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Source Atlantique Acquires Peloponnese Brand
Source Atlantique Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., has acquired the Peloponnese brand and business from Hormel Foods Corp. Peloponnese products comprise a variety of authentic Mediterranean foods harvested, processed and imported from Greece. The Peloponnese range consists of a variety of foods including olives, spreads, grape leaves, roasted sweet peppers and sesame tahini. The managements of Source Atlantique and Hormel Foods view this acquisition as an opportunity to add value for both Peloponnese and Source Atlantique’s portfolio of premium brands and products. “Acquiring Peloponnese presents us with wonderful new opportunities. The Peloponnese brand and products practically define the Mediterranean ... |
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Brandywine Import Group Takes on Novis Vita Juicer
The Brandywine Import Group acquired the U.S. distribution rights for the Novis Vita Juicer, a multifunctional juicer that offers a combination of four functions in a single appliance: juicing, pureeing, citrus pressing, and pressing and juicing together. According to Alan Senior, managing director of the Brandywine Import Group, “Most juicers have only one function, are very loud and are difficult to clean, so they are used sparingly and are likely to be stored in the cupboard. In addition, they do not extract the optimum amount of juice from vegetables and fruits. “The Vita Juicer extracts juice from veggies, presses pulp ... |
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Gourmet Catalog Plans Chicago Member Meeting
Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group (GC), a buying group for the housewares industry, will host a member meeting and breakfast March 7 at the 2015 Chicago International Home + Housewares Show (IH+HS). Independents from all experience levels will be in attendance to provide ideas and share their knowledge in problem-solving. “The peer-networking opportunities offered by GC continue to be stellar,” said Larry Oates, owner of KitchenArt in West Lafayette, Ind. “Even after 19 years in the industry, I took home a half dozen new ideas (last year) to generate traffic in my store.” Co-sponsoring the breakfast will be Groupe SEB, ... |
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National Global Innovation Award Winners Named
The International Home + Housewares Show (IH+HS) and International Housewares Association (IHA), the global sponsors and organizers of the Global Innovation Award (gia) program, have named the national winners of 2014-2015, including 25 outstanding home and housewares retailers from 24 countries. The gia program was created by the IHA and IH+HS to foster innovation and excellence in home and housewares retailing throughout the world. Since the launch of gia in 2000, there have been more than 320 gia retail award winners, from 40 countries on six continents. The 2014-2015 national gia winners are: ORGANIZZA of Argentina; Koskela of Australia; Presentes Rodriguez ... |
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Hudson’s Bay Co. and Keurig Executives Honored by Housewares Charity Foundation
Richard Baker, governor and executive chairman of Hudson’s Bay Co., and Brian Kelley, president and CEO of Keurig Green Mountain Inc., will be honored by the Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) during its 18th annual Housewares Charity Foundation Gala.Baker and Kelley will receive Humanitarian of the Year awards during the gala, which will take place the evening of March 9 during the 2015 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. Proceeds will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the HCF’s legacy charity, and Save the Children. Since the first gala in 1998, the HCF has raised more than $27 million ... |
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Mintel Names Five Key 2015 Food and Beverage Trends
Market intelligence company Mintel has released the five key trends set to impact the food and drink market in the United States in 2015. As January draws to a close, many Americans find themselves in one of two categories: ditching their resolution or committing to a healthier lifestyle for the long haul. A look at the major food and drink trends occupying American dinner tables in 2015 tells the story of healthy lifestyles, “clean” ingredients, at-home gourmands, value consciousness and e-commerce specialty products, according to Mintel.Utilizing research, data and trends from across Mintel’s extensive product portfolio, and expert analysis from ... |
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Tim Hortons Launches Salted Caramel Flavor Collection
This month, Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop is delivering a combination of sweet and salty to flavor lovers with the launch of its new Salted Caramel beverage and baked goods collection.“Salted caramel is an on-trend flavor in the culinary world that is becoming widely popular and being featured everywhere from bake shops to high-end restaurants,” said Kate O’Shaughnessy Jung, director of marketing, Tim Hortons U.S. “Our guests will enjoy this sweet and savory combination now applied to some of their favorite Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop treats.”Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop, which has 4,590 restaurants, including 869 ... |
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Celeb Chefs Headline Cooking Theater Lineup at Housewares Show
Top Chef Masters champion Rick Bayless and Top Chef “Fan Favorite” Fabio Viviani head the lineup of celebrity chefs appearing in the Cooking Theater at the 2015 International Home + Housewares Show, March 7-10 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.Also appearing this year will be Food Network chef Aarón Sánchez, “The Queen of Southern Cooking” Paula Deen, “The Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond and James Beard Award-winner Ming Tsai. The Cooking Theater is the focal point of Savor Home, the revitalized Gourmet Food + Specialty Products category in the Dine + Design Expo in the South Building. On hand will be exhibitors of ... |
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Best NY NOW Tabletop, Housewares Products Named
Five companies won the winter 2015 edition of the semiannual Tabletop + Gourmet Housewares Best New Product Awards, with Sagaform’s Mini Greenhouse Planter recognized as Best of Market. Additional winners were recognized for excellence in four categories – cooking, dining, gourmet accessories and kitchen preparation – and all five honorees qualify to compete for NY NOW’s Best of HOME Award, to be determined by online Facebook balloting at http://bit.ly/NYNOW_BNP_HOME during the winter 2015 edition of NY NOW, the Market for Home + Lifestyle. In addition to the Best of Market distinction, Tabletop + Gourmet Housewares Best New Product Awards were ... |
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Lucky’s Market Enters Michigan With Ann Arbor Location
Lucky’s Market will open its first natural and organic grocery store in Michigan on Feb. 25 in the Burns Park neighborhood of Ann Arbor. Opening-day activities include a bacon-cutting ceremony and a presentation of more than $40,000 of donation support to local nonprofit organizations such as The Family Learning Institute’s Brain Boot Camp; Dawn Farm; Ozone House’s WorkZone Program and Food Gatherers’ Community Kitchen Job Training Program. The Ann Arbor store is the ninth store nationwide for Lucky’s Market, a Boulder, Colo.-based retailer that has stores in Gainesville, Fla., Columbia, Mo., Ellisville, Mo., Billings, Mont., Louisville, Ky., Longmont, Colo., Columbus, ... |
