MIELSO AND BELLUGA GOURMET AWARDED PRIZE BY CASTELLÓN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Last 19th July the Castellon Official Chamber of Commerce awarded its Export, Tourism and Accord prizes 2011.

MIELSO obtained one of the Export Prizes and BELLUGA GOURMET was awarded one of the Tourism Prizes.

MIELSO, an experienced century-old company, is nowadays the leader company in the apiculture sector in Spain, being the first Spanish company certified with ISO norm in its sector. Mielso started its exporting activity during the 1960s and has gradually increased its exports figures to the point of being considered as a referent worldwide. Mielso sells its brands “Floresta” and “El Brezal” in more than 25 countries.

More info:  www.mielso.es
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SEGORTUR – BELLUGA GOURMET is a young family-owned company which was born to operate the Belluga Building. This ancient building hosts the Segorbe Olive Oil Museum, the Belluga rural apartments and Belluga Gourmet Shop, selling a wide range of regional first quality gourmet products such as olive oil, olive pâté, jams and preserves, as well as olive oil cosmetics.

More info: www.bellugagourmet.com/ 
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SAL ALTAVA, EXCELLENT SERVICES FOR AN EXCELLENT SALT

Sal Altava S.L. is a leading company distributor of salt in Spain since 1926, which has improved its customer service with the relocation to new and modern facilities. This relocation will make easier the transit of goods and allow the firm to "expand and adapt both the warehouse and factory to the new business needs”. Sal Altava specializing in packaging, storage and distribution of salt for food, operates nationally and internationally. The traditional customer and market have been complemented with new product categories introducing into channels and markets different from the current ones. The company supplies salt from different origins, grain sizes and uses, either sea salt or mine salt, pure salt free of synthetic chemical ingredients and Gourmet Salt, covering any demand for human consumption and production processes. Everything has a distinguished quality, since all their products are subject to continuous controls, from receipt of raw materials, through all intermediate processing, to packaging and final delivery to the customer. Nowadays, Sal Altava adapts their production and marketing processes to ISO 22,000 and IFS, which demonstrate its rigorous requirements in food safety. This is a process that also emphasizes environmental responsibility, since the products in use are completely natural. The company definitely undertakes this new stage wishing that its efforts satisfy its clients’ needs.

For further information: www.altava.es
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SEGORBE NOSTRUM olive oil obtains the second maximum award for quality in Los Angeles.

Segorbe Nostrum olive oil produced by the Cooperative of Segorbe, succeeds again thanks to its exceptional quality, in the awards for the best Extra Virgin Olive Oils which is given each year in California (United States).

The Cooperative is fully satisfied with the international acknowledgement that their Extra Virgin Olive Oils are still receiving. This time, they have been doubly awarded in Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, obtaining two Silver Medals: one for the "Intense Unfiltered Segorbe Nostrum" in the category Medium and another one for “Mild Segorbe Nostrum” in the category Delicate. The participation at this XII^th competition was of 599 oils from 20 different nations, among which were the classic producers like Spain, Italy or Greece, as well as other countries like Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay, Peru, etc. They were all evaluated in a blind tasting where factors such as taste, aroma, complexity and harmony were taken into account.

The company is particularly glad since this season it has already achieved 8 top honours, including both national and international awards, becoming this way the most awarded autochthonous oil in the world.

This is a great new success for this excellent oil of “Valencia Region Protected Designation of Origin”.


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Spanish cured hams and deli meat as a result of combining tradition with innovation

Carnes Alto Palancia, SL is a meat company with an enterprising profile and constantly evolving. Its origins go back to 5 generations of butchers and ham experts of renowned prestige in the region of Alto Palancia, in Castellón Province, nowadays being a young and dynamic team with good future expectations.

Today they have modern facilities recently built and fully approved by the EEC. They also have rigorously implemented the HACCP system in all their production lines, ensuring full traceability and health control of their products.

Marketed under its brand name Boramonte, its fresh, cured or cooked products, as well as the new catering specialties are made with the know-how passed down from parents to children. It should be also mentioned the company won "1st prize in best value for money" and "1st prize for best taste”, at the I Tasting of cured ham of more than 18 months produced in Valencia Region held in 2009. 

With this traditional experience and modern techniques with quality-controlled processes, the company complies with the European legislation and offers the consumer a full range of cattle, mutton and pork products.

Further information: http://www.carnesaltopalancia.com

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Segorbe Nostrum, winner of two more internatinal olive oil awards

Cooperativa Segorbe is still reaping successes. The last ones have been two medals "Prestige Gold" (for intense unfiltered Segorbe Nostrum oil and for Mild Segorbe Nostrum oil). This medal is the second most important in the world, which is given at the International Competition of extra virgin olive oil Terraolivo 2011 that this year took place from 15th to 19th May in Jerusalem (Israel), at the deluxe Inbal Hotel located in the heart of the city.

This new award recognizes the quality of oils produced by this company mill, which in recent years has made a great effort to increase the value of Serrana Espadán variety oils. These are Valencian Region Protected Designation of Origin olive oils that thanks to their organoleptic features and specific techniques in their farming and processing have delighted the discerning palates of the best international experts in olive oil that were part of the international tasting panel and came from Italy, Argentina, Spain, Israel and the United States.

Five is the number of prizes won by Segorbe Nostrum so far this year, after three awards received by the Ministry of Agriculture from the Valencian Regional Government: Best Oil of Valencia Designation of Origin, Best Fruity Green Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and Best Ripe Fruit Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Segorbe Nostrum has managed to be one of the most awarded oils from the Valencian Region.

More info: www.segorbenostrum.com
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