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QVC to Begin Selling Harry & David Gourmet Foods this Saturday, July 24th

July 23rd, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Food, Product Categories

Gourmet foods purveyor Harry & David today announced that it will begin selling a selection of its products — suitable for self consumption, entertaining and gifting — on QVC, beginning this Saturday, during a ”Christmas in July” show scheduled for 3:00pm ET.  In the future, Harry & David products will be sold during Harry Harry & David-branded shows, as well as during QVC’s regular, food-themed programming.  Harry & David Press Release  Jul. 23, 2010

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Martha Stewart to Pitch Provo Craft Cake Decorating Machine During HSN Debut, July 19th

July 15th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Celebs & Stars, Crafts, Food, Product Categories, Talent

Joining Stewart during her appearances will be Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’s crafting expert Alex Perruzzi.  Together, they will demonstrate Provo Craft’s Cricut cake decorating and cutting machine, along with key items from the Martha Stewart Crafts line.  These will include the Martha Stewart Crafts Punch and Stamp Kit, Large Circle Cutter, a 24-pk Iridescent Glitter Kit, the Scoreboard Kit, Essential Tool Kit, Essential Glitter Kit, and the Essential Punch Kit.  HSN Press Release Jul. 14, 2010

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Indiana “Hog-burgers” Return to QVC for Memorial Day

May 30th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Food, Product Categories

The “Shoup Sisters” — that’s Cindy Shoup Cacy and Amy Shoup Mennen — will pitch their noted hog-burgers alongside host David Venable this Memorial Day on QVC. This will be the fourth time the sisters have been called up from the farm, by which we mean their day jobs at Shoup’s Country Foods in Frankfurth, Indiana, and made it to “The Show” on QVC.  The retailer has reportedly ordered up 42,000 hog-burgers, which will be sold in 24-pork-patty packs for approximately $38 (or $1.58 per burger).  The sisters will appear around midday during QVC’s “Summer Entertaining Made Easy” segment.  Journal & Courier (Indiana) May 29, 2010  WLFI TV 18 (West Lafayette, IN) May 28, 2010

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QVC to Broadcast from The Aspen Food & Wine Classic

June 12th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in DRTV Retailer, Food

QVC will feature three hours of live programming from the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colo., on Sunday, June 21st, beginning at 11 a.m. (ET).  KitchenAid will be one of the featured product lines.  QVC will also break from its traditional retailing format — at least on the web — to deliver the sights and sounds of this annual gathering.  Cooking demonstrationss and celebrity chef interviews will be available by live Webcast on QVC.com, at 2 p.m. (ET).  The Gourmet Retailer  June 11, 2009

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Annie B’s Cakes Sold on QVC Recalled in Salmonella Scare

February 4th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Food, Suppliers

Annie B’s Confections is recalling select dessert products sold on QVC’s TV network and website in the second half of last year because they could be contaminated with salmonella.  No illnesses have been reported. More »

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QVC Sales Help St. Clair Foods Weather Tough Economy

September 12th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Food, Suppliers

This Memphis-based, family-run business (the ceo’s daughter, Lauren Edmonds, pitches on QVC) has experienced double-digit sales growth in each of the past ten years, and is now expanding its food processing, receiving and warehouse spaces by 33,000 square feet.  Back-hauling supplies by running their own trucks helps St. Clair control costs to a degree, but CEO Oscar Edmonds acknowledges that the company is not immune to the general economic slowdown.  Memphis Daily News Sept. 11, 2008

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