Tesoro tomatoes are a true Food Lover’s tomato! Perfect for all recipes and uses with a bold taste and great texture—just arrived in stores today! Keep your eye out for these beauties…

THE TOMATO THAT COOKS!
Tesoro is an exciting new award-winning tomato that is the best ingredient for cooking, slicing and dicing. Tesoro is an “all-meat” tomato with no gel. Whether it’s cooking fresh tomato sauce, preparing a tasty salsa or bruschetta or simply making a delicious sandwich, Tesoro tomatoes are perfect for a wide variety of uses. In Italian, tesoro means treasure!

HERITAGE

• Tesoro began in Italy as a seed variety named Intense selected by Nunhems Vegetable Seeds
• Intense Variety won Fruit Logistica’s Innovation Award and the PMA’s Buyer’s Choice Award in 2008
• The Produce Exchange brought Intense to North America in 2007 and the brand Tesoro was born with its first retail test in 2010.
• Today, Tesoro tomatoes are hot house grown and are available year-round

SAY GOODBYE TO:
• Wagon wheel slices
• Watery salsa
• Soggy sandwiches

USAGE
Proven “best tomato when used in a recipe” by Scientific Certification Systems.
Usage Examples

• Thick and robust sauces and sautés
• Chunky and never watery salsa and bruschetta
• Sandwiches that don’t get soggy
• Baked or grilled halves & slices hold their shape

STORAGE & HANDLING

Store as you would any other tomato—in a cool dry place at 55°F

Recipe suggestion: Try Tesoro tomatoes in this great Ratatouille!

At Straub’s, we know meat and we pride ourselves on our “old-fashioned” butcher service. Our union, journeymen meat cutters are professional, approachable, knowledgeable and, unlike  our competition, on duty every hour our stores are open to provide our customers with the very best personalized experience. Join our team to see why our award-winning Meat Department has been a St. Louis favorite for over 100 years and help us continue this tradition for many years to come. For inquiries, apply online at straubs.com or email your resume to our HR Manager, Jennifer Zell.