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Wine Merchant Wineman.co.uk Wins the Buckinghamshire Food and Drink Awards
The prestigious and coveted Buckinghamshire Food and Drink Award adds Wineman.co.uk, an independent online wine merchant to its list of winners in the Wine Merchant of the Year Category. - June 17, 2015 - The Wineman (UK) LTD
“More Cowbell” Sandwich from City Barbeque Named One of Nation’s Best
This new sandwich at City Barbeque is climbing the list of the Nation's Best Sandwiches. - June 16, 2015 - City Barbeque
The Pacific Northwest’s Largest Artisan, Organic Bakery is the Featured Provider of Bread, Pastry, Desserts, and Bagels for the U.S. Open
Essential Baking Company, known for their variety of high quality baked goods, is pleased to announce that they have been selected by Ridgewells, the featured caterer of the U.S. Open, to provide artisan bread, pastries, their Parisian Star Desserts, and Bagels, from Bagel Oasis, for the Corporate Tents of this year’s U.S. Open. The event takes place June 15th – 21st at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, WA. - June 13, 2015 - The Essential Baking Company
A New Gourmet Online Store for American Lovers of Made in Italy
The US is now the world's largest consumer of natural and organic food and Americans have an increasing passion for Italian food. Sensibus.com is a new online gourmet store where genuine Italian high quality products can be bought. The best quality at the affordable prices. - June 12, 2015 - Sensibus LLC
Grilling for Father's Day? Shop for Dad at Green City Market.
This Father's Day weekend, skip the trip to the local grocery store. Instead, plan your meals and more at Green City Market. - June 12, 2015 - Green City Market
Cedar Lake Cellars Adds Three New Wines
St. Louis winery selects diverse products for growing inventory. - May 30, 2015 - Cedar Lake Cellars
Triangle Kroger Stores to Celebrate the Tastes of Summer with "Red, White & Barbecue" Event
Local Grocer Announces Two-Week Event Where Customers Will Find Fresh Ideas and Savings for Their Next Backyard Barbecue. - May 29, 2015 - Kroger
Murphy Distributors Adds Adam Corolla's Mangria to Its Exclusive Distribution List
Murphy Distributors of Branford proudly announces that it has obtained the exclusive distribution rights to comedian and podcaster Adam Corolla's Mangria products for Connecticut. - May 28, 2015 - Murphy Distributors
Food Company Sweetens Pollinator Week for Customers and Honey Bees
In support of National Pollinator Week, family-owned natural foods company, GloryBee®, is partnering with retailers throughout Oregon and Washington to engage in honey promotions highlighting the importance of honey bees as they relate to our food supply. A percentage of all honey sales, bulk... - May 28, 2015 - GloryBee
Launch of The Judge Jerky Gun by Online Beef Jerky Store, JerkySpot.com
Beef jerky brand and retailer JerkySpot, now has a more durable tool for jerky makers. - May 27, 2015 - JerkySpot.com
Triangle Kroger Stores Invite Customers To Support Our Troops
Local Grocer Announces Plans for Customers and Associates to Aid Troops, Military Families and Veterans This Summer - May 24, 2015 - Kroger
Full Circle Announces Expansion Into Greater Portland Area
Organic Produce Delivery Service to Help Keep Portland Weird - May 18, 2015 - Full Circle
CHD Expert Releases the Latest Comprehensive Report of the Restaurant Industry by State
CHD Expert, the Chicago-based foodservice database and analytics firm, has released its highly anticipated 2015 Restaurant Unit Report. The Unit Report breaks down the volume of restaurants by menu type and segment in each of the 50 United States. The Restaurant Unit Report’s segmentation... - May 15, 2015 - CHD Expert
Whole Latte Love Announces Picture Pour-fect Photo Contest
Whole Latte Love, the largest online retailer of espresso machines, invites the coffee community to participate in their photo contest for a chance to win a $500 gift card. - May 12, 2015 - Whole Latte Love
Almond Ace Named Among Top 2 "Quality Leaders" in Europe
Calconut S.L., one of the largest European almond import companies has named Almond Ace Packing Inc. one of the top two "Quality Leaders" exporting to Europe. - May 11, 2015 - Almond Ace Packing Inc.
Almond Ace Packing Completes Purchase of Processing Plant Real Estate; Announces Plan to Expand and Upgrade Facility
Almond Ace Packing, Inc. announced the successful purchase of its current processing plant and surrounding real estate with an option to more than double its production campus and footprint over the next five years. - May 11, 2015 - Almond Ace Packing Inc.
What Does 52-Year-Old Scotch Taste Like? Collectors Gather at Chelsea Wine Vault to Taste Rare Macallan 1946.
Chelsea Wine Vault to hold exclusive tasting dinner with The Macallan 1946 Select Reserve, valued at $25,000 per bottle. - May 08, 2015 - Chelsea Wine Vault
Herris Gourmet Launches Website and Celebrates One Year Anniversary
Herris Gourmet, a NY-based kosher foods, bakery and distribution company is excited to announce the launch of it's new website and one year anniversary. - May 06, 2015 - Herris Gourmet
Drink Tank Ventures Adds Steve Davis as Vice President of Sales
Food and beverage incubator and distributor Drink Tank Ventures is pleased to announce that Steve Davis has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Based in Los Angeles, Drink Tank Ventures is an incubation platform for innovative food and beverage brands. Drink Tank partners with... - May 05, 2015 - UPTIME
Hammerstock 2015 at Grayhaven Winery
On Saturday, May 16th from 11 am to 6 pm, the Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild and Grayhaven Winery will be hosting a festival featuring demonstrators, live music, wine tasting, food, and a raffle of handcrafted items. Tickets are available at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/hammerstock-2015-tickets. (Additional fee for wine tasting). For more information, please contact Julian Cook at cvbg@gmail.com - May 01, 2015 - Grayhaven Winery
Vintage Rockefeller Wine & Spirits Hires Richard W. Lewis as Marketing Guru
Lewis was one of the architects of ABSOLUT Vodka success Vintage Rockefeller Spirits Group, manufacturer of Empire Rockefeller Vodka, Signature Rockefeller Cognac, and F. Rockefeller and Sons Champagne, announce the hiring or Richard W. Lewis to serve as Marketing guru. Lewis is best known for... - April 30, 2015 - Vintage Rockefeller Wine & Spirits Group
Grand Opening Celebration of Juicer Heroes in Plano, Texas
Juicer Heroes was founded by brothers Jason & Josh and their father Drew Taylor in San Antonio, Texas in June 2012. Battling health issues in 2008, Jason discovered juicing as an easy way to provide his body badly needed concentrated nutrition. The brothers began juicing and the realized benefits amazed them and their friends. Josh contacted his father Drew, a seasoned entrepreneur who had franchised a couple of companies and the trio decided this was a business worth launching. - April 30, 2015 - Juicer Heroes
Triangle Shoppers to See Lower Prices on Thousands of Items at Kroger Stores
Nation’s Largest Grocery Retailer Renews Commitment to Customers by Cutting Prices on Popular Items Including Meat, Produce and Natural Foods. - April 30, 2015 - Kroger
Bow Wow Bon Bons Debut to Combat Puppy Mills
A new truffle gift collection, called Bow Wow Bon Bons, was introduced by the Brooklyn-based Rescue Chocolate company this week. The dark chocolate bon bons are filled with salted caramel and come eight to a box. They are vegan, kosher, organic, fairly traded, and artfully handcrafted in small... - April 30, 2015 - Rescue Chocolate
Who Moved My BBQ? City Barbeque Celebrates National BBQ Month in May.
May is National BBQ Month and the craft of BBQ is growing in popularity! It used to be that you had to travel south for great barbeque, but in recent years the urban slow-smoked movement has grown in popularity bringing craft barbeque right into the backyards of major cities across the U.S. - April 29, 2015 - City Barbeque
CHD Expert Reports Positive Growth for the US Restaurant Industry in 2014
In 2014, the US restaurant industry showed a favorable 2 percent positive net market change. The industry has almost completely rebounded to numbers not seen since 2009, which was before the most recent recession. - April 25, 2015 - CHD Expert
Triangle Kroger Stores Raise More Than $8,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Association Through Annual Shamrock Program
Donations to Benefit Triangle MDA Summer Camps for Children - April 24, 2015 - Kroger
Iconic® Brands’ Sangre de Vida® Wins Big at The 2015 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Three expressions—the Blanco, Reposado and Añejo—from Iconic® Brands' Sangre de Vida® were honored with Double Gold Packaging Design Awards and Silver Medals from The 2015 San Francisco World Spirits Competition that took place in late March. Made in Jalisco, Mexico,... - April 24, 2015 - Iconic Brands
Iconic® Brands’ Sangre de Vida® Reposado Receives Major Accolades at WSWA
Walking away with not only a Double Gold award from the 2015 Spirit Tasting Competition at the 72nd annual Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Convention, Iconic® Brands' (www.iconicbrandsinc.com) Sangre de Vida® Reposado Tequila also took home the honor of Best of... - April 22, 2015 - Iconic Brands
Sharetea Served Over a Thousand Bubble Teas on Opening Day
Toronto People Queued Up for an Authentic Taiwanese Bubble Tea. - April 21, 2015 - Lian Fa International Dining Business Co., Ltd.
Vietnam Classic Pastry Cup 2015 at Dobla by Classic Fine Foods
Classic Fine Foods organizes The Vietnam Classic Pastry Cup every 2 years, to give an opportunity for Vietnamese Young Talent Chefs to show off their talents and expose themselves to other professionals in the country. The Winner Team will represent Vietnam in February 2016 to the Mondial Des Arts Sucres in Paris. - April 17, 2015 - Classic Fine Foods
Detroit Fruit Drop Creates Healthy Culture at Work
The west coast techy work culture and the ever expanding health/fitness space has made its way to Michigan and is easy to become a part of thanks to a new local company. - April 15, 2015 - Detroit Fruit Drop
Kroger Donated More Than 100,000 Pounds of Fresh Food to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC in 2014
Grocer's Contributions Provided Thousands of Meals for Hungry North Carolinians. - April 10, 2015 - Kroger
Burpy Brings SameDay Automobile Delivery Service to Austin, Houston & San Antonio, Texas
Burpy is now expanding into the automobile industry and offering the option for customers to purchase cars and personally be delivered to their homes. - April 03, 2015 - Burpy
Owl's Brew Grows in Popularity Throughout CT; Exclusively Distributed by Murphy Distributors
Murphy Distributors is proud to be chosen as exclusive distributors of Owl’s Brew (Vermont). Owl's Brew is the first ever “tea crafted for cocktails. It is one of the only products in the market that is fresh-brewed in large kettles, handcrafted in small batches, all naturally... - April 03, 2015 - Murphy Distributors
New York Wine Events to Present Its Inaugural NYC Spring Wine Festival at the Broad Street Ballroom in Downtown Manhattan, Saturday, May 9, 2015
New York Wine Events will host its inaugural NYC Spring Wine Festival: A Celebration of Wine Downtown at the Broad Street Ballroom in lower Manhattan on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Festival attendees can choose from two sessions, Afternoon: 3-6pm or Evening: 8-11pm. Learn more at NewYorkWineEvents.com... - April 02, 2015 - New York Wine Events
Hungry Uncle Foods Debuts Line of Premium Condiments and Barbeque Sauces
Hungry Uncle Foods, LLC, a purveyor of premium condiments and barbeque sauces, launched its product line this week with the debut of its Bajan Barbeque Sauce. Available on the company’s website, Bajan sauce offers a unique Caribbean flavor and aroma profile that distinguish it within the... - April 01, 2015 - Hungry Uncle LLC
Gresham Saturday Market Celebrates a Second Season with a New Start Time; Cook Fresh, Buy Local, Support Small Business in Your Community
Gresham Saturday Market will be opening for it second year on April 18th. With the huge success of their maiden year, this years proves to continue the momentum, with over 100 vendors. - April 01, 2015 - Gresham Saturday Market
The Pizza Press Hosts Grand Opening Party of Second Location
The fast-casual, build-your-own pizza restaurant is celebrating its opening in Old Towne Orange with a Great Pizza Giveaway. - March 26, 2015 - Pizza Press
67 Wine & Spirits Presents the 67 Wine-Book Club with Author Eric Asimov
67 Wine announces the next installment of it’s new 67 Wine-Book Club, to be held Friday, March 27th, from 5-7PM at their store, hosted by Eric Asimov. Mr. Asimov is the chief wine critic for the New York Times and author of "How To Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto." 67 Wine-Book Club is an interactive wine experience that invites customers to read a chosen book, then taste wines with the author. - March 25, 2015 - 67 Wine & Spirits
AviGlatt.com Ready to Ship Passover Foods & Meals
Passover Meals prepared by AviGlatt meet the strict standards of Kosher for Pesach, and are extremely time-saving and convenient. - March 24, 2015 - Avi Glatt
CHD Expert Evaluates the Pizza Industry in the United States: Any Way You Slice It, Pizza is Popular, and Independents are Making a Statement
From New York to Chicago and everywhere in between, pizza is everywhere in the United States. This casual food staple makes up 14% of the total US restaurant landscape, and 13% of the total US Independent restaurant landscape. - March 23, 2015 - CHD Expert
Kroger Created Nearly 90 New Jobs in North Carolina in 2014
Local Grocer Strengthens Commitment to the Triangle Area - March 15, 2015 - Kroger
Rescue Chocolate Reissues Easter Babies and Bunnies
Dogs and cats join the rabbits in the Easter spotlight as Rescue Chocolate reissues two popular gifts items whose profits are donated to animal rescue organizations. One product, the Make Mine Chocolate bunny, gets its name from a House Rabbit Society initiative to warn parents away from giving... - March 08, 2015 - Rescue Chocolate
CHD Expert Evaluates and Compares the Independent and Chain Restaurant Segments, Breaking Each Down with an Overview Around Full Service and Limited Service Restaurants
Independent restaurants have a large presence in the American restaurant landscape, making up 66 percent of the total US market. - March 05, 2015 - CHD Expert
TMH Online Releases a New Line of Beautiful Decorative Pillow Covers for Design Conscious Consumers Looking to Makeover Any Living Space
Lipstick on a Pillow designs beautiful cotton toss pillow covers for living space makeovers. The colorful checkered patterns are designed to accentuate traditional, modern and eclectic living spaces. - March 05, 2015 - TMH Online
67 Wine & Spirits Presents 67 Wine-Book Club with Author Kerin O'Keefe
67 Wine announces the first installment of it’s new 67 Wine-Book Club, to be held Friday, March 6th, from 4-7PM at their store. 67 Wine is now featuring "Barolo and Barbaresco: The King and Queen of Italian Wine" by Kerin O'Keefe. - March 04, 2015 - 67 Wine & Spirits
Blue Donkey Coffee Campaigns for Permanent Store Location at Emory University
Blue Donkey Coffee, an Atlanta-based craft coffee company, is campaigning with Emory University students to earn a permanent store location on Emory's campus. Currently, Blue Donkey Coffee is available on Tuesdays at the Emory Farmers Market, but the company has received hundreds of student requests to be available seven days a week on campus. - March 04, 2015 - Blue Donkey Coffee, Inc.
Cherryvale Farms Launches First Baking Mixes Powered by Hampton Creek's New Ingredient
Fruit- and Veggie-Focused Mixes Increase Sustainability with a Healthier Version of the Conventional Chicken Egg. - March 04, 2015 - Cherryvale Farms
Full Circle Announces Expansion Into Santa Cruz and Napa Valley
Organic Produce and Wine form the Perfect "Pear." - March 02, 2015 - Full Circle