Giant Alerts Customers To Voluntary Recall From Wawona Packing Company

Posted on July 30, 2014 by VSheree

Following a recall by Wawona Packing Company, Giant Food of Landover, Md. announced it removed from sale its organic peaches and nectarines and certain Orchard Perfect peaches, nectarines and plums due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The following products are included in this recall:

  • Organic Nectarines, PLU 94378
  • Organic Peaches, PLU 94044
  • Orchard Perfect Nectarines, PLU 4378 and PLU 4036
  • Orchard Perfect Peaches, PLU 4044 and PLU 4038
  • Orchard Perfect White Peaches, PLU 4401
  • Orchard Perfect Black Plums, PLU 4040
  • Orchard Perfect White Nectarines, PLU 3035

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Hurry To Enter The 2014 Eggland’s Best “Your Best Recipe” Contest

Posted on July 29, 2014 by VSheree

Last Chance to Submit Your Creative Egg Recipe for the Opportunity to win $10,000

Have an unexpected ingredient you like to pair with Eggland’s Best eggs that your friends and family can’t resist, or a twist to a sandwich you look forward to serving? Then add your original recipe to the mix of contestants who have already entered the 2014 Eggland’s Best “Your Best Recipe” Contest for the chance to win $10,000!

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Vote for Your Favorite New Ready Pac Bistro® Wrap Kit and Win a Deluxe Vacation

Posted on July 29, 2014 by VSheree

‘Elite Eats’ Contest Gives Customers a Chance to Win a Trip for Two to Luxury Arizona Spa

Ready Pac Foods, Inc. is excited to announce their latest contest promotion, Elite Eats. This indulgent-inspired promo gives contestants the chance to win an ELITE spa vacation for two at the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa® in Phoenix – valued at $3,000! Enter to win and get some hard-earned R&R for all the work you do, and while you’re sipping cucumber water and admiring your perfectly buffed pedicure – Ready Pac will be picking up your tab!

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John Wm. Macy’s CheeseSticks Offers Innovative iPad Giveaway

Posted on July 29, 2014 by VSheree

“Find John Macy and Win an iPad” interactive contest celebrates company’s launch of redesigned website.

To celebrate the launch of its new website at www.cheesesticks.com and encourage visitors to browse the site, John Wm. Macy’s CheeseSticks announced the kick-off of its “Find John Macy and Win an iPad” contest. The Company will award five new iPad minis to winners randomly selected from eligible entries when the campaign ends on September 15, 2014.

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TasteTV Announces Winners of the 1st Annual TASTABLE CALIFORNIA Restaurant Awards

Posted on July 27, 2014 by VSheree

All finalist restaurants have either appeared on Season 1 of TasteTV’s “TASTEABLE: California” television program on KRCB in the SF Bay Area and Wine Country, or were researched for possible inclusion on the program by TasteTV editors, as well as recommended by associated awards judges composed of Bay Area food & wine writers.

 

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NAACP Announces Partnership With Dunkin’ Brands

Posted on July 27, 2014 by VSheree

Dunkin’ Brands and NAACP Launch Initiative to Increase the Number of African-American Owned Franchise Businesses in the U.S.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced today its partnership with Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN), the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, to create a Diversity Franchising Initiative to increase the number of African-American owned franchise businesses in the United States. Through the partnership, Dunkin’ Brands and the NAACP will collaborate to offer people of color in-depth franchising education and training as well as assistance in overcoming the financial challenges related to becoming a franchise owner. The partnership was announced at the NAACP’s 105th Annual Convention in Las Vegas.

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Hell’s Kitchen Now Casting The Best in America!

Posted on July 26, 2014 by VSheree

FOXʼs hit unscripted series “HELLʼS KITCHEN” is back again as Chef Gordon Ramsay looks for the BEST of the BEST to work beside him in the hottest kitchen on Earth! The nationwide casting call started July 14, 2014 and weʼre in search of Americaʼs culinary elite who not only have the skills but the stamina to cook alongside the renowned, CHEF GORDON RAMSAY.

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Blue C Sushi Open in San Francisco

Posted on July 26, 2014 by VSheree

Blue C Sushi offers an innovative dining experience that celebrates the design, trends and pop culture found in modern day Tokyo. Blue C Sushi is the place where Japanese tradition and technique intersect with American inventiveness and genuine hospitality. Central to the restaurant design is a conveyor belt that carries an endless parade of alluring dishes on vibrantly colored plates that indicate the price of each item. Using proprietary RFID tracking technology, Blue C Sushi Chefs are able to monitor each dish as it moves through the restaurant to guarantee optimal freshness.

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