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International Housewares Association Connects Directly With Consumers
The International Housewares Association (IHA) will launch a new consumer engagement initiative, called Inspired Home, which is designed to directly market its members’ housewares products to consumers.Since its founding in 1938, the IHA has played a key role as a business-to-business organization connecting housewares companies and brands to retailers, primarily through its annual International Home + Housewares Show. While these efforts will continue to be a main focus for the organization, the IHA is adding a strategic program aimed at consumers.“Our goal is to elevate the housewares industry in the eyes of the consumer to drive product visibility and industry ... |
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TreeHouse Foods to Acquire Flagstone Foods for $860 Million
TreeHouse Foods Inc. has agreed to acquire Flagstone Foods – the leading provider of private-label healthy snacks, one of the fastest-growing on-trend categories in the food industry – for $860 million. Flagstone Foods is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of private-label healthy snacks in North America, and holds the No. 1 private-label position in the trail mix and dried fruit categories. The company has approximately 1,365 employees and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and operates two state-of-the-art facilities in Minneapolis and Roberson, N.C. Flagstone Foods reported sales of $697 million for the fiscal year ended Dec. 28, ... |
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Specialty Food Association Debuts Lifetime Achievement
In honor of those who have pioneered the way in the specialty food industry, the Specialty Food Association announced the debut of its Lifetime Achievement Awards.As defined by the association’s Lifetime Achievement Awards Committee, the purpose of the award is to “identify and celebrate the actions and special qualities of those persons widely recognized as having grown the industry, improved the association, inspired companies and nurtured individuals.”Working from a list of more than 100 individuals, the committee selected the following specialty food leaders as recipients of the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award: Harold Anderson, Haddon House Food Products Inc., Medford, N.J.: ... |
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High Road Plans Move to Larger Ice Cream Plant
Atlanta-based craft ice cream company High Road is ramping up to a new level of growth as it rapidly expands its reach across the country, increasing its lines of production.The company has outgrown its original factory location and will be moving into a new 25,000-square-foot Atlanta facility in late summer, complete with a new visitor’s center, opening its doors to more locals and visitors for ice cream tours as well as the opportunities that can be met with increased production. High Road is constantly working on new product lines to add to its lineup of more than 100 flavors. The ... |
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The Cookware Co., OXO Enter Into Licensing Agreement
The Cookware Co., designer, developer and manufacturer of cookware products and known worldwide for its GreenPan, has entered into a strategic licensing agreement with the OXO brand of Helen of Troy Limited. OXO is best-known for its highly recognized, user-friendly kitchen tool and related products. The new relationship broadens The Cookware Co.’s platform for innovation and extends the OXO brand into a new strategic category.In August, The Cookware Co. will bring to market three collections of high-quality cookware bearing the OXO Good Grips brand name. The cookware adheres to the same product development philosophy that has made OXO one of ... |
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Dallas Market Center Recognizes Gourmet Products
Dallas Market Center announced the winners of the fifth annual Dallas Gourmet Gold Awards at an awards ceremony and cocktail reception at The Culinary Stage, World Trade Center, during the Dallas Total Housewares & Gourmet Market. The Dallas Gourmet Gold Awards celebrate exceptional manufacturers in the gourmet products industry who exhibit in Dallas. The winners are: Best Beverage: Fat Mama’s “Knock You Naked” Margarita Mix, Fat Mama’s Tamales. Best Condiment: Fat Mama’s Fire and Ice Pickles, Fat Mama’s Tamales. Best Fruit Confit: Raven’s Original Raspberry-Jalapeno Jam, Raven’s Nest Specialties. Best Snack: Crunchy Pecan Popcorn, Indianola Pecan House. Best Soup or Chili: ... |
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Chefs Team on New Market Concept in Florida
James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Mina is partnering with friend and celebrated chef and author Don Pintabona for a market and restaurant scheduled to open fall 2014 at Sundial, a new shopping and dining complex being developed by The Edwards Group in St. Petersburg, Fla. The retail experience at Locale Market will be modeled after the great markets of Europe. Locale will feature nearly 20,000 square feet of hand-selected ingredients and thoughtfully sourced artisan products. There will be a conscious effort to balance the artful world of creative inspiration with grounded products for everyday needs. Locale will offer fresh ingredients ... |
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Williams-Sonoma Employs Crowdsourcing Delivery Solution
Williams-Sonoma has partnered with crowdsourcing delivery solution provider, Deliv, to leverage its stores as online sales fulfillment and distribution centers, according to a Mobile Commerce Daily (MCD) report.Online orders represent about 40 percent of Williams-Sonoma sales, and consumer demand for same-day delivery mounts as more use mobile devices for shopping. Popularized by the likes of Amazon, eBay and Google Shopping Express, same-day delivery is a game-changing service that is fast becoming a customer expectation.“Clearly there’s been a race to get packages faster and cheaper to the consumer,” Ed Yruma, equity research analyst with KeyBanc, told MCD. “Consumers expect that they ... |
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Mintel: Chia Seeds, Prickly Pears Emerge as New Superfoods
The rediscovery of ancient foods such as quinoa has opened the door for other forgotten plants – such as prickly pear cactus and chia seeds – to go global as well. Both chia seeds and prickly pear cactus were foods used by the ancient Aztecs, while quinoa was consumed primarily by the Incas.The use of chia seeds as an ingredient has continued to grow, with a tenfold increase in ingredient penetration globally between 2009 and 2014, according to Mintel. North America saw the majority of chia seed food and drink launches in 2013, with 47 percent of launches in the ... |
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Global Online Sales of Packaged Goods to Rise to $53 Billion by 2016
As shoppers increasingly buy merchandise online, global e-commerce sales of packaged goods are expected to jump to $53 billion by 2016, an increase of $17 billion (47 percent) on the current $36 billion, according to a study from Kantar Worldpanel.Current e-commerce sales of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) will account for 5.2 percent of total sales, up from the current 3.7 percent, according to the study.The study predicts that Asia will be the next major growth market. South Korea will continue its lead position with online accounting for 13.8 percent of FMCG sales by 2016. Today, 55 percent of Korean ... |
