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Two U.S. Companies Win SIAL Innovation Awards
Two U.S. companies – Brooklyn Brew Shop and Pereg Gourmet – were honored at the Salon International de l’Agroalimentaire (SIAL) Innovation Awards and exhibition in Paris last week. New York-based Brooklyn Brew Shop won top honors in two categories – Alcoholic Beverages and Food Retail – for its Beer Making Kit, while Pereg Gourmet won a SIAL Innovation Selection award.Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Beer Making Kit to make at-home brew was one of 16 grand-prize-winners selected from 1,757 entries, which were narrowed down to 675 products in September by SIAL’s Selection Committee comprised of food specialists. The kit – which contains ... |
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Most Americans Confused on Olive Oil Benefits, Terminology and Uses
More than half of olive oil users say choosing an olive oil is confusing because they aren’t sure what’s important, with only 25 percent considering themselves “very knowledgeable” about olive oil, according to a new study conducted by the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA).Currently only four in 10 American consumers use olive oil, accounting for approximately 15 percent of retail sales volume compared to other cooking oils.“There remains a lot of work to be done to help make olive oil a mainstay in kitchens across the U.S.,” said Eryn Balch, executive vice president, NAOOA, based in Neptune, N.J. “The ... |
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Southern Season, Chef Vivian Howard Collaborate on Holiday Promotion
Southern Season has entered into an exclusive partnership with Chef Vivian Howard of the PBS series “A Chef’s Life,” who is also a Peabody Award-winner and James Beard Award finalist in 2014. The collaboration, a first for both the North Carolina-born chef and the North Carolina-based gourmet marketplace, launches just in time for the holidays. As part of her collaboration with Southern Season, Howard selected the components for a range of gift baskets that will appear in a special Vivian Howard section of Southern Season’s famed holiday catalog and online. She carefully chose items that mean something special to her and reflect her ... |
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IHA Launches “Inspired Home” Online Resource
As savvy consumers increasingly turn to the Web to select kitchen utensils, organization tools, cookware pieces, home décor and more, the International Housewares Association (IHA) has launched an online resource to deliver content on emerging home trends and housewares products. IHAinspiredhome.org delivers information and ideas across a broad spectrum of home lifestyle categories, enabling consumers to connect directly with brands and companies that can meet their housewares needs. Visitors to IHAinspiredhome.org – and corresponding platforms on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube – will find imagery, DIY tips, home ideas, seasonal recipes and information about new products from industry experts, bloggers, and ... |
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Specialty Food Association Goes to Paris
Maple syrup from Vermont, ghost chili salsa from Texas and tea-infused chocolate from California produced by members of the Specialty Food Association (SFA) are being sampled in the USA Pavilion at SIAL Paris, which runs through Oct. 23. Thirteen members of the SFA, a not-for-profit trade association for food artisans, importers and entrepreneurs, are presenting new and innovative products made in the United States to thousands of international buyers. SIAL Paris, a major biennial trade event, features 6,300 exhibitors from 105 countries, and expects more than 150,000 attendees from around the world. “SIAL offers an unmatched opportunity for American food ... |
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Survey: Average Shopper Will Do 44 Percent of Holiday Shopping Online
Gift recipients are in for a real treat this holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Holiday Consumer Spending Survey. The NRF’s survey, conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, found the average person celebrating Christmas, Kwanzaa and/or Hanukkah will spend $804.42, up nearly 5 percent over last year’s actual $767.27. “Retailers have plenty of reasons to be optimistic this holiday season, and one of the most important pieces of evidence is the confidence holiday shoppers are exuding in their plans to spend on gifts for their loved ones,” said Matthew Shay, the NRF’s president and CEO. “While not ... |
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Online Retailer Van Dorn Gourmets Opens First Physical Store
After experiencing popularity and success through its online store of gourmet rubs, seasonings, spices and dips, Van Dorn Gourmets recently announced the launch of its first bricks-and-mortar store in Burbank, Calif. Featuring an expanded line and customer-first service, the store has been met with enthusiasm and positive feedback from area food lovers. Brian Van Dorn and Van Dorn Gourmets has steadily built a reputation of offering the highest-quality spices, seasonings, blends, rubs and dip mixes at its popular online store. Building on that, Van Dorn Gourmets opened its retail store in the shopping area of Magnolia Park offering Van Dorn’s ... |
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Beverage Maker Runa Receives $5.75 Million Investment From MetaBrand Capital
MetaBrand Capital, a “conscious capital” private equity fund and the new investment pillar of MetaBrand, has invested $5.75 million in Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Runa LLC, supporting the growth of the natural, healthy-energy food and beverage category. Taking the “triple-bottom-line” approach to corporate social responsibility one step further, MetaBrand founder and longtime natural products entrepreneur Eric Schnell embraces the “quadruple bottom-line,” a socially and environmentally aware business philosophy dedicated to people, planet, profit – and purpose. MetaBrand helps companies quickly and efficiently develop winning formulations for natural product concepts that are on-trend and efficacious, regulation-compliant, and scalable, the company said in a statement. ... |
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Synthetically Modified Ingredients in Foods on Store Shelves Now
In the world of food technology, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which farmers have been using since 1996, will likely be supplanted by synthetic biology, according to NPR blog, The Salt.Synthetic biology “is about designing and building workhorse organisms that can make things more efficiently than nature (or make things we might need that nature doesn’t make at all).” According to Todd Kuiken, a senior program associate with the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, “It’s the next stage of genetic engineering.”How are synbios different from GMOs? “Synbio involves taking genes from a plant and giving ... |
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Martha Stewart to Keynote Private Label Manufacturers Association Trade Show
Martha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, will headline the Private Label Manufacturers Association’s (PLMA) trade show education program as keynote speaker. Stewart – one of America’s most recognizable business, food and media personalities – will speak at the PLMA Keynote Breakfast, Nov. 17, during the association’s trade show in Chicago, Nov. 16-18.Product lines bearing the Martha Stewart name have provided major retail chains with exclusive lifestyle offerings in categories that range from cooking and entertaining to gardening, home renovation, crafts, healthy living, pets and much more, according to the PLMA. “Their success has expanded the concept of store ... |
