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e-News April 18, 2008 |
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VERO BEACH, Fla.--Southern Fulfillment Services LLC here acquired 82-year-old Pittman & Davis, a tree-ripened citrus, fruits and gourmet food gifts catalog and Internet company, on April 3.
Based in Harlingen, Texas, Pittman & Davis is known for its Texas grapefruit, ....
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PLANO, Texas--As a result of a slowing economy, department store operator J.C. Penney Co. told analysts at its annual investors' meeting April 15 and 16 that it will scale back the number of stores it opens this year.
The department store ....
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BEND, Ore.--After opening its second location here in February, Allyson's Kitchen inaugurates the demonstration kitchen with its Confident Cooking 10-class series that kicks off on April 24.
For its cooking classes, the two-level store has a demonstration kitchen with a six-burner ....
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PETALUMA, Calif.--Just in time for summer, Cowgirl Creamery plans to add tours and cheese tastings at its new creamery here at historic Foundry Wharf.
Construction on the 5,000-square-foot creamery began last August and was completed Feb. 11. The first batch ....
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YORK, Pa.--Eyeing continued growth in the Mid-Atlantic region, United Natural Foods Inc. will relocate its New Oxford distribution center to a larger facility in the Greenspring Industrial Park here.
The new 675,000-square-foot distribution center is nearly three times the size of ....
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COLCHESTER, Vt.--Three independent grocery store chains have signed on to MyWebGrocer.com recently to enhance their online presence.
Martin's Supermarkets, South Bend, Ind., Ball's Food Stores, Kansas City, Kan., and Buehler's in Wooster, Ohio, have launched new online marketing services through MyWebgrocer.com, ....
| e-News April 11, 2008
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SEATTLE--Noted cookbook author Marie Simmons and Sur La Table, based here, have teamed up to create the kitchenware-centric cookbook, Things Cooks Love: Implements, Ingredients, Recipes. Published by Andrew McMeel Publishing, it will be released April 22.
The 325-page book is divided ....
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CLIFTON, N.J.--Housewares retailer Linens N Things, here, will focus on cutting costs this year in an effort to regain lost market share due to an overall slowdown in the home category and a weak economy, Robert DiNicola, chairman and CEO, ....
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BRATTLEBORO, Vt.--After receiving organic certification last month, Tom and Sally's Handmade Chocolates is rolling out a 100 percent organic chocolate bar line.
Skinny Bars in six flavors were previewed at the Winter Fancy Food Show, explained Sally Fegley, president of Tom ....
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Targeting the Southeast retail market, Peters Imports South LLC will hold its first annual holiday tradeshow at the Airport Hilton Hotel here June 15-16.
The show is a direct result of Peters Imports' merger with Gourmet Products last July, ....
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CHICAGO--Trying to capture more of the growing Green market and the environmentally aware consumer, a record number of companies are conveying the eco-friendliness of their products, according to market research firm Mintel, with office here.
According to Mintel Global New Products ....
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MINNEAPOLIS--After launching its Wild Harvest brand of organic and natural foods April 9 at its 2,450 grocery stores, Supervalu starts advertising the brand nationwide April 13.
The supermarket operator, based here, rolled out the line to its family of grocery stores ....
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YORK, Maine--Stonewall Kitchen is on track to open a 40-seat cooking school here May 1 at its corporate headquarters here.
Outfitted with Viking appliances, the theater-style room will host daily workshops and demonstrations that address basic cooking techniques and entertaining ....
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BOSTON--Citing skyrocketing costs of flour and other ingredients as the main factor, Hurley's Boston Irish Baking went out of business last month.
"When you think about the current market, everything has been affected by the economy," said Sean Hurley, president. "The ....
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DORSET, Vt.--JK Adams began distributing a new line of tabletop and kitchenware items called the American Masala Collection on April 1.
The line, which was introduced at the International Home + Housewares Show in March, was developed by cookbook author and ....
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SEATTLE--Deciding between paper or plastic will cost shoppers either way if the City Council approves a proposal to impose a 20-cent fee for each disposable shopping bag.
Mayor Greg Nickels and City Council President Richard Conlin proposed the "green fee" on ....
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RICHMOND, Va.--Showcasing the state's bounty to the retail and foodservice industries, the Virginia Food and Beverage Expo is May 14 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center here.
The tradeshow, presented by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, will feature ....
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Monel Inc., a specialty food distributor based in Miami, is gearing up for its 16th annual holiday tradeshow at the Broward County Convention Center here June 20-21.
Monel will feature more than 200 brands from all over the world ....
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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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