KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW N SEPTEMBER 2013 N General News
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SPECIAL FEATURE: GIFTWARE: BUYERS GUIDE: CUTLERY/CUTTING BOARDS WINE ACCESSORIES SPICE STORAGE/MILLS SEE PAGE 11-18 SEE PAGE 21 SEE PAGE 19-20 KITCHE NWAR E NEW S Housewares Review SERVING KITCHENWARE , HOUSEWARES AND TABLETOP MARKETS VOLUME 19, NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 2013 Celebrity Chefs Help Cut Path to a Consumer’s Perfect Knife BY ANA VENNE Wüsthof-Trident of America, offers some With the vast amount of kitchen cutlery insight. “There are many factors involved. available on the market today, searching To start with, the informed guidance of for the right knife can be a daunting task. retail staff at point of sale is very With prices ranging all across the board important. We also see continued influence and a variety of options in materials, such from restaurant chefs who are ubiquitous as stainless steel, ceramic or bamboo, it’s on television and author many of today’s hard to know what to look for without most influential cookbooks and blogs.” doing a little research. RETAILER PROFILE ...........................9 She continues, “The food media, which now When it comes to how consumers search includes a plethora of food blogs and food for kitchen knives, Annette Garaghty, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Continued on Page 12 Perfect Pairings: Gifts to Go with Wine BY LORRIE BAUMANN over. Bottle Nets retail for $4.95. Wine accessories are a hot category this year, and there are a wealth of possibilities There are a number of wine chillers on the on the market for guests who are looking market. One of our favorites is the for an accessory to accompany a gift of a Corkcicle. One of Oprah Winfrey’s favorites PRODUCT REVIEW ........................10 bottle of wine. Let’s start with the Bottle too, the Corkcicle Classic retails for $24.95 Net Bags from Bella Vita. Winner of and maintains the proper chill for white an innovation award at this year’s wines and cools warm red wines down to International Home + Housewares Show, the right temperature for drinking as well the bags combine the classic, go-anywhere as eliminating the need for a messy ice feel of a traditional wine bag and easily bucket. New this year, Corkcicle has added carry a bottle of wine, olive oil or spirits the Chillsner beer chiller to its lineup. and then convert into a coaster or trivet to decorate the host’s table after the party’s Continued on Page 21 Doing Well and Doing Good in Santa Fe GIFTWARE ....................................21 BY LORRIE BAUMANN Fe and the surrounding county. The city’s At more than 6,700 feet above sea level, population is about 65,000 people, with Santa Fe, N.M. is a little closer to heaven about 125,000 in the county, expanding than most places in the United States, to 200,000 or so during ski season and and in Las Cosas Kitchen Shoppe & other events. Our store is geared to the Cooking School, Karen and Mike Walker locals, although we do have some tourists have made a place that’s even closer to who come and take classes.” heaven for folks who like to cook. Or who want to learn how to cook. With about 5,000 square feet of display space in a 6,600 square foot store, Las “Santa Fe is called ‘The City Different,’” Cosas has the space to display a wide range Mike says. “It’s very diverse economically and culturally. People love to cook in Santa Continued on Page 9 SMALL ELECTRICS .........................22 www.kitchenwarenews.com 2 GENERAL NEWS KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW n SEPTEMBER 2013 n www.kitchenwarenews.com General News Lifetime Brands and Housewares Lifetime Brands and Debbie Meyer America will ensure that Debbie Meyer Products’ retail customers have a seamless Products Sign Licensing Deal product supply during the Lifetime Brands, Inc., a global provider for consumers in a simple and cost effective transition, which should be of kitchenware, tabletop and home way,” said Dan Siegel, President, Lifetime complete by September. products, has signed an exclusive licensing Brands, Inc. “The Debbie Meyer brand is agreement with Housewares America, Inc., a perfect addition to the Lifetime Brands Debbie Meyer is one of (The Debbie Meyer Company) to family and we are excited about the America’s leading inventors and manufacture, market, sell and distribute opportunities this partnership will foster. developers of practical everyday Debbie Meyer Products worldwide. We look forward to building upon her solutions that improve the Lifetime Brands will expand distribution successful collection of home solutions.” quality of life and save money. for the Debbie Meyer brand throughout Debbie Meyer products are its international network. According to Peter Kamenstein, currently available at retailers Kamenstein/DFL Division Chairman at and online. According to Debbie Meyer, world-famous Lifetime Brands, Inc., “Consumers are and award-winning, entrepreneur, inventor spending more money on fresh fruits and Debbie Meyer, a featured brand and media personality, “As I continue to vegetables than ever before, and with that on HSN, is all about creating develop new products across the kitchen trend has come a need for improvements efficient, economical and easy solutions to UltraLite GreenBoxes™ (proven to keep and home for my Debbie Meyer brand, I in how we preserve and store produce and problems in the home. Meyer is probably produce and baked goods fresh longer), know that a partnership with Lifetime other foods. Lifetime Brands is placing best known for her Debbie Meyer® and, among other notable products, the Brands will not only help me continue to greater emphasis on building its food GreenBags®, which recently hit the 1 Debbie Meyer GeniusVac™ (a handheld increase my distribution, but also to help preservation solutions business, and the billion bags sold mark. Debbie Meyer portable, battery operated food vacuum me apply my proprietary technologies to Debbie Meyer brand is a natural and GreenBags are made with a proprietary sealing system), the Debbie Meyer even more new products and categories.” welcome addition. We admire her sensible, formulation of natural minerals that GeniusRack™ (a bakeware and cookware clever and money-saving solutions to create a beneficial storage environment to organizing solution), and the Debbie “Lifetime Brands and Debbie Meyer are everyday problems, and look forward to help extend the life and freshness of Meyer DishwasherPal™ (a patented mat both passionate about developing bringing her innovative products to fruits and vegetables. Meyer’s product that goes inside the dishwasher to keep innovative products that solve problems retailers and consumers everywhere.” collection also includes Debbie Meyer dishes and glasses from shifting). www.kitchenwarenews.com n SEPTEMBER 2013 GENERAL NEWS 3 coffee concentration can actually be doubled for the strongest flavor possible. Operation Jura Capresso Honored at is easy and intuitive, with completely customizable brewing and sizing options. 2013 ICON Honors for Four preset illuminated brewing buttons Innovative Product Design for Small Cup, Large Cup, Carafe or Tea. The Jura ENA Micro 9 One Touch and the Jura Capresso was awarded an Honor for 12.7 " high, and offers the convenience of Capresso Coffee à la Carte Cup-to-Carafe Innovative Product Design at the fourth creating deliciously creamy cappuccinos, latte Coffee & Tea Maker have won additional annual ICON Honors due to the superior macchiato, crema coffee or espresso at the awards for design excellence. The ENA design of its Jura ENA Micro 9 One Touch. touch of one button, without moving the cup. Micro 9 One Touch won the “Best of the This is the second year in a row that ICON Best–Silver” and “Best in Category– Honors has presented an award for a Jura It’s the first model in the Jura Micro Countertop Cooking & Beverage Appliance” product, and Jura stands out as the only brand collection to feature Jura’s unsurpassed fine in the prestigious 2013 Housewares Design that has received more than one award from foam technology, for luxurious preparation Awards, and the Capresso Coffee à la Carte this prestigious housewares competition. of milk foam with a fine, feather-like was a finalist in the International Housewares consistency. It features a newly developed Association Innovation Awards in the The ICON Honors award also recognized micro brewing unit and a height adjustable Kitchen Electrics category. the company’s Capresso brand achievements dual spout that accommodates cups from by citing the Capresso Coffee à la Carte™ 2" to almost 5½" tall. The Jura ENA Micro 9 One Touch has Cup-to-Carafe® Coffee & Tea Maker for an actual retail price of $1,399, and the its innovative product design. The Capresso Coffee à la Carte Cup-to- Capresso Coffee à la Carte Cup-to-Carafe Carafe Coffee & Tea Maker combines two Coffee & Tea Maker has an actual retail The ICON Honors celebrates superior of the most popular trends in coffee price of $179.99. Both are available for achievement, contribution and innovation makers—single serve and carafe-style— immediate shipment. across the home and gift industry and it even includes a separate tea filter to landscape. The Jura Capresso products rapid brew tea as well. The ICON Honors are sponsored by the were chosen for their intuitive design and AmericasMart Atlanta, the Gift & Home Trade user-friendly features that make it easier The innovative brewing system Association and Progressive Business Media. and more convenient than ever to prepare automatically adjusts to the amount of For more information on the ICON Honors, specialty coffee drinks. ground coffee in the filter, fully saturating go to www.americasmarticonhonors.com it for the proper amount of time. Coffee The world’s smallest one-touch automatic strength can be adjusted by the amount of For more information on Jura cappuccino machine, the Jura ENA Micro 9 ground coffee placed in the filter, up to 12 Capresso, contact 800.767.3554, visit One Touch is just 9 " wide, 17.5 " deep and tablespoons.