MORE VERSATILE BAKING DISHES Kitchen utensils are tending to be more flexible and multifunctional. And in the case of baking dishes, this feature is even more evident: the newer models are suitable for baking, but also for serving at the table and even storing in the fridge and freezer and defrosting and heating in the microwave. The most successful idea today, which most firms in the sector have gone in for, is to offer baking dishes that can be taken «from the oven to the table». AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS, A CHANGING MARKET The airtight container industry could face radical changes as a result of regulations and information that call into question the safety of plastics in contact with food. The present moment is one of uncertainty, due to the effects that all this may have on the sector. The Ambiente fair will almost certainly be a good indicator of such effects. SHOPPING CARTS KEEP OFFERING SURPRISES Far from losing momentum or the ability to innovate, shopping cart manufacturers demonstrate season after season that they still have many fresh and revolutionary proposals up their sleeves. The product is benefitting from the ban on plastic bags and the commitment to the environment. HOUSEHOLD GOODS WORLWIDE The FEC is holding its general assembly in Brussels. Tramontina is growing through its own stores in Colombia. Red data in most of the indicators of the household and kitchenware sector in France. Groupe SEB strengthens its digital investment. Bialetti, in danger due to bad results. BHETA establishes the national home improvement month in the United Kingdom. TRADE FAIRS HOMI PLACES THE EMPHASIS ON THE DYNAMIC AND ADAPTABLE HOME HOMI, the Lifestyle Fair of Fiera Milano, returns from 25 to 28 January 2019 with the slogan «Spaces to be l ived». A unique opportuni ty to discover interesting proposals from consumer goods, l i festyle and personal accessories companies. The fair states that its offer is not only of products, but of ideas, projects, styles and cultures, to help operators identify the trends that will succeed in the coming season. INTERGIFTADDS NEWFEATURES The next Intergift event, the International Gift and Decoration Exhibition organised by IFEMA in Madrid, will have a new image and will include a new section called Interior Design Solutions, aimed at residential decoration and the contract channel. It will be held from 6 to 10 February and will occupy pavilions 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9, organised into different areas focusing on gifts, home and interior design. More than 40,000 square metres of exhibition space where the most innovative proposals and trends will be exhibited, making the show the benchmark of the world of decoration and gifts in Spain. HIP 2019 ALREADY HAS 85% OF THE SPACE OCCUPIED Next February, the hotel and catering industry has an appointment with HIP, an event that will bring together more than 20,000 entrepreneurs and managers in search of the latest news, products and solutions to boost their businesses. It is a platform with a separate approach for each segment of the industry: bar, restaurant, hotel, community, delivery / take away and travel services. 73 - menaje
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