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World’s Leading Fine Wine Publisher Dedicates Three Magazines to Campaign Against Climate Change
A world-first wine photography exhibition in support of action against climate change is featured in the current issues of FINE’s European, American and Scandinavian FINE Wine Magazines. The exhibition is the first photography exhibition to appear simultaneously around the world distributed... - November 21, 2008 - FINE Publishing Helsinki Ltd
Christmas Hampers Carry a Wish
Christmas is always a special time of year, especially for Christmas Hamper businesses. One business owner has a very special wish for this Christmas. - November 20, 2008 - Little Pixie Gifts
Online Gift Basket Retailer Kicks Off the Holiday Season with Product Giveaway
All Occasion Gift Baskets, Inc. is shaking up the holiday season early with a Classic Gourmet Gift Basket Giveaway for all orders placed through December 31, 2008. - November 20, 2008 - AOG Baskets
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas Gifts and Gift Baskets Save Christmas
Are you already dreading the daunting task of finding the perfect Christmas gift for all of the people on your list? Relax. The Cookie Cupboard, with the help of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, will help light the way to the best Christmas ever. - November 19, 2008 - The Elegant Cookie, LLC
Snooth Announces Release of Analytics for Retailers and Wineries
Retail and winery partners of Snooth given access to powerful decision making information on wines they produce and sell. - November 18, 2008 - Snooth
Blanche’s Baby Introduces Mother’s Pecan Cake
Toni Falk Turczyn announces the launch of her new company, Blanche’s Baby, offering traditional homemade specialties. The company’s first product, Mother’s Pecan Cake, is currently available online for shipment throughout the United States at the company’s website,... - November 16, 2008 - Blanche's Baby
Wisconsinmade.com is Re-Launched with a New Web Design
Wisconsinmade.com has just re-launched its web store with an updated graphics design and new, user-friendly features. - November 14, 2008 - Wisconsinmade.com
Kap’s Pepper Company’s Award-Winning Peppered Jellies Now Available at EatGreenDFW
Kap’s Pepper Company’s line of award-winning peppered jellies are now available at EatGreenDFW.com, north Texas’ only on-line farmers market. - November 10, 2008 - Eat Green LLC
Rishi Tea's New Organic Eco-Friendly Tea Gift Sets
Beautiful new organic and environmentally friendly tea gift sets from Rishi Tea include two best-selling green, white or black teas, artisan teaware, packaged in a hand-woven box made of sustainable bamboo. - November 06, 2008 - Rishi Tea
Organic "Gourmet Fudge Bar" from Earth's Sweet Pleasures Debuts at the New Whole Foods Market in Roseville, California
Earth's Sweet Pleasures Rich Rainforest Dark Gourmet Fudge Bar will make its first appearance in Whole Foods Markets at the new Roseville, California store opening November 5, 2008. - November 05, 2008 - Earth's Sweet Pleasures
Rishi Tea Promotes Clean Water with New Organic Cinnamon Plum
Rishi Tea's new limited seasonal blend- Organic Cinnamon Plum, promotes improved water quality in the U.S. with 25% of the profits benefiting Clean Water Fund. - November 02, 2008 - Rishi Tea
Rishi Tea Seven-Time Winner at 2008 World Tea Championship
Rishi Tea, the leading importer of organic and Fair Trade loose-leaf tea, takes home seven First Place awards at the 2008 World Tea Championship. Rishi Tea is also the first company to win the prestigious Best Tea Awards with organic tea. - November 02, 2008 - Rishi Tea
San Antonio Maui Wowi Hawaiian Franchise Now Open
Maui Wowi® Hawaiian Franchisee Trisha Clinton Celebrates Grand Opening of her Franchise HEB Location in San Antonio, Texas. - October 29, 2008 - Maui Wowi Hawaiian
Twin Cities Area Home Business Launches New Website Selling Fast, Tasty, and Affordable Food Mixes
Local WAHM launches website that sells over 200 affordable food mixes manufactured by The Gourmet Cupboard in Sour Lake, Texas. In addition to the website, Cynthia sells her products at local Craft shows/Festivals/Fairs, goes to homes for sales calls, provides affordable local deliveries, and hosts fun and exciting in-home tasting parties where the host receives free products. - October 29, 2008 - Cynthia Rodriguez
IgnaFire Chocolates Helps Us Enjoy a Green Holiday
'IgnaFire Chocolates' provides unprocessed, whole-bean chocolates wrapped in completely biodegradable packaging that is ready for gift-giving. - October 27, 2008 - Ignabar, LLC
Returning Patriotism to the Coffeehouse, Free Coffee for Voters
Inspired by America’s rich history of the coffeehouse as a hotbed of revolution and political discourse, groundwork coffee company is offering a free cup of American joe to voters in this year’s presidential election. Those who vote can redeem their ballot stub at any one of groundwork coffee company’s six Los Angeles locations, on November 4th or 5th, for a free 12 ounce cup of coffee. - October 25, 2008 - groundwork coffee company
Copper Moon Coffee to Open Two Retail Coffee Shops at the New Indianapolis International Airport
Copper Moon Coffee plans to open its first two retail stores, called Copper Moon Coffee Cafés, in the new Indianapolis Metropolitan airport main passenger terminal (slated to open on November 12). - October 24, 2008 - Copper Moon Coffee LLC
Traverse Bay Farms Receives "Special Tribute" from the State of Michigan for Award Winning Salsa
Traverse Bay Farms receives “Special Tribute” from the State of Michigan. This “Special Tribute” was signed by Governor Jennifer Granholm, 105th District State Representative Kevin Elsenheimer and State Senator Jason Allen. - October 19, 2008 - Traverse Bay Farms
TastePadThai.com is Pleased to Announce Their Grand Opening Celebration with Free Shipping Offer
TastePadThai.com is an online retail store devoted to providing premium quality, authentic Asian food and kitchen products at the lowest prices. - October 08, 2008 - tastepadthai.com
Grease Trap Maintenance Product Featured in Restaurant Business Magazine... Bio-Flo Grease Trap Cleaner Awarded Better Business Bureau Seal of Reliability 4th Time
Grease Trap Maintenance Products by Envirolab Honored By Restaurant Business Magazine And The Better Business Bureau. Their Clients Eliminate Grease Trap Cleaning and Drain Odors, Drain Clogs, and Costly Grease Trap Service. Bio-Flo Grease Trap Treatment for Restaurant Grease Traps, Grease Interceptors, Lift Station Maintenance & Septic Tank Treatment. Used to Eliminate Grease Trap Waste in Restaurant Grease Traps. - October 05, 2008 - ENVIROLAB
Tasteful Gift for Christmas on a Budget
Christmas is right around the corner and money is tight this year. Give the tasteful gift of a hand selected peppermill from thepeppermillstore. It's perfect for Christmas, thank you, corporate gift, or even a treat for yourself. Peppermills are the perfect gift-no matter what the season. - October 03, 2008 - thepeppermillstore
Fava Tea Company to Give 100% Proceeds of a Tea to Wisconsin Bookworms™ Program
For the entire month of October, 100% of the sales from Roasted Almond Chai Tea will be donated to support the Wisconsin Bookworms program. Fava will also commemorate this program with a special emerald green package designated just for ChariTEA™ charities. - October 02, 2008 - Fava Tea Company, LLC
Getting Licious in the Workplace - Celebrating Healthy Workplace Month
October is healthy workplace month in Canada. One Canadian company saw the potential to help other companies improve the health of their employees with good nutrition. Licious Living is meeting the need of companies and individuals in Vancouver and Toronto for healthy, balanced meals with the convenience and prompt service traditionally found only in fast food restaurants. - October 02, 2008 - Licious Living
Plano Sugar Artist Takes the Cake – from Beginner to Professional
Kandy Wu, owner of Kandy Sweet Kreations in Plano, TX, took home 1st Place in the Confections and Seasons category as well as Best of Division, and Best of Show along with $1350 in cash and $500 in prizes at the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show at the Tulsa State Fair. Ms. Wu has won first place the... - October 02, 2008 - Kandy Sweet Kreations
The English Store – A New Website to Source All Things English
The English Store (www.theenglishstore.co.uk) is an exciting and unique new website which allows buyers to source all things English at the click of a mouse. - October 02, 2008 - The English Store
Spicy New Online Store Boasts Unique, Artistic, and Hand Selected Peppermills
Thepeppermillstore.com is simply devoted to peppermills. Seeking out the most interesting, newly released, or even the forgotten peppermills and bring them to customers. Knowing that a peppermill is not just a kitchen utensil but that it is a functional piece of art that can give a lifetime of culinary enjoyment. - October 01, 2008 - thepeppermillstore
Liquor Group Introduces Alexandar Vodka
Liquor Group Wholesale signs agreement with Kazbo Imports to represent Alexandar Vodka from Macedonia in the Florida and Michigan markets. - September 26, 2008 - Liquor Group
Liquor Group Wholesale and Drinks Americas Play the Trump Card
Liquor Group is signed by Drinks Americas Holdings to represent Trump Vodka, Old Whisky River and others in their portfolio. - September 26, 2008 - Liquor Group
Will’s Northwoods Inn to Crown 17th Musky Queen at Annual Musky Fest – September 20, 2008 "the Last Great Party of Summer"
Saturday, September 20 is Musky Fest, Jake Leinenkugel, of the Leinenkugel beer family fame, comes in from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin to serve as Grand Marshal, accompanied by very special guest Lin Brehmer from WXRT radio, who will once again crown the Musky Queen. Entertainment includes 6 live bands: The Marty Drazak Trio, 3rd Sunday String Band, Mel Music, Blue Line Riders, Whiskey Hollow and Stuart Davis and band will be headlining. - September 16, 2008 - Will's Northwoods Inn
El Bravo Tamale Company Partners with Sprouts Farmers Markets – Soon to be Available Throughout the Southwestern U.S.
El Bravo is expected to increase national distribution over the course of the next 6 months. El Bravo Tamale Company proudly announced today its partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market, a well known and respected natural foods retailer based in Phoenix, Arizona. Sprouts Farmers Market carries a... - September 12, 2008 - El Bravo Tamale Company
Voted America's #1 Salsa - Traverse Bay Farms
National awards and recognition just keeps coming to Traverse Bay Farms. Traverse Bay Farms Peach was Voted #1 Salsa in America at the 2008 America's Best National Food Competition. - September 11, 2008 - Traverse Bay Farms
Construction Begins on the First Eco and Health Conscious Convenience Store
The convenience store of the future is under construction in Hollywood. Locali Conscious Convenience is being built to LEED standards and is set to open its doors this fall. The market, located at 5825 Franklin Avenue, seeks to make healthy eating and eco-friendly household necessities easily accessible to those on the go. Roughly translated from Italian, locali means "community" or "where it's happening." - September 11, 2008 - Locali Conscious Convenience
Water Cooler Gossip Goes Green
Smart Water Solutions Offers Environmentally Friendly Bottle-less Water Cooler. - September 10, 2008 - Smart Water Solutions
Healthy School Snack Wins GearAwards(TM)
The new school year is just getting started and parents nationwide are looking for exciting and healthy snacks for the millions of lunches made every morning. Parents put a lot of thought into lunches, with only a couple of minutes between getting the kids dressed and burning the morning waffles,... - September 02, 2008 - Organic Nutrition, Inc.
Schakolad Day - the Scrumptious Chocolate Celebration
The scrumptious Chocolate celebration is being held nationwide in all of the 32 individually-owned Schakolad stores in conjunction with the sale of the company’s very first truffle 13 years ago. - September 02, 2008 - Schakolad Chocolate Factory
Christmas Hamper Specialist, Little Pixie Gifts, Attend the 2008 Business Achievers Awards
Little Pixie Gifts, Australia's quality supplier of Baby Gifts and Christmas Hampers, attended the formal Gala Awards night of the 2008 Quest Newspapers Business Achievers Awards. - August 30, 2008 - Little Pixie Gifts
Linda’s Gourmet Cookies is Participating in "Night School" an Evening Under the Stars to Benefit the Students of Gordon Parks Elementary School
Linda’s Gourmet Cookies announced they would be participating in Gordon Parks Elementary School’s third annual benefit “Night School” An Evening Under The Stars, a fundraiser to benefit the students of Gordon Parks Elementary School. - August 25, 2008 - Linda's Gourmet Cookies
An Exciting New Celebrity-Backed Pizzeria Heats Up the Sunset Strip
Celebrity Investors Kevin Connolly, Sam Cassell, Cuttino Mobley and Tony Riviera are pleased to announce the grand opening of Cristoni Pizzeria, set to open it's doors in the first week of September, 2008. - August 21, 2008 - Cristoni Pizzeria
“Versai The Wine Bar” Toasts Spain in the Month of September
Travel the Wine World from Orange County’s Newest “Haute Spot.” Each Tuesday of September promises to be a kaleidoscope of sensational Spanish music and fabulous tappa's style appetizers, with an array of selected wines from Spain. Friends, music, plenty of food, wonderful wine -... - August 13, 2008 - versai the wine bar
Euphoria Smoothies Opens in Downtown Toronto
New Northern Ontario Smoothie chain has big growth plans in Southern Ontario. - August 10, 2008 - Euphoria Smoothies
Cupcake Shop to Open in Historic Annapolis, MD
Historic Annapolis will soon join in the ranks of other major cities inundated with long lines of cupcake lovers waiting to sample their new favorite treats at Nostalgia Cupcakes, a specialty retail cupcake-bakery and coffee shop, will open its doors in this Fall at 188 Main Street in... - August 06, 2008 - Nostalgia Cupcakes
Fava Tea Company to Give 100% Proceeds of a Tea to Candlelight Vision Corporation in August
For the entire month of August, 100% of the sales from Rhubarb-Cream Black Tea will be donated to support the Candlelight Vision Corporation in Neenah, WI. Fava will also commemorate this program with a special emerald green package designated just for ChariTEA™ charities. - August 04, 2008 - Fava Tea Company, LLC
New Website Offers Vast Selection of Gourmet Soup Mixes
Soups Online today unveiled their website, SoupsOnline.com, a one stop shopping destination for soup lovers that will offer over 300 gourmet soup mixes from more than 40 companies. Soups Online President Todd Westby says: “Our goal with Soups Online is to be the internet leader in the... - August 03, 2008 - www.SoupsOnline.com
Oogie’s Continues to Expand Distribution: Now Available at Bashas’ Stores in Arizona
Oogie's Gourmet Popcorn now available at Bashas' stores in Arizona. - July 28, 2008 - Oogie’s Snacks
US-Based Firm Begins Selling Miracle Fruit in Tablet Form
Miracle Fruit USA, the nation's leading retailer and wholesaler of miracle fruit products, is now offering the fruit in tablet form. The tablets contain freeze-dried miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum), which is known for its unique ability to temporarily change taste perception. - July 22, 2008 - Miracle Fruit USA
The Popcorn Master Announces Launch of Brand New Website
The Popcorn Master launched it’s recently renovated and re-designed website this past month. This expansion is after a busy 12 month period of business development. - July 16, 2008 - The Popcorn Master
Big Tattoo Wines Raises Money for Breast Cancer Year Round
During the month of October, it’s impossible to walk into a food market, department store or home store without noticing a pink display designed to draw attention to a brand or product donating proceeds to breast cancer research. One product line with the goal to raise money for breast cancer... - July 13, 2008 - Big Tattoo Wines
Specialty Coffee Roaster Expands Into Office Coffee Service
Indianapolis, Indiana based Copper Moon Coffee LLC, a branded and private label coffee roaster and packager of premium, gourmet and specialty coffees, announced it has acquired office coffee service company Coffee, Etc. - July 12, 2008 - Copper Moon Coffee LLC
Heart Disease and Diabetes Finally Meet Their Match with Delicious New Snack Bars from WatchDog Nutrition™
New Functional Food Snacks Contain Ingredients Medically Proven to Reduce Impact of Diagnosed Health Conditions. In response to increasing demand for convenient, tasty, satisfying foods that help people prevent and manage Diabetes and heart disease, WatchDog Nutrition™ today announced... - July 02, 2008 - WatchDog Nutrition
Corporate Cookies & Gift Baskets Enable Companies to Make a Flavorful Impression
The Cookie Cupboard has launched its exciting new line of corporate cookies and gift baskets. - June 30, 2008 - The Elegant Cookie, LLC