Month: July 2014

1-800-Flowers.com To Accept Bitcoin For Online Transactions

July 3, 2014 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., the world's leading florist and gift shop, today reported that it will begin accepting bitcoin, the world's most widely used digital currency. Beginning this fall, bitcoin will join familiar payment options, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and PayPal, that are available to the company's customers across its extensive family of gifting sites, including 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, FannieMay.com, Cheryls.com, ThePopcornFactory.com, 1-800-Baskets.com, FruitBouquets.com, and Stockyards.com. …

Sun Valley Helps Put 'Lonely Bouquet' 2014 On The Map

July 3, 2014 Sun Valley Group's Flower Talk

Last Sunday was "Lonely Bouquet Day." This is a fun, grassroots movement to spread joy literally one bouquet at a time. The basic idea is that you leave a bouquet in a public space with a little tag on the bouquet saying "Adopt Me!" From here, people will take the bouquet home and often take a "selfie" with the bouquet and upload it to the Lonely Bouquet Facebook page, or website. …

Pata Negra Launches New 'White' Chorizo At Summer Fancy Food Show

July 3, 2014 Pata Negra LLC

Pata Negra LLC, a specialty sausage maker from Spain, adds a new White Chorizo to its line of specialty pork sausages, called Imperial. Produced out of their state-of-the-art facility in upstate New York, Imperial’s White Chorizo, or Vela Blanco, is crafted true to methods used in Spain during a time before red peppers arrived from the new world in the 16th century. …

MN Boy Receives Sandlot-Inspired Clubhouse From Kretschmar

July 3, 2014 Smithfield Foods

Kaleb, a six-year-old from Gaylord, Minn., with a hematologic disorder, is the owner of the coolest clubhouse in town. Kaleb is an enthusiastic fan of the movie "The Sandlot" and wished for a fort inspired by the 1993 cult classic. Kretschmar® Premium Deli Meats and Coborn's grocery stores teamed with Make-A-Wish Minnesota to make Kaleb's wish a reality. The three organizations granted him a clubhouse just like the one from the film. The project was done in conjunction with an association between Kretschmar and Make-A-Wish, in which Kretschmar donated $105,000 for the second-consecutive year to grant three wishes throughout 2014. …

New Fresh Mozzarella From BelGioioso Cheese

July 3, 2014 BelGioioso Cheese

BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. will be showcasing two new innovative Fresh Mozzarella cheeses at the Fancy Food Show in New York, June29 – July 1st, Booth #3036. The BelGioioso brand is a leader in the Fresh Mozzarella category and the company continues to deliver fresh new ideas both consumers and retailers are looking for. …