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Keurig Laser-Focused on 100 Percent K-Cup Recyclability by 2020
Keurig Green Mountain Inc.’s top sustainability priority is ensuring that 100 percent of its K-Cup packs are recyclable by 2020, according to the company’s 10th annual sustainability report. The company said in a statement it is taking a “holistic approach” to find a solution to the challenge, “focusing on product design, recycling infrastructure, and the end-market development for the materials.” Keurig said it expects to make significant progress well before 2020, and is currently testing key design concepts for a K-Cup pack that can be easily separated and readily recycled in the majority of communities. This includes supporting expansion of ... |
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First Estimates of Housewares Market Size Offered by Riedel Marketing Group
Riedel Marketing Group’s 2014 Market Tracker syndicated tracking reports provide essential insight into the size of the cookware, bakeware, and kitchen gadget and tool markets in the United States. The report reveals that U.S. consumers purchased 78 million pieces of cookware, 59 million bakeware items, and 115 million kitchen gadgets and tools in 2014. Market Tracker has been collecting quarterly data on consumer purchases from all retail and online channels of distribution, and retailers, since the beginning of 2014. With four quarters of data on where consumers are buying cookware, bakeware, and kitchen gadgets and tools – and how much ... |
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Culinary Futures Chicago Event Planned During IH+HS
The sixth annual Culinary Futures Cocktail Hour and Silent Auction brings together industry professionals and friends to benefit Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), a national nonprofit organization that works with public schools to prepare at-risk students for college and careers in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Guests will enjoy dishes prepared and served by C-CAP students from nine Chicago high schools, plus a selection of fine wines and locally crafted beers, a silent auction, and music by Chicago’s premier DJ Sean Alvarez. All proceeds from this special event benefit C-CAP. The event is hosted by HIC-Harold Import Co., Conimer ... |
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Lifetime Brands to Purchase Reed & Barton
Lifetime Brands Inc., a leading global provider of branded kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home, has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets and to assume certain liabilities of Reed & Barton Corp., which has filed for bankruptcy protection. The agreement provides that Lifetime will purchase the assets pursuant to Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including completion of an auction process and bankruptcy court approval. Jeffrey Siegel, Lifetime’s chairman and CEO, commented, “Reed & Barton’s tableware business in flatware, crystal and ... |
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Las Vegas Market Gears Up for Gourmet Floor Launch
Las Vegas Market announced that 25 gourmet and specialty housewares brands have confirmed their intention to participate in the launch of a new permanent showroom floor dedicated to gourmet products – including housewares, tabletop and specialty food – debuting at the Summer 2015 Las Vegas Market, Aug. 2-6. The introduction of C11 marks the third and final phase of Las Vegas Market’s strategic growth plan to position itself as the leading buying platform for furniture, home décor and gifts in the western United States. “Our three-year strategic plan culminates this summer with the addition of a new boutique showroom floor ... |
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IHA Announces Cooking Theater Lineup for Housewares Show
Attendee favorites Cake Boss Buddy Valastro, Charm City Cakes’ Duff Goldman, Top Chef Masters champion Chris Cosentino and James Beard Award winners Stephanie Izard and Michelle Bernstein have joined the lineup of celebrity chefs appearing in the Cooking Theater during the 2015 International Home + Housewares Show, March 7-10, at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The Cooking Theater is the focal point of Savor Home, the Gourmet Food + Specialty Products category in the Dine + Design Expo in the South Building. It is jointly sponsored by KitchenAid, Wilton Brands, Robinson Home Products and WellnessMats. Also scheduled to appear are Matt Abdoo, ... |
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ContentChecked App Aimed at People With Food Allergies, Intolerances
More than 15 million people in the United States suffer from food allergies, and the number is far greater when you add in all those who develop stomach problems as a result of different foods. Content Checked Inc., a Los Angeles-based startup, has introduced a smartphone app that simplifies the process of determining the ingredients in favorite foods. “Shoppers armed with ContentChecked will be able to register their food allergies or intolerances, and then walk the aisles of their favorite supermarket simply scanning the bar codes of whichever items they are considering purchasing,” said Victoria Brodsky, ContentChecked nutritionist. “Our app can ... |
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JCPenney Serves Up First-Ever Product Line From Epicurious
JCPenney has launched its first-ever product line from Epicurious, debuting the cookware through 600 of its more than 1,000 stores this month. Through a unique collaboration with Condé Nast, this new line of Epicurious cookware is now also exclusively available on jcpenney.com.“We are thrilled that Epicurious chose JCPenney to launch its first-ever product line,” said Jan Hodges, senior vice president for home at JCPenney. “Home is an important part of our growth strategy, and partnering with Epicurious gives us the opportunity to connect our home store with millions of users who trust the experts at Epicurious.com for professionally tested recipes ... |
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NPD: Housewares and Appliances Sales Rise for Second Consecutive Year
Consumers spent more than $47 billion on small appliances, non-electric housewares products and home fashions in 2014, according to market research company The NPD Group.This nearly half-a-billion-dollar increase in spending, a 1 percent increase over 2013 home-product sales, continued the growth trajectory begun in 2013, when the industry grew by 4 percent. Sales of small kitchen appliances, bed, bath and home fashions products buoyed the industry in 2014, while most non-electric housewares continued to struggle.“Inspiration, innovation and simplification influenced consumers and product performance throughout the home in 2014,” said Debra Mednick, executive director and home industry analyst for NPD. “Following ... |
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Honey-Can-Do International Acquires Zevro
Honey-Can-Do International, provider of home storage and organization products, has acquired Zevro, a Skokie, Ill.-based provider of kitchenware products. Founded in 2003, Zevro’s line of products includes food dispensers, barware and vacuum-seal food storage containers. Many of its products include a portion control feature to promote health and weight management. “The entire Honey-Can-Do team is excited by this acquisition,” said Steve Greenspon, CEO of Honey-Can-Do. “Zevro has great product designs, and we will utilize their expertise in kitchen storage and dispensing. We look forward to continuing to grow and develop the product line.” Zevro products will be sold under the Zevro by Honey-Can-Do ... |
