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Lenox Corporation Names Lester Gribetz to Its Board of Directors
Bristol, PA, – (November 17, 2016) – The Board of Directors of Lenox Corporation (“Lenox” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Clarion Capital Partners (“Clarion”), announced today that Lester Gribetz has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Gribetz will assist Lenox in transitioning his role to a successor while at the same time pursuing outside interests. “Lester is one of the true creative forces in the Home Fashion, Tabletop and Housewares industries” commented Peter Cameron, Lenox’s Co-Chairman. “He has an incomparable eye for current trends, and a charisma that has made him endearing to colleagues, customers ... |
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Lenox Corporation Announces Executive Leadership Changes
Bristol, PA, – (November 16th, 2016) – Lenox Corporation, a portfolio company of Clarion Capital Partners, announced today that Peter Cameron will be transitioning from the position of CEO to Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Katrina Helmkamp has been appointed as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer. “Peter Cameron and I have been partners for 30 years across four successful Housewares and Tabletop businesses,” commented Marc Utay, Clarion’s Managing Partner and Lenox’s Chairman. “He is an energetic leader and I’m proud of our accomplishments together at Lenox. I look forward to working with Peter in his new role ... |
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The Legacy Companies to acquire the West Bend Electrics Division of Focus
Fort Lauderdale, FL - November 18, 2016 The Legacy Products Companies (“Legacy”) and Focus Products Group International, LLC (“Focus”) announced today that they have entered into a letter of intent by which Legacy would acquire the West Bend Electrics division of Focus. Focus, founded in 2001, is a growth oriented national provider of leading brands in Bath and Home Fashion for both retail and commercial accounts. Focus is a portfolio company of Centre Lane Partners, LLC. "We are pleased to announce our intent to acquire the West Bend Electrics division, our 4th acquisition in 2016. West Bend meets our criteria ... |
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The Cook’s Warehouse Plans New Store, Cooking School
The Cook’s Warehouse confirmed plans for a store and cooking school to open in Chamblee by April 2017. The location, which will be in Peachtree Station, previously known as Peachtree Crossing, will be anchored by a 45,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market, and will also include over a dozen other tenants. Located near Whole Foods, this newest store under The Cook's Warehouse umbrella will serve as a replacement for the store previously in Brookhaven Station that closed in 2015. At that time, The Cook's Warehouse Founder and CEO Mary S. Moore pledged to continue her search for a better location and ... |
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Pusateri’s Opens Second Saks Food Hall; Re-opens Avenue Road
Pusateri’s Fine Foods, Toronto’s premiere gourmet food retailer, has opened its second food hall in Canada. The Saks Food Hall by Pusateri’s at CF Toronto Eaton Centre opened Nov. 10, just months after the original Saks Food Hall by Pusateri’s at CF Sherway Gardens opened. At more 25,000 square feet, the food hall on the lower level of Saks Fifth Avenue’s Queen Street location is designed to be a one-of-a-kind shopping destination for food enthusiasts. The food hall concept to serves a number of occasions under one roof: fresh coffee and pastry in the morning, healthy lunch on-the-go, take-home prepared ... |
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Citra Products Featured in Museum Exhibit
Products from a nostalgic brand reminiscent of old Florida vacation souvenirs, Citra Products of Florida, are among the items being featured at the Manatee County Agricultural Museum’s exhibit Citrus Kitsch: Memories of Old Florida through Feb. 18. Citra will have products, including its flagship product from 1910, a wooden “citrus sucker,” on display at the exhibit, which explores the citrus industry in Florida through souvenirs, according to the museum. The exhibit includes early 20th century postcards of packinghouses and groves, citrus tools like the Citra Sipper sold in grove stands, and the characters used to sell "Florida Gold”. Citra hosted ... |
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Sempli Extends Los Angeles Pop Up Shop Through December
Sempli, which opened the pop up shop in September, has extended its run through the end of December at the Liberty Concept Space in Los Angeles. The shop hosted a Japanese whisky tasting event Nov. 15 featuring its Cupa-Rocks Ice Glass. Sempli is an award-winning contemporary product design company based in Los Angeles. Sempli originally launched with the Cupa-glass series; glasses that are designed to create a swirling rotation for both an entertaining and practical effect. Sempli has been featured in national and international press and is selling to retailers, museum stores and restaurants all over the world. Sempli’s design ... |
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Organic Coffee Shop Owners Launch Snack Subscription Business
The owners of a successful pair of organic-themed downtown coffee shops have put together B-Natural Snacks, a delivery subscription service for granolas, nut and fruit mixes and protein bars, according to an article in the New Haven Independent. The new venture grows out of, and operates from, Gabi Merayo’s and Nebya Shewaye’s B-Natural coffee shop/restaurants. Merayo and Shewaye, who have run B-Natural’s two locations for 12 years, told the newspaper they are looking to the new business model as a way of growing their enterprise. They tout the operation as New England’s “first snack subscription service.” The new arm of ... |
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GC Buying Group Announces Dates For Annual Member Conference
Dallas, October 26, 2016 – GC Buying Group will host the Group’s 14th annual Start the Year Member Conference at AmericasMart in Atlanta, GA on January 11th through 13th. This three-day members only conference is kitchenwares largest private networking and educational event and 2017 is expected to see record high participation by retailers and vendors. “After the vast success and extensive praise of last year’s event, my team has accepted the challenge to make 2017 even better!” exclaimed Janis Johnson, President and Founder of GC Buying Group. “We have always been passionately committed to continuously reinventing ourselves to support the ... |
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Engaged Consumers, Alternative Channels Fuel Surging Specialty Food Segment
NEW YORK (Oct. 26, 2016) – Americans, especially millennials and men, continue to discover specialty foods and beverages as they become a larger, more integral part of the American diet, according to "Today's Specialty Food Consumer," an annual report from the Specialty Food Association. This robust survey, produced in conjunction with market researcher Mintel, is now available at www.specialtyfood.com/consumer2016. The $120.5 billion industry saw specialty food consumption jump significantly in 2016—60 percent of consumers, across all age groups, say they have bought a specialty food or beverage in the past six months, up from 47 percent in 2015. Other findings ... |
