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Diethelm Keller Group Owner of DKB Household Invests in Swissmar
11th January 2021 IRVINE, CA– As the owner company of DKB Household, Diethelm Keller Group (DK) has made an investment in the SWISSMAR companies, located in Canada and USA. With the strategic alliance, DK aims to further strengthen its brand portfolio in the household goods sector and underpins its strategic plan of becoming a leading supplier of high-quality houseware and cookware products globally. The strategic partnership is an important step for both, SWISSMAR and DKB Household. Details of the investment and conditions were not disclosed. “Based on our long-term relationship with SWISSMAR as exclusive distributor of our brands in Canada, ... |
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Fiesta Dinnerware Introduces Its 53rd Color - Twilight
Newell, West Virginia – (January 12, 2021)– The Fiesta ® Tableware Company is proud to announce the Fiesta ® Dinnerware brand’s 53rd color since its introduction in 1936. Fiesta’s 2021 color is Twilight , a luminescent medium shade of blue. Fiesta is debuting its new color at The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market®, January 12-19, 2021, in the Fiesta Dinnerware Showroom by The Fiesta Tableware Company, Building 2, Floor 9, Suite 941. “While Twilight offers a sense of calm serenity, in some light this particular shade also has an electrifying vibrancy that practically glows from within!” says Rich ... |
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Leading Sales Agencies Adopt Groundbreaking Juniper Digital Tools
(January 5, 2021) – Eleven leading gift and home sales agencies representing 230+ top brands – CMA, J. Grob, Sales Producers, Simblist Group and The Link Companies’ seven agencies (Link2Sales, The Southern Link, The Central Link, The Northern Link, TMA Link, Total Accessories and Key Sales) – have committed to the Juniper suite of digital tools for sales automation, data management and e-commerce. This critical business decision allows these agencies, as well as early adopters Ivystone and Anne McGilvray & Company, to seamlessly connect and manage their commerce channels – on the road, online and at trade shows. “These most recent ... |
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Dietary Guidelines Reinforce Dairy's Role in Healthy Dietary Patterns
ROSEMONT, Ill., Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- National Dairy Council (NDC) shares dairy's role in the newly released 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which reaffirm the importance of consuming dairy daily as part of healthy dietary patterns for positive health outcomes. Daily inclusion of low-fat and fat-free dairy foods is recommended in all three DGA healthy dietary patterns: 3 servings in Healthy U.S. and Healthy Vegetarian, and 2 to 2.5 servings in Healthy Mediterranean. Following these healthy dietary patterns is associated with reduced risk of chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. For the first time, recommendations for ... |
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More Than 250 Brands Exclusively In Atlanta Market Showrooms This Month
ATLANTA – December 20, 2020 – In January, AmericasMart is the destination for exclusives with some 250+ brands only showing in Atlanta Market’s permanent showroom collection this winter reports International Market Centers (IMC). The exclusives, which cross the home décor, gift, seasonal and entertaining categories, are found within the Market’s 1,000+ permanent showrooms on 33 floors in three buildings open for the January 12-19, 2021 Atlanta Market. “For gift and home buyers sourcing in the first quarter of 2021, Atlanta Market offers the most lines and the most unique products,” said Scott Eckman, IMC chief revenue officer. “With changes to the trade ... |
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Labeling Survey Finds Consumers More Interested In Ingredients Than Nutrition
NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A survey on nutrition and ingredient labelling in wine, conducted by Wine Opinions and co-sponsored by Colangelo & Partners, found that more wine drinkers are interested in knowing the ingredients in the wine they drink than the nutritional values. Pointedly, neither ingredient nor nutritional labeling would affect purchase decisions for the majority of respondents. The total survey size was 1,053 (split fairly evenly between male and female), 84% of whom identify as high frequency wine drinkers (those who consume wine 'a few times per week' or more often). "While enthusiasm for ingredient and nutrition ... |
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Lenox Corporation Acquires Hampton Forge Flatware and Cutlery Company
Bristol, PA, January 4, 2021 - Lenox Corporation is pleased to announce it has acquired Hampton Forge, the 30-year-old flatware and cutlery company. The deal covers the entire Hampton Forge portfolio, including the namesake brand, as well as Hampton Forge Signature, Tomodachi by Hampton Forge, Skandia, and Argent Orfèvres. “We are delighted to welcome Hampton Forge and its array of brands into the Lenox family,” said Mads Ryder, CEO of Lenox Corporation. “We have spent the past 18 to 24 months shaping our operational platform for growth and are ready to include the Hampton Forge expertise and craftsmanship into our ... |
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NPD's 2020 Kitchen Audit Reveals What's Inside America's Kitchens
CHICAGO, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In this very upended year, America's kitchens have become command central for working, schooling, Zooming, entertaining, and preparing significantly more meals and snacks than the pre-pandemic norm, finds The NPD Group. To combat these added stressors, consumers are acquiring and using new technologies to either access foods and beverages or make them easier to prepare in the home, according to NPD's recently released, What's Inside America's Kitchens, which explores recent kitchen trends, generational differences, and the future outlook for in-home food and beverage consumption. The adoption of technologies that enable more convenience in ordering food or ... |
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St. Benoit Creamery Wins "Yogurt Product of the Year" In 2020 Mindful Awards Program
SONOMA, Calif., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- St. Benoit Creamery today announced that it has been selected as winner of the "Yogurt Product of the Year" award from Mindful Awards, an independent recognition platform highlighting conscious companies and products that mindfully make waves in the ever-expanding world of consumer packaged goods. St. Benoit Creamery believes in REAL FOOD, REAL GOOD. The creamery offers a healthy alternative to the artificial fillers, stabilizers, sweeteners, and bad dairy seen in today's yogurt aisle. With a single herd of Jersey cows roaming the hills of Sonoma County on an Animal Welfare certified farm and crafted at a ... |
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New Dates Announced for Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America
Portland, Maine (December 3, 2020) - New dates for the 2021 edition of the in-person event, Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, have been released. The event, which was recently postponed from March 14-16, will be held on July 11-13, 2021 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The expo will bring seafood suppliers and buyers from the North American market back together for three days of business meetings, networking and educational sessions. “While the summer is an untraditional time of year for this event, we are pleased to have been able to find new dates in 2021 at the ... |
