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NYIGF Hosts Largest Show Since 2009
Defying conservative industry expectations, strong retailer attendance at the August New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) – the largest since 2009 – resulted in robust booth traffic and sales activity, according to the show organizer.The show utilized a total of 545,000 net square feet of exhibit space across its three New York venues – Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal’s Piers 92 and 94. The total NYIGF attendance of 33,000 represented retailers from all 50 states and 85 countries, with the largest numbers of international visitors hailing from Canada, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, Australia and the United ... |
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Vinotemp International Wins Partial Summary Judgment
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has granted partial summary judgment in favor of Vinotemp International in a patent infringement lawsuit. Chief Judge Audrey B. Collins issued a detailed order explaining why Vinotemp, a leader in the wine storage and refrigeration industry for 25 years, did not infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,991,117 owned by Wine Master Cellars. Judge Collins’ order stated that all of Wine Master’s arguments supporting its claim of patent infringement are “meritless.”“It is exciting to see justice prevail,” said India Hynes, president of Vinotemp International. “Patent litigation is a long and often arduous ... |
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Demarle Changes Company Name, Unveils New Logo
Cranbury, N.J.-based Demarle Inc., which markets Silpat and Sil-Eco brands in the United States, has changed its corporate name to Sasa Demarle Inc., to reflect the scope of the company’s business. The company’s management team and product line remains the same. A new red-and-white logo for Sasa Demarle expands on the original Demarle logo to incorporate and illustrate the new name.In 2000, Sasa Industrie Group merged with Demarle’s parent company in France to form a new global leader in nonstick baking products. TheU.S. subsidiary has now changed its official name to coordinate with the company’s worldwide operation and maintain its ... |
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Yankee Candle Leverages Creative Expertise with New York City Design Studio
The Yankee Candle Company Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of premium scented candles, is opening a new design studio located in New York, which will allow the company to access best-in-class design experts in the fashion and home décor industry. The new studio will also allow the company to fully influence the design, cost and manufacturing opportunities of its products. Based in South Deerfield, Mass., the company has chosen renowned fashion and textile designer Patti Carpenter to head the New York studio as creative director.“This new design studio will allow us to continue to push the envelope in developing inspiring, ... |
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NCA’s Graham Announces Retirement in 2014
National Candy Association (NCA) President Larry Graham has announced his plan to retire following the 2014 Sweets & Snacks Expo after 22 years as head of the association. Graham, who has overseen significant changes in the association’s structure, intends to be actively involved in the recruitment and transition process to ensure an organized change of leadership. “We want the transition to be orderly, well thought-out and positive for the NCA membership and the staff,” noted Mitchell Goetze, NCA’s chairman. “This is an important time in NCA history and it must be done carefully. Larry has done a great job and ... |
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Joseph Joseph Named NYIGF’s Gourmet Housewares Best of Show
Four companies were presented with Best New Product awards at The Gourmet Housewares Show, with Joseph Joseph receiving Best of Show honors for its TriScale. The Gourmet Housewares Show ran as part of the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Awards also were presented in three product-specific categories, including Cooking (cookware, bakeware and small electronics); Dining (serveware, bar/wine accessories, picnic/barbecue accessories and specialty foods); and Kitchen Preparation (kitchen gadgets, kitchen textiles, cookbooks and storage/containers). Winners and finalists in each category were selected by a panel of editors based on innovative design; creative use ... |
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Sartori Cheesemaker Named Grand Master at Wisconsin Fair
Mike Matucheski, master cheesemaker for Sartori in Plymouth, Wis., was again dubbed Grand Master Cheesemaker at the 2012 Wisconsin State Fair Cheese and Butter Contest after being presented with the competition’s Grand Champion award for Sartori’s Limited Edition Pastorale Blend. This award was the culmination of a successful Wisconsin State Fair competition where Sartori was awarded four additional ribbons. This is Matucheski’s third Grand Master recognition in the past four years. In 2009, he took home the honors with Sartori Limited Edition Pastorale Blend, and again in 2010 with Sartori Reserve Rosemary and Olive Oil Asiago. “We are very grateful ... |
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Beecher’s Flagsheep Honored as Top Cheese at ACS
Flagsheep from Beecher’s Handmade Cheese in Washington and New York was named Best of Show among 1,711 entries at the American Cheese Society’s (ACS) 2012 Judging & Competition. The results were announced in a ceremony at the 29th Annual ACS Conference in Raleigh, N.C. Valley Shepherd Creamery in New Jersey was awarded second place overall for Crema De Blue and Emmi Roth USA in Wisconsin took third place overall for its Roth Grand Cru Surchoix. Kurt Beecher Dammeier of Beecher’s Handmade Cheese said of Flagsheep’s win, “It takes great milk, talented cheesemakers and a little luck to make a cheese ... |
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Study: Shoppers Venture to Multiple Outlets on Food Buying Trips
Consumers are veering off the well-traveled traditional route and branching out into new shopping patterns, according to findings from a Hartman Group study of the purchase decision-making and shopping habits of America’s consumers. “The days of shopping trips to one store just to fill the pantry are long gone,” said Laurie Demeritt, The Hartman Group’s president and COO. “For today’s consumers, shopping is very much in constant motion; it’s a virtual 24-hour, seven-day-a-week activity. The consumer is now in total control of the shopping process, not the manufacturer or the retailer.” With perhaps more product and brand choice and channel ... |
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Sur La Table Opens First Store in Baltimore Area
Seattle-based gourmet kitchenware chain Sur La Table has opened in Towson Town Center, the first store in the Baltimore area.The 4,800-square-foot store will employ more than 20 full- and part-time employees. “Towson Town Center is the perfect location for our first Baltimore-area store,” said Jack Schwefel, chief executive officer of Sur La Table, who operated 90 stores. “The Center strives to provide exciting shopping options to its customers and Sur La Table is able to add the unmatched breadth and depth of our culinary assortment to that mix.”As with its other stores, the Towson location will conduct cooking classes focused ... |
