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Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group to Host 5th Annual Retail Summer School
Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group plans to host its 5th Annual Retail Summer School July 9-10 during the 2014 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Show at AmericasMart.Due to the success of the additional half-day session introduced in 2013, Gourmet Catalog will maintain the new format for this year. The extra half-day on Wednesday, July 9, will allow 10 additional vendor members to participate in training Gourmet Catalog store members, including Creo (Full Circle), Emile Henry, Fagor, iPinium, Mauviel, Picnic Time, PSP Peugeot, Revol, Tovolo and Wüsthof. Chef Fabio Viviani from “Top Chef” will introduce Picnic Time’s new Legacy product ... |
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Sheila G Unveils New Brownie Brittle Packaging, Hires New Exec
Sheila G’s Brownie Brittle will debut a new chic and sophisticated packaging this summer “to celebrate its booming success,” and has hired a new sales executive.“To honor its wild success, Brownie Brittle will hit shelves with a fresh, sophisticated look,” said Sheila G. Mains, Brownie Brittle creator and CEO. “The deliciousness inside the bag is now matched with a sleek, chocolaty cool exterior, making Brownie Brittle a perfect 10.” She and her business partner, Jerry Bello, also announced they’ve added Al Raddatz, formerly of Popchips, to the management team, and have debuted their best-selling flavor – Chocolate Chip – in 16-ounce ... |
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Finalists Selected for sofi Awards
Crunchy capers from Sicily, lentil rice crispbread from East Hampton, N.Y., and grapefruit lilac water from Westfield, Mass., have made the finalists’ list for the Specialty Food Association’s sofi Award for Outstanding New Product of 2014. In all, there were 459 entries for the New Product Award. A national panel of specialty food professionals tasted and evaluated them to come up with 11 finalists for this coveted industry award. The judges also selected six finalists for Outstanding Product Line, which honors a company’s full menu of products. A sofi represents the best of the best of what the association’s brand ... |
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Tervis Breaks Ground on Innovation Center
Tervis continues to set the groundwork for success by building an Innovation Center at its corporate headquarters in North Venice, Fla. Tervis broke ground on a 24,000-square-foot Innovation Center located adjacent to its existing headquarters and factory in early May. Completion of the project is scheduled for November 2014. Within the Innovation Center, the environment will be an open concept to allow for collaborative teamwork. Members of the marketing, Web, new product development, creative, licensing, and line planning departments will be housed in this new building. There will be open working and meeting spaces that encourage teamwork. Tervis has experienced ... |
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Survey Shows Organic Sales Hit $35 Billion in 2013
American consumers have not had their fill of organic products yet. Sales of organic products in the United States jumped to $35.1 billion in 2013, up 11.5 percent from the previous year’s $31.5 billion and the fastest growth rate in five years, according to the latest survey on the organic industry from the Organic Trade Association (OTA). The hunger for organic products is not expected to ease any time soon. The OTA survey projects that growth rates over the next two years will at least keep pace with the 2013 clip and even slightly exceed it. “The U.S. organic market ... |
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Chef, TV Presenter Coxon to Represent GREAT Britain Campaign
Alan Coxon, multi-award-winning chef, culinary innovator, TV presenter, author, international judge and food archaeologist, has been named a spokesman for the GREAT Britain campaign. Coxon will be representing and promoting the British food, beverage and tourism industries as part of the GREAT Britain campaign, working closely alongside Visit Britain, the national tourism agency and UK Trade and Investment. Taking on a multifaceted role, Coxon will be helping to promote and expose British food and drink around the world, with the aim of increasing awareness and generating export opportunities. Coxon will be leveraging the contacts he has made over a 30-year ... |
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Teatulia Receives iF Packaging Design Award
Teatulia Organic Teas of Denver received the prestigious 2014 iF packaging design award for its retail packaging from the iF International Forum Design Hannover. Traditionally, most retail teas are presented in box containers or tin tubes; however, wanting to break away from the mold, Teatulia decided to present its teas in sustainable style using an eco-canister. “We strive to not only create beautiful, eye-catching designs but also the most sustainable packaging in the tea aisle,” said Chris Olsen, director of marketing and new product development. “We are delighted that out of 264 entries from 55 countries, our retail eco-canisters have ... |
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Wüsthof Marketing Campaign Welcomes Three New Chefs
Wüsthof, celebrating its 200th anniversary, rolls out phase three of its “Defining the Edge” campaign, the brand’s multi-platform consumer marketing initiative that originally launched in spring 2012. Anchored by a media-rich microsite, www.wusthofedge.com, and top-tier national and regional advertising in digital and print media, “Defining the Edge” welcomes a talented trio of chefs to its growing roster of edgy culinary professionals: the Mäverick (Ann Kim of Pizzeria Lola in Minneapolis); the Nätural (Sam Gorenstein of My Ceviche in Miami); and the Artisän (Clayton Chapman of The Grey Plume in Omaha, Neb.). “We’re thrilled to spotlight three amazingly talented and diverse ... |
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Sainsbury’s Launches Kitchenware Line With Good Housekeeping Institute
Sainsbury’s, the U.K.’s sixth-largest retailer in the homeware market, has developed a new kitchenware range with Britain’s top consumer champion, the Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI), to appeal to its “confident cook” customers. Sainsbury’s nonfood business of clothing and general merchandise is growing at a record rate and, over the past year, sales of its Kitchen Shop line have grown by 20 percent year over year. The new exclusive range of more than 30 kitchen products, which will be sold under the Good Housekeeping brand, has been created by Sainsbury’s in-house kitchenware buyers and tried and tested by the team of ... |
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New Hot Sauces and Peppers Heat Up Menus, Packaged Goods
While Sriracha, the Thai garlic and chili sauce, has taken the culinary world by storm – showing up in likely and some very unlikely places such as on pizzas and subs – other peppers and hot sauces are trending upward as well. Sriracha has also found its way into sweet and savory snacks, including chocolate, popcorn and salty snacks, and it continues to grow, up 80 percent on restaurant menus in the past year, according to Datassential’s MenuTrends. In general, spicy flavors are becoming more popular overall. SmartBlog on Food & Beverage predicts that some of the following spices might ... |
