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Women have found it difficult to attain senior management level positions in the tabletop industry. Of 165 tabletop companies surveyed, only 16 women currently hold the title of president, and 11 of those women have ties to ownership. Tabletop marketing and sales departments have even fewer female executives. Companies claim they hire executives based on credibility and skill. However, some tabletop companies argue that women bring a different perspective to the business., Defining the complexities of a multilateral issue with a pithy catch phrase, political pundits have described 1992 as the 'Year of the Woman.' The term has struck a chord not [...]

NEW YORK-Oneida reduced the minimum size of its board and re-elected officers during its annual shareholders meeting last month. Earlier this month, the company reported a net loss for its [...]

SOMERSET, N.J.-As part of the next phase of changes for Royal Doulton, the company is closing its remaining U.K. factory in Stoke-on-Trent, England, by the middle of next year, according [...]

The advantages of using vending machines in staff feeding situations have not been lost on corporate decision makers - even those in large catering businesses. Bob Gledhill reports The commercial [...]

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England-Royal Doulton said it will cut 1,000 jobs, or 20 percent of its global work force, in the next two years, according to a report from the Associated Press. [...]

Chantal Bowls Over Staff Chantal Corp., which has been making ceramics at a Chinese factory for the past five years, is celebrating the Chinese New Year by giving special commemorative [...]

Oneida Trims Work Force Again Oneida has made an adjustment in staffing, eliminating 70 positions in manufacturing, distribution, and non-management and overhead support staff, in addition to the 65 positions [...]

HICKSVILLE, N.Y.-Excel Importing has hired Jon Wrubel as vice president of sales for Excel, effective this week. Wrubel, a longtime Fortunoff executive, is known as one of the foremost flatware [...]

A multimillion-dollar spending spree by Greenfield Online, a marketing research company in Wilton, has been followed by the layoffs of about 10 percent of the company's work force, and more [...]

Lenox Inc. announced that it will shut down its manufacturing plant and discount china outlet store in Oxford, North Carolina. Lenox will lay off approximately 300 area employees, and many of the outlet stores' customers will miss shopping for bargains.

Sweetheart Cup Corp., which employs 2,500 people at its Owings Mills plant, has embarked on a comprehensive restructuring program to boost profits. The move, led by the new chief executive [...]

Royal Doulton PLC will cut approximately 1,000 jobs, and close one of its four factories located in Stoke-on-Trent, England, transferring production of its Royal Albert china brand to an Indonesian [...]

YORK, Pa.-The Pfaltzgraff Co. has restructured its staff. The move is 'all part of Pfaltzgraff's ongoing commitment to streamlining operations and improving service to our customers,' said William Simpson, president [...]

Thomas R. McInerney is new vice president of marketing at Waterford Crystal Inc. in New […]