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2009 Corporate Profile Special Advertising Section International Housewares Association COMPANY HISTORY The International Housewares Association, The Home Authority, was established in 1938 as the National Housewares Manufacturers Association. IHA is a not-forprofit, full-service trade association with approximately 1,700 member firms engaged in the manufacturing or marketing of housewares through a variety of distribution channels. At the center of IHA’s activities is the International Home + Housewares Show, which has been held in Chicago since 1939. The 2009 show will be held Sunday-Tuesday, March 2224, 2009, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The show provides a marketplace for manufacturers and buyers from around the world to meet to conduct business, discuss trade practices, formulate ideas and discover new opportunities. Contact: Perry Reynolds, Vice President, Marketing & Trade Development Address: 6400 Shafer Court, Suite 650, Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone/Fax: 847-292-4200/ 847-292-4211 E-mail: preynolds@housewares.org Web site: www.housewares.org PRODUCTS The International Home + Housewares Show is a worldclass marketplace, attracting 60,000 attendees from more than 100 countries. It’s the world’s largest home products showcase, introducing thousands of new products and designs from over 2,000 exhibitors from more than 40 nations. Among the show’s exhibitors, 40 percent are from outside the United States. Nearly one-third of attendees are from outside the United States. The show is divided into categorized expos to make it more productive for attendees. The four expos are: A) Dine + Design featuring tabletop products; cook and bakeware; kitchen accessories; giftware and home décor; and GOHO, the Gourmet Home + Food District; B) Wired + Well featuring electrics and home health care; C) Clean + Contain featuring cleaning products; products for home organization; products for outdoor living, and Promotion in Motion featuring traffic-building promotional programs and continuities; D) Global Crossroads featuring pavilions and products from exhibitors from around the world. GOHO features exhibitors of gourmet specialty foods and unique food preparation tools. The exhibit includes demonstrations by celebrity chefs scheduled in the GOHO Cooking Theater and food tastings presented by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. Retailers of all sizes will find thousands of new products and ideas at the show. In addition to the opportunity to see the entire industry and meet with current or new vendors, attendees can also attend free seminars on color, design and innovation; visit the ColorWatch Display by Pantone for the latest in color; visit the Inventors Corner; view awardwinning merchandising from best-in-class retailers from around the world; and meet the student designers who are creating the future of homegoods design. Nearly 75 percent of U.S. retail buyers attending the show represent specialty channels. To better serve this growing attendee group, the show has created the Specialty Retailer Specialist Program, which identifies exhibitors particularly or exclusively interested in working with specialty stores. Identified in the Show Directory and in their booths, these exhibitors have individuals specifically identified as Specialty Retailer Specialists. This program also offers specialty retailers additional educational and support opportunities: a full-day pre-show education program, on-floor educational presentations, and free individual consulting sessions with experts on staff training, store design and PR during the show. As the Home Authority, IHA is a primary source of industry information. The association sponsors an annual State of the Industry Report. Worldwide, housewares represent a U.S. $306 billion market. IHA also makes available quarterly Housewares MarketWatch information, tracking point-of-sale and consumer data for both electric and non-electric housewares categories. IHA offers members a full menu of international services, including export and global sourcing assistance. It also provides networking opportunities and offers programs to support and educate members. IHA’s Business Solutions Initiatives offers members and specialty retailers group-buy discounts from FedEx/Kinkos. IHA also offers its members discounts on container freight and on other business services. IHA’s Web site, www.housewares.org, provides a single point of access to an extensive list of industry search tools. It also provides easy access for retailers to register for the International Home + Housewares Show online, receive further information on show programs for specialty and independent retailers, browse a directory of members, and find a source for specific product needs. MISSION STATEMENT The International Housewares Association is the premier not-for-profit trade association serving the housewares industry. IHA, on behalf of its members and the housewares community, is committed to maximizing the success of the industry by bringing together industry constituencies, providing a world-class trade show marketplace, advocacy, facilitation of global commerce, essential market data and business-support services. 8 TGR ❙ December 2008

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The Gourmet Retailer - 2009 Corporate Profile
Atalanta Corporation
Gourmet Housewares Show®
House Foods America Corporation
International Housewares Association
Jelly Belly Candy Company
New York International Gift Fair
Terraillon Corp.
Tramontina USA, Inc.
Vita-Mix Corporation
BIA Cordon Bleu, Inc.
Emmi (USA), Inc.
Gia Brands, Inc.
Harold Import Company, Inc.
Jana Foods LLC
Java Jacket, Inc.
John Wm. Macy’s CheeseSticks
Magic Seasoning Blends®
Montchevré-Betin, Inc.
Ziyad Brothers Importing
Zojirushi America Corporation

The Gourmet Retailer - 2009 Corporate Profile

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