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Kitchenware News November 2014

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SERENDIPITY: DRINKWARE SEE PAGE 18 GADGET OF THE MONTH: CUP GRATER FROM MICROPLANE SEE PAGE 23 NEW TO THE U.S. MARKET: MAD MILLIE CHEESE KITS SEE PAGE 3 H o u s e w a r e s R e v i e w KITCHENWARE NEWS S E R V I N G K I T C H E N W A R E, H O M E D E C O R A N D G I F T W A R E M A R K E T S V O L U M E 1 9 , N U M B E R 1 0 RETAILING FEATURE n Kitchen Tools & Gadgets PAGE 11 SMALL ELECTRICS n Mini Appliances PAGE 14 THE KNIFE RACK n Shun's New Blue Knives PAGE 16 SERENDIPITY n Drinkware PAGE 18 GOURMET GOODIES n Bloody Mary Market PAGE 22 TRADESHOW CALENDAR n PAGE 23 News ..............................................3 Ad Index .......................................23 www.kitchenwarenews.com VOLUME 20, NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2014 n $7.00 BY AMBER GALLEGOS Every year a flurry of tabletop, gift and home markets put on shows to entice buyers with the latest and greatest. From Las Vegas to New York, the markets attract thousands of exhibitors with even more products. Attending one show would give a good temperature of trends, but attending all of them BY LORRIE BAUMANN Herbs and spices are a small but growing part of the business at The Kitchen Store in Guilford, Connecticut, where Owner Karen Schumann sells only things she'd use in her kitchen at home to a customer base that's gradually evolving to include more younger and more male home cooks. The store is The Kitchen Store: New England Cozy Continued on PAGE 5 Continued on PAGE 6 Continued on PAGE 17 Continued on PAGE 7 a long, narrow space with beautiful yellow walls, open cabinetry, mahogany countertops and wood floors. "It's very European-looking," Schumann says. "People feel as though they're coming into a different world when they come in here." A new online store, added just this year, conveys the same feeling to customers who arrive at its virtual doorstep, and it also offers "Karen's home kitchen only" merchandise. Of the 1,200 square feet in her storefront, about 1,000 square feet are selling space, and of that, about three-quarters of the shop space is devoted to selling the same brands of kitchenware that Schumann uses in her kitchen at home, while the other quarter of the space is devoted to Wildflower Foods, Schumann's brand for the pizza dough mix that BY AMBER GALLEGOS Gift baskets make for a great presentation and can be a visual summation of the possibilities within your retail store. A gift basket doesn't have to be expensive to be special or rewarding for the retailer who sold the basket as well as its giver and ultimate recipient. Shirley George Frazier, of GiftBasketBusiness.com, has written two books on gift basket business and design as well as instructional DVDs. With her speaking engagements and business consulting, she has spent Budget Friendly Gift Baskets KitchenAid's Dave Elliott Named IHA Chairman of the Board Market Awards Highlight Exceptional Products the last 24 years fully engrossed in the gift basket industry. "They [retailers] have access in their current store to so many wonderful and delicious products and a great supply, so there's no reason for them to not combine them and make a multiple sale instead of making a lot of individual sales," says Frazier. Frazier points to the inventory of kitchenware retailers as cost saving in itself since there is no need to purchase additional products to fill the baskets. Gourmet meal elements and snacks that are complementary to kitchenware are typically already at hand. Putting the gift basket together can be as simple as pairing an elegant colander with olive oil, pasta and sauce. Using the colander as the base eliminates the need for a basket as well. Just add a lovely bow for a well thought-out gift. is a daunting task achieved by few. Luckily, many of the shows honor the best exhibitors with category specific awards which can at least offer a starting point for what's new, popular or trending in kitchenwares and tabletop. The Dallas Total Home & Gift Market celebrated exceptional manufacturers in the gourmet products industry at its fifth annual Gourmet Gold Awards in June. Judging was based on originality, taste and packaging, as well as innovation, visual appeal and practicality. Winning for best cookware or bakeware was the 10-Piece Aeternum Signature Series Cookware Set f rom Chef Fabio Viviani for Bialetti. The Signature Series is an eco-friendly choice for cooking enthusiasts as it's easy-to- clean, and the non-stick coating is applied at a low temperature leading to a lower emission of CO2 into the atmosphere. The series has a modern gray exterior with white ceramic non-stick interior and heavy gauge aluminum for better heat distribution. Two products f rom Harold Import Co. took home awards in Dallas. The Blossom Trivet won Five new directors have been elected to the board of directors of the International Housewares Association (IHA), the full-service trade association for the housewares industry. The new directors are Richard M. Joseph, managing director, Joseph Joseph; Robert B. Kay, chairman & CEO, Taylor Precision Products, Inc.; Alejandro Peña, president, USA, Jarden Consumer Solutions; Paul D. Rowan, co- founder, Umbra LLC.; and Philippe P. Trudeau, president, Trudeau Corporation. They were elected to three-year terms that begin Oct. 1, 2014 and end Sept. 30, 2017. Also elected were new board officers: Chairman – Dave Elliott, general manager, KitchenAid Global Small Appliances Vice Chairman/Chairman Elect – Gary Seehoff, CEO, Evriholder Products, LLC Treasurer – Gregory Cairo, president, Groupe SEB USA All officers serve one-year terms from Oct. 1, 2014 to Sept. 30, 2015. Retiring f rom the board are Steven Fraser, chairman, Knightsbridge Global Ltd.; Michael Magerman; William P. Reibl, president, Infusion Living, LLC; Erik Reid and Scott Severinson. Re-appointed for a second three-year term were Gregory Cairo; Anthony E. Kircher, president, Winix America.; and David Sabin, CEO, The Fuller Brush Company. Joseph established Joseph Joseph, a designer and manufacturer of contemporary kitchenware, with his twin brother, Antony, in 2003. The London-based brand has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the worldwide

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