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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 ... |
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Gourmet Election-Themed Treats Yield Brisk Sales
Specialty food makers are putting a tasty spin on Election Day, offering partisan pastas, hot sauce and cupcakes, as well as donkeys and elephants made from chocolate ganache.Some are staging their own contests, while others are using sales of election-themed treats to predict who will end up in the White House, according to the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Inc. (NASFT).Election Day offerings from NASFT members include Dave’s Gourmet’s Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Hot Sauces; The Pasta Shoppe’s Democrat and Republican Pasta; Main Street Cupcakes’ Election Themed Cupcakes; Byrd Cookie Company’s Democrat Snacks and GOP Cookies; Moonstruck ... |
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Gourmet Housewares Show Announces 2013 Dates
GLM will host the third annual edition of the Gourmet Housewares Show at the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) Aug. 18-21, 2013.Presented within the summer edition of the NYIGF, the Gourmet Housewares Show features 175 exhibitors offering high-end resources in cookware, bakeware, kitchen gadgets, kitchen textiles, bar and wine accessories, small electrics, specialty food, cookbooks, storage/containers, and picnic/barbecue accessories, alongside thousands of complementary NYIGF exhibitors.The show will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.Since its inception in 1975, the Gourmet Housewares Show has provided a professional marketplace for the gourmet products and upscale housewares ... |
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William Bounds Adds 30 New Mills to Its Made-in-the-USA Line
William Bounds expands its 100 percent American-made line of pepper, salt and spice mills to give specialty retailers more opportunities to sell quality U.S. products.The durable Made in the USA mills feature the exclusive William Bounds three-step adjustment ring for a fine, medium or coarse grind. To maximize fresh flavor, the proprietary William Bounds milling mechanism crushes rather than grinds ingredients, releasing full flavor. The design has no interlocking parts, so the mill will not jam or wear out, according to the company.The Made in the USA line includes a wide variety of sizes and styles, including wood, clear acrylic ... |
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Kuhn Rikon Swiss Pull Chop Receives Top Rating in Swiss Test
The Kuhn Rikon Swiss Pull Chop, which makes chopping and mincing as easy as pulling a cord, came out on top of a test of 14 name-brand manual-powered mini choppers conducted by K-Tipp, a leading Swiss consumer magazine.K-Tipp offers product recommendations based on rigorous independent testing. Of the 14 mini choppers tested, only three delivered “good” results, and the Swiss Pull Chop was noted as the least expensive of the three.The Swiss Pull Chop was also one of the two brands singled out as “very good” for chopping onions, one of the most commonly chopped foods in the kitchen. The ... |
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Cooking.com, Butter Bell Team for E-Commerce Site
Cooking.com has announced a new channel partnership with Butter Bell, an L. Tremain Co. brand, which since its inception in 1996 has become the most recognized purveyor of butter crocks in North America. The partnership of these two major players in the culinary space, both based in Los Angeles, coincides with the launch of the newly redesigned Butter Bell Store. In addition to providing consumers with Butter Bell crocks – which store soft, delicious, spreadable butter safely without refrigeration – in a wide variety of styles, the Butter Bell Store provides a selection of more than 250 cooking-related items. Cooking.com, ... |
