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Annual Food & Beverage Trends Forecast Highlights "Connective Force"
SEATTLE, Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital connectivity may be driving stress rates up, but it's also helping to bring us together over food and drink. Whether around the dining table or in social media conversations, food has emerged as a way to come together around matters of taste, ethics, culture and sociability. These insights emerge from the MSLGROUP's annual list of top food trends compiled by its highly specialized food marketing and PR team, appearing as a sharable infographic. Last year, the agency's forecast was viewed more than 100,000 times. Past forecasts have spotted the emergence of major marketplace successes, including ... |
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Union Pacific Acquires Railex LLC Assets
Omaha, Nebraska, January 3, 2017 – Union Pacific today announced acquisition of Railex LLC’s refrigerated and cold storage distribution assets in Delano, California; Wallula, Washington; and Rotterdam, New York. Acquisition does not include Railex Wine Services LLC. Railex, a refrigerated rail service and third-party logistics leader, plays a key role in Union Pacific’s Food Network transporting fruits, vegetables and other temperature-sensitive cargo across the United States. “The Railex team developed a fantastic business changing how fresh food arrives on America’s tables, offering food shippers fast, reliable door-to-door rail based transportation solutions,” said Brad Thrasher, vice president and general manager – ... |
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lotus823 Acquires Rachel Litner Associates
EATONTOWN, N.J. – January 5, 2017 – lotus823, an integrated marketing communications agency based in Eatontown, N.J., today announced the acquisition of Rachel Litner Associates (RLA), a culinary, housewares and lifestyle public relations firm headquartered in Livingston, N.J. Since its founding in 2010, lotus823 has operated mainly in the consumer electronics, technology and health & wellness spaces, and this acquisition will provide significant access to and expertise in adjacent industries. Three RLA team members will make the transition, with lotus823 naming RLA Founder and President, Rachel Litner, as Chief Strategy Officer; RLA’s Vice President, Dan Kulp, as VP of lotus823; ... |
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A Purpose. A Plan. A Promise: Housewares Charity Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary in 2017
ROSEMONT, IL (Jan. 4, 2017) — The Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) will celebrate 20 years of raising funds for designated charities and uniting the housewares industry during its annual gala on Monday, March 20 during the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. This year, three industry leaders will be honored for their philanthropic endeavors: Janet Hayes, president of Williams-Sonoma, will receive the Lifetime Humanitarian Award; Richard L. Boynton, Jr., president of JURA Inc., will receive the Humanitarian of the Year Award; and Phil Brandl, president and chief executive officer of the International Housewares Association, will receive the Lifetime ... |
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The 2017 International Home + Housewares Show Is Sold Out
ROSEMONT, IL (Jan. 4, 2017)—The 2017 International Home + Housewares Show sold out in late December, more than 11 weeks before opening day, according to the International Housewares Association, the Show’s owner and operator. The Show begins at 10 am on Saturday, March 18 and closes at 3 pm on Tuesday, March 21. “We have exceeded last year’s exhibit space square footage, a continued sign of how important this world-class marketplace is to IHA member suppliers,” said Phil Brandl, IHA president & CEO. “We look forward to bringing the industry together at the premier housewares trade event.” The Show will ... |
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New Faces Leading NESCO Parent Company
The Metal Ware Corp., parent company of NESCO, American Harvest and now Chard, has been acquired by Rick Carey, president, and Ross Niemi, executive vice president/COO. Carey and Niemi take over this 96-year-old family company in Two Rivers, Wis., during a time of tremendous change in the housewares industry. Privately owned companies like Metal Ware represent a dwindling minority of companies in the industry, but Niemi and Carey said they believe this unique characteristic will set them apart from the rest of the competition. “As a privately owned company, our ability to identify consumer trends, develop long-term strategic goals and ... |
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Runamok Maple Acquires Candy Operation From Bascom Maple Farms
Runamok Maple, a maker of all-natural, organic maple syrup based in Cambridge, Vt., including a collection of barrel-aged, smoked and infused maple syrups, acquired Brattleboro-based Bascom Maple Farms’ maple candy operation. The candy operation of Bascom Maple Farms, consisting of maple candy and maple butter, will be owned by Runamok Maple and operated under the name of True North Maple, a newly developed maple candy brand from Runamok Maple. True North Maple will use the production facilities at Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Cotton Mill Building in Brattleboro, but will operate as a separate entity. “After working in the maple syrup ... |
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Blue Crab Bay’s Barefoot Sells Specialty Food Business
Pamela Barefoot, founder and longtime president of specialty food company Blue Crab Bay Co. in Melfa, Va., has sold the company in an asset sale to Maryland native Elizabeth Lankford. Lankford’s family is well known on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. Her grandfather, Stanley, began Lankford Produce in 1964 and soon was joined by her father, Tom, and uncles, Fred and Jim. In 1981, Lankford Produce merged with Sysco Corp., of which Lankford-Sysco Food Services, now Sysco Eastern Maryland, became a vital subsidiary. Barefoot, 66, said her decision to sell Blue Crab Bay was initially difficult but was ... |
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Las Vegas Market Unveils New Branding Campaign, Logo
International Market Centers announced a new branding campaign for Las Vegas Market with the tagline “Discover the Extraordinary” unveiled in an advertising campaign this month and at the upcoming event, Jan. 22-26. Since its launch more than 11 years ago, Las Vegas Market has become a destination for the home furnishings industry. What started as a traditional furniture market has grown to become the most comprehensive market in the United States and the largest furniture, home décor and gift market in the West. The tagline “Discover the Extraordinary” invites guests to leave behind the expected, and to discover the extraordinary ... |
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Cheese Importers Association of America Seeks Interns
The Cheese Importers Association of America Qualified Importer Program (CIAA QIP) is offering 15 internship opportunities to college students for the summer of 2017. Internships will take place over the course of 10 weeks between May and August at various locations throughout the United States. The preferred candidate is a student in his or her sophomore or junior year, majoring in food marketing, supply chain management or other related fields. Students at other stages in their academic career are also encouraged to apply and will be reviewed and accepted to the program on a case-by-case basis. Internships are awarded based on ... |
