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Summer Fancy Food Show, SIAL Paris Launch Collaboration
The Specialty Food Association's Summer Fancy Food Show and Comexposium's SIAL Paris, have agreed to highlight food innovation at their respective trade shows by featuring each show's award-winning products. Each organization and show share a goal of presenting buyers of specialty food from top names in retailing and foodservice with the best in innovation in everything from chocolate, cheese and olive oil to natural and organic foods, the Specialty Food Association with its sofi™ Awards and SIAL Paris with its Food Innovation Awards. Each show will present the other's award winners in high-profile showcases to provide the honored food companies with new ... |
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Teasdale Foods Seals Deal for Mesa Foods
Teasdale Foods has acquired Mesa Foods based in Louisville, Ky. Teasdale, which is majority owned by private equity firm Snow Phipps Group, is a leading national provider of private label and branded Hispanic foods to the retail, foodservice and wholesale channels. Founded in 1984, Mesa is an industry-leading producer of private label tortillas, flatbreads, taco shells, taco kits and chips. Mesa has successfully grown by partnering with customers and producing a wide array of high quality, innovative and versatile products for the Hispanic foods market. The acquisition of Mesa further enhances Teasdale's national footprint in the Hispanic foods category. In combination ... |
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Hester & Cook Combines Brands
After 11 years of company growth, 2016 has brought big changes to Hester & Cook. The company’s three brands—CAKE Vintage, Kitchen Papers and The Pencil Factory—have been combined under our one unified name: Hester & Cook. The former brand names will no longer be referenced as individual entities. Along with this change, the company has unveiled an updated company logo. This logo reflects its long–standing commitment to quality and craftsmanship by rendering the name in a custom script, tailored exclusively by and for Hester & Cook. Wholesale customers will enjoy a streamlined ordering process, as products across all categories can ... |
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WeiserMazars' Annual U.S. Food And Beverage Industry Study Shows Companies Anticipate Substantial Sales Increase In 2016
NEW YORK, June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the 2016 annual U.S. Food & Beverage Industry Study, released today by WeiserMazars LLP, a leading accounting, tax and advisory services firm; most Food and Beverage companies anticipate a significant increase in sales this year. Survey participants – which were drawn from over 200 companies across the food and beverage industry – are confident sales will increase 14% compared to 2015 and project net profits will rise by 10%. Respondents attributed this growth prediction to secular industry trends currently favoring both private label and healthy/nutritious foods. However, these gains are weighed against the ... |
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Jokari Goes Gourmet With Paula Deen Consumables Product Launch
CARROLLTON, Texas, June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation and excitement surround Jokari/US, Inc. as they unveil for sale, for the first time in company history, a collection of gourmet consumable products created and introduced alongside celebrity cooking icon Paula Deen! Kicking off this historic moment, Deen is to appear with Jokari at the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, June 24th at the Dallas Market Center, where they will be offering samples and taking orders for five of Deen's favorite recipes: Original Recipes Baking Mix, Fried Chicken Batter Mix, Hoecake Mix, Cornbread Mix and Ooey Gooey Heavenly Fudge Mix. Jokari Chief Executive Officer ... |
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The Legacy Companies Announces Acquisition of Chef'sChoice
Fort Lauderdale, FL and Avondale, PA - June 3, 2016 - The Legacy Companies today announced that it has completed the acquisition of EdgeCraft Corporation, manufacturer of the Chef'sChoice brand, based in Avondale, PA. Founded in 1984, EdgeCraft Corporation introduced the Chef'sChoice brand with the debut of its first electric knife sharpener in 1985. Today, Chef'sChoice is available in over 80 countries worldwide, with more than 100 models of the most technologically advanced electric and manual knife sharpeners, as well as, electric food grinders and slicers, wafflemakers, grills and hot beverage products. Neal Asbury, CEO of The Legacy Companies, said, ... |
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Las Vegas Market Intensifies Gourmet Expansion
LAS VEGAS – (June 1, 2016) – Las Vegas Market announced today that nine new showrooms and 25 new lines will debut on C11 – the industry’s most dynamic new destination for gift-oriented housewares, tabletop and specialty food – at the Summer 2016 Las Vegas Market, July 31-August 4, 2016. These most recent additions bring the overall number of gourmet resources on C11 to 200+ lines, with hundreds more presented across the Market’s 40 showroom floors and two temporary pavilions. “Las Vegas Market has been steadily expanding the gourmet housewares presentation on C11 since its debut in Summer 2015, and ... |
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New Summer Class Joins 2016 Specialty Food Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (June 1, 2016) – The Specialty Food Association announces a new group of honorees for the 2016 class of the Specialty Food Hall of Fame. The 47 individuals have been instrumental in building and shaping the $120.5 billion specialty food industry into the thriving business it is today. Inductees include George Gellert, Atalanta Corporation, Gary Guittard, Guittard Chocolate and Daniel Lubetzky, KIND. Those honored were nominated and selected by Association members and the Hall of Fame Committee. Established in 2015, the Hall of Fame's mission is to "honor individuals whose accomplishments, impact, contributions, innovations, and successes within the ... |
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Scottish Designer to Create U.K. Partner Country Presentation at Ambiente
The Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre will be transformed into a trend barometer and design platform revolving around tableware, kitchenware, household goods, wining and dining, as well as the home, furnishing and giving during Ambiente 2017. And the products of U.K. exhibitors will be shown in an extensive partner country presentation curated and designed by Scottish designer Janice Kirkpatrick, one of the United Kingdom’s leading graphic and product designers. Ambiente, the global consumer goods platform, named the United Kingdom as the partner country for the world’s leading consumer goods fair Feb. 10 to 14, 2017. “I am delighted that the United ... |
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Specialty Food Association Names sofi Winners
Since 1972, the sofi Awards have helped the Specialty Food Association advance culinary excellence and creativity worldwide by recognizing the outstanding work of its members. From mouthwatering sauces to delectable desserts to savory snacks, these 2016 honorees were chosen from more 3,200 entries by a national panel of culinary experts in a blind tasting. Those that reach the level of winners and finalists serve as ambassadors for the industry and represent the best of what specialty food has to offer. In all, the 2016 sofi Awards Honorees include 28 winners and 100 finalists across 28 categories. For a list of all ... |
