New Country Crock(R) Omega Plus Offers the Great Taste Your Family Loves with the Omega 3 ALA They Need: New Omega Plus Spread Contains Omega 3 ALA Naturally from Nutritious Oils like Canola and Soybean, is Low in Saturated Fat, and is Non-Hydrogenated New Shedd's Spread Country Crock(R) Omega Plus provides American families with a small change that, when combined with other healthy lifestyle changes, can make a big difference. Omega Plus is made with a blend of nutritious oils such as canola and soybean and is an excellent source of Omega 3 alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). It contains 500 mg of Omega 3 ALA per serving, which is 38 percent of the daily value of Omega 3 ALA (1300 mg). Also, Country Crock Omega Plus contains no hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, has 0g trans fat(1), and is low in saturated fat. Log on to www.YourFamilyTable.com to learn more. - 2008-04-21

Arby's(R) Chooses MegaPath Managed Broadband Service to Connect Its Corporate-Owned Stores: PCI-Compliant Connectivity Helps Ensure Point-of-Sale Systems Meet Strict Industry Regulations MegaPath Inc., the leading provider of managed IP voice, data and security services in North America, today announced that Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. has selected MegaPath to deliver reliable, high-speed DSL, and T1 Internet access to its headquarters and its company-owned restaurants. With the most comprehensive national broadband footprint, MegaPath is providing Arby's with PCI-compliant data communications services to support its critical in-store systems, including point-of-sale (POS) and transaction processing. - 2008-04-16

Viad Announces Robert H. Bohannon's Retirement from Chairman of the Board Position: Dykstra Appointed Successor As was previously disclosed by Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI), Robert H. Bohannon is retiring as chairman of the board of directors of Viad, effective March 31, 2008. Paul B. Dykstra, 46, president and chief executive officer, has been appointed by the Viad board of directors as his successor, effective April 1, 2008, and his title will now be chairman, president and chief executive officer of Viad. - 2008-04-01

New Breed of Competitor is Threatening Western Multinationals in Emerging Markets, According to Boston Consulting Group Report: Energetic Crop of Local 'Dynamos' Is Fiercely Defending Its Turf against MNCs in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and Other Rapidly Developing Economies Traditional Competitive Advantages of Deep Pockets, Global Experience, Patents, and Talent Aren't Enough When It Comes to Bold and Focused Local Players A new breed of highly successful, fast-growing and locally focused competitors is posing serious new threats to multinational companies seeking growth in rapidly developing economies (RDEs) such as China, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, and India. - 2008-03-25

Flex Court Athletics Offers Nationwide Franchising Opportunities Flex Court Athletics, a leader in the field of high performance modular sports surfaces, including outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, roller hockey, gym flooring, and aerobics flooring, is offering a unique opportunity for would-be business owners to become Flex Court Franchisees. As business owners, they will have the opportunity to become a part of this growing company through the successful marketing of sports surfaces for residential and commercial use. - 2008-03-06

Peter Piper Pizza Expands in San Diego County: Franchisee Embodies American Dream; Part of Nationwide Expansion Humberto Valdez has been chasing the American Dream since he was a 17-year-old line cook at a neighborhood diner. His parents encouraged him to work hard and now those lifelong dreams have come true: Valdez will be opening five new Peter Piper Pizza locations in San Diego County over the next five years. - 2008-02-14

Tips for a Successful Professional Relationship with Your Spouse For better or for worse, there are many reasons couples choose to start a business together. For some, starting a family business with a spouse is like going into business with your best friend. For others, owning a franchise or dealership provides the opportunity for couples to be their own bosses and the chance to control their own professional destinies. - 2008-02-13

Cybertary(TM), Inc. Helps Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Become More Successful Despite the Economy: First Virtual Assistant Franchise Now Available in the U.S. In this time of New Year's resolutions, many businesses are resolving to avoid layoffs by curtailing unnecessary hiring. However, at the same time, many small businesses are flourishing due to their ability to be more nimble than their corporate competition. With such advantages comes the desirable problem of plenty of business, which leads to a concern of how to manage it all effectively. Cybertary is a franchised network of professional Virtual Assistants (VAs) who collaborate to provide "on-demand" administrative support and specialized services to independent and small business owners, and serves as a solution for business owners determined to improve their business profitability and keep hiring conservative. Cybertary is now available as the first Virtual Assisting concept franchise in the U.S., setting the standard for the booming industry. Cybertary will be one of the franchisor exhibitors at Franchise Expo South January 11-13 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Booth 213. People interested in the Cybertary franchise system can speak personally with the founder and learn more about the business opportunity. - 2008-01-08

TimerTrac.com Annual Champions Throttle Major Indexes in 2007: Markets Performance Anemic Next to Active Managers' 30% to 57% www.TimerTrac.com, the leading third-party benchmarking service that objectively reports market timing performance based on daily market recommendations, announced today its top annual performers for trading exchange-traded funds (ETF's) in the Nasdaq 100 (QQQQ), Russell 2000 (RUT), S&P 500 (SPY), and the Dow Jones 30 Composite (DIA). - 2008-01-08

Popular Business Networking Group, BtoB Connect, Announces Growth through Franchise Offering: Northeast Ohio B2B Referral Organization Expands Reach to Generate Lucrative Sales Leads for Members Nationwide BtoB Connect, the fastest growing business-to-business networking group in northeast Ohio, announced today its intention to expand its organization by offering BtoB Connect franchises to qualified individuals. The announcement marks the beginning of its expansion from a northeast Ohio-based company to a national franchise operation. - 2007-11-29

Grand Opening of Nanny Poppinz(TM) of West Orlando Florida Serving all of the Orlando! Its official, we are delighted to announce the Grand Opening of Nanny Poppinz(TM) West Orlando! Our dedicated team is excited to serve all areas of Orlando, from Clermont to Windermere, Dr. Phillips to Celebration! We also provide temporary care to all local hotels for those families on vacation. - 2007-11-28

FirstLight Financial Corporation Serves as Lead Arranger of $115MM in Senior Credit Facilities for Leading Midwestern Coal Producer FirstLight Financial Corporation ("FirstLight") announced today that it served as lead arranger and administrative agent of a $115 million senior credit facility for the American Infrastructure MLP Fund. - 2007-11-14

Kiplinger.com Highlights: October 2007 Kiplinger.com (www.Kiplinger.com), the leader in personal finance advice and business forecasting, announces its online editorial content for the month of October 2007: - 2007-09-25

Wendy's Breakfast Expansion Continues; Company Reaches 500th Restaurant Milestone Wendy's announced today it has crossed the 500th store milestone in the continuing expansion of its new breakfast menu. - 2007-08-22

Wendy's Strengthens Animal Welfare Guidelines: Will Give Preferred Buying to Pork, Chicken Suppliers Adopting New Techniques Wendy's International, Inc. has strengthened its animal welfare guidelines by giving preferential buying to its pork and chicken suppliers who improve systems for humane animal welfare. - 2007-07-12

Restaurant Brokerage Firm, The Prakas Group, Celebrates the Opening of Danny DeVito's Restaurant: The Florida-Based Firm Brokered the Deal between Restaurateur David Manero and DeVito South Beach, LLC Restaurant and nightclub brokerage firm, The Prakas Group, celebrated the opening of Danny DeVito's new restaurant in Miami recently. The Prakas Group was responsible for brokering the DeVito restaurant deal and news of the opening has thrust The Prakas Group back into the national spotlight after other high-profile deals in Las Vegas and Philadelphia. - 2007-06-28

Jonathan Peters Named Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in Restaurant Operations Jonathan Peters, vice president of operations for Mother Lode Properties, which has the rights for expansion of IHOP restaurants, has been named Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in restaurant operations. While inclusion in Cambridge Who's Who Registry is an honor, only one member in each discipline is named the Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year. The Cambridge Who's Who selection committee picks these Who's Who honorees based on their accomplishments, academic achievement, leadership and service. - 2007-05-29

Angelo, Gordon & Co.'s Net Lease Group Completes Net Lease Transaction with Friendly's for $6.4 Million Angelo, Gordon & Co.'s ("Angelo Gordon") dedicated Net Lease Group ("AG Net Lease") announced today the completion of a net lease transaction with Friendly Ice Cream Corporation ("Friendly's") whereby AG Net Lease acquired the land and building in which Friendly's currently operates and leases its mid-Atlantic regional distribution center for $6.4 million. - 2007-05-23

CORRECTING and REPLACING Cold Stone Creamery Launches First Integrated Advertising Campaign Seventh graph, first sentence of release dated May 21, 2007 should read: The work was created by Cold Stone Creamery's new advertising agency, Saatchi & Saatchi NY, the media was placed by Santy of Phoenix, Ariz. and the microsite was created by TargetScope of Plano, Texas (sted The work was created by Cold Stone Creamery's new advertising agency, Saatchi & Saatchi NY and the media was placed by Santy Advertising of Phoenix, Ariz.). - 2007-05-22

1st PMF Bancorp Provides Trade Finance to Canton Fair's United Nations (U.N.) Procurement Program for Chinese Small Business Enterprises (SMEs) 1st PMF Bancorp (www.PMFbancorp.com or www.PMFbancorp.com.cn), a Los Angeles-based private bank lender with offices in China specializing in providing working capital for Small to Medium Sized (SME) U.S. and Chinese companies, was invited by The Canton Fair to speak and support their United Nations Procurement Program in Foshan, China on April 17th, 2007 during the Spring Canton Fair in Guangzhou. Canton Fair, now officially renamed to The China Import & Export Fair, is the largest platform in China to promote Chinese products for export (and now imported products too). The Canton Fair and PMF Bancorp's long-standing relationship has resulted in PMF supporting and providing the resources for working capital to SMEs in China for the U.N. Procurement Program. Over 500 Chinese businesses that export products from China attended this day-long event along with national Chinese news coverage. The honored guests were Mr. Khan, the U.N. Chief Procurement Officer, and Stephen Perl, the CFO of 1st PMF Bancorp (and CEO of Baolida -PMF's Chinese subsidiary). Mr. Kahn presented the steps for Chinese companies to become certified U.N. vendors. PMF Bancorp provided information on their supportive programs for the Chinese SME's export factoring and other credit services provided by PMF Bancorp. Mr. Stephen Perl stated, "Chinese SMEs are growing quickly along with the fast pace development of China and they need international financing support to assist them with their exports which is the reason 1st PMF Bancorp and its Chinese subsidiary have set up offices in China years ago to cultivate and nurture this new growth market." The Canton Fair also presented their numerous services to support the Chinese SMEs in their international trade needs. For more information on this event, please contact: - 2007-05-16

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