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2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo Showcased Innovative Trends and Transparency Initiatives
Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2018)—The 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo, the annual trade show hosted by the National Confectioners Association (NCA) and the premier event for the candy and snack industries, was held May 22-24 in Chicago. With 18,000 professionals from the confectionery and snack industries and 810 exhibiting companies, including more than 100 first-time exhibitors, attendees experienced new or soon-to-launch innovative products, flavors and packaging, most of which will be available to consumers by fall 2018. The Expo provided companies of all sizes the opportunity to promote their latest products. Thousands of products debut each year at the Expo ... |
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Gruyère AOP Announces Winners of 2018 Scholarship Contest
Pringy, Switzerland – Today the Interprofession du Gruyère is pleased to announce the winner of their 2018 ‘Scholarship’ Contest, launched in December of 2017. In fact, part of the news is that there is again, as in 2016, not just a single winner. This year, we have two! The judges felt that the quality of the competition, held among American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professionals®, was so extraordinary that choosing multiple victors was the only way to properly honor the endeavor. The winners will receive a trip to the Gruyères Region of Switzerland in the autumn of 2018, where they ... |
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Deli Brands of America Opens new Slicing and Logistics facility in Baltimore County
BALTIMORE, June 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Deli Brands of America (DBA) has opened a 22,000 square foot slicing and logistics facility at a new location in Baltimore County. Deli Brands of America, the processing subsidiary of Saval Foods Corporation, will utilize the new facility to support its current operation that produces deli meats, and family recipe entrees. "We are excited to continue the growth of our company which my grandfather started in 1932," said Jeff Saval, President of Deli Brands of America. The new location will be utilized for deli meat slicing functions, as well as to handle all outbound freight ... |
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Las Vegas Market Takes Commanding Lead In Gourmet Growth
LAS VEGAS, NV – (June 18, 2018) - Las Vegas Market announced today that significant gains in the gourmet category are bringing a record-breaking 750+ gourmet housewares, boutique tabletop and specialty food resources to permanent showrooms and temporary exhibition space during the Summer 2018 Las Vegas Market, running July 29 to August 2, 2018. “Las Vegas Market has achieved ‘critical mass’ in the gourmet category, and C1 and C11 — our gourmet-oriented floors — are rapidly approaching 100% occupancy,” said Joy Jansen, Leasing Manager - Gift + Home, International Market Centers. “We are seeing continuing expansion in core gift-oriented housewares and ... |
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Cheeses of Europe Unveils the “Secrets De Fromage” in Latest Integrated Campaign
Cheeses of Europe will launch a multi-year marketing campaign in an ongoing effort to drive awareness and trial of European cheese in the United States beginning June 1, 2018. Created in partnership with New York City-based marketing agency Fifteen Degrees, Cheeses of Europe will debut a new digital ad campaign, unleashing the secrets of these unique and time-honored cheeses. From fun facts to easy recipes and life hacks, each secret sheds light on how consumers can transform everyday meals or occasions into something magnifique. In addition to the digital focus, the campaign includes video recipes, digital content, display advertising, and ... |
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Organic Trade Association kicks off pilot project to deter organic fraud
Washington D.C., May 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 24, 2018) – The Organic Trade Association on Thursday announced the kick-off of a groundbreaking pilot project by the organic industry to prevent and detect fraud in the global organic system. The far-reaching three-month pilot project was initiated by the Global Organic Supply Chain Integrity (GOSCI) Task Force of the Organic Trade Association. This group of 48 members of the trade group was formed last year to develop a fraud prevention program designed specifically for the organic industry that organic companies will be able to voluntarily enroll in. As ... |
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National Confectioners Association Names Most Innovative New Product Award Winners
Chicago, IL (May 23, 2018) – At the National Confectioners Association’s 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo, innovations in candy and snacks were recognized during the industry’s annual Most Innovative New Product Awards. The awards – including those for Best in Show and the newly added Small Business Innovator – highlight creative, innovative and fun products new to the marketplace. The winners were selected from more than 300 new product award entries across nine candy and snack categories: chocolate; non-chocolate; sweet; salty; savory; novelty; seasonal; gourmet/premium; and gum & mints. Product submissions were rated based on four weighted criteria: taste, packaging, innovation and ... |
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Land O'Lakes, Inc. Now Accepting Applications for 2018 Dairy Accelerator Program
ARDEN HILLS, Minn., May 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Land O'Lakes, Inc. is now accepting applications for the second year of its Dairy Accelerator program, which launched in 2017 and provides support and mentorship to dairy entrepreneurs. The deadline for applications is June 29. "The inaugural Land O'Lakes Dairy Accelerator was a tremendous success in our eyes. We were thrilled to share our knowledge and expertise with the five participating companies and, in turn, learned equally as much from them, especially about the importance of creativity and agility in innovation today," said Raquel Melo, vice president of Innovation and New Business Development at ... |
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Cold Spring Brewing Company Acquires Carolina Beverage Group, LLC
GREENWICH, Conn., May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Brynwood Partners VII L.P.'s and Brynwood Partners VIII L.P.'s (collectively, "Brynwood") wholly-owned portfolio company, Cold Spring Brewing Company ("Cold Spring"), announced today that it had acquired 100% of the stock of Carolina Beverage Group, LLC from SunTx Capital Partners and other selling shareholders. Terms and conditions of the transaction were not disclosed. The combined company is being named Carolina Beverage Group ("Carolina Beverage") and will be headquartered in the Charlotte, NC area. By combining Cold Spring and Carolina Beverage Group, LLC, Brynwood has created one of the largest independently-owned contract manufacturers in the ... |
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International Market Centers and AmericasMart to Combine to Form the World’s Largest Owner and Operator of Premier Showroom Space
LAS VEGAS, NV, HIGH POINT, NC and ATLANTA, GA – (May 15, 2018) - International Market Centers (“IMC”) and AmericasMart [Atlanta] (“AmericasMart”), two best-in-class operators in the furniture, gift, home décor, rug and apparel B2B industries, have entered into an agreement to form the world’s largest owner and operator of premier showroom space. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The combined corporate entity, which will operate under the name “International Market Centers,” will own and operate nearly 20 million square feet of permanent showroom space in Las Vegas (NV), High Point (NC), and Atlanta (GA) creating the world’s ... |
