DesignPac manufacturers and creates about 7 Million gift baskets, gift sets and related products annually for their client base. DesignPac was founded in 1991 and operates over 500,000 square feet of assembly distribution centers in the US with a keen eye for quality and detail.

What is the relevance to the wine industry, you may ask?

DesignPac manufactures gift baskets and related products for many major retail companies such as Wal Mart, Costco, Target and others. Wine and gourment gift baskets are a fast growing segment, so there are opportunities for the WTN Services clients to tap into the knowledge base of design excellence, manufacturing best practices and packaging design through our relationship with this new sister brand.

The gifting catagory is a fast growing yet untapped catagory for the wine industry. WTN Services in partnering with DesignPac over the next serval years, will be best positioned, to learn and apply their best practices learnings toward the needs of our winery clients. The opportunities in design excellence, marketing knowlege and margin sensitivity will only make us each better to market wine gifts to your and our mutual consumers.

Excellenc in quality and an eye on detail is what WTN Services is about and the partnership with DesignPac in helping tech us best practices to apply to the wine industry is a win for us all. To learn more  contact your WTN Servcices Account manager and to learn more about DesignPac visit http://www.designpac.com/

Dolores Park promises to be buzzing with more than the usual weekend activity this Saturday, May 10, 2008. In honor of World Fair Trade Day, TransFair USA, the Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition, the United Students for Fair Trade, Global Exchange, Oxfam America, Alter Eco Americas, Numi Teas, WTN Services™ Parent Company-1-800Flowers.com ®and Adina World Beat Beverages will host a celebration for the people of San Francisco.  To crown the day’s events, Mayor Gavin Newsom is scheduled to be present to officially proclaim San Francisco as a Fair Trade City. 

“Embodying ideals of fair pricing, fair labor conditions, direct trade, community development, and environmental sustainability, Fair Trade is a principle in line with San Francisco values, and we continue our commitment to educate and promote Fair Trade products in our city,” said Mayor Gavin Newsom.  Once a localized grassroots movement, Fair Trade Certified™ products are a fast-growing consumer segment. Fair Trade Certified™ is a market-based model for alleviating global poverty that promises better lives for farmers and farm workers. Companies and grassroots organizations alike collaborate to promote awareness and encourage consumers to vote with their dollars for a better world through purchases of Fair Trade Certified™ products that support farmers and farm workers in the developing world. 

From 11:00 a.m to noon, participating businesses will collaborate in a nationwide effort with “Fair Trade” cities to set the Guinness Book World Record for “World’s Largest Coffee Break - Fair Trade Certified Style.” Attendees are encouraged to bring a travel mug of their favorite Fair Trade Certified coffee to support the effort. In addition, local Bay Area companies including Adina World Beverages, De La Paz Coffee, Alter Eco Americas and Numi Teas will give away Fair Trade Certified™ coffee, tea and chocolate in collaboration with grassroots events across the country to break the record.  World Fair Trade Day falls on the eve of Mother’s Day and (WTN Services™ parent company)-1-800Flowers.com® has donated 3,000 Fair Trade Certified roses to be given away to honor moms, as well as the women in Ecuador, Columbia and Kenya who grow the flowers and receive direct benefits from Fair Trade Certified flower purchases. 

TransFair USA and Adina World Beat Beverages will sponsor live music performances by The Bayonics, a group of Senegalese dancers who will honor the Mayor, and DJ entertainment following the speaking presentations.  Local NGOs including Oxfam, Global Exchange, Engage, World of Good and Ten Thousand Villages will also speak at the event, promote their campaigns and lend volunteer support for the coffee break. 

Schedule of Events:  11:55 a.m: Introduction from Jamie Guzzi, grassroots outreach coordinator, TransFair USA 

12:00 — 1:15 p.m: Music performance by the Bayonics, compliments of Adina World Music  Local businesses participate in World’s Largest Coffee break: Fair Trade Certified coffee beverage giveaway, compliments of Adina World Beat Beverages, De La Paz Coffee, and Alter Eco Americas Fair Trade Certified flower giveaway, compliments of WTN Services™ parent company 1-800Flowers.com® 

1:15 – 1:20 p.m: Jamie Guzzi introduces event sponsors