Gift Baskets for Everyone
With Valentine’s Day next month, I want to make sure that I get the word out about our gourmet gift baskets. We try to truly have something for everyone in these baskets and they make great gifts. Here are three of my favorites:
“Sweet Desires” is one of our gourmet coffee gift basket. It contains organic cookies, brownies, toffee, brittle, peanut butter cups and four varieties of fair-trade coffee. The “Ultimate Nirvana” is our top-shelf basket including a decadent selection of all our best treats. Another gourmet coffee gift basket in our line-up is the “Office Party,” great for hosting a decadently healthy soiree. It boasts a bounty of vegan and organic fudge, brownies, cookies, caramels and 12oz of organic, fair-trade coffee beans. Enjoy!
February’s Flavors
Looking for a Valentine’s gift that isn’t as predictable as a box of chocolates? Consider gourmet cookies or brownies, instead. February is just around the corner, and we’re already swooning over
the upcoming flavor options. February’s cookie of the month flavor is Double Chocolate Chunk and, believe me, you won’t want to miss these gourmet cookies. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, these soft chocolate cookies are loaded with smooth chocolate chips for a complete chocolate experience. Continuing on the Valentine’s theme, Cherry Chocolate Brownies are also here in February, offering sweet cherries lovingly embraced by rich dark chocolate. Share the love!
Let’s Support Organic Agriculture Worldwide!
We think supporting organic agriculture is an important choice for everyone to make, so here are some facts you might like to know about organically grown coffee: Like other organic agriculture, organic coffee 
is grown without pesticides or herbicides, thereby protecting the native plants and animals of the region, as well as the water table and the entire ecosystem, from toxic pollution. Organic farming also protects the coffee farmers themselves from exposure to dangerous chemical levels. Additionally, most organic coffee is shade-grown, which means that, instead of clearing and burning the rainforest to make room
for coffee plantations, small farmers grow coffee on the rainforest floor, which is its natural habitat. Coffee grown in this way thrives without the need for synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. The coffee plants benefit, instead, from natural pest control by native birds and rich compost made by the leaves dropped from the canopy above. Supports biodiversity and a healthy planet: Buy Organic!
A Special Treat for Valentine’s Day
Treat your sweetheart to a luxurious box of fair-trade chocolates for Valentine’s Day! Our chewy caramels and creamy 
truffles are delicious, vegan and organic, plus, by purchasing fair-trade chocolate, you’re also supporting human rights across the globe. As an extra special treat just for Valentine’s Day, we’ll also be including four red-foiled wrapped Cherry Truffle Hearts in each 16-piece and 24-piece chocolate box for a limited time. Place your order now while supplies last!
Peanut Brittle: A Salty-Sweet Treat
When was the last time you enjoyed peanut brittle? If you’re anything like me, brittle is not usually on your sweet treat
wish list. That’s all about to change though, because Allison’s Gourmet is here to reclaim peanut brittle as the yummiest sweet and salty snack ever invented. With our animal free ingredients, perfect crispy-crunchy texture and exciting new varieties like spiced and chocolate covered, this brittle will rock your world!
Healthy Green Gifts
Looking for an elegant corporate food gift that’s in line with your commitment to healthy living and a greener planet? Allison’s Gourmet has your answer. Our gorgeous gift baskets and gift sets feature delectable selections of tasty sweets and aromatic beverages that are 
all organic, vegan and fair-trade to support healthy lifestyles and a healthy planet. A gift from Allison’s makes a perfect thank-you to a great client, or to a outstanding employee for a job well done. In fact, we ship a lot of corporate food gifts for non-profit organizations like The Humane Society and PETA to their employees, business partners, and individuals or businesses making positive changes to help animals. Our treats are a great way to show a friend, relative, or colleague that you’re thinking of them and, at the same time, supporting their health and the health of the planet.
Thanks for a Fantastic 13 Years!
Allison’s Gourmet started life as a tiny vegan bakery on Vashon Island, WA. Originally we baked only cookies in a variety of flavors which quickly became a much-in-demand commodity on the Island and across the country. The success of Allison’s 
Cookies, as the business was called then, encouraged us to expand the business to include brownies as well. Today, thirteen years later and now located in Northern California, we are a complete vegan bakery and confectionary boutique offering a wide variety of confections along with fair-trade tea, coffee and drinking chocolate, as well as our signature cookies and brownies. If you’re a customer of ours or are thinking about becoming one, we’d like to say “Thanks” for helping make this small business a great success!
Compassionate Gift Giving
If you’re anything like me, you like to give meaningful gifts that not only make someone’s day, but also make you feel 
good about supporting businesses and causes you believe in. One way I accomplish this is by purchasing fair-trade gifts of chocolate, tea, or coffee which support fair wages and decent working conditions for farmers and laborers in the countries that grow and process these commodities. My fair-trade gifts not only support humanitarian efforts around the world, but my friends and loved ones also get to enjoy really delicious desserts. It’s a win-win situation! 
For complete peace of mind, try buying vegan and fair-trade to support compassionate treatment of both animals and people.
Picking Favorites: Vegan Toffee
Customers often ask me which of our products is my favorite, which is a little like asking someone to pick their
favorite child. So I can’t pick just one, but I will tell you that one of my favorite products, one that I recommend to everyone who asks, is our vegan toffee. A delectable new twist on a classic English confection, our sweet, crunchy, caramel toffee is layered with plenty of toasted almonds for that perfectly nutty flavor balance. Whether you prefer it original or chocolate covered, this vegan toffee is just like the good stuff you remember, only better, because it’s organic, too!
Vegan Chocolates for Valentine’s Day
We often get asked about special chocolate boxes for Valentine’s Day. The truth is, we would love to offer our vegan chocolates in a really gorgeous Valentine-themed box for this lovely holiday, but so far, we’ve been unable to find any boxes that live up to our high standards for elegance and quality. However, we think our vegan chocolates are so good they 
don’t need a heart-shaped box to make your special someone smile this Valentine’s Day. You can choose from our three sizes of Caramel and Truffle Assortments or, for those lover’s with more particular tastes, we offer a Just Truffles box with flavors including Hazelnut and Mocha, or a Just Caramels box including Pecan, Peanut and Chocolate flavors. Give them a try!
