HOME STYLES COOKS UP BETTY CROCKER LINE.(Home Styles Furnishings Inc. launches group of licensed Betty Crocker furniture for the kitchen and casual dining)(Brief Article)

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, November, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Betty Crocker, long associated with the home and warm kitchens, has finally gotten "her" own line of furniture.

Home Styles Furnishings Inc. unveiled its first group of licensed Betty Crocker furniture for the kitchen and casual dining during October's International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C.

The 20 pieces of ready-to-assemble, solid-wood furniture include multifunctional kitchen caddies and work islands, display cupboards, tables and matching chairs.

Home Styles expects to market its Betty Crocker products through mail order, mass merchants and specialty chains, and begin shipping by the end of the year.

The kitchen cupboards are available in traditional or contemporary Shaker style with open or...