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e-News October 26, 2007 |
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Buffalo, N.Y. --Lou-retta's Custom Chocolates has teamed up with Parkside Candy, both based here, to reintroduce its chocolate-laced popcorn this fall.
Earlier this year, Loretta Kaminsky, president of Lou-retta's Custom Chocolates, and her daughter, Ellen, approached Phil Buffamonte, president of Parkside ....
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Saving the best for last, A Southern Season wraps up its sixth annual North Carolina Food and Wine Fest with a day-long Taste of the State extravaganza in the parking lot at University Mall Oct. 27.
The five-day event, ....
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MONROVIA, Calif.--In response to consumer's concerns about organic products from China, natural and organic retailer Trader Joe's said it will phase out foods imported from the region by Jan 1.
The grocer, based here, will only discontinue single-ingredient products from China. ....
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NATICK, Mass.--Three down, two to go. Moonstruck Chocolate Co. opened its first Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe here on Oct. 19 at the Natick Collection mall outside of Boston. It's the company's 12th location nationally and the third of five new cafes ....
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Offering thousands of organic and natural products and many new features, Safeway Inc. reopened its Safeway at the Summit supermarket here Oct. 22.
The remodeled store is a prototype for an "elite Lifestyle" format, reported The Phoenix Business Journal. New ....
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NEW YORK--With a new name and a new organic pavilion, Cultural Food New York gets underway here at the Jacob Javits Convention Center Nov. 11 and 12.
Kosherfest, All Asian Expo and Comida Latina trade shows are unified under the ....
| e-News October 19, 2007
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NASHUA, N.H.--Doubling its warehouse and office space, importer and distributor British Aisles Ltd. moved into an 18,000-square-foot facility here this summer and is expecting several new specialty lines to arrive by the end of the month.
The move makes room for ....
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RIDGELAND, Miss.--Attendees at Viking Cooking School classes are not only learning how to stuff a pork chop, they're also learning about the differences between natural, sustainable meats and their industrially produced counterparts.
It's part of a partnership between Viking Cooking School, ....
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NEWTON, Mass.--With exclusive rights to the Cuisinart brand for outdoor grilling tools and accessories, The Fulham Group begins rolling out its line of Cuisinart Grilling Tools and Accessories in January.
Targeting the department store and gourmet retail channel, Cuisinart Grilling ....
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MADISON, Wis.--With more than $200 billion in purchasing power, 63 million U.S. consumers prefer to buy goods and services from companies that have implemented "meaningful" environmental and social responsibility programs, according to a study released by the International Dairy Deli ....
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BOULDER, Colo.--Two class-action lawsuits were filed against Aurora Dairy Group, based here, this week, charging that the nation's largest organic dairy does not meet national organic standards.
Led by Wisconsin-based farm policy research group The Cornucopia Institute, the lawsuits were ....
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SACRAMENTO--Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have legalized the farming of industrial hemp Oct. 11.
AB 684, the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act, was authored by Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine. The ....
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PATERSON, N.J.--To help retailers create effective Web sites, gift industry expert Shirley George Frazier launched WebSitesForRetailers.com earlier this month.
The free, five-step tutorial is a shortened version of Frazier's 50-minute seminar, "Getting Your Store on the Web," which she teaches at ....
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LEICESTER, Mass.--In a move designed to strengthen its presence in the specialty food market, United Natural Foods Inc. will acquire Millbrook Distribution Services Inc. here, according to an Oct. 5 statement.
"This combination will achieve our stated goal to increase the ....
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CARPINTERIA, Calif.--Expanding its reach into the organic convenience foods market, Edward & Sons Trading Co. here purchased Road's End Organics in September.
Edward & Sons now produces and distributes Road's End Organics' nondairy, organic Mac & Chreese boxed dinners and quick-cooking ....
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NEW YORK--Throughout the month of October, specialty food purveyor Balducci's is featuring more than 100 Greek products at its 10 locations during its "Taste of Greece" festival.
"We've had such good luck with our Australian and Italian promotions we thought this ....
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LAS VEGAS--Later this year, Michael's Gourmet Pantry will open its first store here.
It's been a year of growth for the foodservice distributor. Last December, it relocated its distribution center to a 10,000-square-foot facility not far from Mandalay Bay. And for ....
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BALTIMORE--Continuing to use technology to benefit its supply chain partners, Tree of Life rolled out the first round of Web-based resources aimed at helping its broker network during Natural Products Expo East here Sept. 26-29.
Its Broker Portal gives brokers live ....
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Gearing up for the holidays
Recently, I interviewed Pam Danziger, retail expert and the author of Shopping: Why We Love It and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience...
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