The Reader's Digest Association Inc., said that it has sold the stock of Taste of Home Entertaining Inc. of Brookfield to a group of private investors led by Eric Schrier, former president and CEO of Reader's Digest. Terms of the transaction, which will result in the company relinquishing its nam...
Lisa Sharples, a Seattle-based online marketer and entrepreneur, has been named President of Allrecipes.com, the leading American online community for home cooks. The appointment, effective June 4, was announced today by Suzanne M. Grimes, President, Food & Entertaining, The Reader's Digest Assoc...
Reader's Digest sells to Ripplewood A U.S. investor group led by Ripplewood Holdings LLC will buy Reader's Digest Association Inc. for $2.4 billion, including the assumption of debt. The board of directors of Reader's Digest, an iconic publishing and direct marketing company, has approved the mer...
...Silke, a stay-at-home mom, was looking for something to get her out of the house. When her friend told her about Taste of Home Entertaining, she found a way to bake her cake, serve it to friends and eat some, too. Taste of Home Entertaining Inc. is a direct sales company that offers kitchen ga...
Reader's Digest misses profit forecasts The Reader's Digest Association Inc. yesterday reported higher profits for its fourth quarter ending June 30 but larger losses for the fiscal year, with revenues flat overall. It was a familiar story to dissatisfied shareholders, who beat the stock down to ...
Reader's Digest Association Reports 4Q Fiscal 2006 Results: Profits Improve at RD North America and RD International, Offset by Declines at Consumer Business Services and Restructuring Charges Wednesday August 2, 7:00 am ET PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Reader's Digest...
Reader's Digest has successfully turned around its QSP youth fund-raising division and could have similar success as it expands operations internationally, according to S&P analyst James Peters, who has a buy recommendation on the stock. In a May 18 report, Peters also points to expected revenue ...
Expanding The Reader's Digest Association Inc. has a party planning business that is making its debut. With 5,000 consultants, Taste of Home Entertaining has more than 8,000 events scheduled for this summer, the Chappaqua-based magazine publisher announced. The business was conceived by its presi...
Established companies are diversifying and getting into direct selling. Culinary home party companies include Southern Living at Home and Taste of Home Entertaining. Other companies offer coffee home parties, wine parties, Two Sisters Gourmet, Tea Parties To Go in Houston, and Diadre's Fine Choco...