[10.12.11]  Seaport Coffee in All Texas and Louisiana Wal-Mart Supercenters

[02.01.11] Something New with Our Old Fashion Sausage Seasoning

The Texas Coffee Company, manufacturers of TexJoy seasonings, is pleased to announce the all new TexJoy Old Fashion Country Style Smoked Sausage, now available in Market Basket grocery stores in Texas.

The sausage links mark TexJoy’s first food product line outside of seasonings, spices and coffee (Seaport Coffee).  It is a joint effort from TexJoy and Zummo Meat Co., makers of sausages, boudain, and other pork products. The two companies are still both family-owned in Beaumont for generations (Texas Coffee Co. since 1921; Zummo’s Meat Co. since 1908), and their products are sold throughout Southeast Texas and beyond.

Frank Zummo, Zummo Co. president, and Joseph Fertitta, Vice President of Texas Coffee Co., first discussed the idea to a small degree some months back, but Zummo had bigger plans for the venture. “We thought Zummo’s might use our Old Fashion Sausage Seasoning as part of a recipe for their sausage, but next thing you know we’re tasting samples of a whole new product with the TexJoy label,” says Fertitta. “That’s a testament to the Zummo Company’s foresight as well as their quality products and service.”

The TexJoy Old Fashion Country Style Smoked Sausage link is made with TexJoy’s Old Fashion Sausage Seasoning. The sausage can be fried, boiled, or baked, but the label makes a strong case for cooking on the grill. Market Basket grocery stores in Texas are the first to carry the product starting this month, and TexJoy and Zummo hope to expand into more stores and more locations outside of Southeast Texas in the near future. Zummo’s will be distributing the links in the stores, but they also make the links available by phone/mail order at 409-842-1810. Visit TexJoy.com for more on TexJoy seasonings and coffee. Visit Zummo.com for more on Zummo sausage links, party time links, boudain and the all new TexJoy Old Fashion Country Style Sausage. Call 409-842-1810 for mail order.

   


[06.09.11] Congrats to Fat Ash BBQ Team & the Big Win in Texas:

TexJoy congratulates the Houston area Bar-B-Q team of Fat Ash BBQ, named winners of the best Ribs at the Napa Auto Parts BBQ Cookoff. The win earns them a spot at the National Championship in Meridian, Texas later this year. We are proud to say that Fat Ash uses TexJoy seasonings on much of their mouth-watering, savory barbecue delicacies. Fat Ash BBQ has a history of success with chicken, ribs, and more and we are honored that our little yellow jars are in their trusty tool kit; most notably, our TexJoy Special BBQ Rub.

The 2nd Annual Napa Auto Parts Cookoff involves a wide array of cooking teams, grilling greats and smoker savants, and we are proud that our friends took home first prize for the ribs division. Fat Ash BBQ was named 4th Place Winner Overall and advance to Nationals next. Made up of family and friends, the team begins with the Garcia brothers whose shared love of grilling has grown from brothers simply having fun on the weekends to winning awards at cookoffs and winning the respect of grilling gurus across the great Lone Star State. EJ Garcia says that he discovered TexJoy Seasonings at a local BBQ hotspot during his college days at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX, and has been shaking it on his culinary concoctions ever since. The wild side of this is that they have only been officially a competing team since…this year! Already they have racked up several awards and they're hungry for more.

E.J. Garcia says that they have not tried all the many varieties of TexJoy seasonings just yet, but that they are working their way down the line and the TexJoy Mesquite Shake is up next.  We think we speak for many folks when we say that we can't wait to taste what they come up with next. We look forward to the new and exciting things to come from Fat Ash BBQ team and we are proud to be associated with such an involved family of champion cookers. As they say, they like to compete, but they love to cook together and spend quality family time. We can't agree more. See their YouTube video(s), and visit them on Facebook for great interaction and recipes here

 



[03.07.11] Brand New Bag - Seaport's All New "Fresh Valve Pack"

Seaport Coffee, the family-owned coffee brand from the Texas Coffee Company, is pleased to announce a new package soon to hit store shelves across Southeast Texas, East Texas, the Greater Houston area, and Southwest Louisiana. The new coffee bag is Seaport's "Fresh Valve Pack," sealed with a small valve on the front of the package to eliminate excess air and to lock in freshness. This valve pack allows for a more modern, slimmer looking bag on the shelf, but more importantly it allows for Seaport's coffee to be fresh-roasted, ground and packed daily, ensuring an extra quality of freshness for every bag.

Joseph Fertitta, Vice President of the Texas Coffee Company, is proud of the new coffee package and is optimistic about the consumer response. "We [Seaport] have always taken great pride in providing the freshest coffee possible. We were the first company in America to do the vacuum-packed foil bags like we use currently, the coffee 'bricks' as we refer to them...and this is a way to roast it, grind it and pack it the same day -  making it even fresher."

Carlo Busceme, Texas Coffee Co. President, says that the new valve pack makes for a new, exciting and more modern look than before, but assures that the coffee inside is not changing. "The 100% Arabica coffee is still the same. All of our Seaport roasts are the same, just the new packaging makes it that much fresher. The valve pack even gives you more of that aroma, right there at the store shelf."

The fresh valve packs will be out soon, starting in the Beaumont area stores and expanding outward. The roasts include the Founder's Choice mild roast, dark roast, medium roast and between roast, as well as decaffeinated.

|  ABOUT SEAPORT: Family-owned since 1921, The Texas Coffee Company continues to manufacturer Seaport Coffee and TexJoy seasonings and spices from Beaumont, Texas. In 1968, Texas Coffee Company became the first coffee company in the United States to begin packaging coffee in vacuum-packed foil bags. Seaport is 100% Pure Arabica Coffee and is sold in retail stores throughout Southeast Texas, Southwest Louisiana and beyond. Visit SeaportCoffee.com and TexJoy.com  | CONTACT: For more information, please contact Carlo Busceme via email at Carlo@TexJoy.com.  Or contact Carlo or Joseph Fertitta by phone at 1-800-259-3400.


[02.01.11] The Big Game for Sunday Calls for Big Flavors

Don't forget to stock up on TexJoy Steak Seasonings, Barbeque Shakes, Spice Rubs and other TexJoy specialties for this Sunday's NFL XLV Championship between the Packers and Steelers. Our great retailers across the state of Texas and even across the south are running wonderful specials and sales. Find the glowing yellow in Kroger, H-E-B stores, Jackson's, Academy, Wal-Mart stores, Fiestas, Brookshire Brothers, Gander Mountains, Jack's-Pak-It, Larry's, Ancelette's, Sam's, and your favorite neighborhood grocers. Look for the little yellow jar with the BIG Texas Taste for your favorite Gridiron - Grill recipes. Perfect for chili, hot dogs, links, gumbos, burgers, steaks, ribs, wings, pizzas, chops, shrimp, chip dips, salsas, sauces and more. The Bowl ain't SUPER without TexJoy.

[01.22.11]    Coffee Sale @ Market Baskets: Our Seaport Coffee 13 oz. "brick" packs are on sale now through Wednesday, Jan. 26th at Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana Market Basket grocery stores. Two for just $7. This is a great deal, but also a great opportunity to try our different roasts. Try one Dark Roast & one Founder's Choice Mild Roast. Or try the Medium Roast and Decaff Roast. All for just $7. Share, Save and Enjoy!


[12.28.10]    Happy Holidays- Festival of Flavors: TexJoy wishes everyone a happy holiday season and the very best in 2011. We have lots of exciting things coming our way in the new year to share with all of our friends, families, fans and fellow foodies.

This year we've heard from some of our fans about how our spices & coffees played roles in their Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. We love hearing those stories. But what's better than a good family food story? Photos! Check out some photos of some holiday dinners, including a few from one such deep fried turkey adventure. TexJoy Steak Seasoning and TexJoy Cajun Seasoning truly are All Purpose.
          


[12.01.10]    Fresh New Look:

TexJoy is very pleased to reveal our all new texjoy.com website this month. We have a new look on our home page, new theme and new information posted, including an updated recipe page and customer comments section. We want our customers to keep comfortable with easy shopping and using our site as they always have, while also adding a fresh coat of paint that offers more insights to our seasonings and our people.

The site's brand new News Page features official headlines not just from inside our own doors, but our friends and fans as well. We'll be adding more and we hope you enjoy touring our new site. We hope the shopping experience proves to be even more pleasant as well. Be sure to let us know what you think, and enJOY TexJoy today!

[11.17.10]     Proud New Partner: We are proud to announce a new partnership with the nationally-syndicated radio program, Sunday's Kind of Country. Since 1996, Sunday's Kind of Country has engaged audiences with country music hits with a Christian foundation. Music from top artists like Tracy Lawrence, Craig Morgan, Diamond Rio, Randy Travis and more consistently make the playlists.

Dear friend and host, Robby Lynn, is the national award-winning host of the show. Visit SKOC's Facebook page and website today.
Stream the show live or find the radio station near you this and every Sunday, and listen for TexJoy stories along the way.

[11.10.10]     Food Network Find: Our dear friends at T-Bone Tom’s Restaurant in Kemah, TX were recently featured on ‘Diners, Driv

e-Ins, & Dives’ TV Show.   The episode is posted on their site & will re-air. Tom’s menu is highlighted with interviews & a kitchen tour. If

you look closely in the kitchen you just may see some familiar bright yellow cases of seasoning. Congrats to T-Bone!


[10.02.10]     History of Coffee: The Texas Coffee Company, manufacturers of TexJoy and Seaport Coffee, is featured in this month’s issue of The Port Arthur Business Journal. The article highlights the history of coffee, filled with fun tidbits and local flavor. Read Here on our Facebook page.


[09.03.10]     Tailgate Time: Pigskins and pork ribs. Gridirons and grills. TexJoy has the big flavors you want all in a little yellow jar, perfect for tailgating. TexJoy koozies & packets will be making appearances this fall at a Houston Texans game, Lamar University vs. Sam Houston State, and other games and events.
Look for people smiling & we’ll be there! See Our Facebook


For Official Release (06.04.10):  An opinion circulating the news today under the username of "Texjoy" is in no way affiliated, associated or representative of the TexJoy brand or the Texas Coffee Company and does not represent our views. TexJoy is a registered trademark. Family-owned since 1921, TexJoy is committed to supporting our local communities ...and schools, and we are proud to be a trusted name in our region.