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.

SOURCE: IHOP Month-Long Festivities Include Trick or Treat All-You-Can-Eat Buttermilk Pancakes and Scary Face Pancakes Which Will Be Offered for Free to Kids 12 and Under on October 29 GLENDALE, CA–(Marketwire – October 4, 2010) – IHOP, one of America’s favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, today announced plans for a month-long celebration this October to welcome fall and observe Halloween in a fun, frightful and flavorful way. Throughout the month, participating IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer Trick or Treat All-You-Can-Eat-Buttermilk Pancakes and “design-your-own” Scary Face Pancakes. On Friday, October 29, Scary Face Pancakes will be offered free of charge for children 12 and under (one per child).  “There are no tricks, just treats and a lot of flavorful fun at IHOP this October,” said Carolyn O’Keefe, IHOP’s senior vice president, marketing. “Our guests have come to expect great food, a good value and specials that offer a little something extra, and in October, we have something to satisfy every taste, appetite and budget.” Available from October 4 through October 31 at participating locations, IHOP’s Trick or Treat All-You-Can-Eat Buttermilk Pancakes are available a la carte or as part of a combo, which starts at $4.99 and begins with two, fluffy buttermilk pancakes, eggs any style, and golden hash browns. For a little bit more, guests can also add pork sausage links, crisp bacon or ham. Pancakes are then served three at a time until the guest is satisfied. In observance of Halloween this year, IHOP’s famous Funny Face Pancakes are turning Scary as IHOP introduces “design-your-own” Scary Face Pancakes for kids 12 and under. The Scary Face Pancake 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 to allow kids to create their own Halloween hotcake. The Scary Face Pancake will be offered throughout October and, like all IHOP Kids menu items, is under 600 calories. Throughout IHOP’s new menu, items under 600 calories are designated with a SIMPLE & FIT icon.

SOURCE: FreeToChooseOurMeals.com SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – October 1, 2010) –  San Francisco Land Use and Economic Development Committee members Sophie Maxwell, Eric Mar and David Chiu debated the issue of banning Happy Meal toys in kids’ meals this week. According to a recent San Francisco Chronicle article ( http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-09-25/news/24096930_1_happy-meals-toys-proposal ), Mayor Gavin Newsom opposes the legislation, and 78 percent of voters polled by Tulchin Research revealed that they trusted parents more than elected officials to decide what is best to feed their children.