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Press Kit
The Story of La Panzanella
La Panzanella -- a Tukwila, WA-based manufacturing company that bakes award-winning Italian snack crackers -- got its start in the Capital Hill neighborhood of Seattle, WA in 1990. read more (pdf)
Paul Pigott
Paul Pigott left his prior career in the high technology sector in 2003 to buy La Panzanella. He was attracted to the business because it was a successful, award-winning company with a delicious product, a great team in place, and potential to grow. read more (pdf)
Paul Pigott photo
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Product photos
Click on the following link to bring up the photograph. Croccantini Minis photo, Cinnamon and Sugar Flavored Sweet Crisps photo, Croccantini photo and Fieri photo
Press Releases
La Panzanella to delight consumers with New Cinnamon and Sugar Flavored Sweet Crisps
The company is bringing new Sweet Crisps with sugar crystals and cinnamon to market, just in time to bring seasonal comfort and smiles for sharing. read more (pdf)
La Panzanella Debuts Croccantini Minis to make artful appetizers easy
The award-winning Croccantini line of artisan-made gourmet Italian flatbreads is being re-sized to a “two bite” size to create a new line of Croccantini Minis to make creating visually enticing and delicious appetizers easy. read more (pdf)
La Panzanella Introduces New Line of Fieri Snack Crackers
Summer hors d’oueuvres just got a whole new attitude, thanks to a spicy new snack cracker introduction by La Panzanella. read more (pdf)
Press Coverage
MadisonParkTimes.com: A cracker-jack team bakes up successful food partnership
La Panzanella, a baker and distributor of high-end Italian crackers called Croccantini (or "crunchy, little bites" in Italian), is now making a name for itself in the food industry with its new zesty Fieri brand.
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Puget Sound Business Journal: La Panzanella crackers evoke a taste of Italy, even though the delicacies are made in Tukwila
Paul Pigott is hardly Italian, and his business background is in internet startups, not gourmet crackers.
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Examiner.com: Summertime and the entertaining is easy
And to help you augment the liquid refreshments, there are lots of great ideas to keep your guests satisfied – how about some artisan-made Italian gourmet snack crackers from La Panzanella,
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Examiner.com: Interview with Chef Greg Gable on picking a great cheese board and grocery stores
I would highly recommend La Panzanella crackers sold for approxiamtely $5.99 to go along with a cheese board...
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Product Reviews
Gourmet Magazine
“Seattle cracker craze that’s sweeping the nation. Perfectly crisp with nicely balanced wheat flavor, the crackers are execllent...”
Bon Appetit Magazine
“Great alone or as dippers.”
The Nibble
La Panzanella Croccantini
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PCC Markets
“Croccantini are not oily tasting and goes nicely with a variety of cheeses and spreads.”
Canlis Restaurant
“We were looking for something more sophisticated to offer our customers. It has a great profile and is Definitely seen as a higher-end product.”
Chicago Tribune
“Tasters loved the authentic flavors and flaky
texture...”
Anthony’s Pier 66 Restaurant
“We think this is a really unique product. People have really enjoyed it.”
The Boston Globe
“Sometimes a cracker can just be a cracker, something that does not need to be dipped, coated, or topped. La Panzanella’s croccantini are just that... Serve them as is and let guests break them up.“
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