Gourmet Tote sales up 831% since May after winning Gourmet Golds Award at the Gourmet Products Show 2004.

Gourmet Tote, manufacturer of the patent pending food and wine tote, sales increased 831% since they debuted their product line at the Gourmet Products Show in San Francisco this past May. At the tradeshow, the Gourmet Tote was chosen as the best product in the Gourmet Gifts and Specialty Foods Category.

Bradenton, FL October 4, 2004 -- Gourmet Tote, the upscale insulated food, wine and casserole carrier has seen its sales increase 831% since it won a Gourmet Golds Award at the Gourmet Products Show held in San Francisco May 9-11, 2004. The Gourmet Tote was chosen as the best product in the Gourmet Gifts and Specialty Foods category. Gourmet Tote owner and creator Leianne Messina-Brown says, We had a great response after we debuted our Gourmet Tote product line at The Gourmet Show, but we didnt anticipate wed see such an enormous increase in our sales so quickly. Winning the Gourmet Golds Award has brought us such credibility and exposure in the Gourmet, Kitchen and House wares industry. After the Gourmet Products Show, Gourmet Tote picked up regional sales representatives to sell their product line across the country.

The following represent the Gourmet Tote product line in their territories:
The Connection-South/Southeast (GA, NC, SC, TN, MS)
BK Sales Western US (AZ, CA, NV, HI)
Primary Marketing GroupAK, LA, TX, OK
Creativity Plus-Catalog/Internet Sales

The Gourmet Tote is the patent pending new upscale insulated food, wine and casserole carrier with a convertible and removable shelving unit for carrying multiple casseroles, prepared dishes, appetizers and beverages in separate compartments. With its patent pending design, it allows you to bring the whole meal (wine, main course and dessert) to dinners and picnics without stacking items. The Gourmet Tote can be used for dinner parties, potlucks, tailgate parties, supper clubs, picnics and outdoor concerts. Its thermal lining (the same fabric used in pizza delivery bags) will keep hot items hot and cold items cold. It also features a zippered utensil holder that is removable and see-through for ease of use and clean up, side pockets for personal accessories and rubber stoppers on the bottom so contents dont shift in travel. The tote carries and looks like a top of the line briefcase or carry-on suitcase.

The Gourmet Tote product line is available at the following locations: The Wine Enthusiast Catalog, International Wine Accessories Catalog, HSN-Improvements Catalog, Grill Lovers Catalog, Sur La Table, www.ChefsResource.com, wwwComfortHouse.com, Chefs Catalog online, www.GourmetTote.com, and at specialty kitchen, wine and house wares stores around the country and Canada.
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