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Gourmet Home

IHA Gourmet Home provides independent retailers, suppliers and manufacturers' representatives with tools and information to support the growth of the gourmet trade industry

Stats: Slow Cookers Heat Up

While slow cookers have been around for 40 years, consumer interest in preparing freshly made meals has suddenly made the market for the product a hot one. New research from The NPD Group finds that consumers are either digging out their old cookers from the basement (81 percent of homes already own the appliance) or are buying new ones. In the 12 months ending June 15, 12.6…

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Trends: Grilling Season Isn’t Over ‘til It’s Over

Football tailgating is helping to boost the amount of time consumers spend grilling outdoors, according to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, which estimates 80 percent of Americans own a grill. According to the association, events like tailgating parties, both at the stadium and at home, are part of the reason more consumers are extending the grilling season beyond…

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gia Global Honoree: USA’s Cooks of Crocus Hill

By Piritta Törrö, International Marketing & Business Development Living the Life at Crocus Hill Karl Benson and Marie Dwyer are the passionate pair behind one of five 2013 gia Global Honorees, Cooks of Crocus Hill. They share their story with Michelle Hespe – about how they got to where they are, and what they’ve been doing since they reached the top of their hill. Cooks…

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gia Global Honoree: Canada’s Linen Chest

By Piritta Törrö, International Marketing & Business Development Carrying on the Dream Michelle Hespe looks into the story behind one of the five Global Honorees at this years’ gia Global Innovation Awards in Chicago. Linen Chest from Canada is testament to one woman’s belief in her retail dream. It’s a story loaded with sentiment and a sense of retail history - unfolding…

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gia Global Honorees: Netherlands’ Kookpunt

By Piritta Törrö, International Marketing & Business Development World of Its Own Michelle Hespe meets the owners of Kookpunt in the Netherlands after they became one of five Global Honorees in the Global Innovation Awards (gia), which is run by the International Housewares Association (IHA) at the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago every March. In…

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