News | July 27, 2004

Athens™ Introduces Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough™ For Banquet And Catering Menus

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90% Faster to Work with Than Fillo Dough Sheets

Cleveland, OH - Athens Foods™ has done all the prep work to transform fillo dough into an easy-to-use ingredient for high volume banquet and catering menus by introducing new Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough™.

Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough is made with Athens Fillo Dough sheets thinly coated with vegetable shortening, and layered into user-friendly sets. Each set contains five layers of Athens Fillo Dough. With Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough, there are no paper-thin sheets that tear or dry out and no time-consuming brushing of each layer with butter.

Ninety percent faster to work with than fillo dough sheets, Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough is so easy to use that it doesn't require special skills or training. Now as fast to use as puff pastry, you can prep fillo items ahead of time with Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough and bake off as needed. Simply thaw the entire case overnight under refrigeration. Take as many sets as you want, put the rest back in the refrigerator and you're ready to go. Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough has a one-month refrigerated shelf life.

Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough's unique light and flaky texture has great customer appeal. That's why you can charge a premium for signature menu items made with Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough. In addition, Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough is low in fat, so it is a healthful substitute for high fat prepared doughs such as puff pastry.

Athens Foods™ has done all the prep work to transform fillo dough into an easy-to-use ingredient for high volume banquet and catering menus by introducing new Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough™. Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough is made with Athens Fillo Dough sheets thinly coated with vegetable shortening, and layered into user-friendly sets. Each set contains five layers of Athens Fillo Dough. With Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough, there are no paper-thin sheets that tear or dry out and no time-consuming brushing of each layer with butter. Ninety percent faster to work with than fillo dough sheets, Ready-To-Go Fillo Dough is so easy to use that it doesn't require special skills or training. For more information, samples or recipes, please contact 1-800-837-5683 or log on to www.athens.com.

Source: Athens Foods, Inc.