CALDO-FREDDO INTRODUCES NEW LINE OF TEA OVER UNDER SETS
Tea for One sets serving relaxation and décor needs at once!

LINDEN, MI (SEPTEMBER 2009) – To many, tea time evokes a relaxed nostalgia of days passed. Caldo-Freddo, makers of European-style tabletop designs, is thrilled to unveil their Tea Over Under Sets that bring the gracious styling of classic tea time to the gourmet, giftware and housewares industries . The perfect gift, these floral tea sets compliment Caldo-Freddo’s full line of complete tea sets, are wonderful collector’s items.

The Tea Over Under Sets are available in seven floral patterns and come with a teapot, cup and saucer.
Flower patterns include:  Monte Blanc (classic romantic floral motif), Monte Rosa (rose bud pattern in warm colors), Cal de Voza (red and pink rosebuds), Maritime (red flowers with branches and birds), Basodino (yellow rose buds with purple flowers), Gran Paradiso (large red poppies), and Primavera (modernized crisp black floral design). Each item in the set has a gold metal rim glaze and are ergonomically designed for comfortable handling.

“So many of our buyers say ‘this reminds me of my grandma and the times we enjoyed tea together,’ says Kasia Chapple, president, Caldo-Freddo. “Our reps lament these sets sell themselves and we’re confident we’re filling a void in the marketplace.”

Each Tea Over Under set is perfectly packaged in decorative, hinge-clasped gift boxes that match the flower pattern inside and compliment the style, sophistication and grace of Caldo-Freddo porcelain.
This line is handcrafted from all natural and ecologically responsible materials, is California Proposition 65 compliant and dishwasher safe.
ABOUT CALDO-FREDDO
With over 10 years experience as a private label manufacturer, the family-owned and run business launched its own line of exquisite, high quality European dinnerware, tea sets and giftware for the retail and gift markets in North America in 2006. Caldo-Freddo oversees its own manufacturing operation in mainland China and distributes directly to wholesale and retail outlets from its headquarters in Linden, MI. To see Caldo-Freddo’s complete line of dinnerware, tea sets and giftware, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.caldo-freddo.com" www.caldo-freddo.com or contact Caldo-Freddo at 810-936-0108 x102.

THE WORLD’S LARGEST CUPCAKE IS OFFICIAL
GourmetGiftBaskets.com Declares End To The Cupcake Wars:
At 1,224 Pounds, It’s EIGHT Times Bigger Than Previous Guinness World Record Holder!

DETROIT, MI (AUGUST 17, 2009) It’s official, GourmetGiftBaskets.com, the internet’s fastest growing retailer in 2008, broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the World’s Largest Cupcake on August 15, 2009 at the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise Classic Car Show in Detroit, Michigan. This 1,224 pound cupcake stood 4 foot tall and spanned 11 feet around, shattering the previous world record declared on July 20, 2009 at 151 pounds. Proceeds from the sale of the cupcake went to Susan G. Komen’s Passionately Pink for the Cure.
Ryan Abood, CEO of GourmetGiftBaskets.com, and mastermind behind the whole production, assembled a cupcake “dream team” including baker George Algarin and crew from California’s Merengue Bakery, and began making the monstrosity on Tuesday, August 12, five days before the scheduled unveiling.
“We started off with a goal of a 7,000 pound cupcake but fate intervened on Friday morning when the baking was supposed to be complete,” says Abood. “The huge 8 by 8 foot oven was opened and we found that the weight of the expanding batter crushed one of the main convection tubes blowing hot air into the heart of the cupcake causing the batter to separate, liquefy and crush the center of the cupcake from the inside out.” With only 24 hours left until the official weigh-in, the brilliant baking crew went into overdrive creating a new, customized mold and fresh batch of batter using an estimated 200 pounds of flour, 200 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of butter and oil and 1,000 eggs.
The cupcake then baked for 12 hours and was loaded onto a refrigerated truck and driven 52 miles to the Dream Cruise. It was frosted and filled with custard, unloaded with the help of a forklift and then placed on a huge floor scale for an official weigh-in. Guinness Book of World Records adjudicator, Carl Saville, flew in from London the night before to announce the new world record in front of the crowd of hundreds. After the official weigh-in and declaration, the gigantic cupcake was placed on a special stage for the full red carpet affair, complete with velvet red ropes and security detail.
When asked, “Why attempt such an enormous undertaking?” Abood says, “What better way to let the public know that when they send a GourmentGiftBasket.com gift, they are dealing with a company willing to do what it takes to be the best every time. Our thought was to create a product you could find in our gourmet gift baskets, but only make one super-sized. And we had such a great time shattering the largest cupcake world record, you can bet we’ll do it again with many more.”
Anyone who was not on site to witness the unveiling of the World’s Largest Cupcake but wants to support breast cancer research, are encouraged to go to www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com to donate to Susan G. Komen’s Passionately Pink for the Cure. Additionally, GourmetGiftBaskets.com will be placing a two pound chunk of the record breaking cupcake on Ebay for bidding within the next couple of days, with proceeds going to Susan G. Komen’s Passionately Pink for the Cure.

About GourmetGiftBaskets.com

GourmetGiftBaskets.com was named the internet’s fastest growing retailer in 2008 by Internet Retailer magazine, and was recently named to the Inc. Magazine “Inc. 500” list as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in America. GourmetGiftBaskets.com has been making unique, upscale, gourmet gift baskets for the discerning consumer since 2002. Since then, they’ve been working to introduce their customers to the finest gourmet foods on the market. They take their work seriously; they source from over 600 different gourmet food suppliers to bring our customers only the finest gourmet foods in beautiful, reusable baskets. Whether an anniversary, birthday, holiday, or the closing of a major business deal, GourmetGiftBaskets.com takes pride in knowing that our customers send Gourmet Gift Baskets to highlight some of the most important events in their lives. For more information, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com"www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com or call (866) 842-1050.