Drinkware

World Wide Lines Inc, Covington, Tenn., welcomed Brett Long to the company as its new national sales manager. 

Las Vegas-based Visstun and Digispec announced the companies have hired Robert Line and Ericka Ziegelmaier as sales counselors.

City of Industry, California-based Sweda Company it will debut its new catalog LifeSTYLES that features sections based on exercise and wellness; comfort and convenience; education and youth; and an eco-affordable section. The 64-page LifeSTYLES catalog will also highlight the company's new alliance with 3M Post-it Brand products. “LifeSTYLES introduces a new spin on how we…

Yesterday, April 29, the New York Times reported that Leslie Buck, designer of the famous Anthora paper coffee cup, pictured top-right, passed away. The whole article can be read here, and I recommend giving it a look. It's a pretty interesting read, covering not only Buck's fascinating life, but also how a design that is just perfect for its market can take off and develop a life of its own.

The food industry and major business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are threatening to withdraw support for a long-pending bill to improve food safety, saying they are upset by a proposed amendment that would ban bisphenol-A, a controversial chemical, from food and beverage containers.

One of the most tried-and-true promotional products, imprinted drinkware is almost an accepted ubiquity in life at this point. This is great news if you're a distributor looking for a reliable promotion, because chances are any venue or event you can think of offers an opportunity to sell imprinted drinkware.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, announced a number of actions to address the potential effects of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in the manufacture of a wide range of consumer and industrial products.

Miami-based Bullet, a member of Polyconcept North America, the second largest supplier of hard goods within the promotional products industry, continues to deliver on its commitment to offer products its customers want with the introduction of seven new products. The launch includes three new styles of nonwoven totes in six or seven colors each, three new drinkware pieces in up to seven colors and a luggage handle wrap in nine color options.

A survey of 200 sites in 20 countries around the world has found that bisphenol A, a synthetic compound that mimics estrogen and is linked to developmental disorders, is ubiquitous in Earth’s oceans.

Bisphenol A, or BPA, is found mostly in shatter-proof plastics and epoxy resins. Most people have trace amounts in their bodies, likely absorbed from food containers. Its hormone-mimicking properties make it a potent endocrine system disruptor.

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James Canning, vice president of marketing for Gold Bond Inc., Hixson, Tenn., announced a hire for a pivotal position within the company.