The 2013 Great Taste results are now out and Coco Gourmand is a winner

To celebrate our win, we're giving away 10 Coco Gourmand Sweet Boxes
By: Coco Gourmand
 
Aug. 7, 2013 - PRLog -- Coco Gourmand a London-based coconut confectionery company is celebrating the news that its Coconut Drops has wowed judges in Great Taste 2013 by being awarded 1-star – in the world’s largest and most rigorous food awards scheme involving over 400 judges and thousands of hours of blind tasting. 
 
Great Taste is simply about taste, not clever branding or smart packaging.  Judges are presented with, for example, a piece of cheese, a pie or a little dish of chutney, with no wrappings, jars or marks – and they taste, confer and re-taste before making the decision on whether a product should be a 1-, 2- or 3-star winner.  In total more than 12 judges will have tasted and commented on each product.
 
“In its first year of trading, Coco gourmand decided to enter this year.  The logo is added value to Coco Gourmand in terms of credibility, opening doors to new retailers, and ultimately increasing sales.  To celebrate our win, the team at Coco Gourmand will be offering 10 Coco Gourmand Sweet Boxes” explains Vanessa Bolosier, founder of Coco Gourmand.  
 
Out of almost 10,000 products entered into Great Taste 2013 just 125 have been awarded 3-star.  All 3-star products have been re-judged by a panel including Masterchef judge and restaurant critic Charles Champion, food buyers from Harrods, Fortnum & Mason, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and Whole Food Markets and Michelin Star chef Russell Brown who have together decided on the 2013 Top 50 Foods, the Golden Fork Trophy winners as well as the new 2013 Supreme Champion.      
 
Date: 7th August 2013
For more information: Vanessa Bolosier, vb@carib-gourmet.com Telephone 0790 8414 008, https://www.facebook.com/CocoGourmandConfectionery

 
Notes for editors:
What is Great Taste?

Great Taste is the largest and most trusted accreditation scheme for speciality and fine food & drink. Established in 1994, it encourages and mentors artisan food producers, offering a unique benchmarking and product evaluation service leading to an independent accreditation that enables small food and drink businesses to compete against supermarket premium own label brands.
           
Since 1994 over 80,000 products have been evaluated. This year alone, almost 10,000 products were blind-tasted by panels of specialists: top chefs, cookery writers, food critics, restaurateurs and fine food retailers.
 
What is Coco Gourmand?
Coco Gourmand is a confectionery company founded by Vanessa Bolosier in February 2013. It offers Caribbean inspired confectionery around coconut and its range includes coconut drops, coconut brittle and coconut fudge.
 
What’s different about Coco Gourmand?
All the sweets are handmade and use natural ingredients such as fresh vanilla pods, hand-grated coconut flesh and spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon. The recipes were inherited from Vanessa’s childhood growing up in the French Caribbean.
 
Where can I find it?
It is currently available from online retailers (www.carib-gourmet.com) on ebay and at selected food markets across London.
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