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We wanted to give you a head start on planning those inspiring marketing and demonstration ideas for 2008.  »

Each quarter we gauge the sales at regional independent specialty kitchenware and gourmet food stores to provide you with the best-selling products from around the country.  »

Snow is falling outside. The holidays are upon us. It¿s time to think about hearth and home, and celebrate family. This go-round, I searched through so many products that I have wanted to write about for months.  »

We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Beginning your day with a natural or organic breakfast is an even better way to begin.  »

Whenever I think there is nothing new under the sun, I am once again impressed by the creativity of the manufacturers in our industry. Sorting through samples ¿ solicited and unsolicited ¿ as well as scouring the aisles of the trade shows usually results in a bevy of products to be tested and experimented with.  »

We taste-test and judge each product based on seven criteria. Products that receive an 85 or above will be considered a hit and those that receive a 95 and above will be "rising stars." »

January is . . . Book Month, Bread Machine Baking Month, Diet Month, Egg Month, National Candy Month, National Hot Tea Month, National Meat Month, National Oatmeal Month, National Soup Month and National Wheat Bread Month. »