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| The 31st Annual Gourmet Housewares Show  The 31st Annual Gourmet Housewares Show, the premier marketplace for upscale housewares is scheduled for May 8-10, 2007 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. With an increase in unique programming and content geared to the gourmet retailer, 2007 is proving to be a rebirth for this popular trade show. Managed by George Little Management and co-located with the National Hardware Show and the Global Home Textiles Show, the event will showcase some 400 exhibitors representing over 1000 lines, to an audience of thousands of industry attendees.With its focus on high design housewares, The Gourmet Housewares Show offers buyers the finest selection of cookware, cutlery, bakeware, tabletop, gadgets, small electrics, kitchen textiles, specialty foods, and more. The show draws buyers from specialty retail stores, as well as forward-thinking mass retailers including Bed Bath and Beyond, Williams Sonoma, Amazon.com and QVC. Buyers from Costco, the Home Shopping Network, Kitchen Kapers, Linens N Things, and Gracious Home are also expected at the 2007 show, along with a large number of buyers from boutique, specialty, and independent retailers from throughout the country. Confirmed exhibitors for the 2007 show include All-Clad, BonJour, Capresso, Cuisinart/Waring, Krups, Messermeister, Nespresso, Rosle, Staub, Trudeau, Umbra, Viking Range Corp, and Zak Designs. The Culinary Center, the Gourmet show's nexus of celebrity chef appearances, cooking demonstrations, and book signings, will again be a part of the 2007 show. The Center, sponsored by Viking Range, offers attendees a variety of networking and meeting opportunities and serves as a 'test-kitchen for new ideas.' The full list of events for the Culinary Center will be announced in January 2007. The show's temporary move to Orlando for the 2007 show has resulted in a great deal of positive feedback from retailers and exhibitors. Offering the potential for increased attendance by Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern specialty retailers, this new locale offers an exciting change of pace for a show typically held in Western U.S. locations. The Orlando setting also serves to highlight the growing fine food industry in this area. The Gourmet Housewares Show is the only industry event to focus on high-end cookware, electrics, gadgets, tabletop and kitchen textiles. The show draws exhibitors and buyers who understand their customers' love of food and entertaining. Drawing national retail attendance from 49 states and held concurrently with The National Hardware Show and Global Home Textiles, the show has a total combined market attendance of thousands. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Exhibition News :: home page |