Satin Fine Foods 'takes the cake'

NEW WINDSOR — Chester-based Satin Fine Foods, a world-leading manufacturer of fondant, distributing to more than 60 countries, has become the 75th member of the Hudson Valley Food and Beverage Alliance, an award-winning cluster initiative of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC). Satin Fine Foods’ product, Satin Ice Rolled Fondant, is featured regularly on popular television shows including Cake Wars, Cupcake Wars, Sweet Genius, Ultimate Cake Off, Sugar Dome and others.

The Food and Beverage Alliance focuses on helping area food and beverage companies work together as strong partners and market their products nationwide. The organization includes food businesses, manufacturers, farmers, vegetable growers, beverage makers, distributors, academic institutions and other industry organizations.

“As you grow, you meet a lot of professional people on a day-to-day basis,” said Satin Fine Foods President and CEO Kevin O’Reilly. “This is a growing community. It’s great to have that ‘club’ that we can all rally around and communicate through. It’s kind of like the glue that keeps us together. It makes sense to be a part of the Alliance, to keep and stay in touch. It’s good for outreach.”

HVEDC President and CEO Laurence P. Gottlieb said reaching this membership milestone in only four years’ time shows how important the Alliance is within the Hudson Valley region, and reinforces how relationships and partnerships enhance the area’s commerce.

“It’s an honor for us to have Satin Fine Foods become the Hudson Valley Food and Beverage Alliance’s 75th member,” said Gottlieb. “Satin Fine Foods is a global leader and food pioneer, so knowing that the company’s founder, Kevin O’Reilly, feels joining the Alliance will help his company further grow and expand is a sure sign we are having a positive impact on the regional economy.

“We’re all learning. We all need new ideas. We need to reach out when we don’t have answers," O’Reilly added. "I would encourage any company to be a part of this group.”

In the culinary arts world, the word “fondant” can refer to one of two types of sugar-based pastes used in preparing and decorating cakes, pastries and confections. Cakes covered in fondant have a beautiful, smooth and almost porcelain-like appearance. Fondant can be sculptured or textured to resemble almost anything imaginable. However, when most cake decorators refer to fondant, they are referring to rolled fondant. Like poured fondant, it is made of the same ingredients with the addition of gelatin and shortening, which forms it into a dough that can be rolled, cut and shaped into almost any decoration.

Satin Fine Foods’ rolled fondant product’s quality and market share dominance is exemplified in its partnerships with The Culinary Institute of America, The French Culinary Institute and The Institute of Culinary Education. The company conducts or participates in hundreds of demonstrations, cake shows and workshops every year.

Established in 2001, Satin Fine Foods developed the Satin Ice range of products to satisfy the demands of the best cake artists in the world. To learn more, visit http://www.satinice.com/.

To learn more about the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp., call 845-220-2244 or visit http://www.hvedc.com.