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Natural Products Expo East Announces Important New Policies
Informa Markets’ New Hope Network is committed to safely gathering the natural and organic industry at Natural Products Expo East in Philadelphia, Sept. 22-25. In addition to following guidance from the CDC and local and regional health experts, we sought industry feedback, recognizing the importance of the community’s voice in our Expo East planning. We send a heartfelt “thank you” to the thousands of industry members who responded to the survey we circulated last week. Based on your feedback, we have decided to enhance our safety measures and will implement a mask mandate and require proof of vaccination OR negative COVID-19 ... |
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Acclaimed Chef Thomas Keller Joins HESTAN® Culinary as Brand Ambassador
NAPA VALLEY (August 2021) – Fast-growing premium cookware company, Hestan Culinary proudly announces Thomas Keller, America’s most acclaimed chef, has joined its team as Brand Ambassador. The official partnership culminates from Chef Keller’s longstanding experience with Hestan’s award winning culinary products, and in particular, his admiration for Hestan’s uniquely innovative cookware, which Keller has used for years in his award-winning restaurants. “We’re thrilled to welcome Chef Thomas Keller to our team, and know that together we will continue to raise the bar on culinary excellence for professional chefs and home cooks,” says Pamela Stafford, Managing Director at Hestan Culinary. “It’s an absolute honor for ... |
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The Specialty Food Association Cancels In Person Fancy Food Show
NEW YORK, NY (August 11, 2021) The Specialty Food Association's (SFA) Fancy Food Show 2021, the in-person component of the planned dual Fancy Food Show 2021 + Fancy Food 24/7, has been canceled. The sole in-person trade show scheduled by the SFA for this year was to take place September 27-29 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Fancy Food 24/7, the digital component of the show, will run as planned from September 27 through October 8. With the increasing concerns about the Delta variant, it was decided that the in-person component of the show should be canceled ... |
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Jones Soda Co. Signals Transformation with Planned Strategic Entry into the Cannabis Sector
SEATTLE, July 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Jones Soda Co. (“Jones” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: JSDA), the original craft soda known for its unconventional flavors and user-designed label artwork, today announced that it has issued to SOL Global Investments Corp. (“SOL”) a US$2,000,000 unsecured convertible debenture (the “Convertible Debenture”) and has entered into a non-binding term sheet dated July 14, 2021 (the “Term Sheet”) with Pinestar Gold Inc. (“Pinestar”), a Canadian Reporting Issuer, and SOL. Jones intends to use the proceeds of the Convertible Debenture and transactions outlined in the Term Sheet exclusively for transaction costs and the expansion of Jones’ business ... |
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HOSTMilano Celebrates The Restart of the Whole Industry By Hosting the SCA World Coffee Championships 2021
Milan, 21 July 2021.It is the event par excellence in the world of coffee, and this year it will be staged at HostMilano, the global equipment hub (at fieramilano, from 22 to 26 October 2021), which, like never before in its 42nd edition, will be the place-to-be not only for the entire world of the black bean, but more generally for the entire Ho.re.ca. sector. An event where more than 1100 exhibitors have already been confirmed (from 40 countries, with an international participation rate of almost 40%), and which, not by chance, was chosen by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) ... |
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Gift For Life’s “Feed the Hungry - Feel the Good” Campaign Raises Nearly $50,000 for World Central Kitchen during Atlanta Market
July 27, 2021— Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries' leading charitable organization, announced today that its “Feed the Hungry – Feel the Good” fundraiser yielded nearly $50,000 for World Central Kitchen, an organization which distributes individually packaged, fresh meals in communities that need support during times of crisis. The campaign, which ran in connection with this summer’s Atlanta Market (July 13-19), raised a total of $48,403 for World Central Kitchen. Individual donations ranged from $50 to $1000, with large gifts from J Douglas, Loloi Rugs and Worlds Away and a $10,000 matching grant from International Market ... |
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American Cheese Society Announces Dates for 2022 Judging and Competition
DENVER, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/-- The American Cheese Society Judging and Competition, the largest event of its kind for American-made cheeses, will take place May 19-20, 2022, at the TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus. Canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, the Judging and Competition (J&C) will be held separately from the Conference in 2022 for the first time. Following this year's virtual 38th ACS Annual Conference (July 28-30, 2021), entries for the J&C will open in October 2021, with winners announced at the 39th ACS Annual Conference, which will be held in Portland, Oregon ... |
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Las Vegas Market Partners with HD Expo + Conference and ASD
LAS VEGAS, N.V. – (July 19, 2021) –International Market Centers (IMC) and Emerald have announced a partnership between IMC's Summer 2021 Las Vegas Market and Emeralds' HD Expo + Conference and ASD Market Week, offering buyers and suppliers cross-category exposure and opportunities across all three B2B events in Las Vegas this August.This partnership allows IMC and Emerald to co-promote and cross-populate these three events for the first time, with benefits that include a joint marketing campaign, complimentary shuttle transportation between each of the venues and reciprocal credentialing for attendees."IMC strives to cooperate, rather than to compete, with other concurrent markets to ... |
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Messe Frankfurt Reorganizes Consumer Goods Sector
In order to be even more active in shaping the currently accelerating process of change in the consumer goods sectors in future, to tap new potential and to further intensify consulting services for customers from Germany and abroad, Messe Frankfurt has decided to appoint Julia Uherek and Philipp Ferger as Vice Presidents of Consumer Goods Fairs at Messe Frankfurt Exhibition with effect from 1 June 2021. Both will thus be responsible for all leading trade fair brands such as Ambiente, Christmasworld, Creativeworld or Paperworld as well as future trade fair formats and platforms. In a second step, the sales teams ... |
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SOIGNON Wins Silver in sofi™ Awards
DARIEN, Conn., July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/-- SOIGNON Whipped Goat's Milk Cheese, imported by Hudson Valley Creamery and distributed in the U.S. by Norseland, Inc., has won the silver award in the Cheese (Non cow's milk/mixed) category as part of the Specialty Food Association's (SFA) 2021 sofi™ Awards, a top honor in the $158 billion specialty food industry. 2021 Sofi Award Winners Soignon Whipped Goat Cheese was one of 130 winners selected from nearly 1,500 entries across 49 product categories. Products are judged in an anonymous sampling for taste - including flavor, appearance, texture, aroma, innovation and quality of ingredients. "It is a tremendous honor to ... |
