Old World Gourmet is an upscale food and beverage company with unique, innovative products. Founded in September 2001 by DeAnna Sullivan, the Georgia-based company continuously invents new recipes that take ordinary flavors to extraordinary sensations. One of its most popular products, the Vino-Licious line of frozen wine mixers, is the first of its kind and makes any bottle of wine a delicious adult slushie.
OWG also offers gourmet snacks, like the Original Cracker Smack that adds flavor to any sleeve of crackers, and unique mixes that turn a bottle of beer or wine into a hearty loaf of bread. OWG products are sold online and in fine gift retailers across the country. To learn more about OWG and see its full line of more than 100 products, visit www.OWGshoponline.com. Whatever the occasion, OWG serves up the fun!
Once Upon a Time...on a Sunday afternoon
more than 10 years ago, a husband and wife sat talking about what they wanted in life. The long talk led
DeAnna Sullivan and her husband Dan
to realize how little time they spent together due to their jobs. The next
day, they both submitted letters
of resignation.
Shortly after, knowing
she wanted to run her own business, DeAnna began a venture with a food company
to prepare a
glazed nut product.
One
(successful) year
later,
the venture led to joining forces with the Six Flags company in the Atlanta area, and a move for
the Sullivans from Florida to their current
residence in Georgia.
The glazed nut product continued to succeed and DeAnna was tasked with bringing a hot
beverage alternative to the theme park –
her first chance to produce her own recipe. As luck would have it, DeAnna had already developed such a drink at home and had a
personal fan club for her “granny’s church punch.” The Six Flags food and beverage
managers quickly
reviewed and approved
what became known as
Old
World Cider.
It was
a hit and park guests were
soon asking to purchase the cider by the gallon to take home.
Repeatedly
saying “it’s not for sale to take home,” proved DeAnna had something remarkable…and that she
didn’t know anything about how to get
it to market outside
of the park. She decided to go out on her own and took the idea to her bank. “It’s a pipe dream, a want to be business.
Application foar a business loan denied.”
Still, DeAnna was motivated and luck was by her side again,
this time through a friend who was promoting
his own products through the gift market trade show circuits. He offered to share his booth and Old World Gourmet, LLC officially
began with Old World Cider and a candy-coated cinnamon glazed nut on
display at the Philadelphia Candy and Confection Show on Sept. 11, 2001. DeAnna, at the age of 44, sold her first order of three
cases and the wheels
started turning for more to come…
DeAnna continued
to
create new products, earning
several “Best Snack” awards. With
that, she was even
determined to set
Old World Gourmet
apart from other food
companies. She started experimenting with out-of-the-box
ways to enjoy wine. As she thought
about temperatures you typically
serve red and white wines, she found herself pushing the limits
to move wine into
the
freezer. DeAnna
personally developed
the flavor profiles and created a series of, now named Vino-Licious, adult wine slushies.
This innovative beverage was nothing anyone in
the
food and beverage industry had
heard of or even attempted to create before. Now, at age 55, DeAnna attributes the Vino-Licious
line
and Old World Gourmet’s success
to her
unwavering determination
and dedication. Over the past 11 years, the Sullivan’s small business has grown exponentially, currently selling more than 100 products online and in fine gift retailers in all 50 states.
But the story doesn’t end there. DeAnna will tell you, “these are the
best pages of my life.” Old
World Gourmet
is in it for the long haul and DeAnna
plans to bring
new
and exciting products to market for years to come.
I tried the Butter Me Up Cream Cheese Chewies and the Strawberry Cream Cheese Chewies.
Butter Me Up Cream Cheese Chewies
This buttery dessert bar will be the envy of every guest they’re served to. Made with lots of “old fashioned” goodness with sweet modern technology!! Easy to make, freezes well, sinfully rich with only minimal effort!! Makes a great after school snack or coffee and dessert treat!!
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Chewies
What a heavenly dessert bar! It's like a piece of velvet strawberry cheesecake. It is such an easy recipe to make with your kids or grand kids! Beautiful presentation, freezes absolutely wonderfully ( if there is any left to freeze). It is gift ready. Perfect for that " covered dish " outing, picnics, BBQ's, school bake sells or just for yourself. Perfect afternoon compliment to a fresh cup of coffee.
I loved both of them and everyone who I shared them with also loved them. Now think about it - Butter, Cream Cheese, (powdered sugar) - seriously what is not to like! And the Strawberry is just as delicious.
They are delivered in these really cute bags:
In addition to the mix in the bag you need: Eggs, Cream Cheese, Powdered Sugar and Margarine (although I used butter).
A special deal for you - use coupon code SHIP50 – it’s good for free shipping for all orders that are $50 or more!
Other products include: Wine Mixers, Cocktail Mixers, Gourmet Snacks, Bitch Bags (you really gotta check these out!, and Party In A Pitcher.
PLUS - OWG is giving away one package of Strawberry Cream Cheese bars to a lucky reader - enter the Giveaway Tool.
