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Dunkin' Donuts Celebrates Girl Scout Cookie™ Season with New Thin Mints®, Coconut Caramel and Peanut Butter Cookie Inspired Coffee Flavors

CANTON, Mass. - As millions of people show support for Girl Scout entrepreneurs this season by buying boxes of their beloved cookies, Dunkin' Donuts is delivering the delicious taste of Girl Scout Cookies™ in its signature coffee and beverages for the first time. Dunkin' Donuts, under a licensing agreement with Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), introduces a trio of new coffee flavors inspired by iconic Girl Scout Cookie varieties: Thin Mints®, Coconut Caramel and Peanut Butter Cookie. All three flavors will be available by Monday, February 26, and served at participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants nationwide through May for a sweet spring.

New Thin Mints flavored coffee features the classic cookie's combination of cool mint and decadent chocolate, while new Coconut Caramel flavored coffee treats guests to the taste of toasted coconut together with creamy caramel. With new Peanut Butter Cookie flavored coffee, Dunkin' Donuts has crafted its first-ever coffee featuring the flavor of mouth-watering peanut butter (without allergens). All of Dunkin' Donuts' coffee flavors inspired by Girl Scout Cookies are available in the brand's full lineup of hot or iced coffees, lattes, macchiatos, frozen coffee, and frozen chocolate.

2017 Best of the Valley Restaurant Awards to Recognize a Part of Reedley Community History: Lifetime Achievement Award - Jon Koobation

FRESNO - One of our region’s culinary giants, Jon Koobation, will be recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Best of the Valley Restaurant Awards, presented by the Fresno chapter of the California Restaurant Association. The 27^th annual event will be held Monday, March 5^th, at the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center.

“Having been given this honor just blows me away,” Koobation said. “Frankly, I’m just overwhelmed by it.”

Red Lobster® Reveals Seafood With Standards Commitments

ORLANDO, Fla. - Red Lobster^®, the world's largest seafood restaurant company, has unveiled its Seafood with Standards platform, detailing its commitments to serving the highest quality seafood that is sourced in a manner that is Traceable, Sustainable and Responsible:

Traceable…to a known and trusted source
Sustainable…only sourced from trusted suppliers who follow industry best practices
Responsible…by following Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and other regulatory efforts that manage fish populations, such as fishing quotas, and avoiding serving at-risk species

Taco Bell's Nacho Fries Premiere On Menus Nationwide Today For $1

IRVINE, Calif. - Live Más productions presents Nacho Fries, one of the most highly-anticipated menu items in Taco Bell history, debuting today in restaurants nationwide. Taco Bell's take on fries is a departure from competitor's offerings when it comes to both flavor and cost, with bold Mexican seasoning and served alongside warm Nacho Cheese all for just $1.

A five-star menu item like Nacho Fries is worthy of the red carpet, and that's exactly the treatment Taco Bell is rolling out with its "Web of Fries" trailer. Starring Josh Duhamel, a family man who inquires why Taco Bell doesn't serve fries, finds he's bitten off more than he can chew when a sinister "Big Fries" conspiracy threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. The trailer will leave you hungry for more – more Nacho Fries that is.

Los Angeles Based Lost Spirits Distillery Ties for World's Best Distillery Experience

LOS ANGELES - Lost Spirits Distillery, one of the world's leading innovators in distilled spirits, announces today that it has been awarded a Global Master award for its new experiential distillery by The Spirits Business Magazine, London. The Global Spirit Masters series is a highly regarded annual industry competition recognizing excellence among distilleries spanning the globe. This is not the first time Lost Spirits has taken home top honors. In 2015 the distillery was named Global Innovator of the Year. It has furthermore been awarded multiple best-of-class titles for its rums and peated malts.

The Spirits Business Magazine awarded Best Consumer Experience to Lost Spirits Distillery. It was the only distillery in North America to obtain this accolade, and one of only two distilleries worldwide to take home the highest honor, the Global Master title. "With thousands of new distilleries opening around the world, we wanted to create an experience that was as inventive as our spirits. We're known for radical concepts in whisky and rum. We're delighted to be recognized for what we have created," says Co-Founder of Lost Spirits, Bryan Davis.