and practice, Artisan Bakers.  We also explained to them that by misleading, or confusing the public by claiming they were Artisan when they are not, they were devaluing  the most sacred assets Artisan Bakeries around the world cling to; their mark of distinction.  This is why, we argued, they must cease using this term improperly.  Dunkin Donuts did not even bother to reply to us.

We could have simply let it go; done nothing.  We could have hoped the campaign would fade away, or no one would take it seriously, but the stakes were too high.   As Artisan Bakeries we have made the choice to adhere to traditional methods and use manual labor in the production of our products at a great cost because we believe our methods produce a more genuine and better product.   For that sacrifice we get the privilege of calling ourselves Artisan.  Dunkin Donuts, obviously, understands the value of this moniker or they wouldn't have spent millions of dollars trying to convince the public that their bagel products were Artisan.  So we had no choice but to proceed to address our grievances.  

In April, 2012 we filed Complaints with the following agencies:

• The Federal Trade Commission
• The Massachussets Attorney General
• The NYS Attorney General
• The Deceptive Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau

The Massachusetts Attorney General immediately passed on this case, indicating that they would "watch for a pattern of complaints..".   Being that Dunkin Donuts is a large taxpayer and employer in Massachusetts, I was not surprised. 

The Deceptive Advertising Division of The Better Business Bureau reached out to Dunkin Donuts and illicited the following response from Dunkin Donuts:

  "The word artisan, which has been used by other retailers ...is a common term used to describe quality food...We therefore believe it is a fair and appropriate word to describe the line of bagels featuring our new recipe.  As the number one retailer of bagels in America, we believe the word "artisan" underscores our long heritage of bagel innovation and leadership(4/24/2012)".

So, in plain English, they are suggesting that the fact that other retailers improperly use the term gives them blanket permission to do the same.  Furthermore, as the purported number one seller of bagels they, somehow, have the right to ascribe new meanings to English language words to meet their advertising considerations.   What was striking in their response, besides the sense of entitlement, was the fact that they never once suggested that they were, in fact, Artisans in their own defense.  This is because they clearly recognize that position is indefensible.

Unfortunately, the Better Business Bureau has no authority to enforce any administrative actions.  They simply try to mediate a voluntary resolutions between parties.  In this case Dunkin Donuts had invested millions of dollars on an advertising campaign and were not prepared to voluntarily back down and neither were we.

The NYS Attorney General's Office referred our complaint to The Department of Agriculture and Markets.   While they agreed with our definition of the term Artisan, they issued this finding on April 2, 2013 "...until such time that the definition is incorporated into regulation, we are unable to take any action for what be perceived as an improper use of the term."  They, additionally, found that any action might be more properly within the purview of the Federal Trade Commission.

The Federal Trade Commission is still "investigating" our complaint for deceptive advertising practices and, after one year, has not issued any formal ruling.  It would not shock me if they ruled similarly to New York State or to Massachussetts.  This inaction by governmental agencies has emboldened our cause and has lead to our next course of action.  

At every step along the way, we have chosen to forge ahead in this fight because we are passionate about what we do and we will not allow our hard work to be redefined by parties who chose to alter the language through deceptive practices designed to confuse the public about the true nature of our products an our processes.  We have been affirmed and re-affirmed by Artisan Bakers all around the world who have written to us to thank us for standing up for them and having their voice be heard in this cause.    (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-may-1-2012/back-in-black---artisanal-foods?xrs=share_copy )  We have formed the Artisan Preservation Society and we have reached out to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) to ask him to spearhead the movement towards a Federal Artisan Certification program.  We envision this program to be modeled after the Organic Certification program, providing Federal standards to manufacturers and giving assurance to the consumer public that when they see the word Artisan associated with a product that it truly is an Artisan product. We await a response from Sen. Schumer.  Regardless of his response, we will proceed with this cause.  We will not grow weary.  We will not falter.  We intend to stand up for Artisans everywhere and let the world know our work has meaning and purpose.

Stay Tuned...

Davidovich Bakery To Sponsor 2013 TD Five Boro Bike Tour

Davidovich Bakery - Proud Sponsor of the 2013 TD Five Boro Bike Tour

            By Katherine Sabal

Davidovich Bakery is proud to be a sponsor of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour for the second year in a row! This year’s event, which takes place on Sunday May 5^th, is expected to draw an estimated 32,000 people. Davidovich Bakery will lend its support by providing nutritious and delicious mini bagels to bike tour participants at rest stops set up along the way.

So, what exactly is the TD Five Boro Bike Tour? Well, this annual event draws people from all over, inviting many to cycle through 40 miles of traffic free city streets in all five boroughs.  This year’s tour starts in Manhattan at Battery Park. From there, cyclists travel uptown and into the Bronx, down into Queens, on into Brooklyn and finally end at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island where a finish line festival will be set up with fun, music and food.

The FiveBoro Bike Tour is an event that has grown by leaps and bounds since its humble beginnings as “The Five Boro Challenge” in 1977. That year, the first tour was started and arranged by Eric Prager and Sal Cirami. Prager was commissioned by the NYC Department of Education to create a bicycle safety program and Cirami worked for the school lunch program. Together they came up with an idea for a bike tour throughout New York City. They and a committee of people worked to get things started.  On June 10, 1977, 250 people, including 50-60 high school students, participated in the first ever NYC bike tour. Today, more than 30,000 people participate on traffic free streets – it wasn’t so back then – and their achievements are celebrated with a finish line festival.

Davidovich Bakery is extremely proud to be a part of this event that celebrates and promotes cycling in New York City, an eco-friendly form of fun and transportation for everyone.