A toast to the first major
international housewares show
of the season! The International
Housewares Association, along with
sponsor Whitford, hosted its annual
party at Ambiente 2012 at the Messe-Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany.
Anne Willis of Whitford has graciously
sponsored the wine for many years
– she selects some varieties on her
travels and brings them to Ambiente
for the IHA Reception. It’s a wonderful event for networking and talking
about the innovations at the show,
as well as gearing everyone up for
the International Home + Housewares Show in March.
Above: Perry Reynolds of the International Housewares Association and
Ron Field of Focus Products.
Top right: Gourmet Business team
Brad Simon, Publisher David Spencer
and Ed Loeb joined Cathy Steel of
Steel Associates, representing The
New York Gift Show.
Bottom right: Cheryl and Bob Keller-man of family-owned-and-operated
South Pittsburg, Tenn.-based Lodge
Manufacturing.
Bottom left: Marty Nakayama of
Nakayama Sales and Frances Ro of
Roland Products, Inc. joined Monika
and Bernard Schnacke of Frieling
USA at the celebration.
