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Meal Kit Firm HelloFresh Enlists Chef Jamie Oliver for Recipe Help
Jamie Oliver Limited and the international meal kit delivery brand HelloFresh have teamed up to make it even easier for people to cook from scratch in their own homes. Both Jamie Oliver and HelloFresh want to empower people to make better food choices and cook using fresh ingredients, no matter what their lifestyle. The Jamie Oliver Limited and HelloFresh partnership extends across six countries in which HelloFresh is active –the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Austria. Starting January 2016, HelloFresh customers can choose Oliver's recipes to add to their boxes. Recipes are designed to meet the needs ... |
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Iittala’s Ruutu Vases Honored by Cooper Hewitt
Iittala’s Ruutu vases have been added to the National Design Museum Permanent Collection at the Cooper Hewitt. Updating the museum’s holding of Scandinavian and contemporary glass, Ruutu joined previously selected Iittala glassware by Tapio Wirkkala in this curated collection. Iittala’s first collaboration with Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Ruutu is a series of 10 vases in five sizes and seven colors. Meaning diamond in Finnish, Ruutu is created from mouth-blown glass in Iittala’s Finland factory. Each vase takes seven craftsman 24 hours to produce. Precise execution of a well-conceived design made Ruutu a natural fit for a museum devoted to advancing ... |
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Gourmet Catalog Offers Updated eNewsletter to Members
Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group has developed and launched a new eNewsletter for store members to use as marketing collateral twice monthly, with the subscriber base growing 167 percent since July. The GC eNewsletter facilitates effective and consistent communication from the store to the consumer, allowing stores to distribute informative and useful information that highlights product lines in an appealing and engaging style. “Beautifully styled with fun tidbits and creative ideas, the recipes in Gourmet Catalog’s eNewsletter are well received and appreciated by our customers,” said Julia Strzesieski of Cole Hardware in San Francisco. Content for the eNewsletter is ... |
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Devocion Announces the Inauguration of its new Exclusive Farm Program for Wholesale Clients
NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Raising the traceability and transparency bars for third wave coffee roasters, Devocion - the Colombian brand that entered the U.S. market in November 2014 with the debut of a roasting facility in Brooklyn, NY - announced today the inauguration of its new Exclusive Farm Program for wholesale clients. The game-changing initiative affords operators the truly unique opportunity to claim the global exclusive for coffee made from beans grown on a single Colombian farm, one whose beans will not be available to any other end user. Devocion will act as the facilitator to establish ... |
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Las Vegas Market Predicts Record Growth to Continue
LAS VEGAS – (October 30, 2015) – Las Vegas Market’s record gains in both vendor participation and retail attendance are expected to continue for the Winter 2016 Las Vegas Market, January 24-28, 2016, at World Market Center Las Vegas, with significant new resources enhancing the Market’s current 2,700+ suppliers, as well as an exceptional educational programming, trend analysis and networking events adding value to the overall Market experience. Highlights include continued expansion in the gourmet, housewares and casual/outdoor furniture categories; enrichment of better home décor offerings; expansion of temporary exhibits into two Pavilions; and the enhancement of top furniture, gift and ... |
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Bevolution Group Expands Portfolio with Acquisition of Tropics® Mixology
CHICAGO, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bevolution Group, a leader in the manufacture of shelf-stable and frozen beverage products, today announced its acquisition of Tropics® Mixology, which has become a well-known and trusted player in the premium cocktail mix and smoothie category. Tropics® Mixology's high-quality, innovative product portfolio enjoys strong brand equity in the restaurant, convenience store and hospitality segments, serving customers in the continental U.S., the Caribbean and internationally. The Tropics® broad line of premium beverage mixes complements Bevolution Group's already robust selection of shelf-stable and frozen juices, juice-based drinks, cocktail mixes, lemonades, energy drinks, teas, flavor shots, thickened & ... |
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Try The World, Gourmet Subscription Box Service To Debut Special Edition Holiday Box & Holiday Pop-Up Store
NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Try The World, a unique gourmet subscription box service, launched their special limited edition Holiday Box on November 1. The box has been put together by a team of curating experts, including David Rosengarten, cookbook author, food critic and host of over 2,500 Food Network television shows. Try The World offers a sample of delectable food from around the world, specially curated by expert chefs and delivered to homes around the United States. For the holiday season this year, Try The World will also debut a unique 800 square foot pop-up store at Wallplay ... |
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Peet’s Coffee & Tea to Acquire A Majority Stake in Intelligentsia Coffee
Emeryville, CA and Chicago, IL (October 30, 2015) - Peet's Coffee & Tea and Intelligentsia Coffee today announced an agreement in which Peet's will acquire a majority stake in Intelligentsia, the pioneer of the third wave coffee movement. Intelligentsia will continue to operate independently and have full access to Peet's resources and scale. Intelligentsia co-founders Doug Zell and Emily Mange as well as co-owner Geoff Watts will retain a significant stake in the business and stay actively involved in the company's operations. Peet's will continue to pursue its growth strategy across its retail cafes, wholesale and grocery. Terms of the ... |
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Gourmet Catalog Adds 19 Members
After adding seven store members at Chicago’s 2015 International Home and Housewares Show in March, reaching 350 retail locations, Gourmet Catalog and Buying Group’s membership base has continued to climb, adding 19 members since that time. The Group has welcomed a total of 32 new additions in 2015 with the majority of the fourth quarter ahead. “Although the number of stores represented by Gourmet Catalog has increased each year since 1981, I have been most moved by the growing strength of existing relationships among members,” said Janis Johnson, president and founder of Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group. “We have built ... |
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Companies Create West Coast Candy, Gourmet Food Distributor
Nassau Candy Distributors Inc. and J. Sosnick & Son have combined the West Coast distribution operations of Nassau Candy West in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and J. Sosnick in South San Francisco into a new business called Nassau-Sosnick Distribution Co. LLC. J. Sosnick has been a fixture in the San Francisco confectionery and gourmet food markets since 1906. As a leader in the San Francisco and Los Angeles marketplaces, J. Sosnick has supplied customers across the Western United States with more than 10,000 candy and gourmet food products. "By combining our efforts, this brings together two great families and years of experience to make one great distributor to the West Coast across ... |
