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International Market Centers to Launch New Digital Platform for? Las Vegas Market
LAS VEGAS, NV - (April 9, 2018) — After two years of research, customer surveys and data analysis, International Market Centers announced today that the company will launch a new digital platform for Las Vegas Market that will address key customer pain points uncovered through its engagement with Sapient/Razorfish, a leading digital consultancy. The new platform includes a redesigned, mobile-responsive web site, integrated mobile APP and enhanced exhibitor portal. “After extensive analysis of data and customer web behavior, it became clear that buyers want a more granular search experience that goes beyond directory information,” said Dorothy Belshaw, president of gift leasing ... |
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The Specialty Food Association Names Sofi Award Winners
NEW YORK (April 12, 2018) – Around the country and the world, hundreds of Specialty Food Association members crossed their fingers, hoping to see and hear their product announced for a coveted 2018 sofi™ (specialty outstanding food innovation) Award. The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has been presenting sofi Awards since 1972, celebrating culinary excellence and creativity worldwide through recognizing the outstanding work of its members. The 2018 winners include a wide range of culinary delicacies, from mouthwatering sauces to delectable desserts to savory snacks. Winners were chosen from more than 2,650 entries in a blind tasting by a national panel of ... |
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Wakefern to Meet with Suppliers at Store Brand Sourcing Program
Keasbey, NJ (April 10, 2017) -- Wakefern Food Corp. will host a Store Brand Sourcing Program to meet with potential suppliers to find exciting new products on Thursday, May 17. The one day exclusive supplier program at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison, NJ will pair potential new vendors with respective Wakefern buyers and category managers in private, 20-minute meetings. ECRM (Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing) will manage inbound product submissions from suppliers and facilitate all the meetings for Wakefern. The retailer-owned cooperative, comprised of 50 members who independently own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, ... |
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Major New Expo Center Coming To Downtown Las Vegas As Part of World Market Center Las Vegas Expansion
LAS VEGAS (April 4, 2018) — International Market Centers (IMC), owners and operators of World Market Center Las Vegas, announced today a partnership with the City of Las Vegas to construct a new 350,000-square-foot Expo Center on the World Market Center Las Vegas campus, a five million-square-foot home furnishings and gift showroom campus at approximately 92% occupancy situated on nearly 60 acres in the heart of Las Vegas. The new Expo Center will provide state-of-the-art exhibition and meeting space in the downtown area for corporate and private events, meetings and tradeshows, as well as service the Las Vegas Market furniture, gift ... |
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The 2018 Winners of the Red Dot Award for Product Design are Announced
This year, companies and designers from 59 countries entered more than 6,300 innovations in the Red Dot Award: Product Design, a higher number than ever before. After inspiring and intensive discussions by the 39 jury members, they did not award a distinction until they had agreed on the good design quality of the product. As a result, a total of 69 entries – just 1.1% of all entries – received the top award in the competition, the Red Dot: Best of the Best. The “Red Dot”, which stands for good design quality, was awarded 1,684 times, while 45 objects won ... |
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Sold-Out 2018 International Home + Housewares Show Brims with Innovation, Vibrant Buzz on Show Floor
ROSEMONT, IL (March 19, 2018)—The just-concluded 2018 International Home + Housewares Show is garnering rave reviews from the industry with an overall sentiment that the quality of top-to-top buyer and seller attendees was the strongest in years. The Show was sold-out with 2,244 exhibitors from 53 countries and featured a focus on the smart home and connected products. “Even with the impact of the East Coast weather differential on Tuesday, we are very pleased with buyer attendance as 99 percent of the top 200 domestic retailers registered to attend, and international attendance was very close to last year’s record number,” ... |
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Roth Cheese Wins Five Awards at World Championship Cheese Contest
MADISON, Wis., March 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Roth Cheese took home five awards at the World Championship Cheese Contest held in Madison, Wisconsin last week. Coming in first in the Open Class: Pepper Flavored Cheeses category was Roth Chipotle Havarti. Roth's Dutch-inspired Havarti cheese is infused with jalapeno peppers and chipotle spices to make Chipotle Havarti with a spicy, smoky flavor. Roth's signature Grand Cru Reserve Alpine-style cheese and Roth Pavino, an exclusive cheese sold at Whole Foods, both took home second place medals. Roth GranQueso, a Spanish-inspired cheese, was awarded third place in the Latin American Style Hard Cheeses ... |
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In the Wake of Necco Layoffs, MyCustomCandy Announces Upgraded Candy Hearts Coming in 2019
TAMPA, Fla., March 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida custom candy company, MyCustomCandy announced today that it will be "Rebirthing" the classic candy hearts and is already in talks with major retailers to replace the soon-to-be extinct original candy hearts with new, high-quality candy hearts using an updated edible printing technology that will print crisp words and even simple images on the hearts. 117-year old candy company, Necco, makers of the iconic Valentine's Day candy hearts recently announced that they are in financial trouble and will lay off nearly 400 workers in May if they do not find a buyer. A sad end to the ... |
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SIAL China Responds to Fresh Food E-commerce Boom and New Retail Landscape
BEIJING, CHINA – Fresh food e-commerce is disrupting the retail landscape in China by making it easier for consumers to purchase fresh, healthy, and imported food products. According to iResearch, in 2017 the approximate Gross Market Value of China’s fresh food e-commerce market reached RMB 140 billion, a nearly 60-percent increase from 2016. Leading the change are e-commerce giants using their experience in online retail, logistics, and deep pockets to invest in 'new retail' business models, cold food chain, and the supply chain. New retail businesses, such as 7Fresh and HEMA, which are backed by JD.com and Alibaba, respectively, operate ... |
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Bodega Latina Corporation to Acquire Fiesta Mart to Create the Nation’s Largest Hispanic-Focused Grocer
PARAMOUNT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bodega Latina Corporation (“Bodega Latina”), doing business as “El Super”, a leading U.S. Hispanic grocer and a subsidiary of Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. DE C.V. (“Chedraui”), has agreed to acquire Fiesta Mart, L.L.C. (“Fiesta”). Fiesta, a portfolio company of ACON Investments, L.L.C., is a Texas-based international food retailer with an emphasis on the Hispanic segment operating 63 stores primarily in the Dallas and Houston areas. The combination of Bodega Latina and Fiesta creates one of the largest Hispanic-focused supermarket companies in the U.S., with a total of 122 stores across California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas and ... |
