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2009 Corporate Profile Special Advertising Section Gia Brands, Inc. COMPANY HISTORY Gia Brands, Inc., a division of the John Zidian group of companies, began in 1948. Gia Brands manages the national sales and distribution of all brands owned by the company, including the Gia Russa and Starletta brands, as well as many national brands and regional restaurant brands manufactured and managed under exclusive licensing agreements with its subsidiary company, TRZ marketing. Summer Garden Foods (opened Nov 1, 2008), also owned by CEO Tom Zidian, specializes in the creation and packing of pasta sauces, salad dressing, cream-based sauces, BBQ and finishing sauces for retail and foodservice distribution. Summer Garden Foods is one of the few “green” food manufacturing facilities in North America. Under the expertise of this group of companies, a brand can be conceptualized, developed, manufactured, marketed, managed and sold under one comprehensive “concept to creation to consumer” program. Completing the spectrum of companies is Zidian Specialty Foods distributing, a regional specialty food distributing company. VENDOR LINK # 336 FIND IT ONLINE! | WINTER NASFT SHOW, BOOTH NO. 4312 PRODUCTS Gia Russa Label: #1 gnocchi, #1 imported whole wheat pastas, pasta sauces made from imported Italian tomatoes, Imported Whole Wheat Pastas, Imported Pastas, Imported Egg Pastas, Bruschetta, Olive Oil and Vinegars, Whole Grain Bread Crumbs, Sundried Tomatoes, Pesto, Balsamic Glaze, Polenta. Additonal brands include: Starletta Organic Pasta Sauces, Café Martorano Pasta Sauces, Mario Batali Pasta Sauces; and Serafinas Pasta Sauces Contact: John Brandley, Vice President National Sales Address: 65 Coitsville Hubbard Road, Youngstown, OH 44505 Phone/Fax: 440-258-1140/ 330-743-0739 E-mail: johnb@giabrands.com Web site: www.giarussa.com MERCHANDISING SUPPORT In addition to traditional merchandising support, Gia Brands Culinary Program includes in-store cooking presentations done by Gia Brands’ professionally trained chefs. Focused on educating consumers about product attributes, including health benefits, fast and easy meal preparation, and creative recipes, the program affords retailer partners the advantage of introducing Gia Brands’ products to their consumers in a unique way through consumer sampling and added support for special events such as Italian, Mediterranean food days, etc. RECENT OR PLANNED PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS 2009 new product launches include: Mario Batali Pasta Sauces and Pizza Sauces; Varieties: Alla Vodka, Arrabiatta, Marinara, Pomodoro e Basilico; Gia Russa Imported Italian Preserves and Marmalades; Preserves: Apricot, Fig, Pear, Plum, Raspberry, Strawberry, Wild Berry and Wild Cherry; and Marmalades: Sicilian Orange and Sicilian Lemon MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to provide retailers with the finest quality specialty food products that lead to category growth and consumer loyalty. 22 TGR ❙ December 2008

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