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Blue Crab Bay’s Barefoot Sells Specialty Food Business
Pamela Barefoot, founder and longtime president of specialty food company Blue Crab Bay Co. in Melfa, Va., has sold the company in an asset sale to Maryland native Elizabeth Lankford. Lankford’s family is well known on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. Her grandfather, Stanley, began Lankford Produce in 1964 and soon was joined by her father, Tom, and uncles, Fred and Jim. In 1981, Lankford Produce merged with Sysco Corp., of which Lankford-Sysco Food Services, now Sysco Eastern Maryland, became a vital subsidiary. Barefoot, 66, said her decision to sell Blue Crab Bay was initially difficult but was ... |
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Las Vegas Market Unveils New Branding Campaign, Logo
International Market Centers announced a new branding campaign for Las Vegas Market with the tagline “Discover the Extraordinary” unveiled in an advertising campaign this month and at the upcoming event, Jan. 22-26. Since its launch more than 11 years ago, Las Vegas Market has become a destination for the home furnishings industry. What started as a traditional furniture market has grown to become the most comprehensive market in the United States and the largest furniture, home décor and gift market in the West. The tagline “Discover the Extraordinary” invites guests to leave behind the expected, and to discover the extraordinary ... |
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Cheese Importers Association of America Seeks Interns
The Cheese Importers Association of America Qualified Importer Program (CIAA QIP) is offering 15 internship opportunities to college students for the summer of 2017. Internships will take place over the course of 10 weeks between May and August at various locations throughout the United States. The preferred candidate is a student in his or her sophomore or junior year, majoring in food marketing, supply chain management or other related fields. Students at other stages in their academic career are also encouraged to apply and will be reviewed and accepted to the program on a case-by-case basis. Internships are awarded based on ... |
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Zingerman’s Cheese Available Through World’s Best Cheeses
Zingerman’s Creamery has partnered with World’s Best Cheeses to now offer Zingerman’s small-batch artisan cheeses made in Ann Arbor, Mich. This will be the first time the Creamery has had major distribution on the East Coast. "We're honored to be represented on the East Coast by World's Best Cheeses,” said Zingerman’s Co-Founder Ari Weinzweig. “Their distribution network will allow us to get our cheeses to specialty shops, restaurants, caterers and cafes without having to have them incur shipping costs from the Midwest." Since 2001, Zingerman’s Creamery has specialized in soft-ripened cheeses, employing a combination of old-world techniques and creative innovation ... |
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Michigan Coffee and Nut Roaster Buys New Space for Expansion
Ferris Coffee & Nut Co., one of Michigan’s leading coffee roasters and a national provider of gourmet roasted nuts, purchased the American Seating building and property in Grand Rapids, Mich., according to Area Development News Desk. The move satisfies the company's need for expanded manufacturing space while continuing its long history as a staple of the city's west side. The American Seating building spans 165,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space across nine acres with onsite parking for employees. Ferris Coffee & Nut Co. currently operates from two separate facilities: a distribution center in Wyoming, Mich., and the company's ... |
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Perfect Company Acquires Orange Chef’s Prep Pad Related IP
Perfect Company, a leading developer of connected kitchen products, acquired The Orange Chef ‘s Prep Pad™ related IP to include its patented technology and app. While the Prep Pad, an iOS enabled Bluetooth food scale, will be discontinued, Orange Chef’s technology will be incorporated into future Perfect smart scale and recipe app systems. Perfect Company will, however, provide continued customer service support for existing Prep Pad owners. “After being acquired by Yummly, there wasn’t a home for our Prep Pad product,” said Santiago Merea, founder and former CEO, The Orange Chef. “We felt it was important not to abandon our users ... |
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Celebrity Chefs Named for IH+HS Cooking Theater Appearances
Celebrity chefs Rick Bayless, Paula Deen, Lorena Garcia, Stephanie Izard, Ming Tsai and Fabio Viviani are returning to prepare their favorite recipes in the Cooking Theater at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show, March 18-21 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The chef demonstrations will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18, and continue through Tuesday, March 21. During the four show days, 25 national and local celebrity chefs will be demonstrating their culinary talents using products that can be found throughout the show. The Cooking Theater, located in the Dine + Décor Expo in the South Building, is jointly sponsored ... |
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Global Coconut Water Market Forecast for Double-Digit Growth
Technavio research analysts forecast the global coconut water market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of close to 27 percent during the forecast period, according to their latest report. The study covers the present situation and growth prospects of the global coconut water market for 2016-2020. The report segments the region into four key geographical regions—the Americas, APAC, Europe and the rest of the world. It analyzes the market potential for each geographical region based on the growth rate, macroeconomic parameters, consumer buying patterns, and market demand and supply scenario. According to Manjunath Reddy, a lead analyst at ... |
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Gift for Life Launches “Under 40” Cause Marketing Campaign
December 14, 2016—Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ sole charitable organization, has announced the launch of a new cause marketing program led by three gift companies – all with owners under the age of 40. Ann Page, Duke Cannon Supply Co and The Urban Agriculture Company each have pledged to donate $1,500 to Gift for Life from sales raised from a product or products in their lines throughout 2017. The products in this inaugural Under 40 Cause Marketing Program include: four birthday card designs from Ann Page LLC, founded by Virginia Thomas; the Handsome Man Grooming Can from Duke ... |
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Las Vegas Market Announces New Seminar & Event Roster
LAS VEGAS – (December 9, 2016) – Las Vegas Market announced today a strong lineup of original educational programming for Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market, January 22-26, 2017, including special events, award programs, free CEU seminars and designer-guided tours of market. Throughout market, participants have an opportunity to learn from some of the industry’s leading luminaries and directional thinkers, connect with peers, get ahead of the curve on color and design trends, earn CEU credits and more. “Las Vegas Market is raising the bar for new and compelling programming,” said Robert Maricich, Chief Executive Officer of International Market Centers (IMC). ... |
