Conde Nast Is Closing Gourmet Magazine After 70 Years
Conde Nast is closing Gourmet magazine after publishing it for 70 years. Conde Nast is also closing Cookie, Elegant Bride and Modern Bride, reports CNN/Money.
In addition to shuttering Gourmet, Conde Nast said it was also killing parenting magazine Cookie and two wedding magazines, Elegant Bride and Modern Bride.
"In this economic climate it is important to narrow our focus to titles with the greatest prospects for long-term growth," Townsend wrote.
Roughly 180 people were affected by the news of the four titles closing, according to Condé Nast spokeswoman Maurie Perl.
According to Townsend, Conde Nast will continue to use the Gourmet brand in book publishing and television programming, and Gourmet recipes will still appear on Epicurious.com. The publisher's other epicurean title, Bon Appétit, will remain intact.
Reuters Media File says none of publication's 180 employees, including Gourmet editor-in-chief, Ruth Reichl, are expected to stay with Conde Nast. Gourmet is expected to close by the end of the year.
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