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Hammond's Candies Expands Award-Winning Chocolate Bar Line with Tributes to Much-Loved Desserts
DENVER, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hammond's Candies, the confectioner known for using high quality ingredients to create new twists on old-fashioned treats, is at it again with their latest announcement of new chocolate bar flavors. One of a family of brands owned by the 2007-established Hammond's Brands, Hammond's today announced details about its Cinnamon Churro, Midnight Snack, and Fortune Cookie flavors, which will be available for retailer purchase on May 22nd. Cinnamon Churro features milk chocolate and a cinnamon-vanilla glaze center in a nod to the hot fried-dough dessert sold by street vendors and at cafés and fairs. Midnight Snack ... |
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Premier Housewares Brands Team Up to Create Consumer Gift Contest
Dorset, VT – March 10, 2017 -- The Home Sweet Home Housewarming Gift Contest by JK Adams, Duralex, Layer Cake and Vacu Vin is a two-week contest offering multiple winners the #HomeSweetHome package of gifts that blends all of the criteria that an ideal housewarming gift should be: personal, lasting and cheerful. Anyone 21 and older can enter to win this package which includes a JK Adams Royalton walnut wood serving board made in Vermont and engraved with a personalized name or monogram, a set of French Picardie Tumblers, the standard drinking glass in French bistros and cafes, a Vacu ... |
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Rocky Mountain High Brands to Acquire Upstate New York Facility as a Bottling Plant, Canning Plant and a Natural Spring Source
DALLAS, March 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocky Mountain High Brands, Inc. (OTCQB:RMHB), a fully reporting consumer goods company specializing in hemp-infused food and beverage products and a naturally high alkaline water announced today that it has entered into an agreement with L and H Resort Systems to acquire a former Catskill Mountain resort facility located on a natural spring. The Company plans to repurpose the resort into a Bottling and Canning Plant for Rocky Mountain High Brands. Once referred to as America’s First Wilderness area by scholars that traced the start of the environmental conservation movement to this area, ... |
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The Italian Food Fair CIBUS is Going Annual
(Parma, March 1) – Cibus, the most popular fair of made in Italy’s food, becomes an annual event. The first edition of “Cibus Connect” will take place on April 12ve and 13th in Parma, the Italian capital of the food valley and birthplace of the Parmigiano cheese, and it will be held every odd year. The new fair, organised by the Fiere di Parma trade-fair centre company and Italian food-industry federation Federalimentare, will focus primarily on international exports.The first event takes place in Parma on April 12 and 13. A selection of 500 Italian food companies that are already orientated ... |
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The Spice Lab Expands Production Capabilities for Artisan Salts and Seasonings
POMPANO BEACH, FL -- March 2, 2017 -- Moving into its new 75,000 square foot production facility, The Spice Lab has expanded capacity to efficiently process and package its ever-growing line of artisan salts, spices, seasonings, rubs and loose teas. The new building provides office, showroom and warehouse space in a single location as well as additional production lines to accommodate private label and custom blends. Now with seven production lines, the company can produce up to 25,000 units per day. “We have been getting by in 15,000 sq. ft. for production with an off-site showroom and extra warehouse locations,” ... |
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The Hershey Company and NCAA® Renew Partnership
HERSHEY, Pa., March 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- College basketball just got a whole lot sweeter! Today, The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) announced a five-year extension with CBS Sports, Turner Sports and the NCAA® to continue its role as “Official Confectionery Partner.” Hershey’s iconic brand, Reese’s, will return as title sponsor of the Reese’s College All-Star Game and will continue to host a kick-off to Final Four® weekend with Reese’s Final Four Friday®. “Reese’s brand is all about fun and NCAA® March Madness® is arguably the most fun, exciting and highly-anticipated event in college sports,” said Kristen Riggs, Senior Marketing Director, ... |
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The Legacy Companies Announces Acquisition of Yonanas
Fort Lauderdale, FL – March 3, 2017 The Legacy Companies today announced the acquisition of Yonanas Consumer Retail Division from Winston Products, LLC. Yonanas is a natural fit within The Legacy Companies' portfolio of health and wellness brands that includes Omega Juicers and Blenders, Excalibur Dehydrators, and Nautilus Water Distillers. In 2010, the Yonanas concept was born with the product launch officially taking place in 2011. Today, Yonanas has sold over 3 million units around the world. It is a premier lifestyle brand for an increasingly health-conscious global population. "Yonanas strengthens our commitment to developing and marketing innovative products that ... |
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Hershey Announces New Executive Team
HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) today announced the new executive leadership team that incoming President and CEO Michele Buck has chosen to lead the organization into the next phase of its growth and success. The new team balances continuity in key positions through exceptional leaders from within the company and world-class talent from outside of Hershey. “Hershey is an innovative snacking leader with its number one market share in U.S. confection and increasing breadth across U.S. snacking,” said Buck. “I’m extremely confident in the individuals who will lead our organization as we delight ... |
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A Return to Indulgence and Milk Leads 2017 Food Trend Predictions
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooking with milk and a return-to-indulgence movement is back this year, according to chefs from across the state of California who participated in a January 2017 Food Trends culinary competition. With semi-finalist recipe submissions ranging from pork chops braised in milk to Latin-fusion desserts including Coconut Tres Leches and Churro Sando with Horchata Ice Cream and Dulce de Leche, one thing is certain – 2017 will be a stellar year for milk-loving foodies. The winning recipe - Smoky Chili Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Kahlua Milk Frosting & Vanilla Milk Drizzle - was created by ... |
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Schuman Cheese Expands Processing Capabilities
(Fairfield, New Jersey) Schuman Cheese, the nation’s leading hard Italian cheese company, is expanding its footprint in dairy country with the addition of a 54,000-square-foot production facility in Fall Creek, Wisconsin. The new facility, to be known as Imperia-Fall Creek, is part of a selective asset purchase agreement with Greenwood Packaging. The purchase, which closed February 23, positions Schuman Cheese to expand its production and cold storage capabilities for customers, as well as its own growing portfolio of consumer and food service products. Greenwood, previously a co-manufacturing partner for Schuman Cheese, currently operates three production lines. In addition to integrating ... |
