e-News October 03, 2008 |
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The October issue of Gourmet News unveils the 2008 class of 20 under 40. This biennial feature recognizes 20 people in the gourmet food and kitchenware industries that are 40 years of age.
In this week's Gourmet eNews, we've included ....
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INDIANAPOLIS--As it pushes its way into the retail market with its own brand, Copper Moon World Coffees unveiled a redesigned logo and packaging for its line of specialty coffees.
John Clark, who created the new look and feel, said the revamped ....
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NEW YORK--Baldor Specialty Foods here, fresh produce importer and distributor in the Northeastern United States, has struck a deal to buy Merex Food Corp., a produce importer based in Yonkers, N.Y. for the North American market. The deal was announced ....
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FALL RIVER, Mass.--Cocktail company Stirrings, based here, launched a revised Web site this month.
A Sept. 19 email to the site's subscribers listed some of the site's added functionality and features including more recipes and enhanced search functionality. Users can search ....
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SECAUCUS, N.J.--Kosherfest 2008, now in its 20th year as the world's largest and exclusive kosher food and beverage show for the retail, manufacturing, foodservice and distribution industries, will be held here at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, Nov. 11-12.
Although the show ....
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ROCKVILLE, Md.--The BPA Subcommittee from the Food and Drug Adminstration's Science Board held a public meeting to discuss the agency's draft assessment of the safety of bisphenol-A's (BPA) utilization in food contact applications on Sept. 16.
Solicited information was given to ....
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e-News September 26, 2008
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets, known as one-stop shops offering consumers national brand and household products at low prices, will roll out more than 200 additional private-label brand products by the end of the year.
"Our own-brand products ....
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TORONTO-- rate and Barrel opened its first international location at Yorkdale Shopping Centre here Sept. 25. The two-level, 35,000-square-foot store offers home furnishings and accessories, housewares and giftware--almost all of it exclusive to Crate and Barrel.
In a prepared statement, ....
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PENDLETON, Ore.--Barhyte Specialty Foods, supplier of gourmet condiments and sauces, now distributes its Food & Wine private label Honey Dijon dressing through Costco.
The gourmet dressing was created for Food & Wine magazine.
"It's our first into club sales," ....
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WASHINGTON--While the financial crisis bailout has taken center stage on Capitol Hill, Congress has recently been discussing legislative solutions to organized retail crime.
Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, recently held ....
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EUGENE, Ore.--Paper or plastic is no longer a question at Market of Choice, the grocery chain based here. It stopped offering plastic bags at checkout earlier this month.
Customers of the chain will have access to plastic bags in the ....
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DENVER--TheHumaneTouch.org Web site is American Humane Certified's latest tool for retailers and consumers to learn more about the treatment of farm animals used to produce food. Launched on Aug. 14, the site is a resource for retailers, consumers, producers and ....
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e-News September 19, 2008
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NEW YORK--The National Association of the Specialty Food Trade and market research firm Mintel International teamed up to present the results of their latest "State of the Specialty Food Industry 2008" study in a webinar on Sept. 17.
The results ....
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WATERBURY, Vt.--Buying itself a foothold into the Western U.S. coffee market, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., based here, will acquire the Tully's coffee brand and wholesale business from Tully's Coffee Corp. for $40.3 million. The deal is expected to close ....
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COLCHESTER, Vt.--MyWebGrocer, developers of e-commerce and e-marketing solutions here, bought New York-based Buy4Now USA on Sept. 15.
Under the acquisition, MyWebGrocer will operate Buy4Now as a U.S. subsidiary of the Ireland-based company, said Curt Alpeter, senior vice president of sales ....
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BOSTON--More than 25,000 natural, organic and healthy products industry members convene at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center here Oct. 15-18 for Natural Products Expo East.
Expo East's contiguous show floor will house the largest tradeshow of its kind on ....
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PENDLETON, Ore.--Barhyte Specialty Foods, supplier of gourmet condiments and sauces, now distributes its Food & Wine private label Honey Dijon dressing through Costco.
The gourmet dressing was created for Food & Wine magazine.
"It's our first into club sales," ....
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ATTLEBORO, Mass.--Chex Finer Foods, a specialty foods distributor here, is one of the new regional distributors of Archway Cookies in New England. Archway used to distribute through independent route sales people and recently switched its distribution network.
Chex Finer Foods is ....
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