Westcombe Cheddar A Dessert In The Making

On holiday cheese platters, a hefty wedge of farmstead cheddar belongs right next to the Stilton. Add some pears and sliced panforte, and you've got dessert. For good value, I'm not sure you can do better than the Borough Market Westcombe Cheddar, a classic cloth-bound wheel from England.

Christmas Is King For The Amaryllis

December 19, 2012 Sonia Day, Toronto Star

Fabiola Prins and her husband Jan are bringing a brand new image to the heavenly Hippeastrum (the Latin name for amaryllis). They’ve come up with a way to make cut bouquets of the big, beautiful blooms affordable for.

Paul Ecke III Optimistic About Poinsettia Powerhouse's Future Under New Ownership

For the first holiday season since 1911, a member of the Ecke family will not be at the helm of the Encinitas company that popularized the poinsettia and made it the No. 1 selling potted plant in North America.

Prince & Prince Releases Updated US Retail Florist Tracking Survey

December 19, 2012 Prince & Prince, Inc.

Prince & Prince (P&P), a leader in floral market research, makes available the updated P&P U.S. Retail Florist Tracking Survey (2011 Edition). This P&P survey tracks numerous florist sales categories & financials, business operations, buying practices, marketing tactics, product mix, and service mix trends from 2003 to 2005 (prior to the U.S. recession), and to 2010 (after the recession).

Dean Foods Fresh Dairy Direct Appoints Curiosity As Creative Agency Of Record

December 19, 2012 Curiosity Advertising

Curiosity, a national 360 degree advertising and communications agency, has been named the consumer advertising creative agency of record for Dean Foods Fresh Dairy Direct. Dean Foods Fresh Dairy Direct segment is one of the nation's leading processors and direct-to-store distributors of fluid milk marketed under more than 50 local, regional and national dairy brands and private labels. Curiosity's assignment will include national advertising campaign creative and digital, social marketing and promotional duties for the Dean Foods national brands including TruMoo® Chocolate Milk, Swiss Premium™ Tea, and others.