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GOURMET NEWS JULY 2016 www.gourmetnews.com FROM THE PUBLISHER 4 As Anthony Bourdain noted repeatedly during presenta- tions to the International Dairy, Deli, Bakery Associa- tion this year, the American food culture is evolving rap- idly. That's leaving all of us racing to keep up with the needs of our customers whose needs are also evolving. Among the trends that are shaping this evolution: Mil- lennials' openness about what they like to eat, where they buy their food and who pre- pares it for them and an in- creased reliance on snacks between meals and as replace- ments for full meals. Both of these trends have profound im- plications for how we do business. Today's shoppers just don't feel the same loyalty to a particular supermarket that their par- ents often did. They're quite likely to source some of their meals from the take-out counter of a favorite restaurant, others from the grab and go case of their supermarket or even a convenience store and have some delivered as kits. Millennials in partic- ular often say that they enjoy cooking – they even say they cook fre- quently. We know that many of them find great pleasure in pos- sessing the tools to cook meals in which they take great pride – but these days their dollars spent on food are about evenly di- vided between restaurants and grocery stores. Our job is to provide them with the choices they're looking for – satisfying ex- periences with food on a time-compressed schedule that still gives them opportuni- ties to express their individuality and to share their experiences with others in communities that they've often cobbled together in cyberspace. Our great fortune is that we also have communities of those who share our interests and pool our knowledge about the best ways of meeting these challenges. We here at Gourmet News and Kitchenware News are blessed to be a conduit through which that com- munication happens. It's truly a privilege for us to come together with so many of you again at the Summer Fancy Food Show. Please do stop by and visit us in booth #2237. And after the show, feel free to drop us a line at editor@oser.com. GN — Lee M. Oser Publisher WWW.GOURMETNEWS.COM PUBLISHER Lee M. Oser ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Kim Forrester Jules Denton jules_d@oser.com Sharon Kether sharon_k@oser.com Delaney Oser delaney_o@oser.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Lorrie Baumann lorrie_b@oser.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS Micah Cheek micah_c@oser.com Greg Gonzales greg_g@oser.com ART DIRECTOR André Gressieux GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Yasmine Brown Krystal Robles CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGERS Sarah Glenn sarah_g@oser.com Caitlyn McGrath caitlyn_m@oser.com Heather Canale heather_c@oser.com ACCOUNT MANAGER Carlos Velasquez carlos_v@oser.com 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 PRESIDENT 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. ©2016 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. FROM THE PUBLISHER

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