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Eat Your Coffee Caffeinated Energy Bars Launch New Flavor
To date, Eat Your Coffee has operated largely out of a college dorm room, successfully whipping up energizing snack bars for a growing group of consumers who have come to rely on the bars to boost athletic performance and daily productivity. To celebrate the young co-founders graduation this spring, Eat Your Coffee is launching a taste bud buzzin’ new flavor, Peanut Butter Mocha (available on Kickstarter) and energizing new packaging. - September 21, 2017 - Eat Your Coffee
KANKA Grill: An Electric Rotating Spit Grill and Rotisserie Creates a New Paradigm in the World of Outdoor Cooking
Announcing its product launch, the KANKA Grill is an ultra-portable, revolutionary electric rotating spit grill and full rotisserie system now available in the U.S. after major success in South America. - September 21, 2017 - KANKA Grill
Lucky Envelope Brewing Celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with Specialty Beer Releases
Lucky Envelope Brewing whose founders are of Chinese descent will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, a harvest festival celebrated in Asia, with a small batch lotus seed paste beer release inspired by mooncakes on Saturday, September 30th at their tasting room in Ballard. Traditionally the holiday... - September 21, 2017 - Lucky Envelope Brewing
UK Food and Drink Research: What Consumers Value, Post Brexit
A year since the UK's EU referendum exposed striking regional divides in behaviour, the creative communications Agency Bray Leino has published a detailed report on what people in the UK really think about the food and drink in our lives. - September 21, 2017 - Bray Leino
Commercial Realty Specialists LLC Completes $5.5 Million Sale of Physical Fitness Center in Cape Coral
$5.5 million sale of commercial building at the Shops at Cape Crossing on Pine Island Rd SW closed August 31st. The transaction was brokered by Bruce S. Preble, CCIM, at Commercial Realty Specialists LLC. - September 20, 2017 - Commercial Realty Specialists LLC
Washington, DC is Invited to Shop 9/20 for More Arts and Humanities Field-trips for DC Public and Public Charter School Students at All DC Whole Foods Markets
Washington, DC is Invited to Shop for More Arts and Humanities Field-trips for DC Public and Public Charter School Students; 5% of Wednesday, September 20th Whole Foods Market DC Sales to Support the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative's Arts and Humanities for Every Student Program - September 19, 2017 - DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative
DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative's Arts and Humanities for Every Student Program to Benefit from Whole Foods Market District of Columbia Store Sales
DC organization celebrates 20 years of providing equitable access to the arts and humanities for DC students. DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative will be the beneficiary of Whole Foods Market’s quarterly 5% Community Giving Day in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 20th. Five percent of the day’s sales from all four current Washington, DC stores will benefit the DC Collaborative’s high-cost transportation needs for their "Arts and Humanities for Every Student" legacy program. - September 17, 2017 - DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative
ORAL I.V’s RTD All Natural 2oz Hydration Shot is Ready to Rock Expo East
The first all natural, sugar free, stimulant free RTD hydration shot will showcase its new and improved 2 ounce version to attendees at Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore, Sept. 14-16, booth #4708 in the Hot Products section. ORAL I.V. works to help the body activate its hydration potential, effectively leveraging the power of its organic 11 trace minerals and structured water. ORAL I.V. is currently sold online through such big names as GNC.com, and health stores like Hy-Vee and Hi-Health. - September 16, 2017 - ORAL I.V., Inc.
LIVEKINDLY: The New Online Start Up Trailblazing the Vegan Revolution
LIVEKINDLY has been trading for just 4 months and has already reached over 159 million people globally. A new online start up focused on news, opinion, recipes and all things vegan is quickly becoming the go to site for ethical, environmental and health conscious individuals. Seeing a gap in the... - September 15, 2017 - LIVEKINDLY
Five O'Clock Steakhouse Celebrates National Thank a Police Officer Day
Five O'Clock Steakhouse to serve a prime rib sandwich lunch to the officers and staff of Milwaukee Police District 3. - September 14, 2017 - Five O'Clock Steakhouse
Canadian Entrepreneur and Single Mom Wins Gold Magellan Award for Travel
Canadian Business owner has won an internationally recognized Prestigious award for Travel innovation for her Wine Club Travel project. Aimed at bringing more tourism into the wine regions of Canada and offering overseas travel and events to wine clubs her project will create jobs and more business for all concerned. - September 13, 2017 - Concierge Travel Group
Wet Suits and Fine Wine Inspire Figtree Products
Figtree Products is expanding its brand with two new outdoor dining accessories for your tasty beverages this summer. - September 13, 2017 - Figtree Products
Truth Bar to Showcase Its First to Market Prebiotic and Probiotic Nutrition Bar at Natural Products Expo East
A Nutrition Bar that 'Tastes Just Like Candy': Truth Bars deliver vital prebiotics and probiotics for optimal gut health in every premium, dark chocolate dipped bar. Truth Bar, the first company to create prebiotic and probiotic nutrition bars, will be showcasing its line of dark chocolate dipped... - September 13, 2017 - Truth Bar, LLC
Non-Profit Arizona Farmers Market Now Offering Pay What You Can Option
Arizona-based Farmers Market Working to Feed Those Who Can’t Afford to Buy Fresh, Local Food - September 12, 2017 - High Desert Farmers Market
Korean Temple Cultural Event is Open to the Public for the First Time
In honor of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism is kicking off festivities with a Cultural Week of Korean Temple Food and a real taste of what it’s like to visit Korean temples. The public will get to experience this without hopping on a plane and... - September 11, 2017 - Korean Temple Food
AMTC Announced as New GRA Allied Partner
The Georgia Restaurant Association has announced Applied Media Technologies Corporation as a new allied partner for restaurant music and marketing. AMTC has agreed to provide substantial discounts to GRA members on background music, digital signage and menu boards and sound... - September 11, 2017 - Applied Media Technologies Co.
Mrs. Akie Abe Joins Food Activists to Discuss Food and Diplomacy in New York
Round table Discussion on Food & Diplomacy with Mrs. Akie Abe as Guest of Honor, followed by Meet & Greet Session and Special Reception. - September 07, 2017 - Santos Marketing Group
Caputo Brothers Creamery Wins First Place at American Cheese Society Competition
Caputo Brothers Creamery earned top honors for excellence in artisan cheesemaking with a first place win at the 34th annual American Cheese Society Competition (ACS) held this year in Denver, Colorado on July 28. In the first year of submitting an aged cheese to the Competition, Caputo Brothers... - September 07, 2017 - Caputo Brothers Creamery
Frozen Treats Teams Tap TFI Envision Team
The Fruttare team selected TFI Envision, Inc. to develop a series of new product variant concepts for consumer testing. - September 07, 2017 - TFI Envision, Inc.
Aspen Brewing Appoints Velour Imports as Distribution Partner for Caribbean and South American Travel Retail
Velour Imports announces distribution partnership with Aspen Brewing Company for the South American Travel Retail and Caribbean markets. - September 06, 2017 - Velour Imports, LLC
Adoboloco Launches Gluten Free, Non-GMO, PAU! HANA! HAWAIIAN BBQ!™
For many years, Co-Founder of Adoboloco, Tim Parsons has been making Hawaiian Barbecue for family and friends. Requests started coming in “You need to bottle this! It needs to be part of Adoboloco so we can have it at home.” Some couldn’t eat it due to the original ingredients. - September 05, 2017 - Adoboloco
Craft Coffee Shop Opens in Marine Park
New coffee shop opens in South Brooklyn. - September 05, 2017 - Marine Park Coffee
Delivering Delicious One Stop at a Time: Chicagoland’s Newest Food Truck Empire
Toasty Cheese Restaurant Group Launches Toasty Taco, Acquires The Crave Bar and Best Truckin’ BBQ. - September 05, 2017 - Toasty Cheese Restaurant Group
Suzanne Zahr Announces Completion of Caruccio’s Culinary Event Center, an Architect-Led Design-Build Project on Mercer Island
Architect Suzanne Zahr takes a symbiotic approach to designing and building creative environments in close collaboration with her clientele. - September 05, 2017 - Caruccio's
Rhythm Superfoods Rolls Out Grab & Go Beet Chips and Kale Chips
Popular Rhythm Superfood Snacks Now Available in Single Serve Bags Just in Time for Back-to-School - September 05, 2017 - Rhythm Superfoods
"Tasting for a Cause"
In the spirit of giving and helping others, Party at My Place Tastings & Events begins its new business venture with fundraising tasting parties as its primary focus. - September 04, 2017 - Party at My Place Tastings & Events
Looking for Rosh Hashanah Lunch and Dinner in a Glatt Kosher Restaurant in Manhattan, New York? Talia's Steakhouse & Bar Announces They Will Offer Prepaid Meals.
For over 15 years, Talia's Steakhouse has been offering prepaid Glatt Kosher lunch and dinner during Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Simchat Torah and Shabbat. - September 04, 2017 - Talia’s Steakhouse & Bar House
Ingrid Läderach Steven Recognized as a Woman of Excellence by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Ingrid Läderach Steven of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has been recognized as a Woman of Excellence by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for over 30 years in the retail chocolate field. About Ingrid Läderach Steven Ingrid... - September 01, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant is Celebrating Library Card Sign-Up Month in September
This September marks the 30th anniversary of Library Card Sign-up Month - a time when the American Library Association (ALA) joins public libraries nationwide to highlight the value of a library card. To help celebrate, El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant will be hosting a fundraiser day for all the libraries in the neighborhoods of each of their 14 locations. - September 01, 2017 - El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant
The Fix Luxury Retreat Presented by Sorel During the Toronto International Film Festival
the[fix] luxury retreat is a unique and exclusive reprieve for media and the stars during the busy Toronto International Film Festival. - August 31, 2017 - the[fix]
Mrs. Akie Abe, the Spouse of Prime Minister of Japan, Joins Academics, Food Activists and Food Industry Experts to Discuss Food and Peace in NYC
Roundtable Discussion on Food & Diplomacy with Mrs. Akie Abe as Guest of Honor, followed by Meet & Greet Session and Special Reception. - August 30, 2017 - Santos Marketing Group
All New Magic Show and Hot New Comedy Production Come to Blazin' M This Fall
The summer may be ending, but the fun at Blazin’ M Ranch continues this fall & winter. Blazin' M announces two hot new shows starting in September & October at the ranch: the all new magic show, featuring award-winning magician Eric Giliam Starts September 24th and the laugh-out-loud comedy "Hot Flashes on the Trail - A Melodrama Miss-Hap" begins October 1st. Both shows will run on Select weekend days through the end of the year. - August 30, 2017 - Blazin' M Ranch
4th Annual Vegan Soulfest Returns to Baltimore
Vegan Soulfest is a festival celebrating culture and vegan living. All Vegan. All Soul. - August 28, 2017 - The Land of Kush
Bushwick-Based Entrepreneurs Launch Superlost Coffee – A Single Origin, Small Batch Coffee Featuring Local Artists
For each pound sold, $1 goes to the farmer and $1 goes to the artist featured on the bag. - August 28, 2017 - Superlost Coffee
River Yacht Club Miami’s Sunday Party Pops Up in Turkey
Rock My Boat - Istanbul & Bodrum - "Brunch All Day Party All Night" - August 27, 2017 - River Yacht Club
Richard T. Pilchen Honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Richard T. Pilchen of Hamden, Connecticut has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements for over 50 years in the restaurant field. About Richard T. Pilchen Mr. Pilchen retired from his... - August 25, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
UniGuide®, a New Lifestyle Site Dedicated to Sustainable and Vegan Living, Launches on Kickstarter
UniGuide, the new lifestyle site dedicated to eco-friendly and vegan living, launches today on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. UniGuide hopes to raise $19,000 for the creation of new content that makes it easy and enjoyable for people to find products and services that are healthy for people, do not harm animals, and have a minimal negative impact on the environment. One of Kickstarter’s “Projects of Earth,” UniGuide’s Fundraising Campaign Will Run from Aug. 23–Sept. 20, 2017. - August 23, 2017 - Olive App, LLC
Caruccio’s Culinary Event Center Celebrates Grand Opening Sept. 14
Region's newest demonstration kitchen with filming capabilities offers unique space for cooking professionals to star in their own cooking shows, food & wine experiences and televised events. - August 22, 2017 - Caruccio's
Firehouse Kitchen's Ray Cooney to Judge America's Best Firehouse Chili Contest
Hormel Foods Partners with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Hosts Nationwide Recipe Contest in New York City Wednesday Aug 23. Who: Television host, Ray Cooney of Firehouse Kitchen; What: America’s Best Firehouse Chili Contest; Where: New York City Fire Museum, 278 Spring Street, New York, NY; When: Wednesday August 23, 2017 12pm – 2pm (Press only) - August 19, 2017 - Firehouse Kitchen
Flying Boat Brewing Co. Takes Flight: Grand Opening Celebration to be Held Aug. 19
St. Petersburg, Florida: Flying Boat Brewing Co., St. Petersburg’s newest craft brewery, is hosting its grand opening celebration Saturday, Aug. 19, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and Friends of Strays. - August 18, 2017 - Flying Boat Brewing Company
Broken Shed Vodka Positioned for an East Coast Takeover of the Natural Vodka Market
After announcing a partnership with Rhode Island Distributing in April, Broken Shed Vodka (a natural craft vodka from New Zealand) is embarking on another major expansion to New Jersey through a new partnership with Breakthru Beverage Group. - August 18, 2017 - Broken Shed Distilleries, Inc.
Wedderspoon®, #1 Selling Manuka Honey Brand in North America Introduces Organic Manuka Honey Pops for Kids
The brand famous for their #1 selling Manuka honey has launched a new line of Organic Manuka Pops, offering the beneficial health properties of Manuka honey in a convenient, kid-friendly format. The USDA organically-certified pops are available in eye-catching packaging and three distinct flavors,... - August 16, 2017 - Wedderspoon
Two Brothers Demonstrate a Profound Sense of Taste; Expand Miracle Fruit Farm Availability
Can their mission to create awareness about the benefits of Miracle Fruit reach those who need it most? - August 16, 2017 - Miracle Fruit Farm
First Service Credit Union Plans Special Events for City of Katy’s Waffle Week Aug. 21-25
Free, fresh-made waffles will be delivered to educators and first responders - August 16, 2017 - First Service Credit Union
Drum & Quill, an Historic Pub in Pinehurst, Celebrates Three Year Anniversary
Drum & Quill Public House is celebrating its third anniversary this month in the Village of Pinehurst. Back in June 2014 the Village of Pinehurst was pulling off a US Open doubleheader– a first of its kind. Despite all that activity a restaurant in the historic Pinehurst Sundry building... - August 15, 2017 - Drum Media Group
Būf Creamery Wins Awards at the 2017 American Cheese Society Conference
Būf Creamery, an award winning cheese and yogurt creamery, has just been awarded ribbons by the prestigious American Cheese Society (ACS) at the 34th Annual American Cheese Society Conference held in Denver, Colorado. The event included 2024 different cheeses, 40 expert judges and 1400... - August 14, 2017 - Buf Creamery
SGS Helps Manufacturers Ensure Their Products Are "Gluten-Free"
With demand for gluten-free products on the rise in the US and Europe, manufacturers need to be sure their products are safe for consumers. SGS is the only global certification body offering a choice of solutions to manufacturers. - August 12, 2017 - SGS North America Inc.
Family Tragedy Leads to "Sweet" Business Venture; Husband Founds "MAE Fine Foods" to Keep Wife’s Spirit Alive
When entrepreneur Richard Elwell of Buckeye, Arizona lost his wife Melinda to brain cancer in 2016, he knew he needed to do something to keep her spirit alive. He reflected on all of the things Melinda loved in life: spending time with family and friends, giving back to the community, and chocolate. - August 10, 2017 - MAE Fine Foods LLC
LIQUID-U™ Launches New Online Wine/Spirits, Beer & Bartender Skills Academy
LIQUID-U™ to provide restaurants, beverage retailers, distributors and suppliers a new turn-key training resource to upgrade and safeguard their employees’ basic beverage knowledge - all without the cost of content or elearning platform creation. - August 09, 2017 - LIQUID-U
The Association of Coupon Professionals Announces New Multimedia Coupon Industry Resource Library
In furthering the Association of Coupon Professionals (ACP) mission to provide manufacturers and retailers with education and valued insights to effectively execute coupon promotions from development through settlement, the group is announcing the launch of the Coupon Industry Resource Library... - August 09, 2017 - Association of Coupon Professionals