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Award Winning Chef Marcus Samuelsson Joins Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine As Host Of Atlantic City Food And Wine Festival July 25-27, 2014

Caesars Entertainment Atlantic City is proud to present the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival's sixth annual celebration, beginning Friday, July 25, with events taking place throughout the weekend. The three-day culinary and spirits festival is the leading food and wine festival in the market and will feature a star-studded roster of some of the country's most renowned culinary experts and TV personalities. Headlining chefs include returning celebrity Chef Robert Irvine, a proven fan-favorite of festival guests; and the inaugural participation of James Beard award-winning chef and TV personality, Marcus Samuelsson, Co-Creator and Executive Chef of the acclaimed Red Rooster restaurant in New York City; more celebrity chef announcements will be made in the coming weeks.

Advanced Entertainment SA de CV and its wholly owned Subsidiary Canibal Bar and Lounge is pleased to announce the opening of Canibal Lounge.

Kevin Parker, owner of bio-dynamic and organic winery Chateau Maris, today announced his plans to sell 300,000 bottles of wine in 2014, including approximately 100,000 in New York City alone.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® brings more than 50 years of coffee expertise to the K-Cup® pack marketplace today with the introduction of four coffee varieties for the Keurig® K-Cup® Brewing System. The new lineup showcases some of the company's most popular roasts and new blends created specifically for the Keurig® K-Cup® Brewing System.

PepsiCo believes acting ethically and responsibly is not only the right thing to do, but also the right thing for our business. To build on the policies and programs PepsiCo has already established in a number of areas including supplier conduct, sustainable agriculture and environmental health and safety, the company is now rolling out a land policy with zero tolerance for illegal activities in our supply chain and for land displacements of any legitimate land tenure holders.

The popular Bud Light Lime Ritas franchise is doubling. The brand is introducing two new permanent flavors - Mang-O-Rita and Raz-Ber-Rita - as the third and fourth flavor profiles in the Bud Light Lime Ritas family, which also launched a fifth flavor - Bud Light Lime Cran-Brrr-Rita - as a limited-time season offering in 2013.

Heineken®, the official beer sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), announces #15secondpremiere, a social call-to-action that challenges people to get outside their comfort zone at TFF. From now until 11:59pm EST on Friday, March 7(th), Heineken is accepting film pitches via Twitter and will select one to produce as an epic 15-second short to premiere at a private event at the Festival. People can enter by sending their movie pitch in a single tweet, using #15secondpremiere. 

Conceived by agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners for the CMPB in 1993, "got milk?" became so successful it was quickly licensed and adopted by the national Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) for use in their Milk Mustache campaign (which originally carried the line, "MILK - What a surprise!", and then transitioned to "MILK - Where's your mustache?"). MilkPEP also ran the California TV campaign for four years. 

Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, announced today that the company is recruiting franchisees in Dothan, AL. Currently, there are 18 restaurants located throughout the state. 

Lipton® revealed plans for the launch of its "Be More Tea™ campaign," a new global brand positioning encouraging people to snap out of their routines and to embrace each day with a more present, playful and thoughtful mindset. The campaign will kick off with a 60-second spot to air during the Academy Awards featuring the Muppets as they prepare for their upcoming movie "Muppets Most Wanted."

With anticipation growing across the globe for the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil(TM), Budweiser today proudly revealed Rise As One, the brand's global creative campaign on behalf of its sponsorship of the upcoming tournament.

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) joined 20 other business organizations yesterday to share plans to ensure students and workers have the knowledge and skills they need to work in the modern economy. Convened by ACT Foundation and the Business Roundtable, the National Network of Business and Industry Associations is coordinating cross-sector efforts to close the "skills gap."

Virgin America Introduces Posh New First Class Food Service: New Menu Offers Linen Table Service, A Cocktail Hors d'Oeuvres Course And A Custom Created Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Flavor Designed For Virgin Flyers

Travelers to Help Select New Signature Virgin America Ice Cream by Casting Their Vote via Twitter for One of Three Custom Flavors Created by the Cult-Favorite San Francisco Ice Cream Makers

Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, is now offering guests in Norfolk a delicious new treat. Dunkin' Donuts today introduced Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Squares, now available for a limited time at participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants throughout the Norfolk area while supplies last. 

World-class celebrity chefs dish out their tips and tricks to showcase their culinary talents at the World Culinary Showcase at this year's 2014 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show® and the International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event at NRA Show® (IWSB). Guest attendees will have the opportunity to learn from acclaimed chefs such as Maxime Bilet, co-author of Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking; Top Chef Masters contestants Rick Bayless, David Burke, Graham Elliot, and Art Smith; Travel Channel's Andrew Zimmern, as well as Food Network stars Claire Robinson, Robert Irvine, Marc Forgione; and more.

Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop®
coffee, known for its 100% Arabica premium blend coffee, chooses
RealCup(TM) single-serve capsules for one-cup coffee that is compatible
with *Keurig® K-Cup® single-serve brewers. Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake
Shop® regular and decaf coffees are now available in the U.S. in a
RealCup(TM) single-serve capsule.

In honor of Valentine's Day, Barbados is offering a "gift of love" to travelers with the return of the wildly successful Barbados Island Inclusive offer for those looking to book their dream Caribbean getaway. Whether planning a quintessential island escape to master Barbados' art of fine living or to discover the rich cultural heritage of the island, guests can use free spending money for a variety of island experiences! With many more hotels, attractions, activities and restaurants to try, this exciting offer is available for travel May 1 - December 19, 2014 inclusive but trips must be booked from February 14 - March 31, 2014. 

What to drink on National Margarita Day is pretty easy. On The Border, the industry's leader and renowned expert of the beloved cocktail just made where to drink Margaritas even easier.

Leclerc Foods USA, a North American leader in the cookie, snack bar and cracker
industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 166,500-square-foot building in the Freeport Business Center for expansion of its food manufacturing operations in Phoenix, Arizona.

Travelers on Alaska Airlines flights between Anchorage and Fairbanks and Anchorage and Kodiak will soon enjoy an extra infusion of local flavor in the form of Silver Gulch Brewing & Bottling Co.'s Old 55 Pale Ale.

Souverain wines will hit shelves this month with a bold new look, impactful positioning that highlights a legacy in North Coast Cabernet led by Winemaker Ed Killian and a regained focus to grow a long respected and historic Sonoma County-based brand. 

The following is being released by the American Beverage Association:

Contrary to what you might have heard, the vast majority of energy drinks consumed in the United States - including Monster, Red Bull, Rockstar, AMP, Full Throttle and NOS - have similar or lower levels of caffeine than home-brewed coffee which many Americans enjoy on a daily basis. And many contain about half the caffeine of a similarly-sized coffeehouse coffee.

From Tennessee to Kentucky to Ireland, stories of old whiskies forgotten in the back of rickhouses and warehouses drift among distillers the world over. From lunch breaks to happy hours, their debates over which whiskey would taste best has become the stuff of legend. To offer resolution and introduce a new line of rare spirits to a growing base of whiskey aficionados, DIAGEO (NYSE: DEO) today announced the official start of the Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company. 

Sending message in a bottle -  does it sound romantic? Unfortunately, there is no romance in it. In fact, there is no common sense to it as it refers to the pollution from plastics that is threatening our seas and oceans today.