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Designer Robert Bronwasser Curates Presentation of Partner Country at Ambiente 2018
The global consumer goods industry will be meeting in Frankfurt am Main from 9 to 13 February 2018. Ambiente is the trade fair highlight of the year as well as a trend barometer and an order and design platform in three product and service groups: Dining, Living and Giving. It covers the entire range of consumer goods in relation to the dining room, kitchen, household goods, luxury goods as well as living, giving and interior decorating. 94 per cent of exhibition space is occupied already. Enjoy everyday Design – Designer Robert Bronwasser The Partner Country of the world’s leading consumer-goods ... |
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Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods Market
SEATTLE and AUSTIN, Texas, June 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Whole Foods Market for $42 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $13.7 billion, including Whole Foods Market’s net debt. “Millions of people love Whole Foods Market because they offer the best natural and organic foods, and they make it fun to eat healthy,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “Whole Foods Market has been satisfying, delighting and nourishing customers for nearly four ... |
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Stop & Shop to Begin Offering Same-Day Delivery in Boston with Instacart
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC and Instacart, Inc., the technology-driven, nationwide on-demand grocery delivery service, today announced plans to bring same-day delivery to Stop & Shop customers in the city of Boston. Stop & Shop customers can use instacart.com or the Instacart app to fill their virtual carts with their favorite Stop & Shop products, select a delivery window – within one hour, two hours or up to seven days in advance – and Instacart's shoppers will do the rest! "Our new partnership with Instacart is yet another example of how Stop ... |
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NY NOW® Announces Summer 2017 Seminar Program
WHITE PLAINS, NY. — June 5, 2017 — NY NOW®, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift, announced its seminar lineup for the summer 2017 market which will feature approximately 25 sessions covering a variety of topics from retail tips and tricks, to design trends and more. In addition to exploring the more than 2,400 exhibitors and tens of thousands of on-trend products in hundreds of categories, attendees will have the opportunity to attend a full range of educational programming and industry events that will provide new insights on the industry and invigorate them to succeed. The seminar program kicks ... |
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Rosle and Gustus Vitae Partner to Offer Father’s Day Giveaway for Grillmasters
New Castle, DE – June 2, 2017 -- Rösle and Gustus Vitae have partnered to offer a Father’s Day giveaway package. The giveaway, which includes two #Rösle Beer Can Chicken Roasters, a set of four Rösle meat thermometers and a #GustusVitae Garlic Lovers Gift Pack, will run from Friday June 2 through Sunday, June 18, 2017. The winner will be notified on June 19. Consumers can enter at https://www.instagram.com/p/BU1xzkllX4J/?taken-by=rosleusa The Rösle chicken roasters are ideal for cooking beer-can-style chicken and work in both the grill and oven. The wide base provides extra stability, and the long, removable handle makes ... |
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Owl’s Brew Closes Series A Funding
New York, NY (June 2017) -- Owl’s Brew, creators of the tea-based cocktail mixer and Owl’s Brew Radler, the first ever blend of tea and beer, has announced the closing of their Series A fundraise. Investors include Cambridge Companies SPG and ZX Ventures, a startup venture group that’s part of Anheuser-Busch InBev. Funding will be used for the launch of Owl’s Brew Radler, as well as the growth of the Owl’s Brew mixer brand. Created by entrepreneurs and tea enthusiasts Jennie Ripps and Maria Littlefield, Owl’s Brew was designed with versatility and simplicity in mind. Each cocktail mixer pairs with ... |
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IHA's Jeff Murphy Passes Away
ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 12, 2017)—Jeff Murphy, 53, vice president, international, at the International Housewares Association, passed away June 7 during a hiking trip to Yellowstone National Park. Jeff’s death was the result of fall near Turkey Pen Peak in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, according to National Park Service officials. He went missing on Wednesday and a search began Thursday when his wife notified authorities that he had not checked in. “All of us at Yellowstone extend our sympathy to the Murphy family for their tragic loss,” said Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk in a statement. “On behalf of IHA and the ... |
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California Milk Processor Board Launches "California Thrives on Milk" Campaign
Recognizing that nutrition education leads to healthier food choices and in support of National Dairy Month in June, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB) is launching "California Thrives on Milk," a month-long series of free educational wellness events in select underserved communities that show a marked rate for "food insecurity" across the state. California's Rising Rate of "Food Insecurity" According to the California Association of Food Banks, while California produces nearly half of the nation's fruit and vegetables, 1 in 8 Californians – 5.4 million - struggle with food insecurity. "Food insecurity" is defined as the occasional or constant lack ... |
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Riviana Foods Expands Ready To Serve Rice Plant In Memphis
HOUSTON, May 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Riviana Foods Inc. announced today that it is doubling the production capacity for its microwaveable rice products under the Minute® rice brand. The ready to serve rice plant, constructed in 2011, was integrated into Riviana's state-of-the-art processing and packaging plant in Memphis, Tennessee, a 400,000-square-foot facility which began operation in 2010. The capacity expansion is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year. According to Bastiaan de Zeeuw, Riviana's President and CEO, the expansion is in response to double-digit growth of sales of Minute® Ready to Serve products every year since ... |
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American-Made Hydrox® Cookies Goes Clean Label
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As Mondelez shifts its cookie and snack production to Mexico (including Oreo®), and continues to use high fructose corn sweeteners, GMO flours and partially hydrogenated oils, LEAF® Brands, maker of Hydrox® the "original sandwich cookie," will announce at the 2017 Sweets and Snacks show in Chicago that they have improved their flagship sandwich snack cookie, Hydrox® by moving to a clean label formula and non-GMO. Recently, there has been a major movement towards cleaner labeling across not only within the food industry but also with consumers nationwide. Loyal customers are extremely important to LEAF® ... |
