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GENERAL NEWS KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW n MARCH 2017 n www.kitchenwarenews.com 6 Broan Releases Under-Cabinet Range Hood Product Line Broan's® new under-cabinet range hoods, featuring the Broan Captur™ System, allow consumers to enjoy new, modern designs and advanced features all while benefiting f rom the most effective capture of smoke and odors of any range hood or over-the-range microwave in its class. The new Broan under-cabinet range hoods provide consumers with a product line that blends with contemporary design appliances and adds to the kitchen aesthetic. Designed with consumer input, the new line meets homeowners' ever y range hood need, including design, convenience and performance. "Our new under-cabinet range hood line allows Broan to provide customers with the performance and the features they expect, all while keeping homeowner's style needs in mind," said Brian Wellnitz, Marketing Manager Kitchen of Ventilation for Broan-NuTone. "We created a whole new range hood line with better overall performance, quiet operation and great long-lasting LED lighting. The main reason consumers buy a range hood is to remove smoke and odors. The new Broan range hoods, with the Captur System, deliver an average of 98.5 percent capture efficiency making them the best-in-class at quietly removing smoke and odors." The new range hood series is available in six fresh new shapes, pushing the design envelope of typical under-cabinet range hoods, yet complementing today's kitchen style needs. The seven shapes include the Alta, Sahale, Glacier, Spire, Antero and Corteo models. The sculpted lines of Alta, Antero and Corteo offer a sophisticated, sleek look different than any typical range hood shape. The slim and refined lines of Sahale bring a ref reshing change to kitchens, without detracting f rom kitchen design. The clean, contemporary shape of Glacier complements any kitchen aesthetic, modern or traditional. And Spire offers an exciting new pro-style shape with the option of ENERGY STAR rated efficiency. Each range hood is designed to be quiet, while still providing the best capture efficiency in its class. And with performance up to 600 CFM, even the most serious cooks will appreciate the superior ventilation the series offers. Additionally, the high-flow filtration design enhances grease capture, improves airflow and reduces noise. Several styles of filters are offered including a unique hybrid baffle style filter providing greater filtering efficiency than standard baffle filters. The EZ1 Installation system, which includes an exclusive bracket system designed specifically for the new range line, makes single-person installation easier than ever before because it eliminates the need to constantly hold onto the hood. Homeowners simply mount two brackets with no measuring or cutting, slide the hood on and make the connections and secure the hood with four screws. Installation takes less than half the time when compared to traditional methods. State of the art LED lighting system provides bright, full-surface cooktop lighting. Designed and tested to operate in the heat of cooking environments, the LED lighting lasts longer without dimming than off-the-shelf LED lights. Broan's new line also offers models with the control options consumers demand, f rom simple switches to sophisticated touch and inf rared solutions. Once cooking is done, maintenance is simple. The hood includes easy-to-clean, dishwasher-safe grease filters. The aluminum filters, with quick-release latches, capture air-borne particles and are easily removed for cleanup, meaning homeowners can put them in the dishwasher at the end of a long day and wake up to a clean and particle-f ree filter. For more information, visit www.broan.com. KN Las Vegas Market Names Global Goodness Award Winners Four exhibitors at the 2017 Winter Las Vegas Market – Anji Mountain, The Cottage Potters, Dunitz & Company and Quilling Card – are winners of its sixth Global Goodness Awards, recognizing furniture, home decor and gift companies for environmentally-f riendly, sustainable and socially responsible activities. The 2017 Global Goodness Awards were presented at the Winter Market. "Las Vegas Market is pleased to recognize companies whose production and business practices are making positive impacts not only on the industry, but also to communities around the world in the course of sourcing and manufacturing their products," said Dorothy Belshaw, President of Gift Leasing and Chief Marketing Officer, International Market Centers. "As the leading furniture, home decor and gift destination in the western United States, Las Vegas Market is proud to support these corporate 'good citizens' who are dedicated to are doing well by doing good." A panel of industry sustainability and social responsibility experts – Colvin English of ByHand Consulting, Susan Inglis of the Sustainable Furnishings Council and Carol MacNulty of Aid to Artisans – reviewed a record number of entries and selected one winner f rom each of the Market's core industries: gift (Dunitz & Company), home décor (The Cottage Potters) and furniture (Anji Mountain). A fourth "People's Choice" winner (Quilling Card), was determined by popular voting on the Las Vegas Market Facebook page. Dunitz & Company, a two-time winner of the Global Goodness Award, is known for providing beautiful beaded and fused glass jewelry handcrafted by more than 100 women and men in Guatemala. Company Founder Nancy Dunitz visited Guatemala for the first time in 1989, and dedicated herself to working with local artisans to develop designs that would appeal to the U.S. market. Dunitz & Company is a member of the Fair Trade Federation, a Gold Business Certified member of Green America and a founding member of Fair Trade Los Angeles. Home décor winner, The Cottage Potters, produces and designs high-quality wheel-thrown clay fired with wood. Its Mexico-based workforce of designers, potters and artisans who apply colors are considered as individuals, and the company credo involves respecting their dignity, recognizing their merit and providing each with an opportunity to make a fair profit. The company also has responsibilities to the communities where we live and work, and has adopted a program to assist women in distress. Furniture winner Anji Mountain's mission is to innovate within the floor covering space by using genuinely sustainable and recycled materials. The company has partnered with Trees for the Future to plant one tree in a needy East of West African community for each rug that the company sells. This sense of duty and urgency to address the powerful man-made pressures on our f ragile environment are creating a powerful positive impact for the people living in these vulnerable communities. People's Choice award winner Quilling Card is known for producing exquisite handmade greeting cards crafted by artisans in Vietnam using the centuries-old art of quilling, which involves rolling, coiling, shaping and gluing paper to create a unified, decorative design. Founded in 2012 and based in Framingham, Massachusetts, Quilling Card is certified by the Fair Trade Federation and currently employs more than 300 quillers in Vietnam, primarily women who are provided with safe working environments, sustainable wages approximately 20 to 25 percent above the national average, and health care. The Global Goodness awards program supplements an ongoing partnership Las Vegas Market has with the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) to create One Good World, a guide to sustainable furniture and home décor products to help connect legitimate suppliers and retailers in this new era of sustainability and accountability. The effort includes a sustainable products locator program, showcasing relevant at-Market resources, expanded educational offerings addressing issues and opportunities connected with sustainability. KN Epoca Celebrates 25 Years Housewares manufacturer Epoca International has reached a milestone this year, celebrating 25 years of business. Since the company's inception, Epoca International has enjoyed tremendous growth, a testament to their focus on manufacturing quality products, customer satisfaction and strong relationships with its retail partners. In 1991, CEO and Founder Steven Melzer set out with a vision to create a family of lifestyle brands in the housewares industry, offering an innovative array of quality products that are responsibly manufactured. Over the past 25 years, Epoca International has successfully fulfilled that by pioneering several consumer brands and high-quality, eco-friendly products. In 2003, the company's trajectory was propelled further with the joining of its current President, Brian Melzer. With his focus on brand building and product innovation for Epoca's flagship offerings, Ecolution Cookware and Primula Beverage Products, Epoca's retail distribution was expanded. In the most recent years, Epoca's further growth has included the licensing of Cooking Light kitchenware, opening a series of global operations offices in China, and an expanded employee base including merchandisers, product developers, sales directors, graphic designers and marketers. The influx of employees prompted the corporate headquarters to move to a larger, state-of-the-art office facility in Boca Raton, Fla. "Epoca means new era, a phrase as appropriate for our business today as it was on the day we began," said Melzer. "We have achieved this through the hard work and dedication of our employees and partners, and look forward to continued success as we celebrate this milestone." Epoca International continues to innovate their product lines, as well as offer new and exciting products to the marketplace. All of Epoca's new and existing product offerings can be seen at the upcoming 2017 International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago, Illinois March 18–21. For more information, visit www.epoca.com. KN

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