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Gaea North America Expands Executive Team With New VP of Sales
(Hollywood, FL) September 6, 2016 - Gaea, the leading international manufacturer of Greek olive oil, today announced Susan Fuqua as Vice President of sales. In this role, Fuqua will be responsible for the strategic oversight of Gaea North America’s sales and retail distribution. As Gaea continues to experience rapid growth in North America, Fuqua will particularly focus efforts on sustaining this growth while assisting David Neuman, CEO of Gaea North America with continued Olive Oil Education. Fuqua will work directly with category managers and buyers offering high quality, traceable and affordably priced Gaea 100% Greek Olive Oils. In the coming ... |
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Moneta Cookware USA aids in Earthquake Relief
Lima, OH - Range Kleen Manufacturing, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of Replacement Range Accessories in the U.S. since 1971, through their partnership with Moneta Cookware (Italy) is donating 20% of US website sales to the Italian American Relief Fund to help aid in the devastating earthquake that rocked central Italy on August 24, 2016. Moneta Cookware USA/Range Kleen Mfg., Inc. is donating 20% of all sales during the month of September that any consumer makes using the Code HELPITALY in the shopping cart. This will be provided to ItalianAmericanRelief.org for the sole purpose to assist in Italy’s time of ... |
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Swiss Diamond® and Certified Steak & Seafood Offer Sizzling New Deal
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's best nonstick cookware brand and the finest name in prime steak cuts and seafood have joined together for a special year-end promotion. Between September 1st and December 31st, 2016, consumers who purchase a minimum of a $150 worth of Swiss Diamond cookware at participating brick and mortar retail stores will be eligible to receive a $20 gift code for Certified Steak & Seafood as well as a premium gift from Swiss Diamond (choice of either a free 7" Try Me Fry Pan or a free 5 Piece Tool Set). The free gift ... |
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Lifetime Brands to Acquire Focus Products’ Kitchen Division
Lifetime Brands Inc. and Focus Products Group International entered into a letter of intent pursuant to which Lifetime would acquire the kitchen division of Focus Products Group, which sells various products under the Amco Houseworks, Chicago Metallic and Swing-A-Way brands. Lifetime is a leading global provider of branded kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home. Founded in 2001, Focus Products Group is a growth-oriented national provider of leading brands in bath, home fashion and housewares for both retail and commercial spaces. Focus is a portfolio company of Centre Lanes Partners LLC. Jeffrey Siegel, Lifetime’s chairman and CEO, said, ... |
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Direct Eats Buys Online Food Purveyor Wholeshare
Direct Eats has acquired the business and brands of Wholeshare, a competitor in the online direct-to-consumer marketplace for the natural and organic grocery space. This move further advances Direct Eats' position in the e-commerce arena for organic, natural and specialty food products. In addition, this will fold in a wide audience of actively engaged natural and organic food buyers to Direct Eats. The Wholeshare website has been redirected to DirectEats.com. "Our customers are passionate about feeding their families with the best natural and organic products available. We've always worked to provide those products at a price they could afford," said ... |
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NuGo Nutrition Adds Promax Nutrition Bars to Portfolio
NuGo Nutrition, a fast-growing lifestyle brand in the natural foods category known for creating protein bars for several lifestyles, has acquired the sports performance brand Promax from Promax Nutrition Corp. Promax is one of the original high-protein sports bars and has been a mainstay in the sports nutrition category for more than 20 years. NuGo recognized the great legacy potential of the Promax brand and will leverage its expertise in the nutrition bar category and extensive sales network to create a solid growth platform for the brand under NuGo's umbrella. NuGo's CEO David Levine said, "We recognized that with Promax's ... |
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GC Buying Group Launches Blog
After 35 years owning and operating the original buying group in the kitchenware industry, GC Buying Group has launched the “Learning How To Cook” blog to serve up culinary inspiration and information intended for independent retail owners and end consumers alike. The idea of a GC-hosted blog was conceived during a monthly staff chat where many business and industry related topics are discussed at length. Until now, there has not been a proper platform to share these discoveries and conclusions with the GC network. “Since I founded GC in 1981, I have worked to surround myself with talent and today, ... |
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Ghee Maker Fourth & Heart Secures $1 Million in Funding
Premium artisanal ghee manufacturer Fourth & Heart, which introduced flavored ghee to the consumer market has closed a $1 Million Series A funding round with a lead investment from an anonymous private investor. The round was raised on CircleUp, and investment marketplace for emerging consumer and retail companies. “We had our eye on Fourth & Heart since the Expo West 2016 show; we loved the brand they created and we knew their growth was unheard of in the food space,” stated the anonymous investor. “Furthermore, we love the product and the brand vision. We look forward to growing a relationship ... |
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Architec Housewares Acquires Madeira Housewares, Starboard Collection
Florida-based Architec Housewares announces two strategic acquisitions—Madeira Housewares and the Starboard Collection—to expand the scope of the 16-year-old company and establish its niche as the company renowned for innovative product development. Located in Jupiter, Fla., Madeira Housewares specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of plantation teak cutting boards (shown here) utilizing quality raw materials based in Brazil. The company resources exotic wood and crafts it into artistic and fully functional tools for the kitchen. Each product design offers a unique use to help serve or prepare meals with ease. The acquisition also includes the company's popular Mario Batali brand license ... |
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Robinson Home Products Appoints New President
Robinson Home Products has ushered in a new era for the company with the promotion of Ross Patterson to president. His successful six-plus year tenure as business director-tabletop at Robinson laid the groundwork for this appointment, with the company enjoying a 40 percent growth in the tabletop category over the past six years. The promotion, which took place immediately, puts Patterson at the helm of day-to-day operations and in collaboration with the company’s board of directors to implement key development strategies. In this new role, Patterson will oversee the health and growth of Robinson’s core business areas, with key directors ... |
