Restaurants

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SOURCE: SCVNGR Leading Wine Industry Think Tank First Partnership of Many in New Market Entrance NAPA, CA–(Marketwire – October 6, 2010) –   SCVNGR , the location-based game and game platform and VinTank , the wine industry’s leading digital think tank, today announced a partnership to bring the power of location-based social gaming to the wine industry. SCVNGR’s game layer will infuse game dynamics into the wine industry to create meaningful interaction and engagement for wine lovers across the globe

SOURCE: Del Taco LAKE FOREST, CA–(Marketwire – October 6, 2010) – Del Taco’s expansion into Texas picks up pace as the popular No. 2 Mexican quick-serve chain looks to hire 80 employees to staff its new Denton restaurant, which is scheduled to open in the fall.

SOURCE: Celsius Holdings, Inc.

SOURCE: Socket Mobile, Inc. Digital Dining System Increases Overall Restaurant Performance and Streamlines Tableside Ordering and Payment Processing NEWARK, CA–(Marketwire – October 6, 2010) –  Socket Mobile, Inc.

SOURCE: The Culinary Studio Local Entrepreneurs Reach Out to Other Small Business Owners With State-of-the-Art Kitchen Facility SOUTHFIELD, MI–(Marketwire – October 5, 2010) –  Calling all bakers, caterers, personal chefs and aspiring food entrepreneurs — The Culinary Studio will help local food-oriented businesses launch and grow without the burden of start-up costs. Fully equipped kitchens will be available at The Culinary Studio for hourly rental to food entrepreneurs and for special cooking events. Located in the Applegate Shopping Center on Northwestern Highway in Southfield, Michigan, The Culinary Studio will have two state-of-the-art commercial kitchens, with areas for preparing, packaging, catering and baking along with cooking classes. A partnership between two culinary entrepreneurs, Cassandra Morrison and Jo Coleman, The Culinary Studio will not only serve as the home base for their businesses but will also be available to assist others who have similar commercial kitchen needs

SOURCE: McDonald’s Largest MONOPOLY Game at McDonald’s Prize Pool Yet Back on Classic Menu Items OAK BROOK, IL–(Marketwire – October 5, 2010) –  The MONOPOLY® Game at McDonald’s® is back in nearly 14,000 U.S. restaurants today, bringing the thrill of the game to customers with one in four odds 1 to win great food and prizes every day. New this year, customers can find MONOPOLY Game Pieces on their favorite classic menu items including the Big Mac ® , French Fries, Filet-O-Fish ® , McNuggets ® , McGriddles ® , Hash Browns, McCafé ® beverages and fountain drinks

SOURCE: eegee’s TUCSON, AZ–(Marketwire – October 5, 2010) –  Tucson-based restaurant chain eegee’s is proud to be partnering with Susan G. Komen For the Cure, Southern Arizona to promote breast cancer awareness month, by coloring their signature lemon flavored iced fruit drink the color pink, and donating a portion of the profits from each sale

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Oct. 4, 2010) – British Columbia Magazine is pleased to announce that longtime magazine writer and editor Jane Nahirny has joined the team as Editor in Chief, effective August 23, 2010.

SOURCE: IHOP Online Contest Provides Opportunity to Win a Year’s Worth of IHOP Pancakes GLENDALE, CA–(Marketwire – October 4, 2010) –  For decades, IHOP, one of America’s favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, has been offering a side of giggles with its Funny Face Pancakes. In the fun and frightful spirit that October brings, IHOP is introducing a Halloween version of the Funny Face Pancake and launching an online contest today that invites pancake lovers nationwide to name the newest addition to the company’s plentiful pancake portfolio. The Scary Face Pancake is available this October for kids 12 and under and includes an oversized signature buttermilk pancake with a whipped topping mouth and strawberry nose, served with two mini OREO® cookies and candy corn on the side so kids can create their own Halloween hotcake. The Scary Face Pancake, like all IHOP Kids menu items, is under 600 calories.  The “Name IHOP’s Scary Face Pancake” online contest invites pancake lovers nationwide to submit an entry of up to 100 words that includes a suggested name and why they chose the name for the festive new pancake. Entries will be judged based on entertainment value, originality and emotional impact and the winner will receive a year’s supply of IHOP’s famous buttermilk pancakes (defined as gift cards in the value of one short stack per day for 365 days) or a total of $1,460 in IHOP gift cards.