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La Colombe Coffee Roasters Welcomes Founder of Chobani as its Sole Investor
La Colombe Coffee Roasters, an industry-leading quality-coffee company, announced that it has welcomed Hamdi Ulukaya, renowned food entrepreneur and founder, CEO, and chairman of Chobani LLC, America’s No. 1 Greek yogurt brand, as its sole investor. La Colombe CEO and co-founder Todd Carmichael and co-founder JP Iberti will continue to lead the company in their current capacities, and Ulukaya will serve as an investor and the majority owner of the company with no board responsibilities and will continue to serve as chairman & CEO of Chobani. “Amazing things happen over coffee, and meeting Todd and JP was one of them,” ... |
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Chefs Taste Challenge Winners Announced
Chef Hari Pulapaka of Cress Restaurant, Deland, Fla., was named the winner of the Gold award at the inaugural Farm to Table Chefs Taste Challenge (CTC), which took place Aug. 7, 2015, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. His winning creation was “NOLA – New Old Latin Asian,” which featured Hatch Green Chile Panna Cotta, Smoked Redfish Brandade, Redfish Ceviche, Eggplant Massaman. Chef Richard Jones of Green Door Gourmet, Nashville, Tenn., took home Silver honors for his dish, Shrimp & Grits. His dish consisted of Ramp Butter-poached Louisiana Shrimp on Garbanzo Grits with Pickled Okra, Smoky Green ... |
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Denver-Based Luna Gourmet Acquires Iconic Boyer’s Coffee Brand
Boyer’s Coffee is celebrating 50 years of coffee excellence this year. However, a new family will serve the birthday cake. The Boyer’s Coffee brand has recently been acquired by local, family-owned Luna Gourmet Coffee & Tea Company. This adds the Boyer’s Coffee brand to an already distinguished family of brands, including Boulder Organic Coffee, Luna Roasters and Boca Java. The acquisition of the Boyer’s Coffee brand, land, buildings and other assets is the company’s fourth acquisition in the past 10 years. Luna Gourmet has become a powerhouse in the coffee industry with offerings that cross the coffee spectrum. The executives’ ... |
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Winners of NY NOW Summer 2015 Eco Choice Awards Announced
From 30 finalists in three categories, three exhibitors – Trio of Yew Wood Hand-Turned Bowls by Phil Gautreau Wood Design LLC; Vintage Heirloom Rugs and Pillows by Shupaca; and Bamboo Straws by Bambu – were named winners of the 12th semiannual Eco Choice Awards in the Most Sellable, Most Sensitive Use of Materials and Most Innovative categories, respectively. Award-winning products will be showcased within the SustainAbility: design for a better world® display at the summer 2015 edition of NY NOW®, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift, to be held Aug. 15-19, at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. ... |
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Frontier Soups Grows Into New Facility
Frontier Soups in Gurnee, Ill., has expanded its operations into a larger facility to accommodate the steady growth of its non-GMO, gourmet soup mixes and planned future growth. The new facility in Gurnee houses all of Frontier Soups operations, including corporate headquarters, production and warehousing/shipping. It includes significantly larger warehouse space, a full on-site product development and quality control kitchen, larger office space to accommodate growing staffing needs, and upgraded telephone and data systems, said Trisha Anderson, company founder. In addition, the new production areas allow for layout efficiencies resulting in increased capacity and can accommodate added equipment for anticipated ... |
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Specialty Food Association Honored for Hunger Relief Efforts
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has been awarded a Power of A Gold Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its work to help reduce hunger and increase food recovery via the grant making, education and industry events of its Specialty Food Foundation. The foundation, established in 2014, in its first year gave $250,000 in grants to support 14 innovative organizations in 10 states that are working to address hunger and improve food recovery. They include the Portland Fruit Tree Project in Portland, Ore., which harvests and distributes fruit from urban fruit trees that would otherwise go to waste; and ... |
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Source Atlantique President Joel Schuman Dies
Joel Schuman, 62, president of Source Atlantique, died following a multi-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Schuman was founding partner and managing director and served as president of the Englewood Cliffs, N.J.-based importer and marketer of specialty foods for more than 24 years. Previously, Schuman was vice president of sales and marketing at Liberty Richter; president of Cosmo Food; and president of Franzen North America. “Joel Schuman was a passionate foodie and entrepreneur who turned that passion into building one of the leading independent specialty food importer/master distributors in the USA. Joel had an encyclopedic knowledge of the industry and ... |
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Housewares Show Exhibitors Featured on “The Big Pitch”
Several exhibitors from the 2015 International Home + Housewares Show were featured on “The Big Pitch,” a new TV program from Kevin Harrington of “Shark Tank” fame. Harrington and his crew filmed product pitches from 25 exhibitors during the Home + Housewares Show in March in Chicago and then selected 11 that were the best-of-the-best, according to “Big Pitch” producers. The program airs on the Fox Business Network. “Because the International Home + Housewares Show is not open to the public, programs such as ‘The Big Pitch’ provide consumers with a glimpse of the new products they will be seeing ... |
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KeHE Expands Partnership With Albertsons
KeHE Distributors of Naperville, Ill., has been selected by Albertsons Companies Inc. as the primary distribution partner for natural and organic, specialty and fresh products to its nationwide network of more than 2,200 grocery stores in 33 states and the District of Columbia. The award significantly expands KeHE’s existing business with the company, particularly in the western United States. Mike Leone, KeHE’s chief commercial officer, said, “Our account team has delivered superior operational results and helped Albertsons Companies grow its business. This decision is an affirmation of that.” With KeHE’s new distribution center in northern California and planned upgrades this ... |
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H-E-B Grocery Announces 25 Finalists in Quest for Texas Best Contest
H-E-B’s Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best contest has made one thing very clear: Texans are creative. This year’s variety and flavorful entries ignited the judges’ taste buds as they whittled more than 400 submissions from across the Lone Star State to 25 exceptional finalists. Quest for Texas Best contest submissions came from 74 Texas towns, yielding a delicious mix of sauces, salsas, spices, sweets and spreads along with meats and mixes. In two qualifying rounds, submissions were judged based on taste and flavor, customer appeal, value, uniqueness, market potential, and differentiation from products already available at most H-E-B stores. ... |
