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U.S. Retail Cheese Sales Grow to $17 Billion
American's longstanding love for cheese spurred growth in the natural and specialty cheese market to sales of $17 billion in 2015, according to a recent report by market research publisher Packaged Facts. Since 2011, this mature food industry segment has enjoyed a modest compound annual growth rate of 4 percent. America's aforementioned love of cheese, combined with snacking trends and wider availability of quality cheese at more affordable prices, have been the primary catalysts for the uptick, according to Cheese: Natural and Specialty Cheeses in the U.S. and Global Markets, 6th Edition. "The cheese market is appropriately ripe and the ... |
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HIC/Harold Import Launches Useful Tool Newsletter
HIC/Harold Import Co. has launched The Useful Tool consumer newsletter, designed to educate consumers about the breadth of products the company offers, while inspiring home chefs with culinary insight, recipes, tips, and so much more. The company’s wide collection of award-winning products will serve as the springboard for consumer-focused content, which includes everything from product knowledge to recipes to how-to videos. From time to time, subscribers will enjoy insights from culinary stars including Rose Levy Beranbaum, Elizabeth Karmel and Helen Chen. It will also include interviews with the Fante’s family, inspiration from Mrs. Anderson’s Baking and insight on pasta-making from ... |
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UNFI Completes Haddon House Purchase
United Natural Foods Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests of Haddon House Food Products Inc. and certain affiliated entities as well as certain real estate on financial terms previously announced. The company financed the purchase price for Haddon with borrowings under the company’s revolving credit facility. The final purchase price is subject to a customary post-closing net working capital adjustment. With the completion of the transaction, Haddon is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of UNFI, and will continue to operate as Haddon House Food Products Inc. Founded in 1960 by the Anderson family, ... |
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Portmeirion Group Acquires UK Fragrance Manufacturer
New York, NY - May 2016 - Portmeirion Group is delighted to announce that it has acquired Lighthouse Holdings, one of the UK's largest home fragrance manufacturers, in a deal worth over $19.9 million. Lighthouse own scented candle, reed diffuser and home fragrances manufacturer Wax Lyrical, which exports to over 40 countries across the world. The Lake District based company is one of the UK's leading home fragrance businesses with its Wax Lyrical and Colony brands being sold in high quality stores. Other ranges are also produced for some of the world's leading luxury brands. In the year to 31 ... |
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Dallas Market Center Announces Speaker Lineup for June’s Total Home & Gift Market
DALLAS – May 6, 2016 – Dallas Market Center today announced Egypt Sherrod, Dann Foley and Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva, as the keynote speakers for the Total Home & Gift Market, June 22-28. “We have an exceptional lineup of speakers joining us in June,” Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center, said. “Egypt Sherrod, Dann Foley and Toma Clark Haines are all very well-versed, highly knowledgeable professionals who provide a wide range of insights and knowledge from real estate ventures to design and home trends for our buyers.” Known as America’s most beloved real ... |
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Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Award More Than $150,000 in Prizes to Deserving Schools
Silver Spring, Md. (May 9, 2016) – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), a broad-based not-for-profit organization whose mission is to help reduce childhood obesity, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced today the winners of the 2016 Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes and Smart from the Start Awards, annually offered incentive programs from the Together Counts™ program. Designed to encourage students to live active and healthy lives, these programs aim to increase the impact of health and wellness programs both in and out of school, and will award more than $150,000 ... |
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A Successful Alimentaria In Barcelona Confirms The Upsurge In International Business and Domestic Demand
Alimentaria goes even further. At the edition marking its 40th anniversary, the great Spanish food and drink fair, which closes today at the Gran Via Exhibition Centre in Barcelona, managed to attract visitors from 157 countries (16 more than in 2014), underlining its international pulling power and efficient role at galvanising exports for sector companies. The show also left a very positive impact on attendees, as shown by the reactivation of domestic demand in view of the rise in consumption. The 4,000 exhibitors came from 78 different countries and of the 140,000 registered visitors, 32% were international, reflecting the tremendous ... |
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Corkcicle Receives Red Dot Product Design Award for Canteen And Tumbler
The Corkcicle team is excited to announce that its innovative Canteen and Tumbler Series has been awarded a red Dot Product Design Award. Among 5,200 entries, only 1,300 achieve a Red Dot award. This showcases Corkcicle’s penchant for trailblazing in the consumer marketplace. “On behalf of Corkcicle, we are humbled and honored to garner the Red Dot Product Design Award for our Canteen and Tumbler. It’s one of the highest honors that a product line can receive, and we’re excited to keep pushing the envelope and achieve such recognition,” said Stephen Bruner, partner at Corkcicle. The Canteen and Tumbler were ... |
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Underground TurnStyle at Columbus Circle Opens
TurnStyle, a first of its kind underground marketplace inside the Columbus Circle 59th Street subway station, has transformed a major concourse that had been closed since 2009 into a lively shopping and dining destination. The 30,000-square-foot, $14.5 million project is located within a completely renovated 325-foot-long passageway leading from 57th Street and Eighth Avenue to the A, B, C, D and No. 1 train platforms at 59th Street, Columbus Circle. TurnStyle features 39 retail and food vendors including 12 boutique shops, 20 gourmet eateries and a series of pop-up vendor kiosks. "We bring choice, convenience and modern, clean design to ... |
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Peugeot Supports James Beard Foundation as House Purveyor
Peugeot, a world leader in mills since 1840, is now a house purveyor to the James Beard House, which sponsors more than 200 culinary events annually to celebrate the art of cooking while showcasing established and emerging chefs. Defined by its French heritage, generations of expertise and commitment to quality and innovation, the Peugeot brand offers pepper and spice mills, coffee mills, fresh mills and wine accessories. “We’re proud to be associated with the James Beard House, where the public and press can mingle with culinary stars and experts. We’re in good company there as one of the prestige brands chosen ... |
