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Batali, La Colombe, Target Team up on Coffee Offering
Chef, author and TV personality Mario Batali has launched Caffé Italiano, a collection of Italian-style coffees, at select Target stores nationwide and online at www.target.com. The coffee is a collaboration between Batali and Todd Carmichael, founder and CEO of La Colombe, a world-renowned specialty coffee roaster. On an episode of Travel Channel’s “Dangerous Grounds,” Carmichael’s TV series based around coffee, Batali challenged Carmichael to create blends that capture the Italian coffee experience. Mario Batali Caffé Italiano is the result of that mission. “One of life’s greatest joys is sitting in an Italian café with good friends and enjoying a great ... |
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13th World Tea Expo Planned for Long Beach
Geared toward bolstering businesses of all kinds through its in-depth education program, the 13th annual World Tea Expo will take place May 6-8 in Long Beach, Calif., at the Long Beach Convention Center. This year’s agenda covers a wide variety of industry topics and tea retail strategies, including the state of the tea industry, direct trade with tea producers, sustainability and the global tea system, product quality, false marketing/labeling, growing tea commercially in the United States, marketing of organic teas, increasing sales through the latest trends, the culinary world and tea, and tea and health, among other topics. In addition ... |
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USDA Begins Organic Survey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has kicked off the Organic Survey to gather detailed data on U.S. organic agriculture production. The survey is a complete inventory of all known organic producers that are certified, exempt from certification, and transitioning to certified organic production. “Total organic product sales by farms and ranches in the United States have continued to grow over the last few years, increasing by 83 percent between 2007 and 2012,” said USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden. “These latest census results show the continued interest in organic agriculture among consumers, producers and businesses. “As we look to the ... |
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Door to Door Organics Expands Colorado Service
Door to Door Organics, a leading natural and organic online grocer, has expanded its Colorado service to Aspen and the surrounding region, including Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, El Jebel, Basalt, Snowmass, Redstone and Marble. The company began delivering farm-fresh organic produce in 2005 in Boulder, Colo., out of a 300-square-foot garage and today operates in 30 markets and 11 states in the West, Midwest and East Coast, with additional expansion plans in 2015. “Our goal is to increase convenient access to local, natural and organic foods for all conscious Colorado consumers,” said Chad Arnold, CEO of Door to Door Organics. “The ... |
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KeHE Partners With INFRA to Serve Independent Natural Food Stores
KeHE Distributors has entered into a second partnership with Minneapolis-based Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA) to service participating members in the Midwest region of the United States. The strategic alliance will enable participating INFRA members in the Midwest region to improve their purchasing position in the market and have a platform that is flexible enough to support innovation, according to a joint company statement. INFRA is a purchasing cooperative owned and governed by natural and organic food retailers of all sizes. “We are extremely proud of the results from our (initial) relationship in the Northeast region. The addition of ... |
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Gourmet Catalog Event Brings Excitement to Atlanta Show With New Product Previews
The 12th Annual Start the Year Member Conference held at AmericasMart in Atlanta was another success for Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group, the leading buying group in the housewares industry. “Our 12th annual Start the Year event was our best yet,” said Janis Johnson, president and founder of Gourmet Catalog. “We have heard such encouraging feedback from both store members and vendors on what a great event it was. Seeing everyone with a positive outlook for 2015 was encouraging and heartwarming.” The two-day, members-only conference focused on networking, new product introductions, sales demonstrations and learning opportunities. The event featured several ... |
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NuGo Nutrition Acquires Gnu Foods FiberLove
NuGo Nutrition, a fast-growing lifestyle brand in the natural foods category and maker of protein bars, has acquired Gnu Foods FiberLove bars. As the newest member of the NuGo portfolio, the fiber bars will have the same exact recipe as FiberLove bars, but marketed under a name – NuGo Fiber d’Lish – to emphasize their great taste, the company said in a statement. “There are NuGo bars to match virtually every healthy lifestyle. Knowing the benefits of diets rich in fiber – like reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes, and improved digestive health – we really wanted to offer our ... |
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HTI Buying Group to Host Conference Before Housewares Show
HTI Buying Group will host its fifth annual One Voice Conference in Chicago March 6, one day prior to the International Home + Housewares Show. HTI will provide a full day of activities that will consist of educational seminars and roundtables, followed by its Vendor Showcase from 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. The event will take place in the Vista Ballroom, McCormick Place, South Building, Level 4, Room S406A-B. Registration is $100 per person, enabling attendees to participate in three roundtable discussions with HTI retail peers, attend Bob Phibbs’ (The Retail Doctor) keynote presentation, introduction to the new Gadget of ... |
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146 Purveyors Recognized With Good Food Awards
The Good Food Awards celebrate tasty, authentic and responsibly produced items, granting awards to outstanding American food producers and the farmers who provide their ingredients. The awards were given out Jan. 10 at the annual Awards Ceremony and Marketplace at the Ferry Building in San Francisco before a crowd of about 800 people that included chefs, journalists, farmers, activists and food crafters. Author Mark Bittman, the keynote speaker, was joined by other luminaries such as Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl and Nell Newman. In their fifth year, the Good Food Awards are given to winners in 11 categories: beer, charcuterie, cheese, ... |
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Nueske’s Meats Grieves Passing of President
Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats in Wittenberg, Wis., announced the passing of Robert “Bob” D. Nueske, son of company founder R.C. Nueske and the company’s president, on Jan. 12 at the age of 67. Nueske was born on Feb. 22, 1947, and grew up working closely with his father, founder in 1933 of the family’s now third-generation smokehouse. Bob and his brother, Jim, learned from their father the tradition of patiently coaxing all of the sweet, rich smoke out of the pure Wisconsin applewood that they use to smoke all of their meats, imparting the famous flavor that is now Nueske’s ... |
