F. Cappiello Dairy Products Declares “No Added Growth Hormones”
We have always provided you with cheese that was free from added growth hormones but, As of August 1, 2009 we can now put that on our labels. The labels will transition over to time to have that statement included but rest assured all Mozzarella products are “No Added Growth Hormones”.

New Products Introductions
Our team of Cheese Enthusiasts has worked long and hard
to add several new items to our portfolio of artisan cheeses.

Cappiello Deli Style Ricotta – 3 Lb Deli Style Ricotta in our new label design format is creamy and has a delightful taste to make your favorite cheesecake, lasagna, or filled pasta dish a delight.

Capriccio ® – a line of 3 fresh mozzarella cheeses elegantly garnished with herbs, spices, or vegetables. A fresh mozzarella that is ready for entertainment and sure to be the star of your next cheese board. It is also a terrific ingredient cheese for pizza, pasta, sandwiches.

Florentine – Pesto di Genoa – Tuscan Oliva
Medallianos ® – a line of 3 fresh mozzarella cheeses sliced into ready to use medallion size combined with herbs, spices, olives, or vegetables marinated in Extra Virgin Olive and Canola Oils. A fresh mozzarella that is ready for entertainment and ingredient use. Medallianos ® are wonderful as part of an exciting Caprese salad, appetizer antipasto platter or for topping your favorite salad greens, sandwiches, meats, poultry, seafood and delicious as a topper for your pasta dishes and cold pasta salads.

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Oliva Festa – Pomodoro Basilico – Tuscan Pepe
Cilieginianos ® – a line of 3 fresh Ciliegine mozzarella cheeses balls combined with herbs, spices, olives, or vegetables marinated in Extra Virgin Olive and Canola Oils. A fresh mozzarella that is ready for entertainment and ingredient use. Cilieginianos ® are wonderful as part of an appetizer antipasto platter or for topping your favorite salad greens, or as a topper for your pasta dishes and cold pasta salads.

Cilantro Oliva – Tomato Basil – Florentine
Scamorza Bites ® – We made our Award Winning Scamorza into a Ciliegine size cheeses ball and combined it with herbs, spices, olives, and vegetables marinated in Extra Virgin Olive and Canola Oils. Its wonderful flavor is quickly making it the number one choice for entertaining and ingredient usage. Scamorza Bites ® are wonderful as part of an appetizer antipasto platter or for topping your favorite salad greens, or as a topper for your pasta dishes and cold pasta salads.

Fun Sheets ® – Fun Sheets ® are long rectangle sheets of fresh mozzarella ready for you to use to make stuffed pinwheels with Italian cold cuts, smoked salmon, olive tapenades, roasted vegetables or fruit pasts like fig spread and high density preserves/marmalades. The perfect centerpiece for your next cheese platter. Fun Sheets ® are also a terrific ingredient cheese for lasagna, pizza, pasta, and sandwiches, already cut thin for ease of usage.

Sliced Fresh Mozzarella – We made our Award Winning Fresh Mozzarella even easier for you to use. No more trying to get even slices for a beautiful plate presentation in a Caprese Salad, to top a pizza, or for a great Panini or other sandwich. Our Sliced fresh Mozzarella comes in a nice thick slice with paper interleaved between each piece to make it easier and quick to use. For even more fun use them to make a Fresh Mozzarella and tomato Tower for your next occasion.

Updated Labels
We are in the process of changing many of our labels to provide you with more information on usages and easier to read Nutrition panels. Look for the Cappiello Logo –same great product – just a new label.

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Mozzarella is the #1 cheese in America in terms of sales, although the average consumer may not be aware of the fact.

Most mozzarella cheese goes on top of pizzas, cutlets or tacos, or other manufactured products, and often goes unnoticed.

But in the mid-1990s, the Cappiello family – which has been making cheese in Schenectady, N.Y. since 1921 – felt that the market was right for a high-end, hand-braided mozzarella cheese in flavors like dried tomato-basil, smoked and marinated.

The hunch paid off, and today Cappiello specialty mozzarella can be found across the country in high-end supermarkets and gourmet stores like Safeway, Jewel Dominics, ShopRite, Schnucks, Meijer and Kroger as well as national retailers like Costco, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club.

Cappiello’s distribution continues to grow throughout the country and its entry into new and larger markets is reflective of an increase in demand for gourmet Italian cheese. International contracts are also being negotiated.

“We’re very happy with the reception our specialty, hand-braided mozzarella cheese has received,” Cappiello said.

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Newer and Different Gourmet Italian Cheeses
Next in line for expanded distribution is Cappiello’s scamorze, a blend of mozzarella and provolone, which is aged 90 days or more to achieve maximum flavor. Cappiello will be reducing the size of its scamorze from 14 oz. to 10oz. to expand its appeal, especially for those who are new to the product.

“Scamorze is a personal favorite of mine,” Cappiello says, “and I think it offers a number of promising opportunities in terms of marketing and packaging, and we’re now trying to offer it at retail at a more affordable price to consumers.”

“Who knows, flavored scamorze varieties may coming down the road,” she added.

Expansion at Schenectady, NY plant
As expanded distribution continues nationally, Cappiello is also expanding its Schenectady, NY plant, adding new milk silos, new package and production machinery and other physical improvements to the plant. The upgrades are expected to increase efficiency by 50 percent and production by 75 percent.
While growth is focused on the gourmet cheeses, Cappiello Dairy continues to produce over 4.2 million pounds of ricotta and 1.5 million pounds of mozzarella cheese each year.
“You could say our traditional mozzarella and ricotta are still our bread and butter,” Cappiello said. “We’re very satisfied that we maintained our highest quality standards despite competition from the national brands.”

‘Pride of New York’
Cappiello works with a number of marketing programs to promote the product.
“We’ve worked successfully with the State of New York’s ‘Pride of New York’ program to promote the state’s agricultural products, and we’re also indebted to our regional retailers like Price Chopper who have supported our products over the years,” Cappiello said.
“Cappiello’s goal is to become one of the top five brand names in the specialty market,” she said.

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Schenectady, NY -- “Burn More Fat, Lose Weight” is the theme of the new national campaign of the American Dairy Association,

A recent study published in Obesity Research shows that people on a reduced-calorie diet who consumed 3 servings of milk, cheese or yogurt each day lost significantly more weight and more body fat.

Cappiello says. “By burning more fat using dairy products, you lose the weight. Whether you’re on a low carb or no-carb diet, three servings a day of cheese or other dairy products will help you burn the fat.”

Scientists believe that the key contributor to dairy’s superior effect may be its unique mix of nutrients, including calcium and protein, which may help the body break down and burn fat.

The American Dairy association launched a national campaign supporting the exciting news
between dairy and weight loss. Support for this campaign is being secured with national partners.
Including major dairy manufacturers, retailers and health professionals. ?For more information ,
please visit http://www.3aday.org/.