Nation’s BEST KEY LIME PIE TO BE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT
cUCINA & cO IN MANHATTAN.

KEY WEST KEY LIME PIE CO. TO FEATURE ITS PIES AND PIE BARS
AT CUCINA & CO. IN MACY’S NEW YORK CITY

 BIG PINE KEY , FL, June 20, 2008 – Key West Key Lime Pie Co..& Cucina & Co., the gourmet marketplace in The Cellar at Macy’s Herald Square, announces it will be Manhattan’s exclusive retailer of Key West Key Lime Pie Co.’s handmade pies and The Original Key Lime Pie Bar™.  Voted “Best Key Lime Pie in the Nation” by the American Pie Council, Key West Key Lime Pie Co. has partnered with Cucina & Co. to bring a slice of the Florida Keys to New York City, beginning Independence Day, July 4^th. Cucina & Co. is located in the Cellar of Macy’s at 151 W. 34^th Street, New York, NY 10001.  

“These light and tangy pies are a natural fit for our diners and are perfect for summer,” said Michael Salmon, General Manager of Cucina & Co. at Macy’s.  “Once I tasted them, I knew we had to bring them to New York.” . “We’re absolutely thrilled to be a part of Macy’s,” say owners Jim Brush & Alison Sloat, both former New Yorkers.  

Key West Key Lime Pie Co., located in Big Pine Key, Fl, uses a 100 year-old family recipe with only the finest ingredients for its pies.  The pies are unique and made of 100% real key lime juice, sweetened condensed milk, ladled into a graham cracker crust, then finished with a non-dairy whipped topping around the edge.  Unlike most key lime pies, these pies are eggless, which reduces cholesterol, contains no trans fats and can be thawed and refrozen multiple times.  The company also produces The Original Key Lime Pie Bar™; a slice of their handmade key lime pie dipped in rich, creamy chocolate served on a stick.  

About The Key West Key Lime Pie Co. ™ 

The Key West Key Lime Pie Co. LLC is a Florida Keys based company providing handmade key lime pies and The Original Key Lime Pie Bars™ to over 65 locations throughout the Keys such as Circle K convenience stores, Hawk’s Cay Resort and a variety of other restaurants, specialty shops and markets. Their reach is nationwide with wholesale accounts in several states including New York, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Missouri. Negotiations are underway with companies in California, Georgia and Missouri to provide their products. They also have an on line presence giving web customers the ability to have all their products shipped to them directly. www.keywestkeylimepieco.com

Press Contact
James Brush
Key West Key Lime Pie Co. LLC
225 Key Deer Blvd
Big Pine Key, Fl 33043
kwlimes@hotmail.com
305-872-7400

AMERICAN PIE COUNCIL
2008 NATIONAL PIE CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDS

KEY WEST KEY LIME PIE CO.
“BEST KEY LIME PIE IN THE COUNTRY”

 Celebration, Florida: In a blind tasting for the “Super Gourmet” category for commercial bakers, the Key West Key Lime Pie Co. of Big Pine Key, Florida was awarded four (4) 1^st place ribbons for their handmade Key Lime Pies. The ribbons went for Traditional Key Lime Pie, Mango Key Lime Pie, Raspberry Key Lime Pie in a chocolate cookie crust & The Original Key Lime Pie Bar™, a slice of their handmade key lime dipped in chocolate served on a stick. 

All of their Key Lime Pies are made by hand with highest quality ingredients in their own production facility. That fact, explained to some of the judges after the awards, “is why you won” said the panel.