Food & Beverage News
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Three Year Extension Signed for Vermont Life Wine & Harvest Festival
Vermont Life Magazine and Mount Snow Valley Chamber extend agreement. - July 31, 2009 - Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce
Glasbern Country Inn Hosts 2nd Annual Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) Grass-Fed Beef Cook-Off
Cressbrook and Kananga Farms Named Winners in Statewide Contest. - July 31, 2009 - Glasbern Country Inn
Anderson Valley Brewing Company Donates $66,500 to Community Non-Profits
Anderson Valley Brewing Company (AVBC) dispersed proceeds from the 13th Annual Legendary Boonville Beer festival, through its non-profit the Bahl Hornin’ Foundation. $66,500 was donated to help support local non-profits. The founder and president of AVBC, Dr. Kenneth Allen’s 13 year... - July 31, 2009 - Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Leblon Cachaca Caipirinha
Pho Republique Introduces Brazilian Cocktail to Boston’s South End - July 31, 2009 - Pho Republique
One Man Against a 30 Inch Pizza at Randys Premier Pizza
One Man Against a 30 Inch Pizza at Randys Premier Pizza - July 30, 2009 - Randy's Pizza
Broadway Media Enters Online Entertainment Field with Discounts on Broadway Shows
Broadway Media, known in the NY area as a leader in research and promotion, is making their way into the dining and entertainment industry with the development of their new Dining and Entertainment Club. - July 29, 2009 - Broadway Values
Celiac.com Launches “Journal of Gluten Sensitivity”
Celiac.com has launched its newest publication: "Journal of Gluten Sensitivity," edited by Dr. Ron Hoggan. This new publication has a long and respected history under its original title "Scott-Free Newsletter," 28 issues of which reached tens of thousands of subscribers since 2002. - July 28, 2009 - The Gluten-Free Mall
TheDBStore.com Marks the Launch of Its Website Offering Premium Home Bar Supplies
Quality customer care, competitive pricing and premium home bar supplies allow TheDBStore.com to exceed expectations for both beer and wine novices and avid enthusiasts alike - July 28, 2009 - TheDBStore.com
Good Cook and SmileyBooks Partner for America I AM Pass It Down Cookbook Contest
America’s #1 Choice for Kitchenware and Celebrity Chef Jeff Henderson Focus on Family Food Traditions. - July 27, 2009 - Bradshaw International
Blenz Coffee Opens Their Sixth Okanagan Location in Vernon
The newest Blenz Coffee location opened today in the heart of downtown Vernon, marking their sixth location in the Okanagan and their 54th in BC. Now Vernonites too can enjoy the warm atmosphere and handcrafted beverages that Blenz Coffee is renowned for. - July 26, 2009 - Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd.
Award Winning Packaging Designs Are Filling Consumer Countertops
The Lazy Days Tea Co. has its official website launch July, 31st 2009; introducing its new organic and fair-trade certified tea line. - July 26, 2009 - Lazy Days Tea Co.
#1 Healthy Snack Fundraiser Improves Nutrition, Increases Offerings
Healthy Fundraising Solutions has quickly become America’s #1 Healthy Snack Fundraiser amongst America’s youth through innovation and attention to wellness. The latest aspects of this commitment to excellence are being unveiled today. Healthy Fundraising Solutions will carry no snack... - July 26, 2009 - Bene Gourmet Pizza
Realitalia - Lifestyle Solution Homes in Italy - Is Proud to Announce the Opening of a Beautifully Crafted Show Italian Apartment at Ville degli Olivi, Lajatico, Tuscany
Realitalia creates the Intelligent Designed Lifestyle Solution Homes in Italy. This Show Home at Ville degli Olivi contains all those attentions to achieve Sustainainability, Easy Management and Joy of living, the essential aspects of each Realitalia Lifestyle Solution Homes in Italy. - July 25, 2009 - Realitalia
ICL Performance Products LP Completes Plant Upgrades, Improves Food Safety
ICL Performance Products LP upgraded its powder handling, milling and packaging system for food grade phosphates at Lawrence, Kan. plant. - July 25, 2009 - ICL Performance Products LP
BeeCool Introduces a New Range of Sanyo Commercial Microwave Ovens to Its Catering Equipment Supplies
BeeCool announces the launch of a new range of Sanyo Professional Microwaves in their commercial catering equipment product line. BeeCool provides the biggest range of Sanyo heavy duty microwaves online in the UK. - July 23, 2009 - BeeCool
Breaking Gravity LLC Goes "Bottoms Up!"
Micro-Agency Breaking Gravity to promote the enjoyment of Micro-Brews for new client The Great Arizona Beer Festival. Public relations and communications boutique firm (www.breakinggravity.com) announces its newest client The Great Arizona Beer Festival (www.azbeer.com). The agency has contracted with the popular 22-year-old festival to provide media relations, social media and other marketing services. - July 23, 2009 - Breaking Gravity LLC
Qualtrax, Inc. Welcomes New Customer: Earthbound Farm
Qualtrax, Inc. recently welcomed Earthbound Farm to its customer base. Earthbound Farm is headquartered in San Juan Bautista, California and is the nation’s largest grower, packer, and shipper of organic produce. With approximately 150 designated farms, 1,000 employees, and over 33,000 acres... - July 23, 2009 - Qualtrax, Inc.
LA Hipsters Welcome ViB, the Celebrity-Acclaimed Relaxation Beverage
ViB Holdings LLC today announced a distributing agreement with Mission Beverage to bring the trendsetting relaxation beverage, ViB to laid-back Los Angeles. With a huge celebrity following and mass appeal, ViB is now available on store shelves from the heart of LA county to south of Marina Del... - July 23, 2009 - ViB Holdings, LLC
Need a Private Dining Room in White Plains? Restaurant Diners Get a Summer Time Discount.
Responding to the growing appetite for discounts, The Melting Pot Restaurant in White Plains, NY, has launched a 10% summer time discount for all special event and private party group reservations. Diners to benefit include those looking for a bachelorette party location in White Plains, bridal shower location in White Plains or a Sweet 16 party location in White Plains. White Plains Business owners looking for a private dining room are eligible for the discount as well. - July 23, 2009 - Melting Pot White Plains
Swiss Maid Fudge Launches New Lines of Homemade Candies at Its Recent Internet Store
Swiss Maid Fudge announces the reintroduction of their classic confectionery and specialty candies. The new line of sweets is a fusion of the Wisconsin Dells, WI-based company’s traditional recipes and new creations. - July 22, 2009 - Dells Fudge
Chatham Street Café & Catering Unveils New Menu
Gayla Bonke, managing partner and chef at Chatham Street Café & Catering (www.chathamstreetcafe.com), located at 140 E. Chatham St. in Cary, N.C., has announced that the restaurant has launched a new menu for full-service lunch, brunch and dinner. Formerly Cindy’s House Café... - July 22, 2009 - Chatham Street Cafe & Catering
Anderson Valley Brewing Company Takes Home 6 Medals
Anderson Valley Brewing Company (AVBC) was awarded with 6 Medals from the 1st Annual US Open Beer Championships in Atlanta, GA - July 20, 2009 - Anderson Valley Brewing Company
The Red Room Tapas Lounge Wins Best of the Triangle 2009
Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that The Red Room Tapas Lounge has been named the best place to salsa dance by Independent Weekly’s 2009 Best of the Triangle awards. The Best of the Triangle winners are selected by readers’ polls. - July 18, 2009 - Rocky Top Hospitality
VGS’ MagaForms™ Menu Displays Revolutionize the Concept of Menu Boards by Taking on a Whole New Shape
These re-imagined menu boards combine patented magnetic technology with colorful, changeable dimensional image forms to capture both the customer’s attention and their appetite. - July 18, 2009 - Visual Graphic Systems
Sweet Recipes at Chocolat Bernrain and Salzburg Schokolade with OS-PDM
The Swiss and Austrian chocolate manufacturers Bernrain and Salzburg use special calculation options in the recipe management software OS-PDM to automatically calculate cocoa content, milk solids, milk fat and other parameters. - July 18, 2009 - SpecPage
Randys Pizza Challenge
Two of The Top Ten Competitive Eaters in The World Strolled into Randy’s Premier Pizza on Saturday Night To Take the Randys Pizza Challenge. - July 17, 2009 - Randy's Pizza
Metropolitan Vintners Acquires NYCWineReport.com to Expand Reach Into NYC Wine Market
Metropolitan Vintners announces the acquisition of NYCWineReport.com, a trusted voice in the NYC wine market for wine reviews, pricing and purchasing information. - July 17, 2009 - Metropolitan Vintners
Voodoo Tiki Tequila Introduces Fiery Cocktails Just in Time for National Tequila Day
Feel some heat coming your way? Tequila drinkers around the world wait in anticipation as National Tequila Day (July 24th) a looms right around the corner. This year, Voodoo Tiki Tequila will be introducing one-of-a-kind cocktails to spice up your night. Make the best of your National Tequila Day... - July 16, 2009 - Voodoo Tiki Tequila Corp.
San Francisco Summer Wine Tasting Series Announced
The dates for the San Francisco Summer Wine Tasting Series in Del Monte Square at The Cannery are announced. San Francisco’s Summer Wine Tasting Series will run every Sunday afternoon from July 19 to August 16 and will feature a different wine region across California each week. The series... - July 16, 2009 - Winery Collective
Decorated Rap Stars, Three 6 Mafia, Plan Cookery Show
Oscar winning hip-hop artists, DJ Paul and Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia, have teamed up with reality showrunner and producer, Adam Briles (Survivor, The Contender, Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment), on a new television project titled, “Cookin’ Ain’t Easy!” The project was... - July 15, 2009 - Mise En Scene Entertainment, Inc.
Golden Spoon Expands to the Philippines
First of 25 stores slated to open by end of Q3 2009 in the Manila area. - July 15, 2009 - Golden Spoon Franchising
Get Personal to Get Business in Down Economy, Advises Lightning Labels
If you want to get new business and keep present customers, get personal. Our topsy-turvy economy and increasingly impersonal business pitches, communications and customer service have strained loyalty and patience to the breaking point. People are overworked, under-supported, and mad as hell. - July 15, 2009 - Lightning Labels, Inc.
inXitu’s BTX, the World’s First Portable Solid Fat Content XRD/XRF Analyzer Able to Measure Polymorphic Triglyceride Phases: Alpha, Beta and Beta-Prime
Editable fat content XRD XRF analyzer, serving the food industry. - July 15, 2009 - inXitu
New Age Beverage Delivers a New Vibe to Colorado… ViB Relaxation Beverage Hits Store Shelves
A favorite of entertainer Jessica Simpson and NBA, NFL athletes nationwide, ViB Holdings LLC today announced an exclusive distribution agreement with New Age Beverage, based in Denver, CO. The partnership will bring celebrity favorite ViB (Vacation in a Bottle) to convenience store retailers... - July 15, 2009 - ViB Holdings, LLC
Bacon Freak Brings ‘Southern Style" Barbecued Bliss to Breakfast & Snacks
Bacon Freak brings back a southern style snack treat that you just don’t find anymore. “BBQ Pork Cracklin’s” are a delicious gourmet version of what most of us have come to know as “pork rinds,” however these golden nuggets are exploding with and are nothing like what you’ve tasted before. - July 15, 2009 - Bacon Freak
Sensitive Detection of Melamine Contamination
Bioo Scientific launched the MaxSignal® Melamine Enzymatic Assay Kit today which detects melamine contamination in food. - July 15, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
Blast Cap Technologies® Announces Supply Agreement with Integrated Beverage Group, LTD for New Zap Cap Product Line
To see demos and a summary of Blast Cap Technologies visit their brand new youtube channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlastCap. - July 14, 2009 - blast cap technologies
Multi Blast Announces New Infomercial Beverage Product Launch with Blast Cap Technologies for New Beverage Dosing and Dispensing Cap Product Line
To see Demos and Summary of Blast Cap Technologies please visit their brand new youtube page. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlastCap. - July 14, 2009 - blast cap technologies
Organise Your Approved Supplier Program Files with the Launch of a New Website: approvedsuppliernetwork.com. Complimentary Trial Period Now Open.
Get your business organised today by joining www.approvedsuppliernetwork.com and receive a free, no obligation trial. approvedsuppliernetwork.com will save you time and resources in managing your Approved Supplier Program. This site provides 24/7 access to business details and approved supplier documents of potential and/or existing suppliers and customers. Update your own files and be advised whenever your suppliers and customers' files change or have expired. Join today and get organised. - July 11, 2009 - Approved Supplier Network
Raymond Vineyards Expands Partnership with Asian Art Museum
Raymond Vineyards is pleased to expand their partnership with The Asian Art Museum. - July 09, 2009 - Raymond Vineyards
Weber’s Restaurant to Offer Fixed-Price Meals
Because of their menus’ popularity during Restaurant Week, Weber’s Restaurant of Ann Arbor will offer options for one price dining during July. Weber’s Restaurant’s fixed price meals titled, “Prix Fixe,” will include a three-course lunch for $12.00 and a... - July 09, 2009 - Weber's Restaurant and Hotel
Trevelino/Keller Launches Dine and Shoppe and Prixfixe
A B2B Community for Restaurants and Retailers with a Virtual Co-Op Solution - Vesdia, AdvanceMe and TwitPay Join as Partners. - July 09, 2009 - Trevelino/Keller Communications Group
Sustainable Food Skills Course at Lost Valley Educational Center
With today’s food prices on the rise, the need for food preservation skills is becoming increasingly important. Permaculture is more than organic gardening. It is about working with nature and not against it. - July 05, 2009 - Lost Valley Educational Center
Café Málaga Launches New Media Campaign
Restaurateur relies on innovative mobile advertising to build brand awareness and increase reach. - July 04, 2009 - Radius Mobile Media, LLC
Solution for Food Traceability
With recent food safety scares that our country has experienced, the term "Food Traceability" has emerged. It is quickly becoming a hot topic with the fresh food industry and labeling. - July 04, 2009 - MPI Label Systems
Stainless Steel Resolvers Designed for Extreme Duty and Food Grade Applications
AMCI has developed a family of heavy duty, IP67 rated stainless steel resolver transducers. Options include 304 stainless steel, 5/8” shaft, and hi-temp rating. Designed for harsh environments such as food processing, wash downs, and steel mills. - July 04, 2009 - AMCI
Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery Wins Three Medals in Indy International Wine Competition
The Indy International Wine Competition is one of the largest wine competitions in the United States and is the largest competition for fruit wines in the country. All three wines submitted by Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery in this contest won medals. - July 03, 2009 - White Owl Winery/Purgatory Cellars
Chatham Street Café & Catering Sets New Hours
Gayla Bonke, managing partner and chef at Chatham Street Café & Catering (www.chathamstreetcafe.com), located at 140 E. Chatham St. in Cary, N.C., has announced that the restaurant has expanded its hours in an effort to better serve its customers. Chatham Street Café &... - July 03, 2009 - Chatham Street Cafe & Catering
Blenz Coffee Opens Up for South Okanagan Residents and Visitors
Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd. proudly announces the grand opening of Blenz – Penticton, the 5th Blenz location in the Okanagan region and the 54th Blenz location in British Columbia. - July 02, 2009 - Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd.
Brown Distributing Brings the Anti-Red Bull to Austin: ViB Arrives
ViB Holdings Announces Distributor Agreement with Brown Distributing. - July 02, 2009 - ViB Holdings, LLC