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We are pleased to announce that for the third year in a row our La Lune Pistachio Croissant has been awarded by the renowned jury of the International Taste Institute, receiving the prestigious Crystal Award: a lifetime accolade.

Over 200 international taste experts, including chefs from the Michelin and Gault Millau Guides, praised our product for its fragrant flaky dough, made with 19.5% butter and natural yeast, and for its delicious pistachio filling.

These achievements are the result of our colleagues’ talent and dedication from the RD and the Production departments, whose hard work has once again contributed to earn a three stars, with an outstanding score of 91.1, securing us the coveted award.

We are happy that a global jury has recognized the excellence of our product: we select the finest raw ingredients, we create unique recipes with an unmatched flavor, ensuring the perfect balance between artisanal tradition and industrial dimension.

Awards like this inspire and motivate us to continue this path with passion and confirm our commitment into the confectionery art.

Acquaviva products have conquered, once again, the palates of the best chefs and sommeliers in the world! More than 200 taste experts, recognized by such prestigious institutions as Le Guide Michelin and Gault & Millau, composed the jury of the Superior Taste Award: a symbol of quality and excellence in the Food&Beverage industry.

After a careful tasting – based on an objective methodology focused on 5 criteria of the International Hedonic Sensory Analysis – the jury selected the best products, assigning them the prestigious awards:

• One star was awarded to our Calise straight cream and black cherry croissant., with a score of 77.
• Also our Protein Pop, received one star, with a score of 76.2.
• While our La Lune pistachio straight croissant once again surprised the international jury, earning three stars for the third year in a row, with an outstanding score of 91.1 and thus winning the coveted Crystal Taste Award, an award valid for life!

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These accomplishments are the result of our constant commitment to selecting the best raw materials, creating unique recipes and guaranteeing the perfect balance between traditional craft and industrial innovation.

Recognitions like these celebrate our work and, above all, they inspire and motivate us to continue on this path, with the aim of enhancing the excellence of Made in Italy in the world.

We are proud to share that our La Lune 24% butter straight croissant has received the special recognition as an “APEI approved product” from the association of Pastry Chef Ambassadors of Italian Excellence. The prestigious commission tasted and evaluated our product, which respects the required quality standards and presents parameters of excellence in the organoleptic and technical characteristics of the recipe.

Through La Lune line-up we have reassessed the classic croissant from the other side of the Alps with the Italian confectionery art perspective. We combined the fragrant golden flaking of butter with a delicate taste that has convinced even the best professionals and the most knowledgeable pastry chef of the dessert world.

The Dolciaria Acquaviva story was born from a pastry laboratory and – over the years – we have preserved the principles of tradition, continuing to invest in technologies and know-how to best respond to the needs of professionals of the Horeca sector.

For this reason, we are happy that the Italian Pastry Excellence has recognized our desire to offer a product that preserves the artisanal philosophy, adapting it to the industrial dimension: a result that confirms our commitment to the confectionery art and strengthens our collaboration with the association.

We are pleased that, this year too, the International Taste Institute rewards our quest for research, innovation, selection of raw materials and attention to quality, assigning the prestigious international Superior Taste Award to three products of the Acquaviva Group!

• One star for the special bread “Schiocco Multicereali” – score 73.4
• Two stars for the muffin “il Crocetta” – score 83.5
• Three stars – score 95.2, one of the highest of the year – for our La Lune straight croissant with pistachio, which generated an enthusiastic reaction from the entire international jury.

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Over 200 experts and professionals of taste, including chefs and sommeliers selected by the most prestigious culinary associations in Europe and recognized by major gourmet institutions – such as the Michelin guides or Gault & Millau – have tasted and evaluated over 1.800 products to bestow the renowned award.

The internationality, professionalism and talent of the Jury make this achievement even more prestigious, and we welcome it with great pride and the same desire to continue to grow and excel.

Because we love doing things… and we love doing them well.

We are proud to share that our Cornetti “Caruso Vuoto” and “Caruso all’Albicocca del Vesuvio” obtained the prestigious worldwide recognition of the @International Taste Institute.

A selected group of experts, members of the most prestigious associations of Chefs & Sommeliers and notorious institutions such as the Michelin guides or Gault & Millau, tasted and evaluated our products, assigning the Superior Taste Award with 2 Stars to the Cornetto Caruso Vuoto (with a score of 85.9 points) and with 3 Stars to the Cornetto Caruso all’Albicocca del Vesuvio (with a score of 91.4 points)..

We are proud of this great achievement confirmed by the expertise of the international jury, made of the best Taste experts.

One more chance for Acquaviva products to testify the quality of the Italian breakfast all over the world!

The awarded croissants

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