Now through May 9, 2010, Olive Garden is offering Italian food lovers a chance to win a culinary tour of Italy and an insider’s look at Olive Garden’s Culinary Institute of Tuscany. The sweepstakes, co-sponsored by Olive Garden and Colavita® Extra Virgin Olive Oil, will reward four grand-prize winners with an eight-day guided trip for two to explore and discover the sights, sounds and tastes of Italian culture. 500 first prize winners will be awarded a $25 Olive Garden gift card.

For more than a decade, Olive Garden’s Culinary Institute of Tuscany has served as a training ground for Olive Garden’s chefs and restaurant managers. Located in a restored 11th-century village in the Chianti region, the Institute is where Olive Garden’s chefs learn the secrets of great Italian foods – like how to combine fresh ingredients to create authentic meals they can share and enjoy with family and friends.

“At Olive Garden, we’re committed to bringing our guests the great food and hospitality of Italy every time they join us,” said Tim Rea, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Olive Garden. “Since the Culinary Institute of Tuscany opened 10 years ago, we’ve been able to more uniquely share that Italian experience, offering our sweepstakes winners a flavorful excursion to Italy and taking them beyond their neighborhood restaurant to where we gather our inspiration – the kitchens and marketplaces of Tuscany.”

Highlights of the grand-prize trip include:

• Learning the essentials of authentic Italian cooking from master Italian Chefs Paolo Lafata and Romano Neri the Culinary Institute of Tuscany;
• Experiencing the local culture and cuisines of Rome, Florence, San Gimignano and Riserva di Fizzano, near Castellina in Chianti; and
• Exploring the Rocca delle Macie Winery to learn about the process of Italian wine-making through a wine tasting and pairings class.

Guests can enter to win at www.olivegardentriptoitaly.com. The sweepstakes accepts entries from March 15, 2010 through Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. ET.  Learn more about Italy tours and travel packages.

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Little Debbie turns 50 in 2010.  This brand continues to be America’s #1 selling snack cake.  Little Debbie, whose picture is often featured on products, was a real little girl and the granddaughter of O.D. and Ruth McKee, the founders of McKee Foods, a family bakery. Little Debbie, now Debbie McKee-Fowler, is an executive with McKee Foods.

In celebration, the company is giving away 2 coach trips to any AirTran airways destination, 2 nights at a Holiday Inn Hotel, 2-day weekend car rental with Avis and a $200 cash card.  Enter the Great American Getaway! Click to enter the Great American Getaway

Fun Facts:

• More than 150 billion Little Debbie snacks have been sold since the brand was introduced in 1960. If you placed those all those snacks end-to-end, they would circle the Earth more than 380 times. That would cover enough miles to travel to the moon and back close to 20 times!
• Little Debbie, whose picture is often featured on products, was a real little girl and the granddaughter of O.D. and Ruth McKee, the founders of McKee Foods, a family bakery. Little Debbie, now Debbie McKee-Fowler, is an executive with McKee Foods.
• The Little Debbie brand is quite popular in social media, with more than 510,000 Facebook fans and more than 4,500 followers on Twitter.

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Marzetti® is pleased to launch the packaging design contest portion of its uDip Sweepstakes, which encourages people of all ages to dip into their creativity and design the packaging for Marzetti® Old Fashioned Caramel Apple Dip Singles. One winner will have his or her winning design printed on the Fall 2010 Marzetti® Old Fashioned Caramel Apple Dip Singles packaging and win an iMac computer, among other prizes.

In addition to the design contest, uDipSweepstakes.com offers a daily Instant Win Sweepstakes, uDip On-line Bakery Game, a Recipe Contest and Photo and Video Contest. All activities generate entries for a grand prize drawing for a 20-inch iMac® computer with software and many accessories, an Apple iPod music device and iTunes gift cards.

The packaging design contest is open to all ages. Entrants can draw on existing Marzetti® Caramel Apple Dip singles packaging or on a template available online. Twelve finalists (three from each age category: 0-8, 8-14, 15-18, 18+) will receive $25 iTunes gift cards and coupons. One winner will have his or her winning design printed on Marzetti® Old Fashioned Caramel Apple Dip packaging and also receive a 20-inch iMac® computer and a Wacom® Bamboo Tablet. The winner’s school of choice will receive 10 Wacom® Bamboo Tablets, a computer accessory that allows users to design sketches, handwrite notes and mark up digital documents, among other unique features.

The contest is open to U.S. residents and ends November 30, 2009. For official rules, entry forms and lists of prizes visit www.uDipSweepstakes.com.

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Frito-Lay and the National Football League Team Up to Find NFL’s ‘Most Fanatical Family’

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division and the National Football League are teaming up to give football fans across the country the chance to prove they are the NFL’s “most fanatical family” and win a five-day trip to Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida, where they’ll watch The Big Game from a VIP suite at Dolphin Stadium. 

Fans can enter between Aug. 23, 2009, and Oct. 5, 2009, by visiting www.nfl.com/callingallfamilies and submitting a photograph of their family on game day and a brief essay describing why they are the NFL’s most fanatical family.

Frito-Lay and the NFL will support the Calling All Families program with point-of-sale displays at more than 20,000 grocery, mass merchandise, dollar and other retail channels that celebrate families’ at-home game watching environments and feature the Tostitos, Doritos and Lay’s brands. Frito-Lay and the NFL will also support the program with radio and print advertising.

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Remember Charlie the Tuna? He’s back! The new StarKist Think Tuna campaign marks the return of Charlie the Tuna, StarKist’s beloved icon, to the airwaves. Charlie first swam into the hearts of tuna fans in 1961, and he’s been an important part of the StarKist story ever since. Today, Charlie is proud to play a supporting role in the Think Tuna campaign by delivering StarKist’s message of taste and quality at the close of each television spot.

The Think Tuna online promotion, Tear Into Flavor & Win, which begins today at www.StarKist.com, will last for 60 days (through October 11, 2009) and allows consumers to discover smart and simple meal solutions using the StarKist Tuna Creations Pouches. Each virtual tear of the tuna pouch is a chance to win either a $500 cash prize (1 per day) or a free StarKist Pouch coupon (100 per day). As a thank you from StarKist, all players will also receive fresh meal ideas and a 50-cent coupon while supplies last.

“With the Think Tuna campaign, we are encouraging consumers to think about tuna’s versatility. StarKist.com will feature dozens of new, flavorful recipes that incorporate tuna in refreshing, on-trend ways. From Bolder Burgers made with Herb and Garlic Tuna Creations to Tangy-er Tacos made with Lemon Pepper Tuna Creations((R)), Think Tuna is about getting consumers truly excited about tuna again – and thinking beyond the tuna sandwich.”

To enter the Think Tuna online promotional sweepstakes, please visit: http://www.starkist.com/Pouch/Promotions.html. For more information about StarKist, please visit: www.StarKist.com.

About StarKist Company:

StarKist Co. is a leading producer, distributor and marketer of shelf-stable and frozen seafood products in the United States. A category leader in innovation, StarKist was the first brand to introduce the StarKist Flavor Fresh Pouch((R)); StarKist Tuna Creations((R)), a line of lightly marinated tuna; and, a dolphin-safe policy. As America’s favorite tuna, StarKist represents a 65-year tradition of quality, innovation and consumer trust and is well known for its charismatic brand icon, Charlie((R)) the Tuna, who swam into the hearts of tuna fans in 1961 and is still a fan favorite today. For more information on the Company, visit www.starkist.com. StarKist Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dongwon Group.

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There’s still time to enter the Hershey’s Chocolate VIP Block Party with Rascal Flatts!

Grand Prize: A Block Party for yourself and up to 100 guests featuring a concert by Rascal Flatts, OR $25,000 cash in lieu of the Block Party.
First Prizes: (5) A 3 day/2 night trip for two to see Rascal Flatts in concert, and $500 spending money.
Second Prizes: (10) A $2,500 Visa gift card.
Third Prizes: (100,000) One Rascal Flatts song download.
Entry Limit: One per day per person/email address
Eligibility: US, 18+
End Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 11:59pm ET

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Remember Chef Fabio Viviani from Bravo’s Top Chef Season 5? How would you like him to come to your home and prepare dinner for you and up to 9 guests?

Enter S. Pellegrino Sparkling Life Sweepstakes. You can enter once per day. Drawing will be held January 2, 2010. Visit site to enter.

Grand Prize: Private Dinner Party for 10
First Prizes: (2) A $250 ProFlowers gift card.
Weekly Prize: A $100 Williams-Sonoma gift card.
Entry Limit: One per day per person
Eligibility: US, 21+ Private Dinner Party for 10
End Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2009 @ 11:59pm ET

Also print a coupon for $1.00 off 2 bottles of Acqua Panna Natural Spring Water or S. Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water.

Chef Fabio is releasing a new book on Aug. 1st. Click here for more details.

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