Agostoni Launches North American Chocolate Food Service Collection

Italy’s Agostoni family has launched a chocolate food service collection in North America to be sold under the Agostoni Chocolate brand. It features premium couvertures, as well as cocoa-derived ingredients processed in-house from raw cocoa. The company has begun distribution on the West Coasts of the U.S. and Canada, and through ChefShop.com. Agostoni plans to expand distribution throughout the U.S. and Canada over the next 12 months. The collection includes conventional dark chocolate blends, four single origins and two single estate dark couvertures, and other varieties. The ingredients group includes cocoa powders, liquor and butter, as well as nibs and a 100 percent hazelnut paste.