was founded in 2004 by a team of taste experts with deep experience in the specialty coffee and gourmet packaged goods business. We offer a complete line of syrups, gourmet sauces, smoothies and iced-beverage mixes to specialty coffee retailers, restaurants, bakeries — anywhere creative food & beverage professionals are found. Artista is distributed throughout the United States, Australia, New Zealand and several European countries.

Greg and David Figueroa have been innovative gourmet product developers since their successful introduction of Melinda’s Original Habanero Pepper Sauce in 1989. They were noted among the hottest young entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur, and have grown Melinda’s into one of the country’s top five pepper sauce brands. They introduced America to the habanero pepper, and have been a key catalyst in the popularity of this fiery pepper in the U.S. The Figueroas have also developed a number of other gourmet brands, including private brands for over a hundred companies including the The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino,Joe’s Crab Shack, and New York Burrito.

Glenn de Gruy has been a leader in the specialty coffee business since 1994. A successful micro-roaster and specialty coffee retailer, de Gruy has an exceptional knowledge of coffee beverages, product development and the specialty coffee business. He is a founding board member of the New Orleans Coffee Coalition and is very active in the SCAA.

When we developed Artista Flavored Syrups, we recognized that our flavors not only needed to taste good but they needed to perform well. The result? Authentic flavors that are as good on the first sip as the last. Our flavors are perfectly balanced to perform well in anything you’re making with them…hot, cold, you name it.

 

GLASS BREAKS… and it’s heavier and it costs more to ship. We thought there had to be a better option but the plastic bottles on the market seemed so cheap and unattractive. So we set out to build a better bottle. We chose a 71 gram weight plastic which means it’s strong and thick and gives the appearance of glass but in a shatterproof way. The result? No cleaning up broken bottles and a flavor that is just as pure as it would be in glass.

   

Our principles are the same with all our products. Simply put -- use the best ingredients and make it Yummy! What could be more yummy than chocolate sauce. Artista’s rich, thick gourmet sauces are the ideal inspiration for flavored lattes, iced and hot beverages, chocolate drinks, desserts and much more. When you think Yummy Chocolate -- think Artista. Your customers will go mmmmmmm!

We bring more than syrups to the table.