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AMERICA & PASTA
In the early 80's, Americans viewed their pasta as spaghetti and the only
known sauce was tomato. Less than two decades, that entire picture has
changed. Pasta is a household word and once exotic pesto and alfredo are
familiar terms rolling off the tongues of pasta lovers everywhere.
Specialty pasta has earned itself a permanent spot on the pantry shelf
with the help of companies like Al Dente® who pioneered this segment of
the market.
PASTA INTUITION
From day one, Al Dente's approach has been based on an intuitive
understanding of America's demand for pasta: ease of preparation, health
and the option of basic and fancy meals. Al Dente regards pasta as a
modern-day lifestyle food, requiring continuous reflection and non-stop
innovation in order to stay in step with the times.
THE PERSONALITIES BEHIND THE PASTA
Monique Deschaine was blessed with an impeccable sense of timing and a
French mother. In 1981, she intertwined her fascination with the idea of
hand-made, flavored pasta with her predisposed passion for food. This
timely union's potential proved to be enormous. Not only did demand for
her pasta increase by leaps and bounds, but the one-woman show eventually
grew to encompass husband and business partner, Dennis Deschaine
To this day, Monique's unique gift to Al Dente® is her love of
challenge. She thrives on contemplating Al Dente's future, making plans,
weighing and balancing the myriad of ideas and people important to Al
Dente--its retailers, its distributors, its employees and their families,
its home community, all the children of the world.
Dennis Deschaine possesses the perfect match to Monique's spirit and
generosity, taking personal responsibility for all aspects of their
company--from the integrity of Al Dente's product line to its
accountability as an employer, responsiveness as a manufacturer, and
scope vision as an industry leader. Dennis also serves as a Director of
the Board of NASFT, the National Association for the Specialty Food
Trade, contributing entrepreneurial expertise and sharing his energy with
the industry as a whole.
SMALL BY DESIGN AND FACING FORWARD
Intentionally a small company, Al Dente® continues to predict the trends,
assume the risks and share the satisfaction of shaping a future for
specialty pasta. And as always, Al Dente works for win-win outcomes by
attending and responding to the subtle and complex demands of its market
niche. Al Dente knows from experience that all pastas are not equal.
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