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Oscar Mayer Brand Unveils Adventurous Addition to Wienermobile Fleet
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile vehicle fleet has been an important part of Americana since 1936, bringing smiles and Wiener Whistles to people everywhere – but not hot dogs. That all changed last week, as the Oscar Mayer brand unveiled the Wiener Rover, an all-terrain hot dog on heavy-duty wheels that will deliver hot dogs to fans across the country. Just in time for National Hot Dog Day, the Wiener Rover is a smaller, remote-controlled and battery-powered version of the iconic vehicle. Not only is the Wiener Rover able to go off-roading over grass, dirt and rocks, but it also delivers ... |
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Operation Homefront Partners With Boston Area Dollar Tree Stores for Back-To-School BrigadeTM to Benefit Military Children
Operation Homefront and Dollar Tree Inc. have joined forces again this year to gather school supplies for military children across the country. The supplies can be purchased starting today by customers at Dollar Tree locations in the Boston area as well as the more-than-5,000 Dollar Tree and Deals stores nationwide, and placed in collection boxes in each store. The Back-to-School BrigadeTM program is a nationwide campaign by Operation Homefront and Dollar Tree. This is the seventh year that Dollar Tree has partnered with Operation Homefront for the program. Last year, Dollar Tree patrons donated more than $5 million of supplies. ... |
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Las Vegas Market Plans Education For Gourmet Retailers
An impressive lineup of gourmet industry leaders will share retail success stories, in-depth shopper insights, trends and analysis at the Summer 2015 Las Vegas Market as part of a new Gourmet Insights Networking Summit scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 4. The half-day educational program complements the launch of the new C11 permanent showroom floor for gourmet housewares, tabletop, gift and specialty food at the forthcoming Market, running Aug. 2-6, 2015. “Las Vegas Market will extend its new gourmet offerings for independent housewares retailers beyond exhibits to also include education and networking opportunities,” said Dorothy Belshaw, president of Gift & Home Décor, ... |
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Hall China Back in Business After Fire
On July 20, at approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, a fire began in the mid-section of Hall China’s East Liverpool plant in one of the three ware dryers used for reducing moisture content. The afternoon maintenance man who was on duty at the time, Brian Cronin, immediately notified the East Liverpool Fire Department as he circled the interior of the company’s plant, first ensuring that all employees were accounted for and evacuated, prior to leaving the building himself. The fire department quickly put out the blaze, but the affected dryer was destroyed. When asked why he decided to stay, Cronin said, ... |
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Retailers Hit the Classroom for Gourmet Catalog Summer Event
More than 150 top retailers and vendors in the gourmet kitchenware industry gathered for class in Atlanta at the 6th Annual Gourmet Catalog Retail Summer School during the International Gift & Home Furnishings Show. Gourmet Catalog (GC) members received exclusive and interactive classes covering new products and product demonstrations as well as in-depth product training. This event provided a personal learning experience for retailers, allowing them to interact with top principals as well as participate in an open and candid forum with vendors. This year’s new class format included one-and-a-half days of educational and hands-on 25-minute class rotations. Classes began July ... |
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Spanish Market Planned for Chicago Neighborhood
Husband and wife duo Manuel Moreno and Mara Baer plan to open The Spanish Square later this summer in Lakeview, Ill. Modeled after the Plaza del Cabildo, a marketplace located near their home in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the Cádiz province of Andalucía in southern Spain, The Spanish Square is designed to give its guests a taste of the atmosphere in an authentic Spanish plaza. The couple are passionate about Spanish food and culture, and wanted to create a space to share their love of the Spanish lifestyle with all of Chicago. “In the Spanish Square,” said Baer, “you will be ... |
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Viking Culinary Sales Director Ledbetter Passes Away
Jason Ledbetter, director of sales for Clipper Corp.’s licensed Viking Culinary brand, passed away July 12 from a heart attack at age 48. Ledbetter, a 12-year housewares industry veteran, specialized in representing quality brands to the gourmet housewares industry. Before joining Clipper, Ledbetter served in a sales leadership capacity with housewares brands Epicurean, Shun and Swiss Diamond. Ledbetter began his housewares career in 2003 as a divisional sales manager for Lodge Manufacturing, based in his home state of Tennessee. He was extremely proud of his Southern heritage. His sales philosophy was based on developing close personal relationships with his customers. ... |
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Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods Bought by Compass
Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI), an owner of leading middle market businesses, closed its acquisition of Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd., operators of Manitoba Harvest, pursuant to an agreement it entered into on June 5. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Manitoba Harvest is a pioneer and global leader in branded, hemp-based foods. The company’s products are the fastest growing in the hemp food market and among the fastest growing in the natural foods industry. Manitoba Harvest’s award-winning products are currently carried in about 7,000 retail stores across the United States and Canada. CODI owns and manages a diverse family of established North American ... |
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Browne & Co. Adds Majority Shareholders
Under a new partnership agreement, Dennis Poon and Maggie Yau have joined Browne & Co. as majority shareholders. Peter and Michael Browne of the Markham, Ontario-based business said Poon and Yau bring 20 years experience in the design, manufacture and branding of cookware and kitchenware, having co-founded one of the industry’s largest manufacturers. The Browne & Co. brand family includes its proprietary brands Bérard, Browne, Cuisipro, KitchenGrips and Thermalloy. Browne & Co. also markets and distributes brands such as AdHoc in Canada and the United States as well as Arc International, T&S, Emile Henry, Global and Swiss Diamond in the ... |
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Wüsthof-Trident of America Launches Redesigned Website for U.S. Market
Wüsthof, the premier cutlery brand coveted by professional chefs and avid home cooks, has unveiled its newly redesigned website for the U.S. market, www.wusthof.com. Strategically re-imagined to fully engage consumers with the brand, as well as motivate first-time knife shoppers to choose Wüsthof, the updated site sports an arrestingly modern design, appealing images, dynamic, media-rich content that informs and educates, and intuitive navigation. Additionally, the responsive Web design ensures that the site looks beautiful on any size display, including mobile and tablet. “We’re thrilled to announce our completely revamped website, which is now dedicated to the U.S. market,” said Annette ... |
