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Al-Clad Debuts Cookware Inspired by Chef Thomas Keller
All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC, has launched All-Clad TK, a cookware line that combines sophisticated technology with the expertise of renowned Chef Thomas Keller.“All-Clad embraces the same values that we do, those of integrity, quality and evolution,” said Keller, chef and proprietor of the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, which includes The French Laundry and Per Se, among other award-winning restaurants across the United States.Personally developed by Keller in collaboration with All-Clad, All-Clad TK is the first collection of cookware designed and constructed to ensure the best results for each culinary technique. All-Clad uses the precise combination of copper, stainless steel and aluminum ... |
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Las Vegas Market to Add Housewares, Home Décor and Gifts
Las Vegas Market plans to open two new showroom floors for new categories including gourmet housewares and tabletop, and gift boutique home décor, textiles and accessories.The floor plan of the new permanent presentation of gourmet housewares, casual tabletop and related gift merchandise will offer a range of showroom sizes and configurations and will showcase an anticipated 75 tenants. Gourmet-focused product categories will include cookware, bakeware, woodenware, serveware, glassware and bar accessories, hydration, kitchen tools and gadgets, small electrics, kitchen textiles, casual tabletop, home and health, publishing/cookbooks and specialty foods.“This presentation will fill a void in the western markets, offering a ... |
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Newell Rubbermaid to Buy Contigo Parent Ignite USA
North Castle Partners and its co-investors have entered into a definitive agreement to sell Chicago-based Ignite USA LLC – a leading developer and marketer of reusable, environmentally friendly thermal mugs and hydration bottles primarily sold under the Contigo brand – to Newell Rubbermaid for a purchase price of $308 million. For North Castle Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on consumer businesses that promote healthy, active and sustainable living, the transaction represents its first sale of a portfolio company from its recently closed fifth fund. North Castle invested in Ignite in March 2013. Ignite, through its Contigo and Avex ... |
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World Tea, Healthy Beverage Expos Will Return to Southern California
World Tea Expo and Healthy Beverage Expo will return to Southern California in 2015, with Long Beach, Calif., as the official host city for the second year in a row. World Tea Expo will take place May 6-8 and Healthy Beverage Expo May 6-7. The two business-to-business expos are scheduled for the Los Angeles region after a highly successful run this May at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, where the events will be held again. Healthy Beverage Expo focuses on better-for-you beverages with healthful ingredients, facilitating the dialogue surrounding what “healthy” means to the industry and ultimately the ... |
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KeHE Acquires Nature’s Best
KeHE Distributors LLC , based in Naperville, Ill., has agreed to acquire Nature’s Best – a California-based distributor of health and natural food products. According to the company, the combined resources of KeHE and Nature’s Best will expand its national distribution capabilities, broaden its natural and organic expertise, and enhance distribution solutions across all food retail channels. “We are thrilled to welcome Nature’s Best into the KeHE family,” stated Brandon Barnholt, KeHE’s president and chief executive officer. “The addition of this great group of people and long-standing tradition of service fits perfectly into our operations.” Barnholt continued, “Nature’s Best two LEED Gold ... |
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NY NOW Teams With HGTV Magazine on Blogger Events
A first-time partnership between HGTV Magazine and NY NOW will bring two brand-new blogger-directed initiatives – HGTV Magazine’s Blogger Block Party and NY NOW’s Best Blog Competition – to the summer market Aug. 16-20, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Pier 94. “Our partnership with HGTV Magazine signals an exciting new relationship between two leading home and lifestyle brands,” said Christian Falkenberg, NY NOW director and senior vice president. “These two new blogger-directed events will provide fresh inspirations and insights into home and lifestyle trends and directions.” An all-day event, HGTV Magazine’s first-ever Blogger Block Party will include opportunities for bloggers to ... |
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Acquisition Gives Messe Frankfurt South African Subsidiary
Messe Frankfurt, one of the world’s leading trade show organizers and producers of Ambiente in Frankfurt, Germany, will have a permanent presence in Africa in the future. The group is acquiring a 56 percent majority stake in the South African trade show organizer South African Show Services (SASS), based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The SASS portfolio includes trade shows such as the Johannesburg International Motor Show, the Rand Show, the AMID Motorcycle Expo, the Johannesburg Boat Show and the SA Outdoor Lifestyle Show. The new subsidiary’s portfolio also includes Automechanika Johannesburg, which has been organized under license by SASS since ... |
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Americans Nix Instant Coffee, While the Rest of the World Embraces It
While Americans prefer roasted beans and fresh brewed coffee – with a large proportion enamored with high-end artisan offerings – the rest of the world is leaning the other way, toward instant coffee.Instant coffee accounts for more than 34 percent of all the retail brewed coffee consumed globally, and sales have nearly tripled since 2000, reaching $31 billion last year, according to data from market research firm Euromonitor. Sales are expected to increase nearly 13 percent to $35 billion by 2018. The increase over the past few years has been steady and substantial.“The markets where instant coffee is most popular ... |
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La Rochere Opens New U.S. Subsidiary
La Rochere, the French glassware company known for its bee collection, has announced the creation of La Rochere NA, a new subsidiary to distribute and represent its brand in the United States. La Rochere NA is based in Bronxville, N.Y. La Rochere has been producing artisanal glassware in the heart of France for more than 500 years, making it the oldest continuously running glass factory in Europe. La Rochere NA Inc., the exclusive U.S. distributor of La Rochere products, is managed by a sales and customer service team with extensive experience in the import, distribution and marketing of French home décor ... |
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Gourmet Catalog Retail Summer School Hosted 150 Top Industry Leaders
More than 150 top retailers and manufacturers in the gourmet kitchenware industry gathered in Atlanta for the fifth annual Gourmet Catalog Retail Summer School earlier this month. Members received exclusive interactive training and in-depth education on today’s top kitchenware products during the event hosted at the International Gift & Home Furnishings Show. The gathering provided a unique shopping and learning experience for stores, and direct feedback on key products for vendors. Gourmet Catalog’s Retail Summer School offered vendor presentations to store members to learn, network and experience educational training. On July 9, store members heard presentations from Gourmet Catalog vendors ... |
