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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 ... |
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La Maison du Chocolat Marks 25th Anniversary
La Maison du Chocolat, the iconic French chocolatier, celebrated its 25th Anniversary in New York on Oct. 22 with La Nuit du Chocolat, a celebration coinciding with the reopening of its flagship boutique at 1018 Madison Ave. after a major renovation. The new boutique is the first of the company's worldwide locations to feature a new design concept and tearoom. Celebrating 25 years of continued support in New York, La Maison du Chocolat hosted La Nuit du Chocolat, with free tastings open to the public in its boutiques at 1018 Madison Ave., 63 Wall St., and 30 Rockefeller Center. The ... |
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Caramel Maker Annie B’s, B.T. McElrath Chocolatier Form Partnership
Annie B’s, a maker of caramels and popcorn, and B.T. McElrath Chocolatier have announced a merger between the two award-winning gourmet confections. According to news reports, Annie B’s purchased B.T. McElrath for a undisclosed amount and will create an umbrella company for the two brands. Through this newly formed union, Annie B’s and B.T. McElrath Chocolatier will continue to provide high quality, handcrafted excellence that customers have come to expect. And customers can look forward to innovative and delicious new products from both brands. Annie B’s Owner Amanda Henke said: “This is such an exciting time for us. Right now we’re ... |
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Sterling-Rice Group Outlines Food, Beverage Trends for 2016
A research leader on trends in the food industry, Sterling-Rice Group has identified its annual top 10 culinary trends that stand out on menus, expand onto grocery shelves, and attract consumer interest across the U.S. in the year ahead. SRG's 2016 Cutting-Edge Culinary Trends were compiled by SRG's Culinary Team led by Culinary Director Kara Nielsen and feature examples of trailblazing food and drink trends and the brands leading the way for each of them. An extension of Culinary Shifts, SRG's proprietary research based on key societal shifts affecting consumer behavior around food, the predictions provide insight for food industry companies to better develop, position, ... |
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GHTA Annual Conference Auction to Benefit Gift for Life
October 13, 2015—Gift for Life, the gift and home industries' charitable organization, announced today it will receive a portion of the proceeds from the Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA) auction held during the organization’s annual Bridgeway Collaborative Conference, November 10-12, 2015, in Austin, TX. On the evening of Wednesday, November 11, a GHTA evening social event will feature dinner, an auction and live entertainment for more than 250 conference guests. A special tequila tasting, hosted by Appleman Scahuben during the winter 2016 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market®, will be live auctioned at the event. A portion of the proceeds from the ... |
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Nate's Food Co. Enters Into an Equity Purchase Agreement
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nate Steck, President and CEO of Nate's Food Co. has announced that Southridge, an Institutional investor, has entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with Nate's Food Co. (NHMD) Southridge is dedicated to helping clients achieve their intended goals. Nate's Food Co. owns and Operates Nate's Homemade. Nate's Homemade is a food manufacturing and product development company with corporate offices in Huntington Beach, California. Their Product Development, Food Science Divisions, and their production facilities are based in Fairfield, California. They deliver delicious, pre-mixed and ready-to-cook batter in a can that makes light and airy ... |
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Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA) Executive Director Embarks on Red, White & Chocolate, a 2-Month Cross-Country Road Trip
Las Vegas, NV – October 18, 2015 (for immediate release) FCIA Executive Director Karen Bryant has embarked on a personal journey to dig deep into the US chocolate experience and chronicle it in her blog Red, White & Chocolate. Although this is a personal journey, it is sanctioned by FCIA and its Members and Friends and the public are invited to “ride along” as back seat drivers by recommending people and companies she should visit and dynamics she should explore. Bryant will interview chocolate makers, chocolatiers and key people in the industry who are molding the US chocolate experience. The ... |
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Beretta Farms Achieves Step 4 Certification as Part of the Global Animal Partnership’s 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating Program
TORONTO, October 19, 2015 – Beretta Farms will now offer fresh beef rated Step 4 by the Global Animal Partnership’s 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating program and will be sold at Whole Foods Market stores. Global Animal Partnership is a non-profit organization dedicated to continually improving farm animal welfare through their third party audited 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating program and is used by Whole Foods Market for all its beef, chicken, turkey, and pork products sold in the fresh meat case at all their stores in Canada and United States. This program is a multi-tiered rating system developed to promote and facilitate ... |
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Las Vegas Market Continues Housewares Growth
LAS VEGAS – (October 14, 2015) – Following its successful summer launch of C11 as a permanent showroom floor for gourmet housewares, tabletop, gift and specialty food, Las Vegas Market announced today that new anchor tenant HIC, Harold Import Co. and five other leading suppliers are the first of many newcomers expected to open permanent showrooms on the floor in time for the Winter 2016 Market. “This past summer’s launch of C11 was very well received by both buyers and suppliers, and these unusually early commitments for the next Market signal a robust sales cycle and continued momentum between now ... |
