News January 26, 2022
Gemline Partners With Stonewall Kitchen
Gemline is a Top 40 promo products supplier. Stonewall Kitchen is an award-winning specialty food brand based in York, ME.
Gemline (asi/56070), the 12th-largest supplier in the North American promotional products industry, is expanding its Gourmet Expressions food gift line with the addition of offerings from award-winning specialty food brand Stonewall Kitchen.
Lawrence, MA-based Gemline will initially carry Stonewall Kitchen items that include the Bloody Mary Craft Cocktail Gift Set, Italian Cuisine Gift Set, Pasta Night Gift Set and Farmhouse Breakfast Gift Set.
The food gifts are part of Gemline’s Spring 2022 collection. In all, Gemline said it now has 20 artisanal food brands in the Gourmet Expressions line.
“With experiential gift-giving being in such high demand, we are thrilled to add the much-sought-after Stonewall Kitchen brand and their new collection of memorable food gift sets,” said Gemline President Frank Carpenito. “Food gifts are a great way to show appreciation, build relationships and provide a lasting brand impression, and in today’s market where human resources departments are leading the way with promotional products purchases, this addition to our Gourmet Expressions food gift portfolio is a huge win for our company.”
Launched in 1991 at a farmers market, York, ME-based Stonewall Kitchen’s line now includes jams, mustards, baking mixes, cocktail mixers and more. The company is said to sell its products in 42 countries.
Gemline introduced Gourmet Expressions in 2018. The line has experienced strong growth, fueled in part by pandemic-era buying preferences that have increasingly favored experiential gift-giving, executives said.
Gemline’s 2020 North American promo products revenue was $115.5 million, good enough to rank the firm 12th on Counselor’s most recent list of the 40 largest suppliers in promo.