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Kitchenware News & Housewares Review Show Daily 1 7 Sunday, March 19, 2017 GOURMET KITCHENWORKS LLC APPOINTED AS THE BREDEMEIJER DISTRIBUTOR FOR USA Gourmet Kitchenworks LLC, based in Springfield, Missouri, finalized a distri- bution agreement with Bredemeijer Group, a Dutch company based in Utrecht, Netherlands, for the North American market. The Bredemeijer Group is a company of Dutch origin with three brands in its portfolio: Bredemeijer, Leopold Vienna and Zilverstad. The group originated from the company Bredemeijer, a manufacturer of high- quality deluxe tea and coffee products, founded in 1914 in Hilversum by G. Bredemeijer. Bredemeijer took over Zilverstad in 2009, and the German brand Leopold Vienna was added to the portfolio in 2010. The three brands have been joined together under one private limited com- pany since January 2012 and are now known as the Bredemeijer Group B.V. The double-walled teapots of Bredemeijer are a household name amongst tea lovers all over the world. It is the design and high quality that makes real connoisseurs choose Bredemeijer. There is something for everyone in the vast collection of teapots. All stainless- steel teapots are double-walled, which keeps tea warm and full of flavor for a very long time. What all pots have in common is that they are very practical in use, because apart from a good pour, they do not drip and are easy to maintain. Gourmet Kitchenworks began distributing GEFU (Germany) and SKK (Germany) in 2012. GEFU GmbH, based in Eslohe, Germany, was recently designated as one of the top 10 kitchenware brands in Europe, in terms of innovation, customer support and brand recognition. It was also recog- nized as one of the 100 most innovative mid-sized companies in Germany in 2015. GEFU has been making innovative kitchen tools and gadgets for over 70 years. GEFU is well known for introduc- ing the first hand-held spiralizer, the Spirelli, which has been a worldwide best seller. GEFU contin- ues to innovate and introduce new and exciting products. GEFU – Discover Culinary Artistry SKK GmbH was founded in Germany in 1985 and is one of the leading manufacturers of hand-cast aluminum non-stick cookware world- wide. The tradition of German crafts- manship, combined with modern and state-of -the-art technology, results in a product that is guaranteed to be excep- tionally fine. For more information, visit www.gourmetkitchenworks.com, email info@gourmetkitchenworks.com, call 417.459.4273 or stop by booth #N8519. PERFECT COMPANY CONTINUES TO CEMENT ITS LEADERSHIP IN THE CONNECTED KITCHEN WITH PATENTED IOT PLATFORM Since last year, when Perfect Company announced its Perfect Blend Smart Scale + Recipe App at the show, the company has been on a trajectory to take over the con- nected kitchen, one smart scale and recipe app at a time. In fact, the company has completed several strategic partnerships and acquisitions in just the last 90 days. In a powerful move to bolster its patent portfolio, Perfect Company announced its acquisition of The Orange Chef Company's Prep Pad related IP, including its patented technology, at the end of 2016. While the Prep Pad will be discontinued, Orange Chef's technology, which provides real-time nutritional information for all raw ingredients and scannable food items, will now be incor- porated into future Perfect products. At CES 2017, on the heels of a suc- cessful product partnership and holiday season with Perfect Company, Vitamix announced the first fully-connected, kitchen small appliance line, the Vitamix Ascent Series blenders powered by Perfect technology. The app-controlled blenders communicate with the Vitamix Perfect Blend smart scale and recipe app to ensure blended success in the kitchen like never before. The Perfect Blend app recognizes the blending container placed on the blender base or the PRO smart scale, knows the container's minimum and maximum volume for the desired recipe, scales the recipe accordingly, reorders ingredients for optimal blend- ing, and finally sends the blending pro- gram to the blender, controlling its speed, power and blend time. The Perfect Company and Vitamix partnership con- tinues following the introduction of Vitamix Perfect Blend in fall of 2016, a custom version of Perfect Blend designed to produce perfectly delicious blended recipes with any Vitamix blender. The product features a Vitamix- branded stainless steel PRO smart scale and a custom-created Vitamix version of the Perfect Blend app, including a brand- ed interface and features tailored to Vitamix blenders. The Perfect Blend app also includes Vitamix recipes. With the introduction of Vitamix Perfect Blend and its mainstream Perfect Blend system, Perfect Company added nutritional tracking capabilities to its recipe apps. The Perfect Blend app offers meal planning tools, portions individual servings to the user's desired number of calories and even sends calorie and other nutritional data to popular fitness apps via Apple Health or Google Fit. Perfect Blend is the latest in the series of Perfect smart scale and recipe app systems that utilize Perfect Company's own patented IoT tech- nology, allowing for on-screen real- time measuring of ingredients within easy-to-follow digital recipes. Perfect Kitchen ® PRO, a special combo pack that is compatible with the entire suite of Perfect recipe apps – Perfect Drink, Perfect Bake and Perfect Blend – was launched exclusively with Sur La Table in 2016. At this year's show, Perfect Company is meeting with potential partners – appli- ance manufacturers, content providers and food brands – to explore ways to integrate its patented IoT technologies. Stop by Lakeside Center booth #12023 any time during the show to see these technologies in action and discuss the possibilities for connecting your company to the connected kitchen. For more information, stop by booth #L12023, visit www.makeitperfectly.com or email info@makeitperfectly.com. REMOVE SCRATCHES WITH RESTORE IT YOURSELF'S SCRATCH-B-GONE Restore It Yourself, Inc., in Carlsbad, California, manufactures effective solu- tions that allow you to restore damaged conditions on stainless steel, copper, glass and stone yourself. Restore It Yourself, Inc., is the col- laboration of the innovative ideas of Founder Barry S. Feinman. Feinman has become one of the world's foremost experts in the art of surface restoration. Through many years of research and development, primarily in applied prod- uct usage and extensive field testing, Feinman creates products and services that are unique and innovative by creat- ing solutions to common problems that previously seemed impossible. An exam- ple of this is the invention of Scratch-B- Gone™, Stainless Steel Maintenance Kit. He recognized that scratches and blem- ishes on expensive stainless steel appli- ances, sinks, countertops and barbecues was an unresolved problem in the appli- ance and other industries, not to forget the consumer angst to find their appli- ances scratched and stained and told, "you just have to live with it!" Until the creation of the Scratch-B- Gone kit and process, consumers and professionals were told by experts that it was impossible to remove the scratches because the resulting "bright spot" was often worse than the scratch or blemish. Feinman's creative approach included the co-invention of a chemical formula- tion that would blend the "repaired" metal on the surface, thereby eliminating the "bright spot." Restoration experts were amazed at how easily and quickly the process works and has since been the only accepted process by major manufac- turers. Scratch-B-Gone, in 2004, pioneered the stainless steel cleaning and restora- tion industry with eco-friendly products under the company Restore It Yourself, Inc. The demand for Scratch-B-Gone has grown globally ever since, and its network of distributors and dealers continues to expand. Along with Scratch-B-Gone, the com- pany produces and sells a variety of restoration prod- ucts to the public, commer- cial contractors and professional service organizations. Scratch-B-Gone is not only safe to use, but environmentally friendly. The unique process cleans, removes scratches and stains and restores the beauty of stainless steel home and commercial appliances, outdoor kitchens, sinks, grills, food serving areas, cabinets or any genuine brushed stainless steel surface, including elevators. You've got to see it to believe it! "Everything we bring to our cus- tomers has been tested and proven through years of field service. Scratch-B- Gone, our flagship product, has become the preferred solution for repairing stain- less steel appliances, sinks and grills," said Feinman. Today, Restore It Yourself, Inc., enjoys being in the fore- front of developing innovative cleaning and restoration prod- ucts for the Restore-It- Yourselfer (RIY). Its attention to developing easy-to-use, green products and processes has been well received by the commercial and private sector. Restore It Yourself, Inc., only brings to the market those products and processes which the company itself develops and uses in the field. Adopted now, sold and used by the leading names in appliance manufactur- ing, Restore It Yourself products are dis- tributed internationally and in use by field service providers in various trade affiliations and specialized professions. Meet Barry S. Feinman and his team and remove your own scratches. Believe It! Visit booth #N7663 to discuss distribu- tion opportunities. For more information, go to www.restorationartechs.com or stop by booth #N7663.