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What to get Dad for Father’s Day? Put down the necktie! We’ll help you out with great Father’s Day food gifts and other ideas. Mothers…
![Sliced glazed Easter ham on a white platter, ceramic bunnies, and a side plate of asparagus and sliced ham.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/01/easter-ham.jpg)
Want to put together a fabulous Easter ham dinner menu? We’ll teach you how to bake a ham, carve it, and build a traditional menu…
![Holiday food gift box of snack size cheese, sausage, desserts, nuts, mustards and candies with a small plate of samples.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/BlogImage_Corporategifts-300x282.jpg)
With more at stake than the rest of your gift-giving, corporate gifting is something you want to do right. Let us help you find the…
![Blueberry crunch bite size granola and blueberries pieces served on a purple plate.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/BlogImage_summerfavs-300x193.jpg)
Looking for healthy summer snack ideas? We’ll help you lighten up for the time of year when you wear less and your lifestyle is more…
![Assorted Petits Fours on a white plate with a cup of tea.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/03/Blog-spring-traaditions.jpg)
The Swiss Colony has been making gift giving easy since 1926. We’d like to know if we’ve touched your family over the generations. Do you…
![Yellow spring flower towers with boxes displaying a beef log, cheese, chocolates, mixed nuts, candies and more.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/04/Spring-flower-tower-619x768.jpg)
Looking for unique gift ideas your mom will really appreciate? Mother’s Day food gifts are always great, but the best gifts are the ones that…
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Browse Spring cookies, colorful Petits Fours and other handcrafted favorites to find delicious Easter food gifts…or treats for any occasion!
![Three sizes of red tins of butter toffee, with a tipped tin allowing some toffee to flow onto decorative plates.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/11/BlogImage_Toffee-300x246.jpg)
What is butter toffee? In Wisconsin, sweet cream butter, almonds, and pure milk chocolate are how toffee is made into an award winner. The Swiss…
![Three sizes of red tins of butter toffee, with a tipped tin allowing some toffee to flow onto decorative plates.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/12/Bkgd1_ButterToffee-768x453.jpg)
Every single piece of Swiss Colony Butter Toffee is hand-poured, hand-fashioned and hand-packed for homemade care in every bite, and a melt-in-your-mouth flavor bursting with buttery goodness—the best you’ve ever tasted! In fact, our Butter Toffee is so mouth-wateringly delicious, it won the Wisconsin State Fair Seal of Excellence…but the most important awards it wins are in the hearts and minds of our customers.
![Marzipan candy in the shapes of strawberries, lemons, oranges, peaches and green apples nestled in a gold box.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Blog-Image_christmascandy-300x173.jpg)
Remember the Good Old Days? Marzipan candy, maple walnut fudge, and good old-fashioned hard Christmas candy add traditional flavor to holiday celebrations. Christmas celebrations are…
![Colorful Fruit Gel Slices arranged in an opened red Swiss Colony tin.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Blog-Image_carepackage-300x255.jpg)
The best gift baskets for military men and women are those that provide a taste of home. We’ve got great care package ideas for soldiers.…
![Chocolate caramel pecan clusters served on a red platter with holiday greenery and shiny garland.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/12/choc-cover-300x298.jpg)
Chocolate lovers aren’t that hard to shop for…but you don’t want Christmas to get predictable and boring. We’ve got ideas for the best chocolate gifts.…
![A variety of summer sausage logs and cheese bars in a green and white gift box.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/10/Cheese-and-sausage-bars-768x553.jpg)
Holiday f ood care packages are one of the best ways to send Christmas cheer across the miles – whether back home, to college, or…
![Christmas Fruitcake on a white platter, sliced to show the density of nuts and candied fruits inside.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/08/Fruitcake-300x212.png)
People love to make fun of this seemingly indestructible Christmas classic, but what is fruitcake? Where did fruitcake come from? All we know is that…
![Sliced beef log summer sausage with slices of sausage and garlic bread on a cutting board.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/08/Summer-Sausage-678x768.png)
What is summer sausage? There are many out there, but there’s only one Swiss Colony BEEF LOG…star of meat and cheese gift baskets for more…
![Chocolate, mint and triple chocolate dobosh tortes on plates, each with one slice showing the layers.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/BlogImage_Chocolate-300x298.jpg)
Dobosh Torte (Dobos Torte) is a classic among cakes. With 15 layers, this version of the chocolate torte takes the layered dessert trend to new…
![Red striped chocolate petits fours that reads be my valentine, coated with white chocolate and red hearts.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Be-my-valentine-petits-fours-768x610.jpg)
Valentine’s Day and chocolate have a long history together. Learn all about it, and get some sweet Valentine’s Day gift ideas! Chocolate and roses are…
![A red mixing pitcher packed with pancake mix, syrup, breakfast links, coffee, apple bread, crème and a red spatula.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/02/Blog-Image_breakfastbowl-300x288.jpg)
Celebrate National Hot Breakfast Month by learning different ways to use bacon for breakfast, including how to cook bacon in the oven and breakfast casserole…
![Patriotic popcorn tin filled with butter, cheese and caramel popcorn, and a clear bowl filled with mixed popcorn.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/01/Patriotic-Popcorn-753x768.jpg)
When is National Popcorn Day celebrated? Well, take your pick — there are three of them! Learn popcorn facts, and even how to make caramel…
![Easter basket with plush rabbit and an assortment of colorful candies](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/01/basket.jpg)
The history of Easter baskets is filled with tradition. Premade Easter baskets leave more time for finding Easter eggs and a chocolate bunny. Easter is…
![A close-up view of salted caramel petits fours, one cut to show the soft caramel filling.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/11/Bkgd1-768x453.jpg)
Petits Fours have been holiday traditions for decades, but they’re not just for Christmas. In addition to our tried-and-true classic assortments, you’ll find Petits Fours in the fresh flavors and pastel colors of spring and the earth tones and warming spice notes of fall.
![Layered chocolate dobosh torte with an alpine scene on the side, and a plate with a slice of the torte.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/12/Ad1-3-768x554.jpg)
The Swiss Colony’s reputation was built on selling Wisconsin cheese…but founder Ray Kubly wanted to utilize the state’s other dairy products—like butter—so in 1959 he built a bakery staffed with meister konditors (master pastry chefs) recruited from Austria. The bakery’s very first product was a multi-layered cake fashioned after one from the bakers’ homeland: Dobosh Torte.
![Green woven holiday basket of cheese, spreads, chocolates, cookies, preserves and mustards, with samples.](https://blog.swisscolony.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Blog-Image_holidaybasket-300x287.jpg)
Take a look at holiday gift basket ideas that will be big hits this holiday season.