| GO TO FINE CHEESE & CHARCUTERIE | ABOUT | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | NEWS HEADLINES | CUSTOM PUBLICATIONS | RETAIL FOODSERVICE |
News
Williams-Sonoma Introduces Recipe App
Williams-Sonoma, in collaboration with Weldon Owen Publishing, a division of Bonnier Corp. and Culinate Inc., has released a mobile-optimized version of the Williams-Sonoma Recipe of the Day app on Apple’s App Store. The innovative app delivers a seasonally appropriate recipe every day of the year, from a selection of Williams-Sonoma’s starters, salads, sides, soups, main dishes and desserts. The app’s built-in search tools allow users to filter recipes based on course, season, technique, ingredient or dietary preference. A recently released iPad version of the application has been consistently featured by Apple as a “Best New App” and it has ... |
|
Paula Deen Returns Via EVINE Multimedia Shopping Outlet
EVINE Live Inc., a digital commerce company, debuted Paula Deen’s Kitchen March 25, including giving fans an opportunity to interact with Deen and her family in live Google+ Hangouts online. Deen, who has authored 14 cookbooks that have sold more than 11 million copies, teamed with EVINE Live to sell a line of food and pantry products, as well as offer recipes. “We’re thrilled to finally debut Paula Deen’s Kitchen,” said Russell Nuce, chief strategy officer of EVINE Live. “Our viewers have been buzzing with excitement on social media since we announced on Feb. 13 that she would be ... |
|
First Chilewich Store Wins Two Design Awards
Design firm De-Spec has won two prestigious awards for The Chilewich Store in the Flatiron District in New York – the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) ‘Interior Design Competition’ Award and the New York Chapter of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design Merit Award for Interiors. The IIDA awards, now in their 42nd year, celebrate originality and excellence in the design and furnishing of interior spaces. “These competitive arenas showcase the dynamic creativity and innovation in the design industry,” said Cheryl S. Durst, executive vice president and CEO. “We are proud to honor entries that so strongly reinforce the ... |
|
Housewares Charity Foundation Gala Raises More Than $2 Million
The Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) raised more than $2.3 million for charity at its 18th annual gala during the International Home + Housewares Show. Proceeds from the event, held at Chicago’s Navy Pier, benefited The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the HCF’s legacy charity, along with Save the Children, an organization that invests in childhood – every day, in times of crisis and for the future. This year’s gala honored Richard Baker, governor and executive chairman of Hudson’s Bay Co., and Brian Kelley, president and CEO of Keurig Green Mountain Inc., as Humanitarians of the Year. Co-chairs for the event ... |
|
Char Crust's BBQ Rubs Win Two Awards
Char Crust Inc. won first and third place for two of its rubs and seasonings in the National Barbecue Association’s (NBBQA) annual Awards of Excellence (AOE) competition. “We’ve placed well in past AOE competitions, but this is our first gold medal. When we got the news, my jaw hit my keyboard,” said Susan Eriksen, vice president. More than 500 products are submitted each year to the AOE competition. Char Crust won first place for its Southwest Chipotle rub and seasoning, a zesty blend of smoky ancho and chipotle chilies from Santa Fe mixed with cilantro and other Southwest spices. The ... |
|
Gourmet Catalog Hosts Successful Member Meeting at the Housewares Show
Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group experienced an eventful 2015 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago where it hosted a successful meeting and welcomed five new retail members to the organization. New members signed up in Chicago include Atlas Valley Purveyors, Lafayette, Colo.; Charles Department Store, Katonah, N.Y.; Chocolate Bliss & Kitchen Essentials, Japer, Ind.; Kitchen Outfitters, Crystal Lake, Ill.; and Zest!, Lititz, Pa. More than 125 people participated in the pre-show meeting and breakfast, which kicked off with group discussions where members shared advice and operational wisdom with each other. “There is no substitute for the networking and gathering ... |
|
Tom Mirabile: Help Consumers Live the Lives They Want to Lead
In order to innovate and succeed in today’s complex marketplace, housewares retailers and manufacturers need to focus their strategy, listen to the consumer, deliver more value, enable creativity and experience and engage consumers in new ways, lifestyle trend forecaster Tom Mirabile told attendees during the recent International Home + Housewares Show. “You have to ask yourself: ‘Am I just putting a product out on the market or out on my store floor? Or am I enabling people to live the kind of lives they want to lead?’” Mirabile said during his seminar titled, “Back to Basics: The Essentials of Success.” ... |
|
Natural Products Expo West Shatters Attendance Record
The 35th annual Natural Products Expo West, the world’s largest natural, organic and healthy products event, grew 7.2 percent this year, bringing together more than 71,000 industry members, more than 2,700 exhibiting companies and 634 first-time exhibitors. Co-located with Natural Products Expo West was Engredea, the event to source new ingredients, packaging, technologies, equipment and services for cutting-edge products, and the Fresh Ideas Organic Marketplace, an outdoor event that combines a traditional farmers’ market feel with the business-building power of a trade show. Because of demand, event space was expanded to encompass the entire Anaheim Convention Center campus. In addition ... |
|
Five Retailers Named gia Global Honorees
Retailers from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Turkey and the United Kingdom were named 2015 Global Innovation Award (gia) Global Honorees by the International Home + Housewares Show (IH+HS) and the International Housewares Association (IHA), the global sponsors and organizers of the gia program. Honorees were Koskela, Australia; Presentes Rodriquez, Brazil; Hudson’s Bay, Canada; Jumbo, Turkey; and John Lewis, United Kingdom. The global gia jury, consisting of four retail/visual merchandising experts and seven editors and publishers of co-sponsoring housewares trade publications from around the world, selected the gia Global Honorees from the winners previously chosen in their respective countries by the national ... |
|
Clif Bar Breaks Ground for Sustainable Bakery in Idaho
Clif Bar & Co., a leading maker of nutritious and organic foods and drinks, broke ground for its first owned and operated bakery in Twin Falls, Idaho. With a focus on people and sustainability, the new 275,000-square-foot bakery will help the company meet growing demand for organic energy and nutrition bars. Construction on the bakery begins in April, and the bakery plans to open in spring 2016. When fully operational, it will create more than 200 jobs. “Beautifully designed, sustainable and people-inspired, the Twin Falls bakery showcases our company values and our desire to serve as a community partner to ... |
