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Top Five Food Trends Spotted at Summer Fancy Food Show
While bacon has been a dominant food theme over the past few years, new flavor trends are making a splash this year, including kale, chia seed and natural grains, chick pea and seaweed snacks, and new global ethnic sauce flavors.The following are the top five food trends for the year ahead picked by a panel of trend-spotters at the 59th Summer Fancy Food Show (SFFS) in New York, which was held June 30-July 2 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The top trends are: Reinvented Frozen Treats, with product examples including Green Wave Smoothies’ Kalelicious Smoothie Pops; Life Ice’s ... |
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Inventors of Zoku Quick Pop Maker Honored by N.J. Inventors Hall of Fame
The inventors of the Zoku Quick Pop Maker – Ken Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij and John Earle – have been inducted into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame, recognizing their achievement in creating an easy-to-use countertop appliance that freezes ice pops in as little as seven minutes, without electricity.Zoku holds 25 U.S. and international patents on its technology and designs, and has many patents pending. The Zoku line has expanded to include the Duo Quick Pop Maker, Single Quick Pop Maker, Slow-Pop collection, Slush & Shake Maker, Chocolate Station, Social Media Kit, “The Art of Slush” recipe book and the ... |
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NY NOW Winter 2014 Market Adds Extra Day, Additional Venue
NY NOW, the Market for Home & Lifestyle (formerly known as NYIGF), has added an extra day to the winter 2014 event, and will expand its use of multiple locations.The show will now include the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and both Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94. With the addition of one weekday to the winter schedule, the six-day market will open on Saturday, Feb. 1, and run through Thursday, Feb. 6, rather than Feb. 5, as previously announced. Additionally, hotel reservations will open early, due to the winter market’s overlap with the 2014 Super Bowl, according to ... |
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Robert Rothschild Farm Acquires Part of Tulocay Business
Robert Rothschild Farm has acquired the sauce, dipping oil, marinade, condiments and rub business of Tulocay & Co., an award-winning premium food manufacturer in California. Tulocay & Co. consists of a family of brands and products, including Made In Napa Valley, Vineyard Pantry and various other products. This is the first acquisition by Robert Rothschild Farm, said Kim Maalouf, marketing director, who noted there is the potential for further acquisitions down the road. Manufacturing of the specific Tulocay brands will be moved to Robert Rothschild operations, she said. “This is consistent with our plan to grow both organically and by ... |
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Panorama Foods Snaps Up Wing-Time Sauce Brand
Panorama Foods, a Massachusetts-based maker of specialty foods, has acquired Wing-Time Inc., a producer of Buffalo wing sauces based in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wing-Time is a line of all-natural Buffalo wing sauces in five varieties. The company’s founder and president, Terry Brown, was raised in Buffalo, N.Y., and his background heavily influenced the creation of the line more than 20 years ago. Under the terms of the acquisition, Panorama, which makes Original Trenton Crackers, Fruit Blooms natural drink mixes and Global Treasures Spices, will keep the Wing-Time management team active with the brand. “Wing-Time is excited to be joining the ... |
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Gourmet Business Forms Retailer Advisory Team
Gourmet Business is developing a Retailer Advisory Team composed so far of 14 specialty retailers, half of whom are primarily food purveyors and the other half more focused on the housewares side of the industry. This forward-looking and forward-thinking group, comprising retail businesses of all types and sizes, and from various regions, will provide Gourmet Business with editorial advice and guidance to ensure the brand remains relevant and of optimum use to specialty retailers. Advisers will also be invited to participate in a plethora of industry roundtables, conferences, dinners and cocktail events, and other important networking and recognition opportunities. "Gourmet ... |
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Hoffman Media to Continue Publishing Paula Deen Magazine
Hoffman Media LLC, a leading special-interest publisher based in Birmingham, Ala., and publisher of Cooking With Paula Deen magazine, announced that it is continuing to publish the magazine. Deen came under fire recently after she acknowledged that she used racial slurs in the past. Several companies that worked with Deen, including Food Network, Wal-Mart and Target, have severed ties with her since the information, which was part of a deposition in a civil lawsuit against Deen and her brother, came to light. Eric Hoffman, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Hoffman Media, said, “Hoffman Media has worked closely ... |
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Crave Brothers Recalls Three Specialty Cheese Products
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Co. in Wisconsin issued a voluntary recall for three specialty cheese products while regulatory agencies continued a multi-state investigation of Listeria monocytogenes. This organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. The products recalled are: Les Freres (LF225 2/2.5#) with a make date of 7-1-13 or prior, packaged in white plastic with a ... |
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Stonewall Kitchen Store-Within-a-Store Added to Macy’s in Massachusetts
York, Maine-based specialty food manufacturer and retailer Stonewall Kitchen created a store within a store at the Macy’s in Burlington, Mass., last month. “This is a wonderful partnership and opportunity,” said Natalie King, executive vice president of Stonewall. “We have partnered on smaller presentation displays in Macy’s across the country and have received positive feedback from guests. This particular build-out is our largest at 18 feet. Replicating our Retail Company Stores, the build-out is beautiful, branded and maximizes floor space for increased brand and product visibility. Each build-out and presentation is thoughtfully crafted and custom-designed, making it easy to merchandise ... |
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Quebec Experiences Record Maple Syrup Crop
The weather cooperated with the maple run this year, creating just the right temperatures to get the sap flowing throughout March and April in all of Quebec’s maple-producing regions to produce an all-time high amount of syrup, according to the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers.With the sole exception of the week of March 14-21, the exceptional conditions of slight freezing at night and thawing during the day produced a crop that will go down in history. The 42.7 million taps operated by the 7,300 maple syrup producers in Quebec produced 120.3 million pounds of syrup, an all-time high, with ... |
