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James McArdle Named Managing Director of Fissler USA
CHARLOTTE, NC — James McArdle has been named Managing Director of Fissler USA. McArdle, who has served as Interim Managing Director since July 2020, has been appointed to a permanent position to continue the strong growth and development of the brand in the US market. Under McArdle’s leadership, Fissler has focused on expanding its premium product lines and strengthening its supply chain and systems, including upgraded warehousing and customer support. Fissler is renowned for innovative cookware made in Germany to unsurpassed quality standards, such as the Original-Profi Collection, Pure-Profi Collection and Adamant lines, and Vitaquick and Vitavit Premium stovetop pressure cookers. “After a record year in 2020, we go into 2021 in stock and ready ... |
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IHA Announces Updated Digital Marketplace and New Virtual Industry Events Planned for March & April
ROSEMONT, IL (Jan. 21, 2021) – With The Inspired Home Show 2021 postponed to August, the International Housewares Association has announced several new initiatives to be launched in the first quarter of the year with two new virtual events taking place in March and early April. “By the time the August 2021 Show is here, it will have been a year and a half since the industry has been able to convene in a meaningful way,” said Derek Miller, IHA president. “All of the retailers and suppliers with whom we regularly communicate are telling us that there is an immediate need ... |
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Optimism And Confidence Apparent At Winter 2021 Atlanta Market
ATLANTA – January 20, 2021 – Optimism, confidence and demand for fresh, in-stock product were the overwhelming sentiments of buyers and sellers at the first Atlanta Market of 2021. The nation’s largest home and gift trade show is reporting healthy order writing, national traffic and positive projections for 2021 at the close of its eight-day market, January 12-19, 2021. “Recovery from the pandemic is a journey and after this week in Atlanta, I can confirm that we have taken a giant step forward,” said Bob Maricich, International Market Centers (IMC) CEO. “We provided the platform – with safety measures and the return ... |
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Ambiente in Frankfurt Germany Postponed Until 2022
Prolight + Sound, Heimtextil, Techtextil and Texprocess postponed until 2022; International Consumer Goods Show cancelled Back in September 2020, a decision was reached by Messe Frankfurt and the industries involved to forgo any physical events at our home base in the first quarter of 2021. Now, following close consultation with customers, it has become necessary to postpone the international physical trade fairs planned for April and May – Prolight + Sound, the International Consumer Goods Show, Heimtextil, Techtextil and Texprocess – as a result of the regulations and travel restrictions that have been imposed. There is currently no end to ... |
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Farmer Brothers Announces Strategic Partnership with High Brew Coffee
NORTHLAKE, Texas, Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Farmer Bros. Co. (NASDAQ: FARM) (the “Company”), a leading national coffee roaster, wholesaler, and distributor of coffee, tea, and culinary products, today announced a strategic partnership with High Brew Coffee (“High Brew”), a leading manufacturer of ready-to-drink (“RTD”) coffee products. Under the agreement, Farmer Brothers will distribute three flavors of High Brew’s premium RTD cold brew coffee via their Direct-Store-Delivery (“DSD”) routes. The routes are part of the Company’s DSD network, which made over 50,000 points-of-delivery in the U.S. in the 2020 fiscal year. The cold brew products will initially be pilot tested ... |
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GreenPan™ Partners with Chef and Cookbook Author Bobby Flay for Cookware Launch at Williams Sonoma
NEW YORK (January 4, 2021) – Award-winning cookware brand and the creators of healthy ceramic nonstick cookware, GreenPan™ announced today an official partnership with chef and cookbook author Bobby Flay as they relaunch their most advanced cookware collection: GreenPan™ Premiere, sold exclusively at kitchenware retailer Williams Sonoma starting January 2021. Bobby Flay said about partnering with the collection “GreenPan Premiere has become my favorite nonstick cookware hands down. I use it all the time at home.” This extremely popular collection at Williams Sonoma was launched in early 2020 and quickly became a best seller. This partnership brings three culinary industry pioneers together as they celebrate healthy, easy and foolproof cooking results at ... |
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WÜSTHOF Fills Position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
WÜSTHOF fills the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the WÜSTHOF Group Management Board Personnel: Viola Wüsthof and Harald Wüsthof announce the appointment of Jan-Patrick Schmitz as the CEO of the WÜSTHOF group in a personal letter to their employees. Excerpt from the letter: “We are delighted that Jan-Patrick Schmitz accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of the WÜSTHOF Group, effective January 1, 2021. We have been working closely together for more than a year and during this time we have come to appreciate him as a person and a manager. We ... |
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Diethelm Keller Group Owner of DKB Household Invests in Swissmar
11th January 2021 IRVINE, CA– As the owner company of DKB Household, Diethelm Keller Group (DK) has made an investment in the SWISSMAR companies, located in Canada and USA. With the strategic alliance, DK aims to further strengthen its brand portfolio in the household goods sector and underpins its strategic plan of becoming a leading supplier of high-quality houseware and cookware products globally. The strategic partnership is an important step for both, SWISSMAR and DKB Household. Details of the investment and conditions were not disclosed. “Based on our long-term relationship with SWISSMAR as exclusive distributor of our brands in Canada, ... |
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Fiesta Dinnerware Introduces Its 53rd Color - Twilight
Newell, West Virginia – (January 12, 2021)– The Fiesta ® Tableware Company is proud to announce the Fiesta ® Dinnerware brand’s 53rd color since its introduction in 1936. Fiesta’s 2021 color is Twilight , a luminescent medium shade of blue. Fiesta is debuting its new color at The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market®, January 12-19, 2021, in the Fiesta Dinnerware Showroom by The Fiesta Tableware Company, Building 2, Floor 9, Suite 941. “While Twilight offers a sense of calm serenity, in some light this particular shade also has an electrifying vibrancy that practically glows from within!” says Rich ... |
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Leading Sales Agencies Adopt Groundbreaking Juniper Digital Tools
(January 5, 2021) – Eleven leading gift and home sales agencies representing 230+ top brands – CMA, J. Grob, Sales Producers, Simblist Group and The Link Companies’ seven agencies (Link2Sales, The Southern Link, The Central Link, The Northern Link, TMA Link, Total Accessories and Key Sales) – have committed to the Juniper suite of digital tools for sales automation, data management and e-commerce. This critical business decision allows these agencies, as well as early adopters Ivystone and Anne McGilvray & Company, to seamlessly connect and manage their commerce channels – on the road, online and at trade shows. “These most recent ... |
