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Cheesewhse.com buys Crystal Food Import LYNN, Mass.-Cheesewhse.com struck a deal on Feb. 19 to buy Crystal Food Import Corp., based here, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, according to a letter from Crystal's Stephanie Ciano Pace sent to vendors and Gourmet News, closed around March ...
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All Things Organic to collocate with Natural Products Expo East
BOSTON-Starting this fall, All Things Organic will collocate with Natural Products Expo East here.
In a March 4 statement, the Organic Trade Association, organizers of All Things Organic, stated that the conference will collocate with Expo East, a partnership that will ....
| CoffeeFest attendance tops 5,000 buyers
By Anna Wolfe
SEACAUCUS, N.J.-With a winning combination of new products, educational seminars and networking, 5,000 retailers, coffee shops and food service establishments were on hand for CoffeeFest New York/New Jersey here at the Meadowlands Convention Center March 5-7.
"Our East Coast ....
| February retail sales increase despite bad weather, says NRF
WASHINGTON-At some point in February, almost every single state had snow on the ground, but that didn't keep consumers from hitting the stores.
According to the National Retail Federation, February retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) increased ....
| Biggby Coffee reports'09 sales increase of 6 percent
By Anna Wolfe
EAST LANSING, Mich.- Straight off its best year to date, Biggby Coffee here will open three new stores here in April- in Birmingham, Ann Arbor and Lansing
With positive same store sales during the latest 12-month period and ....
| Natural Products Expo West sets record attendance
ANAHEIM, Calif.-Natural Products Expo West celebrated its 30th anniversary here March 11-14, and drew nearly 56,000 from across the industry, uniting new entrepreneurs and established alumni.
"While the economy recovers, the natural and organic industry continues to grow. 2010 metrics including ....
| PCC to host Kosher for Passover sales
SEATTLE-PCC Natural Markets, here, is offering a special sale of certified kosher bulk foods at two of its locations just in time for Passover, which is March 30-April 5.
Certified kosher baking and cooking essentials-including grains, nuts, spices, cooking oils, dried ....
| Shaw's warehouse employees go on strike
METHUEN, Mass.-Distribution center workers at a Shaw's facility here went on strike March 8 after contract negotiations fell apart, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 791.
The strike vote was taken March 7, and was 228 in ....
| Year-round market adds more retailers, eateries
CHICAGO-Since its opening late last year, the Chicago French Market has expanded and now features 29 vendors.
New additions to the 15,000-square-foot, indoor, year round market include:
Olives4You is a small family business that offers Western Mediterranean specialties including marinated and stuffed ....
| Ford's Gourmet Foods partners with UK distributor
RALEIGH, N.C.-Ford's Gourmet Foods, based here, announced March 17 that they have entered into an agreement with PS Foods Ltd. to distribute their products in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and portions of western Europe.
"The U.K. has become a critically ....
| FreshDirect launches mobile application for grocery shopping
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.-Online grocer FreshDirect, based here, launched a new iPhone application designed to make shopping on-the-go fast and easy. The application delivers nearly all the same functionality of FreshDirect.com and allows customers to create new orders, as well ....
| Loblaw modifies fresh fish and seafood counters to highlight at-risk fish and alternatives
BRAMPTON, Ontario-The fresh seafood counters at select Loblaw stores look a little different as of Feb. 4 as the company takes steps to meet its goal to source all fish and seafood sold in its stores from sustainable sources by ....
| Aldi opens first Texas stores
DENTON, Texas-Discount grocer Aldi opened 11 stores throughout the Dallas/Ft. Worth area on March 18, the first of a slew of new stores in the state.
The company will open a total of 27 North Texas stores this spring. Following the ....
| Costco Texas picks up Revolution 3D
PHOENIX-Revolution 3D announced that its top-selling flavor, 3D Pomegranate, is now sold in Costco Wholesale stores throughout Texas as of March 5.
"We are pleased to work with Costco as they are considered a market leader in the retail community and ....
| Sunsweet invests in Herbal Water
PHILADELPHIA-Sunsweet Growers, a farmer-owned cooperative, made an equity investment in Ayala's Herbal Water, an herbal infused flavored water, the company announced Feb. 25. Sunsweet will also now collaborate in the marketing, sale and distribution of Herbal Water.
Herbal Water, which debuted ....
| New reality show calls for specialty food entrepreneurs
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif-Lake Paradise Entertainment, based here, is casting for a new television series following and celebrating food entrepreneurs.
The show, which has a working title of "The Food Entrepreneur Project", is looking for a wide variety of specialty food business-owners.
"Whether ....
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