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Sterno’s Texarkana Facility Awarded TRUE Silver for Zero Waste Efforts

by Green Business Certification Inc.

Category creator continues to lead industry as the first food service equipment & supplies business, and the first manufacturing facility in Texas, to achieve this honor

Texarkana, Texas (October 19, 2023) – Sterno, a trusted pioneer of portable food warming products for over 100 years, today announced that it was awarded TRUE® Silver certification for its manufacturing facility in Texarkana, Texas. TRUE® stands for Total Resource Use and Efficiency and is administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) to help facilities define, pursue, and achieve zero waste goals while becoming more resource efficient.

Sterno’s Texarkana facility is responsible for manufacturing some of the most iconic and recognizable Sterno products including both gel and wicked

ATLANTA—November 13, 2018—A new marketing partnership announced today between GP PRO’s Dixie® brand and Sterno® Delivery, a Sterno Products division, aims to significantly impact the growing home food delivery market. The partnership stems from increasing consumer demand for off-premise dining combined with heightened concerns among consumers and foodservice operators over off-premise food safety and quality.

Effective immediately, a new entity has been formed called The Sterno Group. Don Hinshaw is CEO of The Sterno Group with three company presidents reporting to him. The three companies are Sterno Products led by recently promoted  President Craig Carnes, Sterno Home led by President Michael Pacharis, and recently acquired Rimports, Inc. led by President Alan Farrell.

NII Northern International Inc. – Effective Immediately, Sterno Home™ is the new name for the industry leader Northern International Inc. (NII). Today, Northern International is widely known for DIY outdoor lighting and flameless candle décor.

CORONA, Calif., Aug. 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sterno Products, LLC, the leading provider of portable warming and ambience products for the foodservice and retail markets, is pleased to announce the acquisition of sevenOKs.

Sterno Products, the leading manufacturer and marketer of portable food warming fuels and creative table lighting solutions for the hospitality and consumer industries, has joined forces with Mercy Chefs as an official philanthropic partner to help communities across the country respond to and recover from natural disasters and national emergencies.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Catersource and Event Solutions Conference & Tradeshow (CSES2016) will host more than 400 exhibitors at the annual event in Las Vegas next week, March 13-16. Serving as a launch pad for the catering, restaurant, and event planning industry's hottest new products, CSES2016 previews new announcements from more than 70 vendors.

Sterno Products, LLC is pleased to announce the successful completion of its acquisition of Northern International Inc. headquartered in Coquitlam, BC, Canada.

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Sterno Products® is pleased to announce the launch of a new, state-of-the-industry website: SternoProducts.com. Within this website, there are two sub-sites that allow the content and messaging to be more focused on the user: SternoPro.com for the hospitality/foodservice professional and SternoFamily.com for the retail consumer. These websites are launched in concert with the company’s recently announced rebranding initiative.