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Juliska to Open New Showroom in Dallas
Dallas Market Center announced the opening of the Juliska permanent showroom for the Total Home & Gift Market, June 22-28 in Trade Mart 2420. Best known for its iconic Berry & Thread motif and bohemian glassware, Juliska offers a full assortment of ceramics, glassware, linens, lighting, flatware and home décor accessories. “Buyers are increasingly looking for unique and stylish tabletop and home decor designs,” Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center, said. “Juliska is the essence of a well-set table; buyers are not just buying another plate or home décor item, they’re buying heirlooms and conversation pieces ... |
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Beaverton Foods Hires Brand Manager
Cindy Sitton has joined Oregon’s 87-year-old specialty condiment manufacturer to help build an area of the business that represents more than 120 co-packing partners at Beaverton Foods. Sitton has been hired as Beaverton Foods’ co-packing and private label brand manager. She is responsible for managing current customers as well as recruiting new business. Additionally, she will help co-packers with their sales efforts, which will include the e-commerce sector such as working with Amazon and other digital businesses. “Everyone wants to do business with Amazon, but they don’t know how to navigate through the process,” Sitton explained. “I bring a lot ... |
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Virginia Completes Wine Promotion Resulting in New Exports
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the successful completion of a Virginia wine promotion conducted in partnership with Berry Bros. & Rudd, the oldest wine merchant company in the United Kingdom, resulting in new exports of Virginia wine to a critical international wine market. During March, Berry Bros. featured a special case of Virginia wine for sale on its website and offered all purchasers of the case the chance to win a four-day, five- night tour of Virginia wine country, sponsored and organized by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), the Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office (VWBMO), and ... |
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Coco Taps Launches Organic Certified Tapped Coconuts in Retail Health Markets
LAS VEGAS, April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Coco Taps (http://www.cocotaps.com/), a coconut water beverage system company, announced today that it received an organic certification for its fresh coconuts from California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), the leading organic certifier in North America. Coco Taps is the first beverage company in history to sell tapped, resealable unpasteurized water, directly from the coconut, that is certified organic. The coconut water remains sealed in nature's packaging until the coconuts are tapped in a certified organic plant in Los Angeles. The coconuts are distributed to natural grocers by Albert's Organics, the nation's leading distributor of ... |
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Registration for the NY NOW® Summer 2016 Market has Officially Opened
White Plains, NY, April 20, 2016 – Registration for the NY NOW® summer 2016 market has officially opened for retailers, buyers, and members of the press. NY NOW®, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift, will take place August 20-24, 2016, and will once again fill the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City with three comprehensive collections. Approximately 25,000 attendees from all 50 states and 80+ countries worldwide will have the opportunity to explore everything that NY NOW has to offer and take advantage of this unrivaled buying and sourcing experience. “NY NOW’s summer market will heat ... |
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Specialty Food Industry Sales Hit Record High of $120.5 Billion in 2015
NEW YORK (April 20, 2016) – The specialty food industry continues to be a bright spot in the U.S. economy and is now a $120.5 billion-dollar industry, largely fueled by the growth of small businesses. Specialty food sales at retail grew to $94 billion in 2015, a 19.7 percent jump since 2013, driven by product innovations and wider availability of specialty foods through mass-market outlets. Sales through foodservice outlets grew at a faster clip—27 percent to hit $26.5 billion—as U.S. consumers continue to make specialty food a part of away-from-home meal purchases. The supply chain has also embraced the importance ... |
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All-Star Chef Lineup for 2016 World Culinary Showcase Announced
CHICAGO, April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association today announced a lineup of the nation's top celebrity chefs to share their culinary know-how on the World Culinary Showcase stage at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show®, taking place at Chicago's McCormick Place from May 21-24. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn the latest cooking practices and trends from acclaimed chefs such as: MasterChef and MasterChef Jr. judge Graham Elliot, Food Network Star Champion Aarti Sequeira, as well as returning favorites like Rick Bayless, Pat Neely, Robert Irvine and more. "This year's celebrated lineup of chefs demonstrate—in real ... |
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Whitford Announces Worldwide Management Change
April 2016, Elverson, PA. Whitford Worldwide, manufacturer of the world’s largest, most complete line of fluoropolymer coatings (nonstick and decorative) for industrial and consumer industries, has announced a change in its worldwide management structure. At a recent Board of Directors meeting, Anne S. Willis was unanimously elected to the positions of president and chief executive officer of the worldwide company. Ms. Willis had been Whitford’s manager of Europe for the past 24 years, as well as head of the Global Management Team. David P. Willis Jr., founder and president of Whitford for 50 years, moves to chairman of the board. Said ... |
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Stonewall Kitchen to Label GMO Products
Award-winning specialty food manufacturer and retailer Stonewall Kitchen announced plans for a product label update and rollout to comply with the mandatory Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Labeling Law from Vermont that goes into effect on July 1. “While 90 percent of the items we self-produce are already non-GMO, we are currently working through a process to update labels for products that contain genetically modified ingredients, such as corn or soy,” said Janine Somers, director of marketing. “New products launching in June with those ingredients will be in compliance. Updated labels for existing products that include GMOs will hit store shelves ... |
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Lotus Foods Achieves B Corporation Status
Lotus Foods in Richmond, Calif., has completed its conversion to a fully certified B Corporation. Unlike traditional for-profit companies, certified benefit or B corporations are legally obligated to consider the impact of their decisions on their employees, suppliers, community, consumers, and environment. “We believe we can change the world for the better with how we do business,” said Lotus Foods Co-Founder/Co-CEO Caryl Levine. “This is the essence of being a B Corporation and was already in our company’s DNA. But going through the actual process of certification has shown us how we can be an even better company. We ... |
