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Entrepreneur Buys, Revamps Healthy Solutions Spice Blends
In March, Shelly Wolcott purchased the assets of Healthy Solutions Spice Blends, a maker of 16 spice blends that are recipe-ready and made to cook with fish, beef, pork and poultry. Since making the purchase, Wolcott has reviewed all of the ingredients inherited in the existing spice blends, reformulated each of the blends to eliminate any unnecessary ingredients and artificial colors, and redesigned Healthy Solutions Spice Blends’ existing retail packaging. Now, six months later, Healthy Solutions Spice Blends are made with no MSG, are low in carbohydrates, have no additives or preservatives, and the bulk of the line is made ... |
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Bob’s Red Mill Expands With New World Distribution Center
Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, the employee-owned provider of whole-grain and gluten-free foods, plans a major expansion of its production and distribution facilities to continue to meet growing demand for its gluten-free ingredients.The Milwaukie, Ore.-based company expects to open its new world distribution center in January 2014 in Clackamas County two miles from the company’s headquarters just outside of Portland, Ore. The company has secured a 125,000-square-foot facility, with options for additional adjoining space, and will move all storage and distribution to the new building, freeing up additional production space at its headquarters. The move was driven by a need ... |
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Customer Service Drives Holiday Season Loyalty
More than two-thirds of consumers plan to shop at the same retailers they did last year, with 70 percent saying they plan to do so to remain loyal to certain retailers because of good customer service.PriceGrabber’s Winter Holiday Shopping Survey reveals that online retailers and discount stores continue to remain the most popular destinations for holiday shopping. When asked to select all the types of stores where consumers plan to shop for gifts, 75 percent chose online retailers, and 68 percent said they would visit discount stores. Shoppers are also looking for convenience when deciding where to shop. Free shipping ... |
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Tesco’s Fresh & Easy Stores Go to Auction
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 protection Sept. 30, has received approval from the courts to auction its stores on Nov. 19, with Yucaipa Cos. emerging as the leading bidder to date.The proposed auction is expected to save approximately 4,000 jobs and was approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin J. Carey, who also approved guidelines for the sale.By Nov. 15, all interested buyers must submit offers. Tesco plc, the U.K. parent company of Fresh & Easy, will hold an auction only if it receives a competing qualified bid, according to reports. On Nov. 21, a ... |
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Pastry Chef Chris Hanmer Headlines Dallas Housewares & Gourmet Market
Chris Hanmer, a rising star in the pastry industry and winner of Bravo’s “Top Chef Just Desserts,” will present a cooking demonstration on Jan. 18, 2014, on The Culinary Stage during the Dallas Total Housewares & Gourmet Market.Chris Hanmer’s culinary career has steadily progressed from peeling potatoes at a country club at the age of 15 to claiming a gold medal as the youngest-ever American chef to win a World Pastry Team Championship. In 2006, he became the executive pastry chef for the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas, and in 2010, opened The School of Pastry Design in Las Vegas. In ... |
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Authentic, Premium-Quality Chorizo Comes to America
Pata Negra LLC, a group of Spanish entrepreneurs with more than 25 years of experience in the European food industry, now bring truly authentic, dry-cured chorizo to American consumers through the launch of the Imperial brand.These artisan-cured sausages, authentic to the standard set in the Extremadura region of Spain, are now available in five varieties – Imperial Chorizo, Imperial Salchicon, Imperial Fuet, Imperial Sarta, and Imperialitos.According to Pata Negra, Steven Jenkins, described as “New York’s highest-profile grocer” (New York Magazine) and “the enfant terrible of the fancy food business” (The New York Times), rates Imperial chorizo “the most delicious example ... |
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Gourmet Store Owner, Chef Sign for Book, TV and Licensing Projects
Jason Starkman, owner of Epicure Gourmet Market & Café and the Epicure with Love specialty food line, and Epicure Specialty chef and author Michael Love have sold “The Salvage Chef Cookbook” to Skyhorse Publishing, Lyons Press. The cookbook shows home cooks how to make use of their leftovers and products on the verge of expiring. “The Salvage Chef Cookbook” is partly based on the partnership Starkman and Love have at Epicure Gourmet Market & Café, whereby Love transforms surplus food into dishes and meals. “We knew we had something very special with Chef Michael and our Epicure Gourmet Market & ... |
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Madelaine Chocolate Reopens One Year After Superstorm Sandy
The Madelaine Chocolate Co., a privately held manufacturer of foiled seasonal and everyday chocolates, officially reopened the doors to its 200,000-square-foot factory Oct. 22. The chocolate maker had to close because of damage sustained during Superstorm Sandy last October. The grand reopening in Rockaway Beach, N.Y., gathered employees and an array of Madelaine clients, vendors, bankers and local and state elected officials. “We are delighted to be sharing this special moment with all those who’ve stood by The Madelaine Chocolate Co. since the very beginning of this unfortunate journey,” said Jorge Farber, CEO. “This day is a testament to the ... |
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Colombian Coffee Growers Set Specialty Coffee Export Record
The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) has already sold 1.2 million bags of specialty coffee for shipment in 2013; the previous record was 1.03 million bags in 2011. The FNC’s exports of specialty coffees result in higher-quality premiums for farmers. As of September 2013, there were 162,873 coffee growers producing coffee under a sustainability protocol, or about 29 percent of total domestic producers. Premiums paid for specialty coffees to producers continue to increase, totaling $149 million since the launch of the FNC’s value-added strategy. The FNC set a new Colombian coffee industry record by exporting more than 1 million 60-kilogram bags of specialty ... |
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Fagor Partners With America’s Test Kitchen on Pressure Cooker Book
Fagor America, a market leader in pressure cookers and small electrics, has teamed up with “America’s Test Kitchen” to release a limited run of the “Pressure Cooker Perfection” cookbook – Fagor edition. Earlier this year, the public TV syndicated cooking show “America’s Test Kitchen” did a thorough testing of electric and stovetop pressure cookers in which the Fagor Duo 8-quart came out on top as “highly recommended” and the overall “best buy.” The unit is also widely used by culinary professionals, including many celebrity chefs, the Food Network and multiple contestants on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” “Master Chef” and “Iron Chef.” ... |
