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Mighty Leaf Tea Becomes Part of Peet’s Portfolio
Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc., a premier specialty coffee and tea company based in Emeryville, Calif., has acquired Mighty Leaf Tea in partnership with Next World Group, a private investment firm, giving Peet’s an even greater presence in the high-growth premium tea industry. Mighty Leaf Tea will continue to operate independently and will have full access to Peet’s resources, capabilities and scale. In addition, Peet’s will continue to produce and market its own signature tea brand across its foodservice and retail channels. Next World Group, which will hold a minority stake in the partnership, has a proven track record in ... |
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Brand Castle Continues Expansion With Aspen Mulling Buy
Brand Castle LLC, a manufacturer of interactive baking kits, has acquired Aspen Mulling Co., a producer of mulling spice blends for specialty drinks and gourmet treats. The purchase, which is part of Brand Castle’s current expansion mode, will leverage the company’s brand equity and expertise in creating distinctive mixes to encourage overall growth. Brand Castle, which is searching for additional acquisitions, plans to retain the Aspen Mulling Co. brand and expand the product line. In addition to expansion through distribution and new SKUs, Brand Castle plans to cross-sell its own gourmet mixes to Aspen Mulling customers. David Kallen, Aspen Mulling’s ... |
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Organic Visionaries to Receive 2014 Organic Leadership Awards
A pioneer and tireless teacher of the organic way for more than 40 years, an organic farmer dedicated to making his farming operation a compelling example of a better way to farm, and an environmental engineer who triggered an organic revolution in the mattress and bedding industry will be honored by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) for their visionary work that is transforming organic farming and trade. “These outstanding visionaries have made invaluable contributions to demonstrating how organic practices can change our world for the better,” said Laura Batcha, OTA’s executive director and CEO. “We are excited to honor these ... |
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Edible Arrangements Acquires FruitFlowers Brand
Edible Arrangements has acquired the FruitFlowers brand, including two company stores, all e-commerce operations and a portfolio of trademarks that includes Incredibly Edible Delites, FruitFlowers and fruitflowers.com. “We are thrilled to welcome the FruitFlowers team to the Edible Arrangements family,” said Rob Price, Edible Arrangements’ president. “The expertise they bring perfectly complements the Edible Arrangements brand and we expect their integration into our system to be seamless, with no disruption in services.” Founded by Susan Ellman and Ellen Davis as a cottage industry in their own kitchens in the mid-1980s, FruitFlowers has locations in Broomall, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., and ... |
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Mary Moore Demos at Atlanta Farmer's Market with Special Guests
Mary S. Moore, owner and CEO of The Cook’s Warehouse, was the guest chef this passed Saturday morning at the Morningside Farmer’s Market in Atlanta, where she featured two special guests. Sous chef Harald Wüsthof, scion of the German knife-making family and managing partner of the worldwide firm, appeared as part of Wüsthof’s 200th anniversary. Chef Moore demonstrated cooking with okra from Crystal Organic Farm, and distributed her recipes for the Okra Cakes and Okra Curry that she prepared. A front-row guest for many years at the cooking demonstrations at the farmer's market was Lee Wiggins, who was honored by Moore and ... |
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Davidson’s Celebrates 15 Years in Organic Teas
Davidson’s Organic Teas is celebrating 15 successful years as the first entirely organic tea company in the United States, offering teas free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and pesticides.The company was recently awarded the highly coveted NSF certification in food safety supplier audit, and continues to pave the way in the organic tea industry for the highest standards of food safety and processing. “It’s exciting. It allows us to take a moment to recognize our progress,” said Kunall D. Patel, who co-owns the company with Promilla Mohan. “From our family’s legacy of premium organic tea gardens in India to today, ... |
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U.K. Grocer Powers Store With Food Waste, Comes Off National Grid
Sainsbury’s store in Cannock, U.K., will be the first to disconnect from the grid, using electricity generated entirely by its own food waste.Using Biffa’s advanced anaerobic digestion facilities and a unique power link up, the store will be powered using electricity generated using food waste from Sainsbury’s stores across the U.K.This ground-breaking project helps close the loop on food recycling and Sainsbury’s, which as a company sends zero operational waste to landfills, the company reported.Here’s how it works. Any food waste that is unsuitable for charitable donations or animal feed is sent to anaerobic digestion at Biffa to be converted ... |
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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 ... |
