| Easter Chocolate March 4th, 2010 | ||
| Don't miss out on these cute Belgium chocolates from Chocolatissimo. Pralines and flavoured chocolate eggs. DOWNLOAD OUR EASTER CHOCOLATE SELECTIONS HERE |  | |
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| Online Orders Issue February 9th, 2010 | ||
| Dovetale Collections is having web order technical difficulties. If you made an order after February 2nd and did not get a confirmation email or we haven’t communicated with you directly, it likely got lost within our online system. Most orders are coming through but there is a chance your order did not make it into our database and we have no record of it. If you have a concern with your order please call us at 1-888-746-6698 or email us: Orders@dovetalecollections.com |  | |
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| 2010 Catalogue Available January 25th, 2010 | ||
| The Dovetale catalogue is now available for download. We've added several new lines to our collection so we encourage you to take a look at the PDF |  | |
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| House & Home November 17th, 2009 | ||
| Right on time for the holidays! We’re in Canadian House & Home for December with the Caramel Crackle and DoveTale is listed. |  | |
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| Duchy New Packaging July 21st, 2009 | ||
| Duchy Originals was launched in 1990 by the Prince of Wales, after he had converted his Home Farm in Gloucestershire to organic production. In 1992, the first Duchy product, the Oaten biscuit, was launched and there are now more than 200 Duchy products. The old (and for many products, existing) packaging is strong in itself, but the new packs, which feature an image depicting a wood etching of the Duchy Home Farm, reinforces the firm’s origins and philosophy. The new packaging also gives greater prominence to the ingredients and provenance of the products. |  | |
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| Dufflet Crackle Wins Award July 2nd, 2009 | ||
| Dufflet has won the prestigious Sofi Award at the New York Fancy Food show this week for the caramel almond pistachio crackle? This is the 55th Annual Gourmet food show and the awards recognize innovation in specialty foods. |  | |
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| Val Colwell April 8th, 2009 | ||
| It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Val Colwell on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Val has been a valued member of the Dove Tale Collections team for many, many years and continued to look after her customers with a tremendous degree of professionalism in spite of her struggle with cancer. In Val’s memory, Dove Tale Collections is establishing the Val Colwell Achievement Award. To be granted annually, this award will recognize a sales representative, supplier or retailer who exhibits the same loyalty, dedication and passion for both life and their profession that Val so wonderfully embodied. Our customers in British Columbia will be well served by Val’s daughter, Stephanie Tatchell. Our thoughts are with Stephanie and her family and we will welcome her with open arms. |  | |
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| Slow Food March 16th, 2009 | ||
| Alice Waters has been preaching the virtues of cultivating fresh food for decades. As Lesley Stahl reports, this world-renowned chef and restaurateur hopes a slower approach to the food we eat will keeps us healthier and greener. | ||
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| Oloves Wins Award February 18th, 2009 | ||
| Now the product has won its fourth accolade after also impressing the international travel catering sector. Oloves, which are ideal for nibbling, are available in three flavours… •Tasty Mediterranean (green manzanilla olives marinaded in basil and garlic) •Lemony Lover (green manzanilla olives with a tangy garlic and lemon zest for life) •Light Hearted Vinaigrette (green manzanilla olives dressed with a delicious salt and vinegar taste) |  | |
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| Bart February 3rd, 2009 | ||
| The Bart Delicatessen range brings together herbs and spices that have thrived beneath extremes of weather; monsoon rains and arid heat in India, Andean storms in Peru and warm winds and spring downpours in South West France. |  | |
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| Welcome Catherine November 11th, 2008 | ||
| Dove Tale Collections is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine A. McCrea as Director, Business Development. Catherine brings a new direction to Dove Tale Collections in our expanding markets in the gourmet and grocery industries. She has held progressive sales and marketing positions with Fortune 500 companies and brings over 26 years of experience to our team. In her new role, she will be responsible for developing new national markets for our products as well as directing our national sales force. Catherine is a seasoned professional and we welcome her expertise as we move forward in positioning Dove Tale Collections as a brand leader offering naturally made artisan food products. | ||
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| BRAND NEW CATALOGUE October 1st, 2008 | ||
| The new DoveTale Collections 257 page catalogue is packed with new products, bigger pictures, easier to read type plus new product facts about each individual product. Download it today and browse over 1000 gourmet food products. |  | |
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| *Website Updates* September 16th, 2008 | ||
| Our website has been updated with all of our new products. Feel free to browse all the new content. There are too many new products to list here. Here are a few: •Candeleros •Antonio Mattei (Deseo Prato) •O de Oliva •LA Organic •Shere Khan •You Are What You Eat •Duncans | ||
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| Catalogue & Website Updates * Sept. 17th August 25th, 2008 | ||
| The CGTA show was such a success for us we are currently so busy that our website and catalogue updates are taking longer than expected. We do apologize if you do not find most of our new products online or on our PDF catalogue. We look to have the catalogue online by next week (Sept 17th). Again we apologize for the delays. In the meantime, here is a sneak peak at some of the new products which we will have available between Mid-September and October. DOWNLOAD THE NEW PRODUCT SHEET HERE |  | |
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| Dovetale Holiday Catalogue June 20th, 2008 | ||
| Our Holiday Catalogue is available for download. This is a seasonal catalogue and only available for a limited time. Please contact Dovetale Collections for pricing. DOWNLOAD OUR HOLIDAY CATALOGUE HERE |  | |
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| Dufflet Crackle April 23rd, 2008 | ||
| The addictive treat teams fine Belgian chocolate with the crunch of toasted nuts and, while fabulous enjoyed straight up, we also like it crumbled over ice cream or berries, or served alongside a late harvest Riesling. |  | |
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| *Stolen Container April 22nd, 2008 | ||
| This morning I was informed that our container which arrived in the government bonded warehouses on Friday was stolen over the week-end. Needless to say this has been very upsetting and police reports have been filed. There is no question but that this was orchestrated by a very professional and experienced organization. I am alerting all of you in the faint hope that you may be contacted with regard to the disposal of the goods or that you may see one line in particular appear on store shelves in large quantities during your travels. The container held product from: Duchy Originals – sweet and savoury biscuits and hard candies Taylors of Harrogate – tea Woodchester - condiments Fine Cheese Company – crackers for cheese Mackays – preserves and savoury condiments ***** Fiddes Payne - spices and curry powders |  | |
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| Woodchester's is now shipping April 14th, 2008 | ||
| Our new line of sauces, dressing and toppings from Woodchesters are now shippings |  | |
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| Chocolate Organiko April 14th, 2008 | ||
| ChocoLate Orgániko is a spanish company, formed from a group of professionals of both, the industrial design and the communication sectors and, of course, of the chocolate’s world. The passion for this one unified us and we decided to elaborate a pure chocolate without additives, totally natural. All together combined with an exclusive design which transmitted our passion by the care and the purity of the elements. For us, it is a pleasure to show you a ChocoLate Orgániko, of aroma and flavour natural 100%. |  | |
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| *New Maria Sole Espresso Coffee April 14th, 2008 | ||
| In a small roaster in Sicily, nestling between the sea and mountains among rich green olive groves, this espresso coffee is composed using a very special process. mariasole espresso is roasted by hand using olive tree wood. |  | |
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| Catalogue Updated February 15th, 2008 | ||
| The Dove Tale catalogue has been updated with new product lines as well additions to existing lines. Browse through the 159 page catalogue to find the ultimate in imported gourmet food. |  | |
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| Taylors Commercial January 22nd, 2008 | ||
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| CGTA Show-January 27-31st January 11th, 2008 | ||
| Dove Tale Collections is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year by moving its booth location to the Congress Centre at booth # 8217. A completely new booth has been designed as well as brand new products will be on display at the new booth. We hope to see you there. |  | |
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| Top 20 Organic Products December 5th, 2007 | ||
| Once upon a time, the Prince of Wales wanted to turn the oats produced at his Highgrove Farm into organic cookies. Prince Charles looked far and wide for the best cookie- maker in the land, and at the factory of the winning confectioner, Walkers Shortbread, staff tinkered for 18 months to perfect the recipe for a crispy texture and refined taste. In 1992, these cookies marked the beginning of Duchy Originals, which now also sells other organic products. |  | |
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| Top 20 Organic Products December 5th, 2007 | ||
| Traditional pasta manufacturers mix their flours. Not so at the Italian pasta-producer Valentino Felicetti. Riccardo Felicetti, Valentino’s great-grandson and chairman of this 100-year-old family firm, says making organic pasta takes more care—and yields a better result. “If you mix flour, it is nearly impossible to trace its origins. And if, like us, you want to make organic pasta, it is particularly crucial to know exactly where the grain comes from and how it was grown. We made a choice to maintain short lines of communication with our grain manufacturers. We looked for regions that are best suited to produce the grains we like to work with: durum wheat, spelt and kamut. Then we looked into the best way to make pasta while maintaining the characteristic flavour and quality of every type of grain. The result is a perfect pasta that can be directly traced back to the farmers and the land that supplied the grain.” |  | |
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| Selezioni November 16th, 2007 | ||
| Kamut has a big chewy kernel, rich taste, is higher in protein and vitamins than regular wheat and is grown organically in Alberta and Saskatchewan, making the latest darling of the health food scene. Production of this ancient variety of wheat is limited to small areas of the world... much of the Canadian harvest is shipped to Europe. The raw grains can be cooked and added to soups and salads. |  | |
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| Dufflet in NYtimes October 24th, 2007 | ||
| Over the years, friends have indulged me with boxes of excellent pastries and confections made by Dufflet of Toronto. I also found them in shops in other Canadian cities. Recently, a package of Dufflet bittersweet chocolate crackle beckoned from the shelves at Eli's Manhattan. On the company's Web site, dufflet.com, the crackle is aptly described as being based on the classic Florentine cookie. In addition to the bittersweet with toasted almonds, there are two other flavors: bittersweet with maple and cashews, and milk chocolate with toasted hazelnuts. They are all best kept under lock and key. |  | |
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| Only the Best for Madonna. October 19th, 2007 | ||
| She's famous for her love of Kabbalah water - but it seems Madonna would rather put her feet up with a cup of YORKSHIRE tea after tomorrow's Live Earth gig. The brew from Betty and Taylors of Harrogate is among the items requested by the star when she headlines the climate change concert at Wembley stadium. |  | |
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| New Updated Catalogue ready for Downloading. September 25th, 2007 | ||
| New products have been added as well minor changes to certain items. | | |
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| Two By Two is a Winner August 27th, 2007 | ||
| From the imagination of Aesops fables comes an all organic line of children’s biscuits. With classic flavours such as toffee, vanilla and strawberry, each biscuit is made with care and premium ingredients and each box contains the characters and stories we all like to revisit whether young or old! |  | |
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| Taylors of Harrogate Wins Two Major Awards! June 20th, 2007 | ||
| Taylors of Harrogate is delighted to announce that it has recently been granted the Queen's Award of Excellence for Sustainable Development, an award only presented to companies that balance good sales with strong social and environmental values. Through the Trees of Life program Taylors of Harrogate has planted over 3 million trees worlwide. The first trees will be planted in Canada this year in recognition of the contribution made from the sale of Yorkshire Tea in this country. Taylors of Harrogate's sister company - Betty's Tea Rooms - have also been recognized with a 'Michelin Star of the World'! The next time you travel to Harrogate or York be sure to visit the tearooms for the ultimate afternoon tea experience! |  | |
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| Style at Home July 2007 features Belazu fine food products June 1st, 2007 | ||
| Tamara Robbins, associate design editor for Style at Home, includes Belazu's Black Olive Tapenade, Basil-infused Olive Oil, and Lucques Royal Olives for her picnics to experience the taste and feel of southern Europe |  | |
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| Chocolat Magazine features Belazu, Domori & Fiddes Payne fine food products May 1st, 2007 | ||
| BELAZU'S ROSE HARISSA is a unique aromatic paste which can be used as a rub for chicken or lamb as well as added to augment sauces and tajines. FIDDES PAYNE'S BURNT ORANGE & CINNAMON SUGAR adds pizazz to pastries, cakes, and cookies and zing to cider, punch or coffee. |  | |
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