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GourmET nEWS SEPTEmbEr 2017 www.gourmetnews.com SmorGASborD SmorGASborD 1 9 Delizza Inc. 7 www.poppies.com 252.442.4016 Fazlani Foods 20 www.readytoeat.com Kusha Inc. 3 www.authenticroyal.com 800.550.7423 Pacific Resources International 19 www.shoppri.com 805.684.0624 PLMA 5 www.plma.com 212.972.3131 Stonewall Kitchen 2 www.stonewallkitchen.com 888.326.5678 The French Farm 11 www.thefrenchfarm.com 713.660.0577 Vosges Haut - Chocolat 7 www.vosgeschocolate.com 888.301.9866 CALENDAR September 10-12 national Candy, Gift & Gourmet Show 2017 Atlantic City, New Jersey www.phillycandyshows.com September 13-16 natural Products Expo East Baltimore, Maryland www.expoeast.com September 24-25 SiAl Gourmet Food & Wine Selection Paris, France www.salon-gourmet-selection.com September 25-29 Atlanta Fall Gift & home Furnishings market/ Atlanta Gourmet market 2017 Atlanta, Georgia www.americasmart.com october 5-7 Florida School nutrition Association Equipment & Food Expo 2017 Daytona Beach, Florida www.floridaschoolnutrition.org october 7-10 national Frozen and refrigerated Foods Convention (nFrA) 2017 Orlando, Florida www.nfraconvention.org october 8-11 national beer Wholesalers Association Convention & Product Showcase Las Vegas, Nevada www.nbwa.org/events/annual-convention January 21-23, 2018 Winter Fancy Food Show San Francisco, California www.specialtyfood.com/shows-events ADVERTISER INDEX ADVERTISER PAGE WEBSITE PHONE ADVERTISER INDEX With consumers spending more than ever on durables for cooking, kitchen and the home, retailers across every channel are in- creasing the range of kitchenware and housewares sold under their own private label brands. To turn the spotlight on growing oppor- tunities in the category for retailers and store brands manufacturers, PLMA is launching a special exhibition of private label housewares, kitchen and home prod- ucts from a wide range of U.S. and interna- tional retailers, and offering this occasion for manufacturers to exhibit at its 2017 Pri- vate Label Trade Show in Chicago, Novem- ber 12-14. For the first time, PLMA's housewares showcase will open up the annual PLMA event into a destination where kitchenware and housewares manufacturers can meet a wide representation of private label buyers and see all in one place the extent to which retailers are expanding their private label lines in the categories. The popularity of private label house- wares has been rising, aided by increasing numbers of well-informed purchasers of kitchenware, cookware, small appliances, bakeware, tableware, housewares and other home products. These are mainstream shoppers who recognize the high quality and value in these exclusive product lines at major retail chains like Target (Thresh- old, Room Essentials), Walmart (Main- stays, Better Homes and Gardens), Costco (Kirkland Signature), Walgreens (Living Solutions), H-E-B (Chefstyle), Giant/Stop & Shop (Smart Living), Williams Sonoma (Open Kitchen), Sur La Table (Sur La Table), Ace (Grill Mark, Living Accents), Meijer (Katie Brown), Bed Bath & Beyond (Real Simple), among many others. The PLMA show will feature an exten- sive exhibit of private label product lines in housewares. In addition to retailers from the most important classes of trade across the U.S., retailers in Europe have long been putting their brands on kitchen and house- wares products and these will likewise be among those to be showcased. Housewares in the U.S. and Canada are estimated to account for more than one quarter of global category sales of $346.9 billion. According to the most recent indus- try data, U.S. spending for housewares grew by 9.4 percent, a rate that's nearly twice the sales growth for the category as a whole globally. Large housewares retailer chains have been estimated to have $97 billion in com- bined annual housewares sales. Large for- mat retailers in the top 100 – including Walmart, Costco and Target – made up 52.4 percent of the total. Home specialty stores such as Bed Bath & Beyond and Williams-Sonoma accounted for 16.5 per- cent, while home improvement, hardware and department stores accounted for a combined 12.4 percent. Supermarkets and the leading drug chains accounted for 25 of the top 100 housewares retailers and for nearly 10 per- cent of total housewares sales. Other im- portant channels for the category include online and television (i.e. Amazon, QVC/HSN, Wayfair and Overstock.com), and non-home specialty retailers such as The Container Store, Sally Beauty, Yankee Candle and Best Buy. There should be little doubt that private label is well-positioned to benefit from the growing interest in housewares among U.S. retailers and consumers. According to Nielsen data for all outlets combined, pri- vate label already outsells most if not all of the leading national brands in categories that range from cookware and kitchen gadgets to small appliances; and from bath- room accessories to storage and space man- agement. For information on attending or exhibit- ing at PLMA's Private Label Trade Show, contact PLMA by calling 212.972.3131 or emailing info@plma.com. GN PLMA to Hold Exhibition for Kitchenware, Housewares in Chicago GOURMET MARKETPLACE Shake it up, cool down and take the margarita adventure with Organic New Zealand Flaky Sea Salt. e perfect way to end the day, every day! Pacific Resources International 805.684.0624 www.pri-nz.com A Special Advertising Section Anuga Continued from PAGE 6 standard on the market. The organic asso- ciations represented at Anuga include Consorzio il Biologico (IT), Danish Agri- culture (DEN) and Naturland (DE). From Germany, companies such as Alb-Gold, Emils Bio-Manufaktur, Ecofinia, Elbler, fri- zle, foodloose, Followfood, Küchenbrüder, My Chipsbox, Proviant, purefood, Tropi- cai, Wechsler and Zabler are participating. There are a high number of exhibitors from Italy, such as Fratelli Damiano, Lau- retana, Natura Nuova, Polobio, Probios and Sipa. The same applies for the Nether- lands, with DO-IT, Doens Food, De Smaakspecialist, Spack, Tradin Organic, Sanorice and Trouw. Natur'Inov from Bel- gium is participating, and from France, Compagnie Biodiversité. Several companies are placing their focus on the trend theme vegan food, for in- stance: Das Eis, joy.foods, PureRaw, Purya!, Tofutown, Topas and Veganz. The Bulgar- ian supplier Roo'Bar, who already exhibited at ISM in Cologne is another new exhibitor. Anuga Hot Beverages For the first time, Anuga is presenting coffee, tea and cocoa at their own trade show and is thus doing justice on an in- ternational level to the theme that is at- tractive for both the trade and the foodservice market. GN

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