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Picnic Time Wins Gold Supplier Excellence Award
Picnic Time won the top gold award for its excellence in the outdoor products category in Promo Marketing magazine’s 2013 Supplier Excellence Awards. “Picnic Time is pleased to have received this award,” said Scott McCormack, director of sales and marketing. “We are very fortunate to have such a great team of people and be recognized again as a leader in innovation, service and quality.” The Supplier Excellence Awards are determined by distributor sales professionals, who narrow a list of hundreds of finalists to a list of the most popular and successful manufacturers in the promotional products industry. “The winners of ... |
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Passage Foods Earns Gluten-Free Certification
Passage Foods’ line of authentic cooking sauces are now certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO). The Passage Foods line includes Passage to Mexico, Passage to Thailand, Passage to Morocco and Passage to Europe, as well as several other classic and ethnic product lines. Each of the 23 different simmer sauces is a blend of fresh ingredients creating a recipe deep in the traditional flavors of its country, such as Moroccan Harissa, Red Thai Curry, Spanish Chicken and Chipotle Lime. “It has always been in our brand’s DNA that Passage Foods products be gluten-free, and we have always used ... |
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Edge of Belgravia Opens First U.S. Warehouse
Edge of Belgravia is opening its first warehouse in the United States in Chicago, which means its chef knives will reach Beverly Hills in three days and Manhattan in two. Edge of Belgravia said the new warehouse will help it better serve the “enthusiastic American consumer” with a location that is “logistically superb.” The warehouse in Elk Grove Village, Ill., is a state-of-the-art fulfillment and distribution centre. American Cargo Express, a leading third-party warehouse operator as well as freight company, operates the warehouse. “We can now supply the rapidly growing demand for our knives across the pond with no need ... |
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Crate and Barrel Partners With Italian Designer for Collections
Crate and Barrel has formed a partnership with Italian designer, architect, art director and interior designer Paola Navone. The first of three planned collections designed by Navone, exclusively for Crate and Barrel, will consist of more than 140 items across multiple categories, including tabletop, textiles, decorative accessories, lighting, rugs, dining tables and seating. Navone’s design aesthetic reflects her lifetime of travel, commitment to handcraft and passion for global culture and design. With her first collection with Crate and Barrel, she draws upon these influences to celebrate her love of casual entertaining. The collection will be available online through www.crateandbarrel.com and ... |
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Vestar Capital Partners Acquires Majority Interest in Roland Foods
Vestar Capital Partners VI, L.P. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in the Roland Foods family of companies, including Bruno Scheidt Inc., American Roland Food Corp., Pro Warehouse Corp. and Costamar Corp. Terms were not disclosed for the transaction that is expected to close by the end of September. Roland Foods is a recognized leader in the imported specialty foods business in the U.S. and around the globe. “My parents started Roland Foods in the United States nearly 75 years ago, and the company has grown consistently over the years with the help of our valued customers, ... |
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Las Vegas Markets Operator Revises Winter, Summer Schedules
International Market Centers has announced a new Sunday-to-Thursday pattern for the Winter and Summer Las Vegas Markets through 2016 to better serve retailers’ needs for a weekend day and accommodate Friday travel plans. Markets in 2014 and 2015 also will overlap with other related industry events running in Las Vegas, offering synergistic buying and selling opportunities for both buyers and suppliers. Running Sunday through Thursday, future market dates are: Jan. 26-30, 2014; July 27-31, 2014; Jan. 18-22, 2015; Aug. 2-6, 2015; Jan. 17-21, 2016; and July 31-Aug. 4, 2016. “In the face of recent upheaval in the industry show calendar, ... |
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Smucker Buys Enray Organic, Gluten-Free Grain Company
The J. M. Smucker Co. has completed an acquisition of Enray Inc., a privately held company that is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium organic, gluten-free ancient grain products, including sprouted and non-sprouted grains, pasta, and cookies, which are primarily sold under its flagship brand, truRoots. Enray generated net sales of more than $45 million over its latest 12-month period. The transaction includes a leased manufacturing facility in Livermore, Calif. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. “This acquisition strengthens and adds to the breadth of our natural foods business, extending it beyond the leadership position we currently hold ... |
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2014 Housewares Design Awards Issues Call for Entries
The Housewares Design Awards, the independent design award competition focused on the housewares industry, is now accepting entries for its 11th annual competition to find the “Best of the Best” in design innovation. This award has become a housewares tradition, and the Housewares Design Awards All-Stars – the 104 vendors who have won Housewares Design Awards over the years – include some of the most famous brands in the industry as well as entrepreneurial ventures making their mark through design innovation. Beyond its impact with buyers and other housewares professionals, the Housewares Design Awards is also dedicated to reinforcing consumer ... |
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Murray’s Cheese to Open Inside Southern California Grocery Stores
Murray’s Cheese, the legendary Greenwich Village shop, is opening stores inside Ralphs supermarkets in Southern California this fall.The first store is scheduled to open next month at Long Beach’s Marina Pacifica mall, followed by stores in Sherman Oaks and Marina del Rey, and two locations in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times.This marks the continuation of collaboration between Ralphs’ parent company, Kroger Co., and Murray’s Cheese that together have opened 80 cheese shops in other Kroger grocery stores in 11 states since 2008. Kroger plans to open 20 more such cheese shops in the near future, which each ... |
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Expected to Expand Beyond Coffee
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) is reportedly exploring expanding beyond its core coffee and tea categories into carbonated drinks, juices, sports drinks and perhaps even dairy and soups.The maker of the Keurig coffee brewer and single-serve K-Cups has revolutionized the coffee business and, according to Investors.com, is hoping to do the same in adjacent product offerings. Although the company has not made any official announcement, analysts are expecting news at the company’s Sept.10 investor day, based on hints GMCR has made recently about its future.“We think there are some very strong advantages that we brought to the hot beverage platform, ... |
