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Riedel, the 300 year-old family business credited with revolutionizing glassware for the enjoyment of wine, announces its new grape varietal specific collection, the Veritas Series. Georg Riedel, owner of Riedel Crystal, challenged his Weiden factory Chief Engineer Franz Schmid, and his world class technicians, to execute, in lead crystal, the finest and lightest machine blown glasses ever made. The Weiden factory, located in Bavaria Germany and one of Riedel’s four manufacturing facilities, was tasked with developing the a glassware series to be not only visually stunning and a delight to hold, but price competitive against hand made products from emerging markets. The spectacular result is Veritas: a collection 15% taller than Vinum (Riedel's first, and benchmark machine-made line introduced 1986) but 25% lighter and finer, while maintaining dishwasher safety, resistance against breakage, and suitability for long term daily home use as well as for stressful hospitality industry service. Riedel's technicians accomplished their task with excellence, creating a wine glass collection for the 21st century, machine-blown in lead crystal of unsurpassed thinness and lightness, and manufactured utilizing the very latest manufacturing techniques developed by the Weiden factory team. "Veritas combines the charm of a handmade glass with the consistent accuracy only a machine made glass can achieve,"says Georg Riedel, 10th –generation glassmaker. The shape and size of the Veritas bowls are tailored to highlight the DNA of individual grape varietals, each distinguished by the grape’s skin thickness and color, the amount of tannins, sugar content and intensity of acidity and minerality. Benefiting from Riedel’s 60 years of wine experience and expertise, the light, balanced and elegant glasses of the new Veritas collection are first and foremost ”tools” designed to enhance the enjoyment of fine wines. The series includes glasses for Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and Viognier. For the first time in a single collection, Riedeloffers two glasses each for Syrah and for Pinot Noir, designed to enhance both Old World and New World styles of each grape. In another first for Riedel, the Veritas Collection will include the“Champagne Wine Glass,” a glass that boldly departs from the style of the conventional Champagne flute. “The name Champagne Wine Glass was chosen carefully and deliberately,” says President, CEO, & 11th generation glassmaker Maximilian J. Riedel. “Champagne is a wine and deserves to be treated as such. Whether enjoying a Blanc de Blancs or a Cuvée, the Champagne Wine Glass allows the wide range of aromas of Champagne to unfold. The larger rim diameter enables the aromas of the Champagne to be released, in a way which is not possible with a narrow flute. The glass also includes a point mousse, or ”sparkling point” – a tiny groove in the base of the bowl – to aid the formation of the Champagne bubbles, effervescence being an important part of the Champagne experience.” To learn more about Riedel and its many wine and spirits glassware options for the restaurant industry, go here: http://www.riedel.com/
EveryWare Global, Inc., parent company to the Anchor Hocking and Oneida brands, announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Sam Solomon as its permanent Chief Executive Officer, effective June 9, 2014. Mr. Solomon was named the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer on February 25, 2014. Daniel Collin, Chairman of the Board of Directors at EveryWare, stated, “After completing a thorough search, we are thrilled that Sam has accepted the Board’s offer to become EveryWare’s permanent CEO. Sam is the right leader for the job and is well equipped to revitalize the Company over the coming months and years. He has already made significant contributions, and we are confident that he will continue to drive long-term value creation.” Mr. Solomon commented, “After more than three months as interim CEO at EveryWare, I am more energized than ever to take the steps necessary to capitalize on the Company’s unlimited potential. I have been pleased with the hard work of our talented team to date, and I look forward to continuing our efforts to create a strong future for EveryWare and all of its stakeholders.” EveryWare also announced today its intention to reopen its Lancaster, Ohio manufacturing operations during the week of June 9, 2014. The company temporarily shut down its Lancaster, Ohio and Monaca, Pennsylvania facilities on May 15, 2014 as part of its efforts to conserve cash and reduce glassware inventory. The Company partially reopened its Monaca plant on June 2, 2014. It is also being reported that the company may close its Savannah distribution center as a part of additional consolidation of facilities. We've talked before about how 10 Strawberry Street is moving quickly into the mainstream of the hospitality segment. With the launch of Izabel Lam for 1o Collection, designed by iconic designer Izabel Lam, at the recent NRA Show there could be no bigger indication of this. It wasIzabel Lam who was the first to give chefs a canvas for their culinary creations that appeared as though it were drawn from nature itself. With extensive experience in production of dinnerware from different parts of the world, 10 Strawberry Street is the perfect collaborator for Izabel Lam and showcased dozens of new and original hospitality tabletop items in their impressive booth at the just completed show. The new Izabel Lam for 10 Collection of glass, porcelain, and bone china dinnerware is a myriad of shapes and sizes, textures, and colors for all levels of cuisine....that allows any chef to achieve an understated elegance or to bestow dramatic and stunning impression on their dining guests. Dinnerware from Izabel Lam will enhance your food presentations and create lasting memories for your guests. We continue to say that it's always and completely about the guest experience...and your guests will certainly remember their experience when served with timeless and sensual tabletop designs from Izabel Lam.
Through her use of design, Izabel Lam has infused her creativity in texture, shape, form and color into an otherwise traditional arena. Her glass dinnerware is featured in modern restaurants of all types throughout the world.
The new Izabel Lam for 10 Collection....simply art for your table and a gift for your food.
To learn more about the Izabel Lam for 10 Collection, along with all the new and exciting tabletop products for the hospitality industry from 10 Strawberry Street, go here: http://tenstrawberrystreet.com/hospitality/ |
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