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Williams-Sonoma Debuts First Quebec Store
Williams-Sonoma opened its first store in Quebec, Canada, on Nov. 3. Located at Carrefour Laval in Laval, Quebec, the new store marks Williams-Sonoma’s eighth location in Canada, and will be the first to showcase a new, interactive store design. “I am thrilled to continue our expansion in Canada by opening our first store in Quebec,” said Laura Alber, president and chief executive officer at Williams-Sonoma. “We’re excited that the Williams-Sonoma brand will pave the way in Quebec, where we look forward to joining such a vibrant culinary community.” The new store design includes interactive features that will engage customers’ sense ... |
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Chef Curtis Stone Visits Southern Season
Southern Season in Chapel Hill, N.C., will play host to Curtis Stone, award-winning chef, best-selling author, TV personality and entrepreneur during a special appearance, cooking demonstration and product signing at the store Nov. 15. The host of “Top Chef Masters,” Stone also headlined Bravo TV’s “Around the World in 80 Plates.” A gregarious host and entertaining guest, Stone is a familiar face on dozens of shows, including “The Today Show,” “Ellen,” “Conan,” “Oprah” and many more. A regular headliner at global food shows, Stone recently debuted his own product line, Kitchen Solutions. “We are delighted to welcome Curtis Stone to ... |
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Smokin’ Texas Gourmet Scores Five Scovies
Smokin’ Texas Gourmet’s popular line of Texas barbecue sauce, artisanal seasonings and condiments has won five 2013 Scovie Awards, including honors for its gourmet products and website. Now in its 17th year, the Scovie Awards are the world’s largest professional competition for fiery foods and barbecue products. Competition for the 2013 Scovie Awards was stronger than ever, with a record-breaking 805 product entries, according to Dave DeWitt, founder of the competition. Smokin’ Texas Gourmet’s awards included first place in the meat sauce condiment category for its Texas Especial Steak Sauce; second place in mustard condiments for its Jalapeno Honey Mustard; ... |
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Amazon.com Launches Online Wine Store
Amazon.com Inc. has launched Amazon Wine (www.amazon.com/wine), a marketplace offering customers more than a thousand wines crafted by wineries around the country. The new store features easy-to-use shopping tools to help customers explore great wines and offers access to details directly from winemakers, such as tasting notes, recommended food pairings and total case production. “Whether it’s helping customers find a favorite varietal, shop for holiday pairings or expand their cellar with a special handcrafted bottle, we’re excited to provide the right tools and information needed to guide them to the perfect wine,” said Peter Faricy, vice president of Amazon Marketplace. ... |
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Specialty Food Brokerage Sold
Wholesale specialty food brokerage Madison Lane, based in Portland, Ore., is expanding its offerings with the purchase of Seattle-based Murdock & White, a wholesale specialty food broker that represents a diverse range of regional, national and international specialty food products. “The timing was perfect,” said Brian Howard, owner of Madison Lane. “It was the right time for us to expand. I was ready to take Madison Lane to the next level, and Murdock & White was seeking a compatible buyer. It’s really the perfect match as together we bring 50 years of experience in specialty foods.” Charlene Murdock, co-owner of ... |
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World Kitchen Sues Over Article It Claims Disparages Pyrex
The maker of Pyrex glassware claims in court that the American Ceramic Society disparaged its U.S.-made product in a “sensational” article that said it was more likely to shatter than foreign-made glassware, according to an article from Courthouse News Service. World Kitchen sued the American Ceramic Society (ACS); Peter Wray, the editor of The American Ceramic Society Bulletin; and the co-authors of the article, Richard Bradt and Richard Martens, in Federal Court. In its September issue, “Shattering Glass Cookware,” the defendants claimed that “American-made glass cookware, including Pyrex brand glass cookware made by World Kitchen, is unsafe for typical cooking ... |
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Educational Seminars, Events for Winter NYIGF Revealed
More than 40 educational seminars, special events, displays and product awards will be offered for attendees and exhibitors during the winter 2013 New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF). Four full days of seminars, covering topics such as design and color trends, social media, sustainability, and retail strategies such as merchandising, marketing and in-store events, will be presented during NYIGF. Industry and social events will include on-site receptions, off-site award ceremonies and a “Night on Broadway.” Other special features include the return of the NYIGF Bookstore (sponsored by Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing), the SustainAbility: design for a better world ... |
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SIAL 2012 Sees Attendance Rise
SIAL 2012, which took place Oct. 21-25 at the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte Convention Center, experienced a 10.2 percent rise in attendance compared with the last exposition in 2010, confirming SIAL’s role as a catalyst for global trade, according to show organizers. The show had 150,192 professional visitors this year vs. 136,381 in 2010, of whom 62.8 percent were international visitors from 200 countries. The 2012 show, fully attuned to the mainstream market challenges, highlighted the dynamism of the agri-food industry on a global scale. In the current gloomy economic climate, the exhibition’s strategic dimension – demonstrated by ... |
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Stonewall Kitchen Opens 10th Company Store
Leading specialty food manufacturer and retailer Stonewall Kitchen opened its 10th company store Oct. 21 in Nashua, N.H. A grand opening celebration was planned for the weekend of Nov. 3 and 4. Located on the upper level in the Pheasant Lane Mall, the retailer is focused on Stonewall Kitchen’s core specialty food products and is highlighted with select hard goods and accessories. The Nashua store marks the fourth for Stonewall Kitchen in New Hampshire. The company also has three stores in Maine, two in Connecticut and one in Maryland. An 11th store is scheduled to open in Newburyport, Mass., this ... |
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Whole Foods CEO to Keynote the Winter Fancy Food Show
John Mackey, co-founder and co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, will be the keynote speaker at the Winter Fancy Food Show (WFFS) in San Francisco.Mackey will talk about his new book, “Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business,” in a session presented by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Inc. (NASFT), which owns and operates the Winter Fancy Food Show that takes place Jan. 20-22, 2013, at Moscone Center.“Mackey has helped change the face of natural and organic as well as specialty food retailing,” said Ann Daw, NASFT president. “With unprecedented interest among food entrepreneurs and consumers in ... |
