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Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company is proud to announce that John Sanders, Bronwen Serna and Marty Curtis of Hines Public Market Coffee Consulting Group have recently been retained as Principal Consultants to Blenz's coffee operations.

7/7/07… whether you’re superstitious or not, the 7th of July is coming & its message is loud & clear. Locally, Bella’s Cookies of Milton releases a tye-dye tagged, groov-a-delic creation; globally Live Earth grooves across 7 continents, but the message from both is to promote action. Bella’s Cookies advocates’ social responsibility through its organic & vegan baking, and Live Earth carries a worldwide message to take action against global warming.

The Millrock International Free Pour Latte Art Championship in Atlanta Georgia marked a milestone for Blenz Coffee and Master Barista Layla Osberg.

On Saturday, May 19 Celebrity Chef Daisy Martinez and host Bill Boggs were joined by local chefs Walter Staib, of the City Tavern; Cary Neff of the Sansom Street Oyster House; Patrice Rames of Bistro Saint Tropez and Joanna DeFrancesco of Bella Tori at the Mansion on the kitchen-stage at Oxford Valley Mall for Simon Super Chefs Live!

Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company is excited to announce that Layla Osberg has successfully advanced to the finals of the North American Latte Art Championships taking place this weekend at Coffee Fest in Atlanta, Georgia.

Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company is extremely excited to announce the official opening of the Blenz Coffee Academy. This training facility is a pre-requisite for all new baristas and franchisees joining the Blenz Coffee Team.

Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of the summer season. In celebration, Hollywood often debuts some of its most anticipated films over this weekend, and not to be outdone network television rolls out a few new primetime shows. With many eager fans awaiting the final installment of Pirates of the Caribbean “At World’s End,” CBS hopes to capture some of the pirate-mania with a new series “Pirate Master,” and Bella’s Cookies re-releases its pirate-themed/tagged creation “Rumazin.”

The eeMOMS (pronounced “double e” moms) are seeking original recipes that get the whole family together in the kitchen to help prepare a meal.

From cooking and health magazines to national newspapers, mainstream media is a buzz over superfruits. But consumers face quite a challenge when looking for them in a ready-to-eat format.

The Brown County Tavern League, a consortium of nearly 200 locally owned and operated taverns in Brown County, raised over $300,000 for local charities and organizations in 2006, the group announced today. The announcement comes as members celebrate National Tavern Month, held annually in May to recognize Wisconsin’s over 12,000 taverns.

Tak Aramaki of Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company has been promoted to Vice President. This move comes after Mr. Aramaki has spent considerable time to help build the Blenz brand in Canada and internationally.

Philadelphia area food-lovers are invited to experience the joy of cooking at Simon Super Chefs Live!, a day-long food extravaganza, as popular TV Chef Daisy Martinez shares the secrets of her delicious cooking and joins top local chefs on the kitchen-stage. The fun gets underway 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2007 and is free to everyone who loves to cook – or eat.

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Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd. announces three new additions to the head office team. Layla Osberg and Ryan Crawford are the newest additions to the operations team and Paul Charlebois is the latest recruit in the marketing department.

Blenz The Canadian Coffee Co. Ltd. announced that Ron Downie will be taking the helm as Director of Operations, effective immediately.

Friday March 30 marked the opening of Blenz Coffee’s 49th location in BC. The newest Blenz Coffee location is in Westbank at #307 – 3550 Carrington Road, The Hub Centre. This location will serve as a community meeting place, offering Blenz fine selection of beverages and foods, as well as free wireless internet access for its customers.

Over a dozen new varieties of cookies will be released this weekend from Bella's Cookies. Among these new creations: the annual Easter lineup, a Gluten Free line, dog cookies, and the first all natural & organic Whoopie Pie.

Whether it’s cards, candy, cookies, jewelry, dinner, dancing, or a quiet night at home, consumers are quickly making Valentine’s Day a “hot holiday.” In 2006, the average consumer spent $101 on Valentine’s Day (up from the previous two years); in 2007, it’s estimated $14 billion will be spent on various types of gifts, with men once again leading the way in purchases. For Bella’s Cookies of Milton, current trends in retail purchasing along with company history are how Bella’s plan their annual Valentine’s Day specials.

2 men 6 days 1 bucket…and survival. Two businessmen are literally displacing themselves for 6 days in New Orleans to showcase their emergency bucket product released late last year.

Whether you watch for the commercials, the halftime show or even the game, chances are on February 4th you’ll be heading to a Super Bowl party, or hosting one of your own. As the No. 1 condiment in America, there’s no doubt that on Super Sunday salsa will be in the starting line-up alongside some spicy guacamole. Give the fans something fresh and fast with Frieda’s Salsas (available in both Hot and Mild versions) -- made with fresh tomatoes, fresh onions, fresh peppers and fresh cilantro. Frieda’s Guacamole combines those fresh ingredients with the great taste of avocado for added dipping pleasure, and is a real time-saver.

For more than 300 years, Blackeyed Peas have been a staple of Southern cooking. They have also had a prominent place in New Year’s celebrations, bringing good luck and prosperity for the upcoming year. Since 1970, Frieda’s specialty produce company has been a part of those traditions with their pre-soaked, ready-in-20-minutes Blackeyed Peas. And once you try a bowl, you won’t want to ring in 2007 without them.

Bella's Cookies of Milton released their special Holiday offerings this week. Known as Delaware's only all natural and organic cookie company, Bella's makes available on select holidays special cookie creations that are sold through through their online store. Among the items offered this year are a few previous Holiday customer favorites as well as some sneak previews of new cookies to expect in 2007.

GoodStorm (www.GoodStorm.com), a progressive e-commerce provider, has launched an online store for Corporate Accountability International (www.stopscorporateabuse.org) to support their Think Outside the Bottle water industry campaign. The Corporate Accountability International store (http://www.stopcorporateabuse.org/cms/page1472.cfm) features their custom water bottles printed with the slogan “Think Outside the Bottle”, and an image of water dripping from a tap.

Camp Chef, a Utah-based manufacturer of high-end cooking equipment and accessories, today introduced the SkookieÔ. Just in time for Christmas, the Skookie is a kit to make large, individual portioned brownies or chocolate chip cookies, as well as serve them straight from the oven with favorite toppings, such as vanilla ice cream and hot fudge, all on a high-quality cast iron skillet, thus the name “Skookie.”

Almost everyone has endured the struggle of trying to open a coconut. You can crack it with a screwdriver, smash it with a hammer or bash it with a cleaver. Frieda’s specialty produce company has come up with a more peaceful approach.