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Cooking Light Debuts Cookbook
Combining 25 years of expertise in healthy cooking with a forward-looking view on food trends, Cooking Light Editor Scott Mowbray and his team delivered a new guide for home cooks with the introduction of “The New Way to Cook Light.” With clear guidance on making smart, nutritious and sustainable choices, plus a comprehensive collection of more than 400 essential recipes, “The New Way to Cook Light” is a must-have for anyone interested in eating well. The 400-recipe cookbook, which became available Oct. 16, confirms that the desire to eat healthfully should not sideline anyone from participating in America’s burgeoning food ... |
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Byrd Cookie Opens Retail Store in Savannah’s City Market
Byrd Cookie Co. returned to downtown Savannah, Ga., recently, opening a retail store in City Market, 85 years after founder Benjamin T. Byrd moved the business out of the historic district with his family’s relocation to Sandfly, according to a news report in the Savannah Morning News. The shop is the first off-site retail outlet for the company. “Being here 88 years we have become part of the history of Savannah,” Geoffrey Repella, Byrd’s president, told the newspaper. “We want to be a part of the fabric of historic Savannah.” Byrd was founded just a few blocks from the new ... |
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Specialty Meats Firm Fiorucci Becomes Campofrio Food Group America
Fiorucci Foods Inc., the top brand of traditional Italian specialty meats in Italy, and a leading brand in the United States, became part of the Campofrio Food Group last year. To reflect the change in ownership, the company’s corporate name will officially change from Fiorucci Foods Inc. to Campofrio Food Group America effective immediately. Fiorucci products will continue to be sold under the Fiorucci brand name and the firm’s headquarters will remain in South Chesterfield, Va. Founded in 1850, Fiorucci is one of the leading players in the Italian processed meats industry. The firm started operations in the United States ... |
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NYIGF Expands Several Categories for Winter Market
As a result of greater demand from companies seeking access to the New York market, as well as subtle shifts to the exhibit floor layout, the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) is on track to sell out the winter 2013 edition, Jan. 26-30, at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94. There will be increased numbers of new, handmade and gourmet housewares resources at the coming market – the last before NYIGF’s “Focus Forward 2013” strategic reorganization debuts in summer 2013 with the introduction of four new, comprehensive market collections: Home, ... |
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Vietri Celebrates 30 Years
Vietri Inc. – importer of fine Italian handcrafted dinnerware, flatware, glassware, linens, decorative accessories and garden urns – marks its 30th anniversary in 2013.The company began celebrating the milestone during the Fall Tabletop Show in New York City Oct. 9 at a cocktail reception. Founder Susan Gravely toasted to 30 years of success in the Vietri showroom at 41 Madison Avenue surrounded by colleagues, friends, customers and the press. Gravely, along with her sister Frances and mother Lee, founded Vietri in 1983 after a family trip to Italy, where they fell in love with colorful hand-painted dinnerware from the Amalfi ... |
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Health o meter Expands to Offer Kitchen and Food Scales
The Health o meter brand is coming to the kitchen and food scale markets with plans to target health-conscious consumers. Recently, Jarden Consumer Solutions reached a licensing agreement with Escali Scales to manufacture, market and distribute the Health o meter kitchen and food scales to the United States starting late in the third quarter of 2012.“Known as ‘The Doctor’s Scale,’ the Health o meter kitchen and food scales will command instant credibility with health-conscious consumers,” said Theo Prins, president of Escali. “We are very excited to leverage the trust and brand recognition that the Health o meter name represents; there ... |
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Kuhn Rikon KOCHBLUME Spill Stopper Wins Bronze American Business Award
The Kuhn Rikon KOCHBLUME Spill Stopper won bronze in the 2012 American Business Awards in the New Product or Service of the Year – Consumer Products category for its superior function, design and performance.The American Business Awards were created to honor and highlight the achievements and contributions of organizations and business people worldwide. A panel of independent judges, including leading figures from the business community, chose the winners.The KOCHBLUME Spill Stopper solves an everyday cooking problem quickly and easily. Made of colorful silicone that is heat-resistant up to 400 F, the flexible and sturdy lid prevents boiling liquids from spilling ... |
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Producers of Speck Alto Adige IGP Launch U.S. Education Campaign
The Consorzio Tutela Speck Alto Adige, the consortium of producers of popular Italian cured and smoked ham, has launched a media campaign to educate American retailers, distributors, restaurateurs and consumers about the product. A new English-language website, http://www.speck.it/en/speck-alto-adige.html, has videos, photos, continental and Italian recipes, and information on how Speck Alto Adige is produced and served in a variety of dishes. The consortium will also use electronic newsletters, Twitter and special events such as store tastings to spread the word that Speck Alto Adige is a low-fat ham, created from natural ingredients, with a mildly spicy and lightly smoked unique flavor. ... |
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EdgeCraft Founder Daniel D. Friel Dies
EdgeCraft Corporation Founder, Chairman and CEO Daniel D. Friel, an acclaimed inventor who engineered the best-selling Chef'sChoice brand of small kitchen electrics, died last month at the age of 92.“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our founder and beloved friend Dan Friel. He was a brilliant businessman, inventor and pioneer who forever changed the fundamentals of knife sharpening,” said Sam Weiner, EdgeCraft president. “Building an enterprise that in a few short years became the world leader in sharpening technology is a true American success story. His unwavering commitment to quality and innovative excellence is a ... |
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Klatch Wins Best Coffeehouse Competition at Seattle’s Coffee Fest
Southern California’s specialty coffee roaster Klatch Coffee Inc. is riding the wave of success. After winning four gold medals at this year’s Ultimate Barista Challenge, the Klatch team, composed of Heather Perry, Holly Perry and Jenette Green, won the title of Best Coffeehouse in America at Coffee Fest in Seattle. The competition began in July when coffeehouses submitted videos about why they should be granted the opportunity to compete. Twenty of the top coffeehouses were then visited by secret shoppers, whose scores, combined with customer votes, narrowed the competition down to the eight semi-finalists. The semis and finals took place ... |
