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e-News August 21, 2009 |
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ST. LOUIS-Grocery retailer Schnucks celebrated the opening of its long-awaited new concept store, Culinaria, downtown here on Aug. 11.
"It's taken us more than three years to get here. It's gratifying to finally be able to see our customers' reaction to ....
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By Anna Wolfe
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-More than 200 people crammed into the Le Creuset store in Green Hills here on July 30 to celebrate local food and the launch of a fan Web site for the French cookware brand.
The site, www.truelecreuset.com, is ....
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By Anna Wolfe
SHELBURNE, Vt.-More than 1,000 foodies will attend the sold-out Vermont Cheesemakers Festival here at Shelburne Farms on Aug. 23.
More than 50 cheesemakers, 15 artisan food companies and 20 breweries and wineries will sample their products at the ....
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GRANDVILLE, Mich.-Expanding its specialty food market representation throughout the U.S., wholesale distributor Peters Imports recently added three new brokerage firms to represent it on the West Coast and the Rocky Mountain region.
"We recognized the need of our West Coast ....
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TULARE, Calif.-The Bravo Farms Cheese Factory is expanding its facilities to accommodate increasing sales.
The company is building a new Bravo Farms Restaurant and Cheese Shoppe at the Preferred Outlet Center here. The restaurant will serve fresh salads, sandwiches, beer and ....
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NEW YORK-Richardson Foods Inc., a portfolio company of Founders Equity, acquired majority interest in Bogdon Candy Co. from Dynamic Confections Group in August.
Bogdon Candy Co. is best known for its Reception Stick(r), a hard candy stick that's hand rolled ....
| e-News August 14, 2009
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By Anna Wolfe
AUSTIN, Texas-At the 26th Annual American Cheese Society Competition here Aug. 7, Rogue Creamery's Rogue River Blue was crowned Best in Show beating out 1,326 other entries.
Made in Central Point, Ore., Rogue River Blue is a raw ....
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By Karen Martin
SAN FRANCISCO-Vita-Mix Corp. won the Gourmet Gold "Best in Show" award at the 2009 Gourmet Housewares Show for its newest product-the Professional Series 500 Mixer.
Penny Sikalis, vice president and Gourmet Housewares Show manager, presented the Gourmet Golds ....
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NEW HOPE, Minn.-The online grocery delivery service CobornsDelivers is now offering grocery pickup and delivery to a park-and-ride lot in Eden Prairie, Minn.
Commuters can order their groceries online before 10 a.m., and have their items ready to pick up at ....
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Consumers' votes have deemed farmers markets in Collingswood, N.J., Williamsburg, Va., and Davis, Calif. as "America's Favorite."
To promote the value of farmers markets in communities, the American Farmland Trust launched the online contest where shoppers voted for their favorite ....
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WOODINVILLE, Wash.-Purveyor of specialty foods, Conifer Specialties, based here, grew its sales of its Canterbury Naturals line of soups by 100 percent during the first six months of 2009.
The company added more than 19,200 new product skus in 3,750 stores. ....
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CHICAGO-Food product introductions containing a low-, no- or reduced-sodium claim increased 115 percent from 2005 to 2008, according to Mintel's Global Products Database, suggesting that consumer awareness regarding sodium intake is increasing.
"The rapidly rising evidence in the past several years ....
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By Anna Wolfe
WHITTIER, Calif.-Chef's Corner Store, based here, started liquidating its inventory and store fixtures in July.
On July 28, the kitchenware retailer posted an ad on the free classified site Craigslist.com and a message on Twitter announcing its closing ....
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By Ellen Ranta
FOREST PARK, Ill.-Athena's Silverland Desserts, based here, expanded the distribution of its dessert bars and brownies through United Natural Foods in June.
The company's distribution has grown from 12 states to 29 through the deal with UNFI, said Peter ....
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CAPITOLA, Calif. The newest Whole Foods Market, opened here July 29, is reaffirming the company's commitment to buying locally by stocking its shelves with a variety of products from regional vendors.
The 23,000-square-foot store features a wide range of ....
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NEW YORK-The National Coffee Association of the U.S.A., Inc.'s Fall Education Conference will take place Oct. 26-28 at the Roosevelt Hotel here. The conference, now in its 13th year, provides coffee education and business insight for coffee professionals across all ....
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GREENVILLE, S.C. Grocery retailer Bi-Lo, based here, received an extension to the deadline by which the company can file an exclusive plan of reorganization.
Bi-Lo, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in March, will now have until Sept. 21 ....
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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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