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World’s Most Expensive Chocolate Brand Creates "Noah’s Ark" of Ancient Cacao To’ak Chocolate Resurrects a 5,300-year-old Variety of Cacao in Ecuador
Famous for its ultra-luxurious dark chocolate aged in specialty casks, To'ak Chocolate is now creating a "Noah's Ark" of endangered cacao. The bold new project is aimed at resurrecting the oldest and rarest variety of cacao on earth, previously believed to be extinct. - January 25, 2018 - To'ak Chocolate
Kombucha Brewing Product Set to Disrupt the Industry Exceeds Funding Goal in 48 Hours
Thea Kombucha's Kickstarter campaign exceeds its funding goal in less than 48 hours for its new home-brewing product, Kombucha Starter Seed™, The Easiest Way to Make Real Kombucha at Home™. The company's innovative product is revolutionizing the way kombucha lovers can make the... - January 24, 2018 - Thea Kombucha Co.
The Hydroponic Oxygen System "Kana-Chan" is Now Launching on Kickstarter
Not only leafy vegetables but also large vegetables and fruits can be easily cultivated at home with this hydroponic oxygen system. Anyone can harvest 3-4 times more than soil cultivation, and the growth speed is 1.5 to 2 times faster. - January 23, 2018 - Versailles Trading Corporation
The Rose of New England Women's Music Festival, Norwich, CT
The Rose of New England Women's Music Festival is a multi-genre music festival featuring local, regional and national artists. The festival will take place on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Strange Brew Pub, on 86 Water Street, in Norwich, Connecticut. - January 20, 2018 - The Rose of New England Women's Music Festival
A Phenomenal Baker and Cake Artist That You Probably Never Met
Engineer turned cake artist describes Melanie Wideman, the owner of A Little Slice of Heaven Bakery. While known throughout the metro Atlanta area for her custom cake creations for weddings, birthdays, and retirement celebrations, anyone in the continental US can now experience the taste of a little slice of heaven with the launch of the bakery's online store. - January 18, 2018 - A Little Slice of Heaven Bakery
Abacus Jasper’s Restaurant Group Promotes Executive Chef Chris Patrick to Culinary Director
Abacus Jasper’s Restaurant Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Chef Chris Patrick to Culinary Director. Chef Patrick has been the creative visionary for Abacus Restaurant for the past five years and was instrumental in the menu and recipe creation for White Tail Bistro, The Lounge... - January 18, 2018 - Abacus Jasper's Restaurant Group
Papa Gino’s Pizza Now Available in the Frozen Food Aisle; First Ever Launch of Papa Gino’s Traditional Thin Crust Pizza Starting with Big Y Stores
Papa Gino's, an iconic New England brand and the Official Pizza of The New England Patriots and The New England Revolution announced the launch of Papa Gino’s Traditional Thin Crust Frozen Pizza in grocery stores throughout New England starting with Big Y. This new, exciting distribution... - January 17, 2018 - Half Baked, LLC
Say Yes to Circle B Ranch Bacon Snack Stick: Circle B Ranch Offers Healthy Alternative to Snack Sticks
Owners John and Marina Backes of Circle B Ranch, a small family farm has launched the “Say Yes to Circle B Ranch Bacon Snack Stick” campaign. The purposes of the project are to raise awareness of healthy snack alternatives, to contest confinement raising, and to gain funding for... - January 17, 2018 - Circle B Ranch, LLC
After Successful Brands of Bistro and Cafe, Now Hutch Chicago Has Opened a New Location, Hutch Kitchen
The third iteration of Hutch, a restaurant serving brunch every day and dinner items like brisket macaroni and cheese at night, debuted Tuesday night on the first floor of the former Cantina 1910 space at 1477 W. Winnemac Avenue. Hutch American Kitchen & Bar hopes to endear itself to a... - January 16, 2018 - Hutch Chicago
A New Start-Up Sells an Innovative Product, Halal Fully Prepped Ready to Cook Pakistani/Indian Entrees in Boston
Mona's Curryations is a new innovative food start-up in town. Start cooking smart by letting Mona's Curryations do all the shopping, washing, peeling, chopping, and mixing. Consumers only need to defrost the entree and cook on the stove for about 30 minutes. All entrees are authentic recipes and made with all natural ingredients and Halal chicken that is cage free with no added hormones or antibiotics. Learn more at www.monascurryations.com. Cooking just got a whole lot easier. - January 15, 2018 - Mona's Curryations
Israel to Benefit from Sea Aged Wine Tanks
This is how the Israeli wine business will be benefiting from a new invention. It has several benefits for Jews and for the Israeli wine industry. - January 14, 2018 - Sea Aged
Local Farmers and Chefs Toast to New Tech Startup in Atlanta
Farm’d is hosting a launch party on Jan. 22 to celebrate the start of a new technology marketplace connecting local Georgia farmers and chefs. - January 13, 2018 - Farm'd
Yellow Tail Wine Teams Up with "Sandwich King" Jeff Mauro for Food Truck Road Trip to Football's Biggest Game
Yellow Tail, America’s No. 1 imported wine, takes food, fun and celebration to 32 stops in nine cities as food truck tailgate tour heads to Minneapolis. - January 12, 2018 - Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits
PLB Sports, Leader in Athlete-Endorsed Food Products, Launches Brand-New WWE Fruit Snacks Featuring Top Names in Wrestling
PLB Sports, the premier food marketing company specializing in matching professional athletes with superior product lines, announced the launch of their brand new WWE Fruit Snacks. Joining a realm of other unique food products representing professional sports like WWE, hockey, baseball, and more,... - January 11, 2018 - PLB Sports
Clogs by C&C SWEDEN Launches Brand Exclusive Custom Print Program
Clogs by C&C SWEDEN, designer and manufacturer of fashionable and comfortable, professional safety footwear, is excited to announce the launch of their Corporate “Brand Exclusive” Custom Print Program. Clogs by C&C SWEDEN will now offer thousands of uniform and scrub manufacturers as well as uniform and footwear retailers, the ability to customize their line of handcrafted Swedish clogs, with brand exclusive custom prints to reflect their specific customer and brand identity. - January 11, 2018 - The Scandinavian Company
In Response to Social Media Firestorm, FreezerBurger Updates Menu
Exciting new inclusive Menu Options now available at FreezerBurger. - January 10, 2018 - FreezerBurger FFC
HH Kaffee: New Website for Hamburg Roasters and Cafés
HH Kaffee (hhkaffee.com) is a new local website for Hamburg coffee roasters and cafés. The project was founded by author and former Googler Jens Oliver Meiert (meiert.com), declaring to feature only “extraordinary roasters and coffee places” (translation from the... - January 10, 2018 - Meiert Research & Development
Food Logistics Magazine Recognizes PINC as 2017 Top Software and Technology Provider
Digital yard management and autonomous drones for inventory management are making a sizeable impact on the global food supply chain per leading publication. - January 09, 2018 - PINC
MarketPlace Development Announces 2017 Dulles International and Reagan National Airports Annual Concessions Excellence Award Winners
MarketPlace Development, the concessions program manager at Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan National Airport, and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority are proud to announce their Concessions Excellence Award winners for 2017. Awards were presented to Dulles... - January 08, 2018 - MarketPlace Development
Execulytics Consulting Launches New Store Services for Independent Retailers
Execulytics Consulting launches new store services specifically catering to independent retailers. The service consists of fresh operational support and their own proprietary suite of retail analytics software. With the help of Execulytics, independent retailers can compete with chain stores. - January 08, 2018 - Execulytics Consulting
Founder/CEO of Dogfish Head Brewery, Sam Calagione, Announced as Keynote for 2018 Beer Bloggers and Writers Conference
9th Annual Conference Takes Place in Loudoun County, Virginia, August 10-11 - January 07, 2018 - Zephyr Conferences
Twinpanzee 4 Chimpanzees! Twinpanzee Brewing Co & Kristi Odom Photography to Host “Primates 4 Primates” Fundraiser for Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection Feb 11, 2018
Twinpanzee Brewing Co and Kristi Odom Photography to Host “Primates 4 Primates” Fundraiser for Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection: Fundraiser Party Sunday, February 11, 2018 3pm-6pm - January 03, 2018 - Twinpanzee Brewing Company
Simply Perfect Poke Kits™ Available Now from AnnaSea Foods Group
Global Seafood Manufacturer, Western United Fish Company dba AnnaSea Foods Group Introduces Seven Varieties of Simply Perfect Poke™ Kits Available Now. - January 02, 2018 - AnnaSea Foods
New DC-Based AI Startup, Fastfood.ai, Launches Artificially Intelligent SMS Chatbot for Restaurant Fans to Order Takeout and Delivery via SMS Text
Fastfood.ai is a new startup that has developed an Ai-powered SMS chatbot that automates restaurant takeout and delivery service. Food fans can now text takeout or delivery orders while restaurants easily manage the orders and view live sales analytics from the web and mobile app. Fastfood.ai SMS chatbots produce more orders, improve the customer service experience, and increase productivity and efficiency of restaurant operations. - December 31, 2017 - Fastfood.ai
BrainExcell Announce New Natural Nootropic Stack
By combining their new FOCUS and SLEEP supplements, users can increase their cognitive benefit. - December 31, 2017 - BrainExcell Limited
LUCARIS Opens Up a New World of Luxury Supplying Four of the Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Bangkok with Its World-Acclaimed Brand of Pristine Crystal Glasses
LUCARIS opens up a new world of luxury supplying four of the best fine dining restaurants in Bangkok with its world-acclaimed brand of pristine crystal glasses, in the THE TASTE WITH STYLE campaign. In this coming year, LUCARIS is going to take 2018 on a journey to specially nominated bars and restaurants that have chosen LUCARIS crystal glasses in Shanghai, China, and Delhi, India. - December 25, 2017 - LUCARIS
CBD Gummies Manufacturer Iris Gummies Introduces All Natural Honey Sweetened CBD Gummies
Iris Gummies, a California based manufacturer of confectioneries and supplements, introduces brand new gummies that are 100% sweetened with natural honey. These gummies do not contain any other sweeteners besides honey. They come with 3 different strengths and 2 different shapes. There are two... - December 21, 2017 - Iris Gummies
Profitable Restaurant/Bar and Real Estate in Cadott, WI Listed by On Pace
On Pace Franchise & Business Advisors announces that they have listed a profitable restaurant/bar and real estate in Cadott, WI - December 16, 2017 - On Pace Franchising
Revolutionary Meadery/Winery Allows Anyone to Invest
Described as a perfect storm of location, market trending, and experience, Shezmu Cellars is looking to define a new category of alcohol, mead. It launched its Fundable campaign today. - December 15, 2017 - Shezmu Cellars
Château de Pommard Welcomes New Assistant Winemaker
The Next Generation Winemaking Team; Château de Pommard Welcomes New Assistant Winemaker Eric Pignal - December 15, 2017 - Chateau de Pommard
Price Distributing selects EasyCheck for Mobile Task and Marketing Asset Management
Price Distributing to use EasyCheck mobile execution management system to manage field teams, track marketing assets and execute faster in an ever-changing market. - December 15, 2017 - EasyCheck
Global Organic Sugar Market to Cross USD 1.31 Bn by 2022, Says MRFR in Its In-Demand Report Available at MarketPublishers.com
The global organic sugar market is likely to exceed USD 1.31 billion by the year 2022, according to in-demand report by MRFR available at MarketPublishers.com. - December 14, 2017 - TD The Market Publishers, Ltd
Joe Coffee & Rewards Launches Free Service for Independent Coffee to Compete with Corporate Coffee on Convenience
Joe is a free mobile order & payment platform with a built in rewards program for independent coffee shops. Complete with a consumer app and merchant app on both iOS and Android, Joe is on track to connect coffee lovers that want to support small business over 20 locations in Seattle alone by the end of December and is onboarding new locations each week. - December 13, 2017 - Joe Coffee & Rewards
GetYourStuffHome Expands On-Demand Delivery Service Offers in Houston
GetYourStuffHome is expanding its on-demand delivery service offering to include courier service, pickup truck service, cargo van (enclosed vehicle) service, and box truck service availability. - December 11, 2017 - GetYourStuffHome
Bare Life’s Hot Cocoa: First Instant Dairy Free Coconut Hot Cocoa
Bare Life: Free Your Food: Allergen and Irritant Free Small Business Created from Founder's Struggles with Chronic Illness. - December 11, 2017 - Bare Life & Signature A LLC
IntoFood Finds That 95% of Chefs Need More Knowledge About Food Sustainability
Sustainability specialists IntoFood carried out surveys and research with chefs in order to understand their knowledge levels and understanding of key food sustainability issues. The feedback showed a gap between the key messages from research and actual understanding within the professional chef... - December 08, 2017 - IntoFood
Coffee Serve, the One-Stop Destination Supplies Coffee Shop Equipment and Materials
Since 1990, Coffee Serve provide the best products like coffee machines, coffee machine cleaners, hot water dispensers, and a lot more equipment needed for a coffee shop. - December 08, 2017 - Coffee Serve
ParallelDots Launches a New Visual API and an Excel Add-in for NLP APIs
ParallelDots is excited to announce a new Visual analytics API to check the virality score of any image and a text analytics tool (Excel Add-in) which can help to analyse large corpus of data without writing a single line of code. - December 08, 2017 - ParallelDots
LichtensteinRE Has Just Sold an Industrial Warehouse in Hunts Point, South Bronx, NY for a Record Price of $7,325,000 to The Wonderful Company
LichtensteinRE has just successfully sold an industrial manufacturing refrigerated and freezer distribution warehouse located at 1123 Worthen Street in Hunts Point, South Bronx, New York, 10474. The property was sold for a record price of $7,325,000 all cash. Back in 2008 Gourmet Guru a gourmet... - December 07, 2017 - LichtensteinRE
Instagram Taps Natural Brands I Heart Keenwah and Eating Evolved to Demo New Business Tools
Quinoa-company, I Heart Keenwah and dark chocolate purveyor Eating Evolved are featured in Instagram Business’ new holiday campaign, Spread Cheer with Instagram. The campaign was officially launched on December 1, 2017, and features small businesses selected from a variety of sectors around... - December 07, 2017 - I Heart Keenwah
Local Chef Crowned 2017 Northeast Pasta Showdown World Champion
Massimo Mannino, Co-Owner and Co-Executive Chef of Marabella Restaurants was recently named World Champion at the 2017 Northeast Pasta Showdown sponsored by Barilla. - December 06, 2017 - Marabella Restaurants
Micro Music Festivals - Public Performance Opportunities at Restaurants/Bars
“Micro Music Festivals” are the hottest new on-premise promotion in restaurants/bars across the U.S. This inclusive, live-music, event provides a stage for today's emerging artists, as well as, musician-hobbyists. - December 05, 2017 - Open Mic Entertainment, Inc.
L Taco Mexican Cafe Grand Opening
Grand Opening Event; Nacogdoches Rd Location; 4:00 - 6:00PM; Live Music, Free tacos, Salsas, Kids inflatables, and many more amenities. - December 05, 2017 - L Taco
Bloomex Responds to ACMA Channel Seven Ruling
Bloomex, one of Australia’s largest floral and gift retailers, filed an official complaint against Channel Seven Adelaide with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) last spring. The complaint addressed concerns about potential code violations made during a broadcast by... - December 05, 2017 - Bloomex Australia
Devil Daves Bloody Mary Sticks - A Single Serve Spice Packet That Makes Your Favorite Spiced Cocktail Without the Mess… or Cost
Bloody Mary’s are typically known for their difficulty to master, and their expensive cost to acquire the ingredients. - December 04, 2017 - Devil Daves Bloody Mary Sticks
FitoFast Cleansing Tea is Released for Sale in Asia
American-based company FitoFast LLC introduces a new cleansing tea in Asia. FitoFast product is designed to be as natural as possible, to gently promote a healthy body detox. FitoFast is free of fillers, stimulants, GMO, sugar and sugar-alternatives, such as fructose and aspartame. The tea contains... - December 02, 2017 - FitoFast LLC
Local Chef Competes with the US Pizza Team
Massimo Mannino competes with the US Pizza Team at the 2017 World Pizza Championship in Parma, Italy. - December 01, 2017 - Marabella Restaurants
The Easiest Way to Make Kombucha at Home from Thea Kombucha
Thea Kombucha Co. developed the Kombucha Starter Seed that allows anyone to make their own real kombucha at home from scratch using only regular tea and sugar. The Kombucha Starter Seed grows a SCOBY from scratch in just 7 days without the need of starter liquid. Creating a truly fast, easy, and reliable way to make kombucha at home. - November 30, 2017 - Thea Kombucha Co.
Caputo Brothers Creamery Wins Bronze at World Cheese Awards 2017
Caputo Brothers Creamery of Spring Grove, PA has been named among the winners at the 30th annual World Cheese Awards in London, standing out from the crowd as over 3,000 entries were judged in a single day at Tobacco Dock on Friday, November 17. Caputo Brothers Creamery was awarded a coveted... - November 30, 2017 - Caputo Brothers Creamery
North America’s Best Chocolate Truffles Selected by the International Chocolate Salon
TasteTV and the International Chocolate Salon have selected some of the top chocolate truffles — and the artistry behind them — in North America. These truffles come from the East Coast, the West Coast, the middle planes, and even Canada. - November 24, 2017 - TasteTV