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Gourmet Business Launches Gourmet Bytes - Welcome to the New GourmetBusiness.com
Our mission at Gourmet Business is to deliver valuable knowledge for businesses and consumers to grow and prosper anywhere. Welcome to the inaugural issue of Gourmet Bytes - your news source for the latest information pertinent to your business. In conjunction with our newsletter launch we are pleased to announce that we have re-designed our website, GourmetBusiness.com, to provide you with the most comprehensive source of information for the Gourmet marketplace. The Gourmet Bytes newsletter will be the means for you to discover and be informed about timely news and information related to the Gourmet marketplace. Our experienced team of ... |
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Lady Fortunes Gourmet Cookie Company Unveils Green Packaging
New 100 percent recycled and recyclable shipping materials replace Bubble Wrap, packing peanuts and Styrofoam cooler and gel ice packs. Lady Fortunes Gourmet Cookie Company has discontinued the use of traditional packaging solutions such as Styrofoam coolers, blue gel ice packs, packing peanuts and bubble wrap in lieu of more environmentally friendly products. The manufacturer of gourmet cookies, confections and gifts rolled out its 2012 Summer Shipping Program with the introduction of GreenLiners, a product that provides extreme protection from heat and allows the shipping of chocolate products to even the hottest areas in the country without having to ... |
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Best Buy Teams with Cooking.com for Its Online Kitchen Shop
Cooking.com will operate The Best Buy Kitchen Shop, which will feature more than 3,000 housewares and food products sold online Best Buy Co. Inc. is joining forces with Cooking.com to launch a microsite for customers to purchase cookware and kitchenware in addition to Best Buy's regular assortment of small and large appliances. The Best Buy Kitchen Shop will be operated by Cooking.com, a leading online marketplace for cooks, and will add more than 3,000 kitchen products for sale. "We are always looking for ways to enhance our customers' online shopping experience, and this partnership delivers more ways to shop ... |
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Dallas Shared Showrooms Feature New Lines, New Events This Month
The Gourmet Market also debuts phase one of its three-part renovation that will yield nearly 30,000 square feet featuring more than 1,500 product lines. Dallas Market Center’s shared showrooms will offer new lines and host special events during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, June 20-26. The Gourmet Market, Hemisphere Design Gallery, KidsWorld Studio, The Living Room, Outdoor Living and Spectrum will showcase a wide range of collections across more than 85,000 square feet of showroom space. Gourmet Market, located on the 1st floor of the World Trade Center (WTC) is the only open-daily permanent shared showroom in ... |
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More Than Gourmet Forges Joint Venture with Christian Potier-SA
New ready-to-heat classic French sauces will debut in the U.S. this month, offering the height of culinary convenience. Akron, Ohio-based More Than Gourmet has completed a joint venture with Christian Potier-SA, producer of authentic, classic French sauces in ready-to-heat and serve portion packs that have been critically acclaimed in Europe. “This JV is consistent with our strategic growth objectives and dedication to authentic culinary products for home consumers” said Brad Sacks, CEO and founder of More Than Gourmet, the exclusive importer to the United States for this full line of sauces. The initial line of seven finished sauces by Christian ... |
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Le Creuset Expands North American Distribution Center
The new space will enable the company to service growing retailer needs in North America and South America, and accelerate e-commerce growth. French cookware manufacturer Le Creuset plans to invest $2 million to expand by 93,000 square feet its North American distribution center in Early Branch, S.C. “Le Creuset is a beloved and dynamic consumer brand with a truly global footprint, and this expansion in Hampton County will directly fuel and support our aggressive growth plan over the coming years,” said Faye Gooding, CEO of Le Creuset Americas. Last June, the company expanded the facility by 116,000 square feet, a ... |
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Gourmet Housewares Show® Moves to Summer 2011 NYIGF
WHITE PLAINS, NY, May 14, 2010... In response to retailer survey results, the Gourmet Housewares Show® will be held each summer in New York City, beginning in August 2011, within the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®). This permanent move to summer – which is a change from previously announced plans – was based upon results of a retailer survey, which indicated a clear preference for a third quarter buying opportunity. Gourmet Housewares Show owner, GLM, surveyed some 10,000 retailers – Gourmet Housewares Show participants, members of two specialty store buying groups (HTI and The Gourmet Catalog) and a wide ... |
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Dallas Market Center to Launch InStore LIVE! During June Market - Workshop will offer practical, tactical tips for business success
DALLAS – May 13, 2010 – Dallas Market Center will launch “InStore LIVE! The Workshop for Successful Retailers” during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market (June 23-29, 2010). The intensive five-hour workshop, sponsored by the Dallas Market Center’s popular magazine, InStore, will offer retailers practical advice for enhancing their business. The workshop will be held from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in the Expo area between the World Trade Center and International Floral & Gift Center. “InStore LIVE! is our response to the positive feedback we have received about InStore magazine,” said Jane R. Robertson, executive ... |
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Philadelphia Gift Show offers $39 hotel rates
ATLANTA - April 6, 2010 – The Philadelphia Gift Show returns to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center from July 25-28, 2010 with buyer hotel rates as low as $39. Other amenities such as free parking are available to keep expenses low for attending buyers. According to a prepared press release, the July show will put a special spotlight on key product sectors, including candy, gourmet, specialty food and confections, as well as handcrafted merchandise. Buyers can also expect to see even more top name manufacturers, new companies and regional sales representative agencies joining the merchandise mix this summer. “The Philadelphia ... |
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National Product Search Contest Finalists Announced - Three companies to compete for $15,000 prize package
DALLAS – April 13, 2010 – Dallas Market Center announced the finalists for The Next Big Thing national product search contest –Clothes and Go, Sand Gone, and Sutton Baking Cups. The industry can weigh in on which of the three finalists should win by casting a vote on Facebook. The winner will receive a prize package worth $15,000. The Dallas Market Center provided the following descriptions of each of the finalists. Clothes and Go, based in Dallas, Texas, is a solution for moving clothing on hangers. Clothes are removed from the closet on hangers, placed in the Clothes and Go ... |
