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Las Vegas Market Temporary Exhibit Offerings Add Dynamic Discovery
LAS VEGAS, NV – April 30, 2024– The Gift & Home Temporary Exhibits at Las Vegas Market provide unparalleled access to innovative and best-selling product with a showcase of some 400 brands, in six easy-to-shop categories, in the Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, July 28 – 31, 2024. “Las Vegas is a guaranteed opportunity to discover key products that diversify and revitalize merchandise mixes across categories,” said Dorothy Belshaw, ANDMORE?president. “Six categories across the temporary exhibits give buyers from every corner of the industry a sneak peek into the new and now of gift and home goods.” New Exhibitors ... |
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Maha Freij Named 2024 SFA Hall of Fame Honoree
Three Little Pigs is pleased to announce and express its warmest congratulations to Maha Freij, President of Three Little Pigs, on her remarkable achievement as one of the recipients of the Specialty Food Association's Hall of Fame! This prestigious recognition is a testament to Maha’s decades-long dedication, innovation, and immense contributions to the specialty food industry. Maha Freij has over 35 years of experience in the specialty food industry, where she began as an Accounts Receivable Specialist for Three Little Pigs in 1988 and quickly took an interest in all facets of the business. Maha eventually worked her way up to National Sales Manager in 1995 and later President ... |
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Updated Gift Resources Inspire Summer Atlanta Market Discovery
ATLANTA, GA – April 24, 2024- As the leading gift market in the nation, Atlanta Market introduces new and expanded exhibitors in its collection of 700+ sales agencies and branded showrooms offering innovative gift resources at the Summer 2024 edition of the July 16-22, Atlanta Market, at AmericasMart Atlanta. “Atlanta Market prides itself on providing access to the best gift brands, spanning a broad range of category offerings,” said Dorothy Belshaw, ANDMORE?executive vice president and chief growth officer. “With these updates, we leverage the largest supply of gift sourcing in the nation while promoting the new and next of the industry.” ... |
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Italy’s Top Vinegar Brand, Ponti, Rolls Out To Meijer
Italians know their vinegars, and now Meijer’s customers will too! When anyone tries Ponti, it’s love at first taste. As the hands-down most popular vinegar brand in all of Italy and top-selling in the world, Ponti’s vinegars have been quickly climbing to favorite-status since rolling out to the U.S. in more recent years. The launch at Meijer, the family-owned grocery chain with supercenters throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Wisconsin, is an exciting way for midwestern home cooks and chefs to elevate meals the Ponti way. “As a family-run company with nine generations and 230 years of experience producing Vinegars, we ... |
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GC Buying Group Presents Best Vendor Awards
Dallas, April 16 – The GC Buying Group team was part of The Inspired Home Show in Chicago where awards were presented for the Best Vendors, as voted by GC retail members. Winners were excited to be recognized by the GC Group and proudly displayed the awards in Chicago Show booths. Winners are: RSVP – Best in Stock Le Creuset – Most Creative GC Program Hestan – Best In-Store Signage Heritage Steel – Best In-Store Fixture Dreamfarm: Fluicer– Most Innovative Product Harold Import Company – Best in Customer Service Harold Import Company – Best in Shipping Harold Import Company – Best ... |
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The Good Food Foundation Announces The 2024 Good Food Award Winners
Portland, Ore. (April 30, 2024)– The Good Food Foundation is proud to recognize 215 exceptional food and drink crafters in 18 categories from across the United States as this year’s Good Food Award Winners. Chosen through a rigorous blind tasting and sustainability vetting process from nearly 2,000 entries, these exceptional makers rose to the top on the basis of taste, while also demonstrating an outstanding commitment to sustainable environmental and social practices. Thirty-eight states are represented among the 2024 Good Food Award Winners. More than half of this year’s Winners are women-owned businesses, and nearly one fifth (17%) are BIPOC-owned. The 2024 ... |
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ANDMORE Appoints Jon Pertchik as Chief Executive Officer and Promotes Dorothy Belshaw to President
LAS VEGAS, N.V. – April 26, 2024 – ANDMORE, the world’s leading omnichannel marketplace for wholesale buyers and sellers, today announced the appointment of Jonathan (“Jon”) Pertchik as Chief Executive Officer, and the promotion of Dorothy Belshaw to President. Pertchik succeeds Bob Maricich, who founded ANDMORE (formerly International Market Centers “IMC”) in 2011. Maricich will now assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board to ensure a seamless transition. “I am pleased to welcome Jon to the ANDMORE team and am confident we have found the right leader for the future of our great company,” said Maricich. “Jon is a ... |
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Expo West 2024 Drew Over 65,000 Industry Professionals To The Recent Edition
The Natural Products Expo West by Informa Markets drew over 65,000 industry professionals to the Anaheim Convention Center last month. More than 3,300 exhibiting companies worldwide showcased their organic and conscious products, including Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), natural foods and lifestyle items. The event focused on sustainability, women's health, healthy aging and regenerative products. The vibrant trade show floor hosted packed community sessions and standing-room-only keynotes, Expo West highlighted its role as the epicenter of global health and wellness trends.Natural Products Expo West showcases an unparalleled array of brands spanning 30 categories, bringing together 840 new-to-show brands alongside nearly 700 ... |
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Gift For Life Issues Statement in Response to Killing of World Central Kitchen Relief Workers
April 4, 2024… In response to Monday’s announcement that seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed during hunger relief operations in Gaza, Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ longest-running, volunteer-led, national charitable organization, issued the following statement: “We were shocked and saddened by yesterday’s news that seven World Central Kitchen relief workers were killed by Israeli airstrikes while delivering much needed aid to Gaza. WCK sends teams and aid where they are desperately needed, which is quite often into harm’s way, so while this type of danger is not unknown to WCK, Chef Jose Andres has announced the suspension ... |
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PLMA Announces Election of New Board Chairperson, Directors
NEW YORK (March 25, 2024) - Kristal Sevcik, VP of Business Development at AmeriQual Group, LLC, has been elected Chairperson of the Board of Directors of PLMA, the trade association for the global store brands industry. Sevcik, who most recently served as First Vice Chairperson, was chosen on March 21 at PLMA’s 2024 Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference in San Antonio. She succeeds Doug Bausch of LNK International, Inc., who will serve as Ex-Officio. “I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to the continued success of the private label industry, working beside many amazing professionals,” Sevcik said. Other selections to the Executive Committee ... |
