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NY NOW Partners With Museum Store Association on Educational Program
A first-time partnership between NY NOW, the Market for Home + Lifestyle, and the Museum Store Association (MSA) will bring a new half-day educational program to the summer 2014 market.MSA’s Certificate Learning Program addressing merchandise planning and financial management will be presented both at MSA’s annual conference and exposition, as well as at key U.S. gift and home markets across the nation. The forthcoming session at NY NOW will be hosted Aug. 16 in New York. MSA is a nonprofit, international association organized to advance the success of nonprofit retail and the professionals engaged in it. “NY NOW attracts a ... |
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Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets Plans Aggressive Midwest Rollout
Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets, a new specialty grocer featuring healthy and organic value-priced offerings, announced that the Midwest chain will open more than 60 new stores and create approximately 5,000 new jobs throughout the Midwest over the next five years. The company’s first market will open in Mt. Prospect, Ill., this spring, followed by eight more grand openings throughout the remainder of 2014. “Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets will be a completely new grocery format for the Midwest,” stated Chris Sherrell, president and CEO, Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets. “We’ve taken the experience of an outdoor farmers market and combined it with ... |
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Renfro Foods Honored With Texas Treasure Business Award
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) recognized Renfro Foods, maker of the Mrs. Renfro’s brand of specialty salsas, sauces and other products, with the Texas Treasure Business Award, making it one of only 129 businesses in Texas that have been awarded this honor. Created in 2005, the award recognizes well-established Texas businesses for their exceptional historical contributions to the state’s economic growth and prosperity for 50 years or more. “This is quite an honor and privilege to be recognized with this award,” said Doug Renfro, president of Renfro Foods. “Our longevity as a company and the longevity of our employees, some ... |
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IACP Names Cookbook Award Finalists
The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) announced the finalists for its Cookbook Awards, Bert Greene Awards and Digital Media Awards. IACP’s awards program, which has been in place for 28 years, honors the innovative work of food and culinary thought leaders throughout the world. “This year’s finalists represent some of the brightest and most forward-thinking leaders whose work will have a lasting impression, influencing from what we eat and drink to how we cook and connect through food,” said Meredith Deeds, chief executive officer of IACP. The gold standard among cookbook awards, IACP’s Cookbook Awards have been presented for ... |
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New Jura Hospitality Center Opens
Jura, the Swiss pioneer in automatic espresso/coffee machines with U.S. offices based in Closter, N.J., opened its new Jura Hospitality Center in Manheim, Pa. The 25,000-square-foot facility includes a new 2,000-square-foot showroom, plus an expert service department that provides 24- to 48-hour turnaround for servicing Jura machines. Retailers who carry the Jura brand, as well as consumers, can visit the Jura Hospitality Center for a bean-to-cup experience, sampling espresso-based beverages from the 11 different Jura models on display. “The Jura brand has always been identified with our commitment to the utmost in quality and our highly trained U.S.-based customer ... |
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IH+HS Cooking Theater to Host Celebrity Chefs
Celebrity chefs, including “Top Chef Masters” host Curtis Stone and “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro, will top the lineup appearing in the Cooking Theater at the 2014 International Home + Housewares Show (IH+HS) March 15-18 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The Cooking Theater is the focal point of Savor Home, the revitalized Gourmet Food + Specialty Products category in the Dine + Design Expo in the South Building. On hand will be exhibitors of specialty and gourmet treats, and the tools used to prepare them. The chef demonstrations will begin at 11:30 a.m. March 15 and continue through March 18. Other celebrity ... |
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Williams-Sonoma Partners With The Orange Chef for Kitchen Innovations
To help it stay on the cutting edge of kitchen innovation, Williams-Sonoma Inc. has penned an exclusive deal with The Orange Chef to exclusively carry its products in its stores. The retailer is also carrying The Orange Chef products online with pre-sales that started last week, according to a Wall Street Journal blog.Some of The Orange Chef’s most recent tech products include an iPad stand, a cutting board with an iPad stand and a high-tech Prep Pad – a Web-enabled food scale and accompanying iPad app called Countertop, which provides users extensive nutritional information about the recipes they make. The Countertop ... |
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Peet’s Coffee & Tea Expands Prepared Foods Offering
Peet’s Coffee & Tea has rolled out a new line of prepared foods including sandwiches, salads and snacks, which now accompany its full line of artisanal bakery items.New menu items include vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options available in the chain’s 126 stores in Northern California, according to the Sacramento Busy Bee, which noted that the menu was developed by chef Arnold Wong, co-owner of the family-run Raison D’être bakery in South San Francisco. Prices for the new fare range from $3 to $7.Sandwiches include herb-roasted turkey with Monterey Jack cheese and pumpkin seed pesto aioli and applewood-smoked ham with Swiss ... |
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Crumbs Bake Shop Partners With Pelican Bay on Packaged Mixes and Gifts
Crumbs Bake Shop Inc., the nation’s largest cupcake specialty retail store, has partnered with Pelican Bay Ltd., a gourmet bake mix and gift purveyor, on a line of Crumbs Bake Shop products.Items include premium cupcake mixes, hot chocolate kits, cupcake-in-a-mug kits and the first-ever colossal cupcake kit. Introduced at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, the line will be sold at mass merchants, mid-tier merchants, club stores, craft stores and specialty stores across the country.Produced and distributed by Pelican Bay, a family-owned specialty foods manufacturer, the cupcake mixes and cupcake-in-a-mug kits will transport the flavors of Crumbs’ iconic ... |
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Greenview Kitchen Receives Non-GMO Project Verification
Greenview Kitchen, a brand of organic sauces manufactured by Giovanni Food Co. Inc., has received the Non-GMO Project Verification seal for its organic pizza sauce and organic bruschetta.The Non-GMO Project, North America’s only independent verification program for avoidance of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), granted the verification. Greenview Kitchen is one of the first brands of organic pizza sauce and organic bruschetta topping to receive this verification. “The Non-GMO Project Verification is important to meet consumers’ and retailers’ standards. We plan to continue the verification process for all future organic products under the Greenview Kitchen brand,” said Louis DeMent, CEO of ... |
