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Weston Foods Acquires Rubschlager Baking
Weston Foods, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, has completed the acquisition of Rubschlager Baking Corp. of Chicago. Rubschlager has a 100-year history of baking a full range of authentic, high-quality rye breads and products for the North American market. Rubschlager’s products are sold across the United States and Canada, and include a wide range of deli-style cocktail breads (its signature product), traditional square breads, 100 percent whole rye Rye-Ola bread, sandwich bread and mini-bread chips. “Rubschlager will bring world-class, authentic rye products and capabilities to complement Weston’s broad portfolio of bakery products,” said Kevin McDonough, president of Weston Foods’ ... |
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Housewares Export Council Changes Name to International Business Council
The Housewares Export Council, a special interest group of International Housewares Association (IHA) members who sell their products internationally, has changed its name to the International Business Council (IBC). The re-branding, which coincided with the start of the IHA’s 2015 membership year on April 1, better defines the global activities of the IHA’s international programs and services, and also opens up the group to global members. Separate IBC membership dues have also been eliminated. IBC membership is open to all regular IHA members upon completion of a questionnaire regarding IBC services, benefits and members’ exporting activities. Originally created in 1995 ... |
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Hain Celestial Buys Rudi’s Organic Bakery
The Hain Celestial Group Inc., a leading organic and natural products company, announced the acquisition of Rudi’s Organic Bakery Inc., a leading organic and gluten-free company with facilities in Boulder, Colo. Under the Rudi’s Organic Bakery and Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery brands, Rudi’s offers a range of about 60 products including certified organic breads, buns, bagels, tortillas, wraps and soft pretzels and certified natural breads, buns, pizza crusts, tortillas, snack bars and stuffing in the United States and Canada. In 2013, Rudi’s generated approximately $60 million in net sales and is expected to be accretive to Hain Celestial’s earnings in ... |
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Marley Coffee Receives Strategic Financing From Mother Parkers
Jammin Java Corp., which does business as Marley Coffee, a sustainably grown, ethically farmed and artisan-roasted gourmet coffee company, has entered into a strategic investment transaction with Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc. for a total of up to $8.25 million in funding. The family-owned, Ontario, Canada-based Mother Parkers is the largest independent roaster in North America. The company produces Marley Coffee in its RealCup single-serve capsules, which are designed for use with K-Cup compatible brewers and feature a patented nonwoven filter. Mother Parkers is also Marley Coffee’s Canadian foodservice provider and brings Marley Coffee to market into key retail accounts across ... |
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Evriholder Acquires DreamTime Spa Brand
Evriholder Products has acquired the assets and business of DreamTime Inc., a designer of health, wellness and personal care products. The company’s products include its signature DreamTime, Spa Comforts, Warm Whiskers and Healing Heat lines. Founded in 1995 and based in Anaheim, Calif., Evriholder Products LLC designs, develops and manufactures products for the kitchen, cleaning, storage and organization, and bath and personal care categories. Santa Cruz, Calif.-based DreamTime was founded in 1993 by Judy Day. Most of DreamTime’s products use heat and/or cold therapy, which help to alleviate aches and pains, and promote relaxation. “Evriholder is the perfect company to ... |
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Santé Specialty Foods Makes Distribution Pacts
Santé Specialty Foods of Santa Clara, Calif., announced an expanded agreement with Tony’s Fine Foods, the largest privately owned distributor of deli, bakery, foodservice, specialty and perishable products in Northern California, which will allow Tony’s to distribute all nine flavors of Santé Nuts in the 4-ounce and 5-ounce packages to California, Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Additionally, Santé signed with Carmela Foods, a specialty food and fine wine distributor servicing independent specialty food retailers, restaurants, country clubs, hotels and resorts throughout the state of Michigan and northern Ohio. Carmela Foods will offer all flavors of Santé Nuts as well as ... |
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Ocean’s Halo Partners With Monterey Bay Aquarium
Ocean’s Halo Seaweed Chips has teamed up with the nonprofit Monterey Bay Aquarium, one of the world’s premier aquariums and ocean conservation organizations, to share a common goal of inspiring conservation of the ocean. As part of this partnership, Ocean’s Halo will donate 2 percent of its profits to the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Children’s Education Fund. Ocean’s Halo will also provide products for the Aquarium’s Teacher Institutes and will join the Monterey Bay Aquarium at two upcoming world-class events: Cooking for Solutions on May 16 to 18 and World Oceans Day on June 7 and 8. Cooking for Solutions is ... |
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Fairway Takes Three Awards for Private-Label Olive Oils
Three of Fairway Market’s private-label olive oils were recognized during the second annual New York International Olive Oil Competition, which the grocer also happens to sponsor.Its Cabeco das Nogueiras oil, Cobram Estate and Naturvie Spain in Love olive oil brands were the winners among 651 oils in 24 categories from 25 countries that were judged by 15 experts. The Olive Oil Times and the culinary center also sponsored the event, hosted April 8-10 at the International Culinary Center in Soho. “There were three great days packed with olive oil celebration and elation as olive oil producers, lovers, and experts from ... |
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NPD: Online Tabletop Sales See Double-Digit Spikes
It looks like shoppers are gravitating heavily to the Internet for their tabletop and dinnerware purchases. Online dinnerware spiked 40 percent and table linen sales were up 23 percent for the 12 months ended Feb. 28, 2014, according to an NPD Group report.“This is an important shift for the tabletop market to monitor, indicating expanded exposure to a new kind of consumer,” said Debra Mednick, executive director and home industry analyst for NPD.Total online tabletop sales – which for NPD includes dinnerware, beverageware, flatware and table linens – reached $343 million, up 17 percent. All told, online sales account for ... |
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Organic Claims on U.S. Menus Decline, Gluten-Free Skyrockets
With restaurant menus typically serving as harbingers of packaged food trends to come, it appears that organic claims are in decline and gluten-free menu claims are skyrocketing.Although “organic” is still the leading ethical claim on restaurant menus, its usage declined 28 percent between Q4 2010-13, according to Mintel Menu Insights. “The reality is that organic foods are quite expensive and consumers are looking for alternative claims to help them determine what other types of menu items are safe and of good quality to eat. Tying into this, we are seeing a return to tried-and-true, traditional preparations, signaled by claims tied ... |
