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GOURMET NEWS OCTOBER 2018 www.gourmetnews.com FROM THE EDITOR 4 WWW.GOURMETNEWS.COM PUBLISHER Kimberly Oser SENIOR ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Jules Denton-Card jules_d@oser.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Lorrie Baumann lorrie_b@oser.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS Jeanie Catron Greg Gonzales Amanda Helt ART DIRECTOR Yasmine Brown GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jonathan Schieffer ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Anthony Socci anthony_s@oser.com CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGERS Caitlyn McGrath Susan Stein CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Tara Neal tara_n@oser.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Jamie Green jamie_g@oser.com PUBLISHING OFFICE 1877 N. Kolb Road P.O. Box 1056 Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300 Fax 520.721.6300 SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Gourmet News P.O. Box 30520 Tucson, AZ 85751 520.721.1300 G OURMET N EWS ® OSER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP FOUNDER Lee M. Oser MEMBER OF: Periodicals postage paid at Tucson, AZ, and additional mailing office. Gourmet News (ISSN 1052-4630) is published monthly by Oser Communications Group, 1877 North Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715; 520.721.1300. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material or prices quoted in newspaper. Contributors are responsible for proper release of pro- prietary classified information. ©2018 by Oser Communications Group. All rights re- served. Reproduction, in whole or in part, without writ- ten permission of the publisher, is expressly prohibited. Back issues, when available, cost $7 each within the past 12 months, $12 each prior to the past 12 months. Back orders must be paid in advance either by check or charged to American Express, Visa, or Master Card. Gourmet News is distributed without charge in North America to qualified professionals in the retail and dis- tribution channels of the specialty foods and hardgoods trade; paid subscriptions cost $65 annually to the U.S. and Canada. All foreign subscriptions cost $150 annu- ally to cover air delivery. All payments must be made in U.S. funds and drawn on a U.S. bank. For subscriber services, including subscription information, call 520.721.1300. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Gourmet News, 1877 North Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715. Greetings! We are starting to feel the first snap of fall here in Tucson, and even though that basically means that our daytime temperatures aren't hit- ting triple digits as often, we are starting to turn our thoughts to- wards winter and the holiday season. You'll see that reflected in this month's issues of both Gourmet News and Kitchenware News, which both feature products to help retailers provide for their customers' holi- day entertaining and gift-giving needs. We're hoping for a robust holiday sea- son this year that's buttressed by the cur- rent strength of our economy, which has been growing at a pretty steady clip since we turned the corner on the Great Reces- sion in 2010. Consumer confidence has been high over the past few months, and that usually indicates a willingness to spend. We can't think of a better way to spend than to provide those we love with physical comfort and great memories that they can hold onto when the inevitable hard times come, and retailers are an indispensable link in the way that we do that. As we send this issue to print, folks along the East Coast are keeping their eyes on the weather forecasts and hoping to be spared by Hurricane Florence. We are keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers. If the past year has taught us anything, it's that, as divided as we are in this country right now by the vicissitudes of our na- tional politics, we can still come together to lend a hand whenever any of us are in- jured by the force of a storm so completely beyond all our control. That ability to put aside our differences and work together when it really matters most is part of what has always made this country great. It's be- yond me to feel grateful to a hurricane for the reminder, but it is a thought that gives me some comfort. Stay safe, everyone, so we can all enjoy the holidays together once hurricane sea- son is over for another year! GN — Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director FROM THE EDITOR

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