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Sur La Table Implements New Software Solutions, Opens New Store
Sur La Table is deploying several retail merchandising and store operations software solutions from Island Pacific to help improve user performance and facilitate access to important business information in a more timely manner.The solutions include the SmartRetail browser-based User Interface and Data Warehouse, as well as the latest release of Island Pacific Merchandising System and Merchandise Planning solution. These “will enhance ease of use and navigation throughout the system and will provide a foundation for scalable future growth,” said Richard Gaetano, COO of Irvine, Calif.-based Island Pacific, a division of 3Q Holdings Limited.In other news, Sur La Table plans to ... |
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Lake Champlain Chocolates Named Merit Winner in International Design Contest
Lake Champlain Chocolates’ Organic Easter Bars were chosen as one of 242 award-winning designs in the most recent HOW International Design Awards. The Organic Easter Bars’ original illustrative designs feature Treasure the Bunny and his adorable accomplice, Tweet the Chick. While appealing mainly to a youthful audience, the bars also convey a sense of nostalgia for the adult purchaser.“We really wanted these bars to capture the optimism of spring and the magic of Easter. The packaging is whimsical and engaging, and the trio of gift-boxed bars offers a new way to build a coordinated chocolate Easter basket,” said Catherine Wisloski, ... |
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Ethnic Foods Appeal to Younger Americans and Households With Children
Young Americans and those with children like to spice things up in the kitchen, according to new research from Mintel on the ethnic foods market. Nine in 10 adults aged 25 to 34 say they prepared ethnic food at home in the past month versus only 68 percent of those older than 65. In addition, 91 percent of Americans with children under the age of 18 in the home cooked ethnic food compared to 78 percent of those without children. “The ethnic food category has had a very strong performance during the recession, followed by a still positive but slightly ... |
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Powerful Yogurt Introduces First Greek Yogurt Designed for Men
Powerful Yogurt, the first Greek yogurt in the U.S. designed for men, officially declared success on entering the U.S. natural products marketplace with its launch at Expo West in Anaheim, Calif., last week.Powerful Yogurt earned three award nominations across the dairy, natural food and gourmet categories, including the 2013 Dairy Innovation Award from FoodBev Media as well as nominations for the 2013 Gourmet Awards and the 2013 Natural Product Awards.The product is differentiated from existing Greek yogurts by its 20 to 25 grams of natural protein per serving; a “man-sized” 8-ounce cup that is at least 33 percent larger than ... |
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Target Acquires Internet Retailers CHEFS Catalog, Cooking.com
Target Corp., Minneapolis, has reached agreements to acquire CHEFS Catalog and assets of Cooking.com in two separate transactions. The e-commerce acquisitions are aimed at expanding Target’s presence in the growing cooking and kitchenware market. Following the closings, the two businesses will be combined to create a new, wholly owned subsidiary of Target. Both brands will continue to operate under their current names. “We are excited to bring CHEFS and Cooking.com into the Target family,” said Casey Carl, president of multichannel and senior vice president-enterprise strategy at Target. “We know consumers are increasingly looking online for cooking solutions to make their ... |
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SodaStream Teams With Cott for Soda Flavor Production
SodaStream International Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of home carbonation systems, based in Airport City, Israel, has entered into a strategic agreement with Cott Beverages Inc., a subsidiary of Cott Corp., Tampa, Fla., to produce flavors made specifically for the SodaStream carbonation system. Cott is one of the world’s largest producers of beverages on behalf of retailers, brand owners and distributors. The initial production will consist of existing SodaStream flavors and will take place at Cott’s primary concentrate production facility in Columbus, Ga. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “SodaStream has done a great job in ... |
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Chef Marcus Samuelsson to Host sofi Awards
Marcus Samuelsson, the internationally acclaimed chef, will host the 41st annual sofi Awards to be presented at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. Samuelsson is the chef behind New York’s Red Rooster Harlem, Ginny’s Supper Club and American Table Cafe and Bar by Marcus Samuelsson, and The New York Times’ best-selling author of “Yes, Chef.” He is also a well-known TV food personality and committed philanthropist. The sofi Awards are considered the top honor in the $75 billion specialty food industry. They recognize excellence in 32 categories. Samuelsson will serve as the keynote speaker and present the awards ... |
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Wisconsin-Made Gouda Wins United States Championship Cheese Title
A national panel of expert judges named a Wisconsin Gouda as the 2013 U.S. Championship Cheese. Marieke Penterman of Holland’s Family Cheese, Thorp, Wis., took top honors out of 1,702 entries from 30 states for her Marieke Mature Gouda, aged six to nine months. Out of a possible 100 points, Marieke Gouda scored 98.31 in the final round of judging, during which judges re-evaluated the top 16 cheeses at an evening gala to determine the overall champion. First runner-up in the contest, with a score of 97.89, was Tarentaise, a semi-hard Alpine cheese made by Spring Brook Farm/Farms For City ... |
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Chef'sChoice Sharpener Cited by Hammacher Schlemmer Institute
The Chef’sChoice Model 130 Professional Sharpening Station earned a “The Best” rating in the 2013 electric sharpener category from the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute. The Hammacher Schlemmer Institute analysts ran knives across a cement block 100 times and then sharpened them with each sharpening model tested. Analysts cited the “Chef’sChoice Model 130 ground edges that chopped spaghetti squash with little effort and sliced smoothly through sheets of paper.” The sharpener was lauded for producing “the sharpest, most resilient edges.” The Chef’sChoice Model 130 “also sharpened serrated knives that cut easily through cardboard, far superior to lesser models that could not sharpen ... |
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Whole Foods Market Commits to Full GMO Transparency
By 2018, all products in Whole Foods Market’s U.S. and Canadian stores will be labeled to indicate if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the retailer announced at Natural Products Expo West.Whole Foods Market is the first national grocery chain to set a deadline for full GMO transparency. “We are putting a stake in the ground on GMO labeling to support the consumer’s right to know,” said Walter Robb, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market. “The prevalence of GMOs in the U.S. paired with nonexistent mandatory labeling makes it very difficult for retailers to source non-GMO options and for consumers to ... |
