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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 ... |
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New Rating System Reveals the Mysteries of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
A new on-label rating system reveals the quality and style of a balsamic vinegar from Modena and helps consumers, merchants and chefs choose which one to use in dishes from appetizers to desserts. Balsamic vinegars line supermarket and specialty shop shelves, priced from $2.99 to $150 or more, and confusion abounds about exactly what’s inside each bottle. “Something had to be done,” according to Cesare Mazzetti, president of the Consorzio Aceto Balsamico di Modena. Three years ago, balsamic vinegar of Modena was awarded the PGI certification (Protected Geographic Indication, IGP in Italian), which guarantees that every vinegar bearing that mark is ... |
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QWIQQ Named Most Promising IT and Web Company at 10th Annual Rice Alliance Forum
QWIQQ was recently named one of Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship’s Most Promising IT and Web companies at the 10th annual IT and Web Venture Forum in Houston. QWIQQ is a mobile commerce app that allows local merchants to quickly post and sell their products and services, using pictures, prices, and places, while easily sharing to Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, short message service (SMS), email, and Constant Contact email marketing campaigns.Information technology (IT) and Web companies showcased their new ventures at the largest venture capital conference in the Southwest last month, which attracts more than 400 attendees, including investors, venture ... |
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NASFT Announces Inaugural Leadership Awards Winners
The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Inc. (NASFT) has announced the winners of its first annual Leadership Awards honoring outstanding contributions to the specialty food industry and beyond.The awards recognize NASFT members who have not only advanced food standards in society, but are also making a significant impact through visionary social, economic and environmental efforts. The winners are: Citizenship: Nasser Abufara, founder of Canaan Fair Trade, based in Camas, Wash. Abufara has worked to empower small farmers in the Palestinian olive oil industry and create economic opportunities in his native West Bank since 2004. The organization now works ... |
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Panos Brands Acquires Ry-Con Specialty Foods
High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Panos Brands LLC has completed the acquisition of Ry-Con Specialty Foods Inc., a leading producer and distributor of hormone-free cheeses and other products that do not contain any antibiotics, preservatives or animal byproducts under the Andrew & Everett brand. The transaction represents the first add-on acquisition Panos has completed under High Road’s ownership. Panos, which was acquired by High Road in 2010, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of natural and specialty food and beverage products sold in the U.S. and Canada, with a portfolio of brands including KA-ME, a comprehensive line of Asian ... |
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Southern Season Plans Store in South Carolina
Southern Season announced plans to open a store in Charleston, S.C., in early summer 2013. The 44,000-square-foot store will be located in Mt. Pleasant at the Brookgreen Town Center, which is owned by the Beach Company. Clay Hamner, chairman of Southern Season and CEO of Southern Season Acquisition Corp., owners of Southern Season, said, “We are excited to bring the Southern Season experience to Charleston. We plan to carry on the tradition of offering the full- service experience our customers have grown to love. The new store will include one of the world’s largest gourmet food markets with a vast ... |
