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French Cheese Board Opens Concept Store in Soho
The French Cheese Board, the umbrella organization for the French dairy products, opened its first concept store for cheese in the United States in May in New York’s Soho area at 41 Spring St. Designed by French duo Ich&Kar, the concept store transforms the idea of a mere boutique into an interactive experience to discover cheese culture through an intuitive tool box: Magnetic walls to easily change the display, bespoke furniture, educative murals to learn all about French cheeses and many more innovative features. To launch the flagship location, the French Cheese Board picked a neighborhood that resonates with the ... |
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1908 Brands Acquires Appleooz
1908 Brands, a Boulder, Colo.-based manufacturer of sustainable and natural brands, has acquired Appleooz effective May. Appleooz, founded by Mark Wood in 2005, shares the same values as 1908 Brands in striving to provide healthy products to replace less-than-healthy alternatives without sacrificing taste or affordability. Appleooz produces dehydrated apple chips, a gluten-free and kid-friendly snack. Through focusing on local distributors, using apples that have imperfections and would otherwise be thrown away, and providing product to school districts at dramatically reduced prices, Wood has grown Appleooz into a well-loved local supporter of the environment and community. Wood also started a Donate ... |
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IHA’s CHESS 2016 to Examine Political, Economic, Cultural Shifts
The November presidential election will bring a change to the political, economic and cultural landscape in America with a ripple effect around the world. Housewares executives can gain insight into what to expect from these changes as experts in politics, retail and economics explore “Navigating Transitional Times…Through Political, Economic and Cultural Shifts” during the 2016 Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) Oct. 6 and 7 in Rosemont, Ill. Political pundit Charlie Cook will preview the elections in his keynote session, “Where is Our Country Headed?” on Oct. 6. For more than two decades, Cook has been Washington’s voice on all things political, ... |
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GC Buying Group Unveils Magalogue
Dallas, May 11 – GC Buying Group, formerly known as Gourmet Catalog, first opened in 1981 with a primary focus on providing a catalog service, enabling numerous independent retail members a cost effective way to distribute printed catalogs and flyers. 35 years later, GC is proud to introduce the Group’s completely redesigned and reinvigorated 2016 Spring/Summer Catalog and Flyer. “The dedicated and sophisticated consumers of our industry know what products to expect in a kitchenware catalog – that is why we created this edition to purely showcase cutting edge merchandise, and to captivate and inspire consumers to dream about ... |
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Pomi Is The First Company To Obtain The Social Footprint Certification
New York - Pomì is the premium Italian tomato brand owned by the Consorzio Casalasco del Pomodoro, the largest Italian tomato cooperative and well-known for being a leader in sustainability and transparency. This year Pomì has gained a new important certification: The Social Footprint – Product Social Identity (SFP). The Company is the first in the Italian food sector to obtain the certification. The SFP is a social map of every Pomì product based on an auditing scheme developed and implemented by a third-party certification body. In Pomì’s case, it was Bureau Veritas who awarded Pomì products with a AAA ... |
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NY Now Welcomes New and Returning Exhibitors To Summer 2016 Market
White Plains, NY, May 24, 2016 – NY NOW®, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift, is proud to welcome more than 500 new and returning exhibitors to the summer market for what promises to be one of the industry’s most exciting events this year. In total, more than 2,400 companies are slated to participate at NY NOW, with more than 40 percent of them exclusively exhibiting at the summer market. Additionally, more than 70 percent of exhibitors are planning to have exclusive product launches, continuing NY NOW’s tradition of being a global stage for brands to share their newest ... |
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Riedel Marketing Group’s Cookware Market Tracker Reveals The Growing Importance of Cookware Sets
Phoenix, AZ, May 12, 2016 – Cookware sets accounted for a significantly larger percent of cookware purchases in the first quarter of 2015 than they did in the same time period two years ago, according to the latest edition of Riedel Marketing Group’s (RMG) Cookware Market Tracker. “Over the past two years, we’ve seen a shift in the types of cookware U.S. consumers are buying,” said A.J. Riedel,Sr. Partner at Riedel Marketing Group. “The percent of people who purchased cookware sets increased by 7 points from 14% in the first quarter of 2014 to 21% in the first quarter of this year”. The ... |
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Cibus 2016 Ends On An Unprecedented High For Exhibitors, Visitors and Buyers
(Parma, 19 May 2016) - Cibus 2016, the international Italian food fair held in Parma (Italy) ends with three thousand exhibitors spread over 130 thousand square metres and 72 thousand visitors, of whom 16 thousand were foreign operators and 2,200 top buyers (in 2014 there were 67 thousand visitors and 13 thousand foreign operators). The next event is “Cibus Connect” in April 2017, which includes an international forum with food and drink experts from the world over, as well as a scaled down exhibition platform to favour matching with large-scale retailing, and Cibus2018. An observatory to monitor 'Italiansounding'food names for ... |
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Charles Viancin Opens New York Headquarters
Charles Viancin Group, known worldwide for its nature-inspired silicone lids and kitchen and bar tools, announced a global restructuring and the opening of a New York-based U.S. headquarters facility. The company also announced it named veteran housewares executive, Michael Karyo, as its general manager. Charles Viancin Group was previously affiliated with Reid and Johnson, which served as its independent U.S. agent for the past several years. The new structure, which took effect May 9, streamlines all operations—including order and inventory processing, marketing, sales and accounting—into a central location in New York. The company is currently in the transition phase, but ... |
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Pulmuone Closes Asset Purchase Agreement with Vitasoy USA
Pulmuone Foods Co. Ltd. has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Vitasoy USA Inc., which includes the Nasoya, Azumaya and San Sui brands in North America. This acquisition solidifies Pulmuone’s position as the world’s leading tofu company while strengthening its operations in South Korea, United States, Japan and China. Pulmuone had previously announced it had entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Vitasoy USA Inc. on March 24. “This acquisition provides bi-coastal production and logistics capabilities as well as a national sales and distribution platform,” said H.Y. Lee, CEO of Pulmuone Foods. “We are ... |
