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Winter 2017 Edition of Las Vegas Market Delivers Results
LAS VEGAS – (February 1, 2017) – Las Vegas Market announced today that steady buyer and designer attendance and strong order-writing set a positive tone at the largest-ever Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market, which ran January 22-26, 2017. Overall attendance surpassed last Winter’s all-time high, with 13% gains in gift buyer attendance and 3% gains in interior designers, plus traffic increases from categories of strategic growth and from key U.S. regions – Midwest (6%), Southeast (9%) and Northeast (14%). On the resource side, total brands and lines represented topped 4,000 for the first time ever, solidifying Las Vegas Market’s position ... |
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Epoca International Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Boca Raton, FL – January 30, 2017 Housewares manufacturer Epoca International has reached a milestone this year, celebrating 25 years of business. Since the company’s inception, Epoca International has enjoyed tremendous growth, a testament to their focus on manufacturing quality products, customer satisfaction and strong relationships with its retail partners. In 1991, CEO/founder Steven Melzer set out with a vision to create a family of lifestyle brands in the housewares industry, offering an innovative array of quality products that are responsibly manufactured. Over the past 25 years, Epoca International has successfully fulfilled that by pioneering several consumer brands and high ... |
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“Best New Product” Award Winners Announced at NY NOW Winter 2017 Market
NEW YORK, NY. — February 6, 2017 — Winners of the “Best New Product” Awards and “Best Exclusive Launch” Award were announced today at NY NOW®, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift. Each of the winning companies stood out among hundreds of entries that showcased the leading trends in home, lifestyle and gift. NY NOW’s “Best New Product” Awards NY NOW’s “Best New Product” Awards recognize and celebrate the extraordinary product offerings from exhibitors across the market! Hundreds of exhibitors entered the awards and one winner was chosen from each of the ten sections within the HOME, LIFESTYLE and ... |
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Kroger and Murray’s Cheese Announce Merger
CINCINNATI and NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced it has purchased the equity of Murray's Cheese, as well as its flagship location on Bleecker Street in New York City, to form a merger of the two companies. "For cheese lovers and connoisseurs, it doesn't get more authentic than Murray's," said Rodney McMullen, Kroger's chairman and CEO. "Our customers are excited to buy the unique offerings of Murray's Cheese right in our stores, and we're excited to ensure this iconic cheese shop will remain a part of the Kroger family for many years ... |
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IHA Urges Congress to Stop Border Adjustment Tax
The International Housewares Association, representing the more than 1,700 housewares suppliers around the globe, has joined Americans for Affordable Products, a growing coalition of more than 100 businesses and trade associations, to stop the Border Adjustment Tax or BAT. AAP is running a national campaign to mobilize consumers and show lawmakers that a discriminatory tax on imports will result in their constituents paying higher prices for everyday items and shouldn’t be included in tax reform. The BAT, which is a component of the U.S. House Republican tax reform proposal, will significantly hurt American consumers and the nation’s largest employers by ... |
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Culinary Collective Develops Up-Cycling Program for Rice Bags
Culinary Collective, parent company of Spanish food brand Matiz España, has launched a new package recycling or “up-cycling” program for its best-selling Matiz Paella Rice. Consumers who send in three empty Matiz Paella Rice and Bomba Rice cloth bags will receive a free shopping tote made from up-cycled rice bags. The eco-friendly tote bags are handmade in Seattle from sturdy American-made canvas, with an up-cycled Matiz Rice cloth sack forming a pocket on each side. Owner Betsy Power explained, “We’ve been hearing for years just how much people love our uniquely beautiful Matiz Paella Rice cloth packaging and being a ... |
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Natural Habitats USA Moves Headquarters to Boulder
Natural Habitats USA, a leading organic palm oil company, has relocated its headquarters to Boulder, Colo., from Richmond, Calif. The group also announced three new additions to its growing team: Andy Thornton, was appointed as COO of the organic animal nutrition division; Adriane Pilcher was named as marketing director, Natural Habitats Group; and Nancy Schoemann is now logistics and administrative manager for Natural Habitats USA. “Natural Habitats is rapidly growing the organic ingredients business, especially with organic palm oil. As the epicenter of natural products, Boulder is a perfect fit,” says Mark Retzloff, long-time natural foods entrepreneur and chairman of ... |
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Carla Hall Named Keynote Speaker for Specialty Food Business Summit
Famed chef and co-host of ABC’s The Chew, Carla Hall, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Specialty Food Business Summit in Chicago April 2 to 4. “I’m thrilled to join the Specialty Food Association and this group of small business entrepreneurs,” said Hall. “I hope to provide inspiration and insight to help make their entrepreneurial journey as exciting as my own.” Before joining The Chew, Hall was a contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef and Top Chef: All Stars. Over her career, she launched several businesses including a catering company and an artisanal cookie company. She opened her first ... |
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Cuisinart’s Mary Rodgers Named Hall of Femme Honoree
Mary M. Rodgers, director of marketing communications for Cuisinart, a leader in culinary appliances, professional quality cookware and kitchen accessories, has been selected as a Direct Marketing News 2017 Hall of Femme honoree. The award spotlights a select group of women leaders in marketing who excel as mentors, always keep their customers first in mind, work for the betterment of their industries and take risks to not only inspire but to create and develop an innovative and successful future for those who look to them. “It is truly a privilege to have received such an accolade,” said Rodgers. “Being recognized ... |
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The International Culinary Center® Launches Culinary Entrepreneurship Program
The International Culinary Center® (ICC®), a global leader in culinary and wine education, announces the launch of the ICC Culinary Entrepreneurship Program Presented by Tyler Florence at its Campbell, California campus. Led by celebrity chef and entrepreneur Tyler Florence, Culinary Entrepreneurship is an immersive, personalized program that provides students with the tools, strategies, and confidence needed to launch and fuel a new business within the food industry. As a restaurateur, cookbook author and owner of multiple food and wine-focused businesses including a food app (Yumavore), award-winning wine label (Blending Sessions) and more, Florence will serve as an instructor and class ... |
