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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, ... |
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New York City to Help Grow Specialty Food and Beverage Industry
The New York City Council is hoping to make it easier to operate and grow small local artisanal food and beverage companies, including cheese shops, breweries and other specialty foods and beverage makers.Because these store formats and manufacturers are increasingly popular with consumers, increasing numbers are opening in neighborhoods all over New York, particularly in Brooklyn and Manhattan.The number of specialty food and beverage manufacturers in New York has grown by more than 11 percent to 1,097 companies in 2012, according to a study by the Pratt Center for Community Development on the industry commissioned by the city council. The ... |
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Tree of Life Canada Acquires Northbud Distributors
Tree of Life Canada (TOLC) has acquired Northbud Distributors, which will dramatically increase the company’s frozen and refrigerated capabilities for retail, as well as its foodservice products. TOLC, whose parent company is KeHE Distributors, is one of the largest distributors of specialty and natural foods in Canada, operating coast to coast. It has the largest specialty food sales force in the country, representing nationally recognized brands. Northbud Distributors is a food distribution and brokerage business in Canada for more than 40 years.“This is an opportunity for our vendor partners to reach more doors across Canada, and to increase and strengthen ... |
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Bloggers' Choice Awards Presented to Four NY NOW Exhibitors
Four Bloggers’ Choice Awards for exemplary product design were presented to Accent on Design exhibitors at the debut of NY NOW last week.Four bloggers from noted design and trend-watching sites were each invited to select one product, representing “urgent, odd and delightful design,” from among Accent on Design’s 150-plus exhibitors. “Design bloggers are on the front line, discovering promising talent and fresh ideas daily,” said Christian Falkenberg, NY NOW director and GLM senior vice president. “We’ve tapped into their up-to-the-minute perspective by inviting them to share their favorites from Accent on Design.”The four bloggers, and the products each identified as the ... |
