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Di Bruno Bros. Cheese Shop Debuts at Giant Food Stores
Giant Food Stores, in partnership with Philadelphia food icon Di Bruno Bros., this week is opening a brand-new cheese and specialty food shop inside its grocery store in Camp Hill, Pa. To mark the occasion, the store will host an official Parmigiano Reggiano cracking on Jan. 24 at 11 a.m. “We are thrilled to welcome the celebrated Di Bruno Bros. to our Camp Hill Super Store,” said Rick Herring, president of Giant Food Stores, the 200-store operator based in Carlisle, Pa. “By partnering with Di Bruno Bros., we’ll be introducing our customers to an amazing variety of high-quality, innovative specialty ... |
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Starbucks Campaign Aims to Win Over Light Roast Coffee Drinkers
Starbucks Coffee Co. said it aims to grow its share of the 40 percent of U.S. coffee drinkers who prefer lighter roasts by using a cross-channel campaign to win them over to Starbucks Blonde Roast. The coffeehouse has kicked off an extensive cross-channel sampling and sharing campaign featuring millions of offers for a free tall (12-ounce) cup of Starbucks Blonde Roast or Vanilla Blonde, and $1 off any Starbucks packaged coffee or Starbucks K-Cup packs in retail stores and where customers buy groceries. “Starbucks Blonde Roast is a new roast curve for Starbucks that celebrates our coffee heritage and roasting ... |
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Prepara Takes Sales and Distribution In-House
Prepara, known for its elegant and innovative kitchen tools and accessories, has just discontinued its relationship with Harold Import Co., and is taking all sales and distribution activities in-house. “Harold Import Co. has done a great job for us over the years with gourmet stores and specialty retailers,” explained Dean Chapman, president and CEO of Prepara. “However, due to our recent rapid expansion, we have been putting more and more efforts into developing our own rep group force under the guidance of our vice president of sales, Russ Johnson.”Prepara has been bringing designed products for the healthy cook into the housewares ... |
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Upfront Foods Hires Sales and Marketing Firm
Upfront Foods has retained Sunrise Brand Management Specialists LLC to handle the national and regional sales and marketing of its single-serving, kosher, non-GMO granola.Sunrise Brand Management Specialists will be handling the day-to-day contact with distributors, brokers and retailers to increase market penetration, said Gigi Twist, Upfront Foods’ founder. “We have had excellent response to our flagship product, Upfront Nutty Granola, and now is the right time to strengthen our sales team so we can be as responsive as possible to our customers’ needs, particularly as we look to add new products to our line of gourmet granola,” Twist said. Upfront ... |
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Lifetime Brands Acquires Fred & Friends Housewares Brand
Lifetime Brands Inc., a global provider of branded housewares products, has acquired the business and certain assets of Easy Aces Inc., which operates under the name Fred & Friends (F&F) and designs and markets novelty housewares and other products under the Fred brand. Fred products include innovative and fun kitchen tools, tabletop accessories, party goods, personal accessories and desk and tech products. Fred products are primarily distributed through independent specialty stores, selected major retailers and small chains, primarily in the United States and Canada. Jeffrey Siegel, Lifetime’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, commented in a prepared statement that “Lifetime’s ... |
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Helen of Troy Limited Plans New Distribution Center
Helen of Troy Limited, designer, developer and worldwide marketer of brand-name household, personal care and healthcare/home environment consumer products, including the OXO line, announced plans to construct a 1.3-million-square-foot distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss. Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Helen of Troy, which is headquartered in El Paso, Texas, has entered into an agreement to purchase 84 acres of land in Olive Branch as well as an agreement for the construction of a new distribution center on the purchased property. Total estimated costs of the project, including land, construction costs, warehouse equipment and fixtures to be used in the ... |
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Green Mountain Commits Funds to Help Coffee-Growing Communities Get Clean Water
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR), a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers, has committed more than $2 million to support two clean water projects in communities where the company sources coffee in Nicaragua. GMCR, based in Waterbury, Vt., has joined forces with two nonprofit organizations in northern Nicaragua to fund two potable water projects over the next five years. Both projects intend to increase community access to clean water, improve food security and provide education on sanitation, nutrition, and environmental protection. According to the most recent Joint Monitoring Report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, only 68 ... |
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Sheila G’s Brownie Brittle Stars at Golden Globe Dinner
Sheila G’s Original Brownie Brittle partnered with The Weinstein Co. to be the official dessert of the company’s annual Golden Globe dinner and after-party on Jan. 13. The partnership kicked off in November with the premieres of the film “Silver Linings Playbook” in New York and Los Angeles. Sheila G. Mains, Brownie Brittle’s founder, created specialty brownies and champagne brownie truffles for the events. The Weinstein Co. led this year’s Golden Globe nominations with 15, in various categories, for “Django Unchained,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “The Master,” “Kon-Tiki,” “Quartet” and “The Intouchables.” “I am honored to create special sweets for such ... |
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Magisso Receives Two GOOD DESIGN Awards
The Magisso Serving Set by designer Maria Kivijärvi and the Magisso Teacup by designers Vesa Jääskö and Laura Bougdanos have both been given the GOOD DESIGN award by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies. The Magisso Serving Set consists of three unique tableware items: Pie Server, Cheese Knife and Cheese Slicer. All the Serving Set products can be set sideways on the table so the blade of the product doesn’t soil the tablecloth. The Magisso Teacup features a unique triangular bottom. It is easy to adjust the ... |
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Whole Foods Seeds New, Exclusive Plant-Based Product Line
Whole Foods Market is introducing Engine 2 Plant-Strong products, a new line of plant-based, minimally processed snacks, breakfast items and pantry staples. Developed in collaboration with Rip Esselstyn, author and founder of “The Engine 2 Diet,” the products will be available exclusively at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide beginning this month. “Rip has inspired thousands of Whole Foods Market shoppers and team members to make smarter food choices as a partner in our healthy eating program,” said Errol Schweizer, global grocery coordinator at Whole Foods Market. “Engine 2 products taste great and are a healthy option for popular snacks and ... |
