Every week a truckload of 50-pound cases of cream cheese arrive at Chicago-based Eli’s Cheesecake Co. This special cultured cream cheese is used to make what customers have proclaimed as “Chicago’s finest” cheesecake.
This spring Eli’s freshened up its product line with new flavors and products that tapped into the portion control trend, including 3-inch round cheesecakes and new mini and handheld pies. The new flavors and products were introduced at the National Restaurant Association show in May. Among the new flavors were Mediterranean Honey Cheesecake with toasted pistachios and almonds, a Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake, a Key Lime Pie Cheesecake and Vanilla Bean Cheesecake.