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The French Creole cooking skills for the creation of 24 varieties of gourmet chocolates and 27 varieties of gourmet chocolate biscuits has been transmitted from generation to generation. These treats are in great demand by family and friends, and therefore the Gourmet Praline was created to produce these gourmet desserts retail. The combination of natural flavors like butter, creamy vanilla soft pure natural are just one of the key ingredients Gourmet Praline became a masterpiece to the public. Since its inception, Le Gourmet Praline continues to receive compliments for an outstanding product that is original, authentic and simply delicious.

The Gourmet Chocolates start with the finest ingredients found near and abroad. We find fresh naturally sweet almond, coconut sweet, healthy cashews, pecans perfect Georgia peanuts, grown in the United States, imported pure natural vanilla, cocoa and the perfect blend mocha. Each praline weight is about one ounce and about 3.5 inches in diameter. They are individually packaged to preserve freshness and elegantly packaged to place them in a class by itself.

Gather the business enterprise was the first departure of a dream become a reality. From a square, we have decided to attend a course on small business development. The main objective of the trainer is to provide information to help you succeed in your business. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not permit the preparation of food in the kitchen of a private residence for consumption by the public. A commercial kitchen would be necessary to begin the preparation and packaging of these products. Once the kitchen was located, a certificate of food safety management is necessary to ensure that the person responsible for food preparation knowledge necessary to ensure the food that is produced is safe for consumption and that conditions adequate sanitation are observed to prevent food spoilage, contamination and foodborne disease burden.

After this obstacle, the Gourmet Praline had to meet FDA requirements for food labeling. The portion of each gourmet chocolate and gourmet chocolate cookie was a challenge to the minimum extent of the finished product. The Internet has been an excellent tool in finding specific FDA requirements for food labeling. I used the knowledge gained during my studies of food service management at Cook College, Rutgers University and a label product line for food retail. Le Gourmet Praline was finally ready for inspection by the Department of Agriculture. This process took a year early to the actual issuing of a license to operate this small business.

Now that the requirements have been met for food production, advertising and marketing is the next step for the promotion of these products. Taking advantage of county fairs, festivals like the annual Kumquat Festival held in January each year and features small city like Dade City Antique Car Show held every month in downtown Dade City, was the beginning steps to promotion of these treats. Sometimes, local newspapers publish stories about members of the community. Look for my article in the October November issues / the Tampa Tribune ( www.tbo.com ), "Personalities of Pasco County", by Geoff Fox. I plan to participate in quarterly Buckler Arts and Craft Show in Tampa and Lakeland. I am told that this company takes anywhere from 3000-4000 people in each of these weekends. These are great opportunities to introduce gourmet chocolates and chocolate cookies gourmet potential clients of Le Gourmet Praline.

The Praline Gourmet opened its doors on September 1, 2.