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Five Celebrity Chefs Honored on New U.S. Stamps
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has released a new series of stamps honoring five celebrity chefs, including James Beard, Julia Child, Joyce Chen, Edna Lewis and Felipe Rojas-Lombardi. The stamps were officially released last week. It was determined to honor chefs after the Postmaster General’s office was flooded with requests to celebrate the culinary arts. And how did the postal service narrow the field of chefs to honor? The selected chefs represent a wide array of cuisines reflecting the “melting pot” of American culture, Susan McGowan, the USPS director for stamp services and corporate licensing, told Today.com. “These chefs ... |
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U.S. Consumers Gravitate Toward European-Style Appliances
European housewares and appliances tend to be smaller and more energy-efficient because living quarters there tend to be smaller and utility costs higher than in the U.S. But with more U.S. consumers flocking from the suburbs to urban dwellings, the need for smaller, chic European-style appliances is on the rise, according to a report in USA Today. Indeed, America’s cities are growing, with 2.3 million more urban dwellers in 2013 than the prior year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. “One of the big factors is the physical dimension of the products themselves, given the historical differences of living space ... |
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Door to Door Organics Opens Larger Warehouse in Chicago
Online retailer Door to Door Organics is expanding its footprint in Chicago with a new 25,000-square-foot warehouse, which is more than three times larger than its previous capacity. Located in the city’s Bridgeport neighborhood, the new warehouse replaces an 8,000-square-foot facility in Chicago’s Far West Side, which the retailer had been using since 2010. The warehouse space was needed to house the retailer’s expanding product mix. The retailer now has 3,500 local, organic and natural grocery stock keeping units (SKUs), after recently adding 1,000 products to its mix, including frozen foods, pantry staples, ethnic foods, vegan options, gluten-free items, non-GMO ... |
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Consumers Snack More on Specialty Foods
Specialty food consumers are spending more of their food dollars on specialty food this year, with millennials gravitating toward specialty snacks and on-the-goal meals, according to new research from the Specialty Food Association. Overall, specialty food shoppers say they are spending one in four of their food dollars on specialty food, up from one in five in 2013. Their top picks are chocolate, olive oil and cheese, but tea is gaining ground, making it into the top 10 foods specialty food consumers report buying this year. A generation gap, however, is evident. Younger adults report spending more on specialty food ... |
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More Than 4,700 Exhibitors Expected at Ambiente
Ambiente, which will be hosted once again at the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre in February 2015, is expecting more than 4,700 exhibitors. The United States is the partner country for Ambiente 2015, whose categories span the complete spectrum of consumer goods for the table, kitchen and household, as well as giving, the home and furnishings. The show will run from Feb. 13-17, 2015. “Ambiente is the unrivaled business platform for the global consumer-goods industry. Products from almost 90 countries [will be on display] in an area the size of more than 46 football fields,” said Nicolette Naumann, vice president, ... |
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California Introduces Olive Oil Quality Standards
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has approved grading and labeling standards for California olive oil, which are scheduled to take beginning Friday, in time for the upcoming olive harvest season. The standards were recommended by the recently formed California Olive Oil Commission – brought into existence by olive oil producers in recognition of their fast-growing industry. The standards will set California-specific guidelines that will apply to handlers producing 5,000 gallons or more of olive oil made from olives grown in California. Importers and distributors of bulk olive oil produced outside of California as well as smaller-scale, in-state millers ... |
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Canadian Specialty Grocer Pusateri’s Plans Fourth Store
Oakville Place, a development in Oakville, Ontario, will be anchored by the addition of a new Pusateri’s Fine Foods. The opening of Pusateri’s is part of a $30 million dollar renovation that RioCan Oakville Place will be commencing in spring 2015, and is scheduled to be completed in late 2016. “We are pleased to see that our recent investments in a thriving center, with a strong loyal following of shoppers and tenants, has drawn the attention of a high-quality retailer such as Pusateri’s,” said Edward Sonshine, CEO of RioCan. “Pusateri’s brings their reputation of being one of the finest specialty ... |
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Dream Foods Expands With Casa Mexicana Brand Buy
Dream Foods International, a specialist in organic juices and natural ethnic foods based in Santa Monica, Calif., has acquired the Casa Mexicana brand from Hispanic Specialty Brands LLC to join the other natural and specialty brands owned by Dream Foods. “The Casa Mexicana brand is a great addition to our portfolio” said Adriana Kahane, founder of Dream Foods International. “It expands our presence to the dry grocery category and allows us to service the fast-growing Hispanic food trends in the market.” “As a leader in the natural channel, Dream Foods is a great strategic partner for Casa Mexicana,” said Roni ... |
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CHESS Event to Examine Consumer Purchasing Path
Industry experts and senior housewares executives will explore what navigating omni-channel retailing means to housewares suppliers during the 2014 Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS), Oct. 7-8 in Rosemont, Ill. CHESS is the strategic and networking event for industry leaders. It is designed for chief officers of all IHA member companies and their top decision-makers, and features sessions on design and innovation, digital commerce, social media, capital acquisition, retail trends and more. The program opens Oct. 7 with a keynote session featuring a blue-ribbon panel of housewares CEOs exploring the “Housewares Hot-Seat: Securing Your Place Along the Purchase Path.” Moderated by ... |
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New illy Cup Collection Supports Artists, Promotes Coffee Sustainability
A limited-edition illy cup collection being sold in the United States goes beyond promoting the sipping of beautiful espressos and cappuccinos to relay a message about coffee-growing communities and sustainable coffee production around the world, while also supporting creative artists in coffee-producing countries with an opportunity to have their work seen by millions. The cup collection is tied to the upcoming EXPO Milano in 2015 and will include a total of 10 cups representing the works of creative artists from emerging regions, including coffee-producing countries ranging from Ethiopia and Honduras to Costa Rica, Guatemala and others. Officially named the sustainArt ... |
