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Fresh & Easy Launches Better-For-You Breakfast Program
Fresh & Easy is targeting morning customers on the go with a new fresh breakfast offering that it says is healthier than what fast-food restaurants are offering. El Segundo, Calif.-based Fresh & Easy is now selling grab-and-go breakfast sandwiches, salmon bagels, fruit parfait wraps and flavored oatmeal selections in all of its 167 stores. “Gone are the days of diet-busting drive-thru breakfast, eating on the go with Fresh & Easy is just as fast and isn’t full of artificial nasties,” said Sharon Price, Fresh & Easy’s grab-and-go guru. “We set out to develop more breakfast options that are delicious but ... |
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Forty One Madison to Mark 40th Anniversary at New York Tabletop Market
Forty years ago, Noritake signed a lease for a showroom at Forty One Madison. Today, 115 leading brands have located their wholesale showrooms at the building where every spring and fall they fill with major retail buyers from across North and Central America for the New York Tabletop Market. The upcoming edition is scheduled for Oct. 21-24, where Forty One Madison will celebrate its 40-year anniversary.“While we stay true to our mission of excellence by providing the best market experience to our visitors, change is the one constant here,” said Laurie Burns, senior vice president and director of Forty One ... |
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Colorado GMO Labeling Initiative Makes November Ballot
A GMO labeling initiative will be on the ballot in Colorado Nov. 4. The voter initiative requires the labeling of genetically modified or GMO foods, and will appear on the statewide ballot as Proposition 105. The Colorado Secretary of State’s office announced on Aug. 20 that nearly 125,000 valid signatures were received, giving the Right to Know Colorado campaign 145 percent of the number of signatures required for placement on the ballot. Right to Know Colorado submitted a total of 171,370 signatures by the Aug. 4 deadline, with a 73 percent validity rate. “This historic achievement is only possible because ... |
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Lamson & Goodnow Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization
Lamson & Goodnow Manufacturing Co., a maker of knives, tableware and kitchen tools based in Shelburne Falls, Mass., has filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection from its creditors, according to The Republican newspaper in Massachusetts. It was reported that the company’s 18-acre factory complex on the Deerfield River was up for sale for $2.1 million and that Lamson & Goodnow could turn its business around once it secured a $500,000 loan for raw materials to fill existing customer orders. Lamson currently has 31 employees at its plant and a retail operation in Shelburne Falls with three employees. The company, ... |
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HTI Buying Group Adds Four Retail Members
The HTI Buying Group, which brings together affiliated specialty retailer members to provide access to training, information and resources to improve sales and increase profits while maintaining their autonomy and independence, recently added four retailers to its membership. Joining HTI is Cook and Craft, a kitchenware store in Old Greenwich, Conn., owned by Garrison Gunter. In addition to essential tools and electrics for the kitchen and gourmet pantry items, half of the store is dedicated to showcasing North American handmade crafts for the table. Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium, Brandon, Fla., owned by Karen and Dave West, is another new member. ... |
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Accent on Design Exhibitors Receive Awards
AREAWARE, Elyse Graham, fferrone design and Leibal received Accent on Design awards in recognition of product design excellence, innovation and creativity. The winners were all exhibitors in Accent on Design, a juried collection of contemporary designers and their products, presented at the summer 2014 edition of NY NOW, the Market for Home + Lifestyle at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Two awards were presented for Excellence in Product Design, one was presented to a Rising Star and the fourth for Best Collection. AREAWARE of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Leibal of New York were cited for Excellence in Product Design. ... |
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Sugar Bowl Bakery Installs Solar Energy System
Sugar Bowl Bakery, one of the largest family- and minority-owned bakeries operating in the United States, is installing solar modules and electric vehicle charging stations at its current plant to increase the energy efficiency of the facility. With the installation of a photovoltaic system, Sugar Bowl Bakery will have the capacity to produce 700,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) per year, which offsets 65 percent of the facility’s current electricity usage. Sugar Bowl Bakery’s decision to incorporate cutting edge and renewable technology within its factory will help shape the future of the baking industry. “We are making progress in the sustainability movement ... |
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Clementine’s Owner John David Babcock Dies
David Babcock, founder and owner of gourmet kitchen store Clementine’s in Del Rey Oaks, Calif., and Brinton’s in Carmel before that, died Aug. 3.Babcock’s career started at a young age at the local Moose Lodge where his parents John and Barbara Babcock were active members. Before Clementine’s, he managed the private Quail Creek Ranch Equestrian estate. Babcock moved on to the California Culinary Academy College of Food, first as a student and then as an instructor. He finished his education with two years in Paris at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu culminating in the Grand Diplôme Patisserie, for which he ... |
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Kitchenwares on the Square Moves to Bigger Location
Kitchenwares on the Square in the historic Town Square of McKinney, Texas, is moving to a new and larger location due to its resounding success at the flagship store, which opened in 2011.Customers have come from all over north Texas and southern Oklahoma to visit the only independently owned kitchenware store in the north Dallas/Fort Worth area, according to a company statement.The new shop, located at 213 East Louisiana St. in McKinney, features a storefront three times the size of the original location on Kentucky Street. The new location is still in the historic Town Square less than a block ... |
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Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone Launches Kitchenware Line at Target
Target Australia will launch a new affordable kitchenware line from celebrity chef Curtis Stone beginning Sept. 25, according to The Daily Mail (London).The 80-piece collection of cookware and tableware for Target, which includes items from a $100 cutting workbench said to reduce food preparation time with its built-in slide-out storage and a $60 sleek oil pourer made of polished stainless steel, to items such as bowls, cups and saucers for under $10.The exclusive housewares collection is part of the giant retailer’s Designers for Target program.“As a chef, I’ve always had the luxury of working in professional kitchens, where I have ... |
