New and Notable - Karim Rashid Limited Edition Soda Stream to hit Bloomingdale's

SodaStream Karim Rashid Genesis

SodaStream will begin selling the Karim Rashid Genesis Limited Edition version of its popular Genesis soda makers later this year. Only 250 units will be available in the United States, exclusively at Bloomingdale's. 

Born in Cairo, Karim Rashid has over three thousand designs in production and more than three hundred awards to his credit.  His designs include the Garbo waste can and Oh Chair for Umbra, interior designs at Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia and the Semiramis hotel in Athens.  He has also created exhibitions for Deutsche Bank and Audi. Rashid has collaborated with clients to create democratic design for Method and Dirt Devil, furniture for Artemide and Magis, brand identity for Citibank and Hyundai, high tech products for LaCie and Samsung, and luxury goods for Veuve Clicquot and Swarovski.

The Karim Rashid Limited Edition series includes a specially designed soda maker featuring a signature design of boldly swirling colors, packaged with two BPA-free reusable carbonating bottles and a reusable carbonator filled with CO2 to make approximately 60 liters of sparkling water or soda. The unit will sell for a retail price of US $129.99, exclusively at Bloomingdale's.

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New and Notable - Perdue Now Offers Whole Grain Breaded Chicken Line

Perdue Farms Incorporated recently launched a new Whole Grain frozen product line to provide consumers with a convenient meal or snack option.  This line of frozen chicken is made with whole grain breading and includes Whole Grain Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets, Whole Grain Breaded Chicken Breast Strips and Whole Grain Breaded Chicken Breast Tenders.


Each Whole Grain PERDUE® product features the Whole Grains Council's Stamp indicating that each serving provides at least one half-serving (8g) of whole grains and provides four grams of daily fiber per serving. The whole grain line is made with only white meat chicken, is an excellent source of protein and contains no preservatives or fillers.

PERDUE® Whole Grain Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets and Tenders are also "child nutrition" labeled, clearly identifying the contribution of these products towards fulfilling the USDA's daily child nutrition meal pattern requirement.  The products will be sold in supermarkets nationwide.  For more information please contact cooklikejackie@gmail.com.