Apr 30, 2007

Styrofoamflorals.com is offering a free green apron to the first 500 professional florists who sign up for the Floral Forum. Registered flower pros will get e-mails featuring new shapes of Styrofoam brand foam, floral arranging ideas and tricks o...

PRODUCT GALLERY: FACE TIME

Apr 30, 2007

Based in La Habra Heights, Calif., Images Printed On Chocolate applies full-color photographs to milk or dark chocolate treats. The products are completely edible thanks to FDA-approved food coloring. The company also offers a live chocolate even...

Going Places

Apr 30, 2007

MICHAEL TANNEN, CSEP, president of Wilmington, Del.-based association management company T-TEAM Management, will serve as executive administrator for the SEARCH FOUNDATION. Call 877/777-9340; www.searchfoundation.org … ...

In brief for April 25, 2007

Apr 24, 2007

Hyatt to debut 'Andaz' brand Chicago-based Global Hyatt Corp. will launch its new luxury hotel brand this year with properties in London and New York. "Andaz," which the company says means "personal style," will offer a mix of sophistication and...

L.A. to review mandatory vaccinations; is your food safe?

Apr 24, 2007

Next week the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider whether to require all foodservice workers to get a hepatitis A vaccination. The issue grabbed headlines late in February when a prep cook with L.A.-based Wolfgang Puck Catering...

Organic catering gains ground

Apr 24, 2007

Ignore the image of tepid tofu topped with soggy sprouts: Organic catering is casting off its hippie associations and moving mainstream. Back to Earth Organic Catering, based in Berkeley, Calif., has seen its business grow more than 100 percent...

VENUE NEWS: MILITARY MEETINGS

Apr 24, 2007

Scheduled to reopen in May as a Renaissance hotel, the Battle House Hotel in Mobile, Ala., is located on the site of U.S. president Andrew Jackson's military headquarters during the War of 1812. The 238-room hotel features 37,000 square feet of...

VENUE NEWS: IRISH ASSEMBLY

Apr 24, 2007

The Dublin Convention Bureau has announced its newest member hotel, the Park Plaza Tyrrelstown, in Dublin, Ireland. The hotel's meeting rooms are on the ground floor and enjoy natural light. With space for 450 guests theater style, the Greenwich ...

VENUE NEWS: FLASHY SPACE

Apr 24, 2007

The Atlanta-based Flashpoint Group has transformed 180 Peachtree Street, an old Macy's department store building, into an event venue. The venue features a large foyer with chandeliers; the main room accommodates 500 seated guests. Other features...

PRODUCT GALLERY: HIGH-IMPACT INVITES

Apr 24, 2007

CD Invites, based in Miami, offers a high-tech way to get guests to an event. The CD invitation holds event information, directions, a link so guests can RSVP via e-mail, and a slide show with background music. Each decorated CD comes in a person...