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Keurig Fuels 102% Sales Gains For Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., today announced 102% net sales gains for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 on sales of $1.158 billion. For the quarter, ended December 24, 2011, the company reported net income $104.4 million compared to first quarter fiscal year 2011 net income of $2.4 million. The company also reported operating income of $145.8 million compared to first quarter fiscal year 2011 operating income of $23.3 million. Continued... Posted 2/1/2012 - 3:37:37 PM |
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Steve Grutbo
Hiroshi (Jack) Igarashi, chief of North American operations and managing director of Kai Corporation, Japan, has announced the promotion of Steve Grutbo to vp/sales and marketing for the housewares division of Kai USA Ltd. Grutbo will assume leadership of the division effective February 8, 2012. He will report directly to Igarashi. Continued... Posted 2/1/2012 - 1:32:46 PM |
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WMF Americas Posts Record Sales In 2011 WMF Americas Group Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of the leading German cookware manufacturer WMF Group, posted record business growth in 2011 thanks to operational enhancements and strong demand from its customers. Founded in 1853, the German-based company saw sales last year top 2010’s figure by 32%, with the cookware category posting an increase of 145%. Cookware is now the number one product category for WMF Americas Group. Continued... Posted 2/1/2012 - 1:21:15 PM |
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GLM Launches Artisan Production-Sourcing Event This August GLM will launch a first-of-its kind artisan production-sourcing event for U.S. based importers, direct import retailers and wholesalers, to run concurrently with the August 2012 NYIGF, called Artisan Resource. It will offer a new market to overseas artisan enterprises offering handmade production resources and products, at export terms from each country of origin, which will include Afghanistan, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Phillippines, South Africa and West Africa. The show will have a staggered time frame so that NYIGF exhibitors can take advantage of the Artisan Resource offerings, said Dorothy Belshaw, NYIGF director and svp/GLM. Continued... Posted 2/1/2012 - 10:02:46 AM |
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Zoku has announced the issuance of its latest utility patent, which was granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in mid-November last year. United States Patent Number 8,057,207 B2 provides a broad set of claims and protection for Zoku’s innovative line of Quick Pop Makers. The issuance of this patent is the latest of 18 patents that covers Zoku’s products. Continued... Posted 2/1/2012 - 8:42:31 AM |
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- Food For Thought
- Frank Talk
 
get ready to hit the show floor running It is my hope that when the Housewares Show opens on Saturday afternoon the aisles will be packed with independent gourmet housewares retailers. Continued... |
It is time for each of us to look to the future with a new fresh plan for a new exciting business cycle that will move big ideas forward again. Continued... |