Dunkin' Donuts, founded in 1950, is celebrating 60 years of delicious coffee, donuts and baked goods, and the brand is inviting customers all around the world to join the party with festivities planned throughout the year.  Since its humble beginnings as a coffee and donut shop in the Northeast, Dunkin' Donuts is now indisputably one of the world's best-known brands.

The company's "birthDDay" celebration kicks off with the return of the "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" contest on February 8.  For the second year in a row, Dunkin' Donuts is inviting donut lovers to channel their imagination and love for donuts for the chance to win $12,000 and have their personal donut creation sold at participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants nationwide.  Last year, the grand prize winning donut, "Toffee for Your Coffee," was chosen from among 130,000 entries submitted online for the inaugural contest.  

Beginning today through March 8, visitors to www.DunkinDonuts.com/donut can create their own virtual donut masterpiece from a variety of donut flavors, shapes, toppings and fillings. New interactive elements have been added to the contest website, providing entrants more options to save their creations and share their tasty treats with friends and family. A dozen finalists will be chosen by a panel of Dunkin' Donuts judges to travel to Dunkin' Donuts University, the worldwide training center for the company in Massachusetts, this spring for a bake-off, which will be facilitated by Dunkin' Brands Executive Chef Stan Frankenthaler. This year, JetBlue, Boston's leading carrier, has signed on to be the official airline of the "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" contest and will offer free airfare to contest finalists flying out of JetBlue cities to the bake-off. The public will also be invited to vote for their favorite finalist online beginning April 19. The grand prize winner / creator of "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" contest will be unveiled on National Donut Day, June 4.

For its birthday, Dunkin' Donuts has created a full line of commemorative retro packaging that incorporates a new 'Happy 60th BirthDDay!" logo and historical brand logos.  Additionally beginning in March, the company will offer a selection of vintage-themed t-shirts and retro Dunkin' Donuts Cards at www.DunkinDonuts.com as well as at participating restaurants while supplies last.

Dunkin' Donuts will also host birthday celebrations at the original store located in Quincy, Massachusetts and at nearly 60 new restaurants that are scheduled to open over the next several weeks in 10 countries from the United States to China to Chile to Germany.

"Dunkin' Donuts' 60th birthday is an opportunity for us to honor our heritage and commitment to menu innovation -- both of which have made us the beloved brand that we are today," said John Costello, Chief Global Customer and Marketing Officer at Dunkin' Brands. "As we commemorate 60 years of serving the country's best-tasting coffee and baked goods, we look forward to celebrating our birthday with our loyal guests who make us a part of their everyday routine."

THE EARLY YEARS

In 1950, William Rosenberg opened the first Dunkin' Donuts shop in Quincy, Massachusetts with the simple philosophy, "Make and serve the freshest, most delicious coffee and donuts quickly and courteously in modern, well-merchandised stores."  He sold premium coffee for 10 cents a cup, and used higher quality coffee beans that customers loved.  At Dunkin' Donuts, great tasting coffee continues to be the brand's No. 1 priority.    

In the first 10 years, 100 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants opened throughout the Northeast. In the 1970s, Dunkin' Donuts expanded its reach overseas with the opening of the first international location in Japan. Dunkin' Donuts continued to add thousands of stores worldwide throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and also introduced the iconic "Time to Make the Donuts®" advertising campaign.

MENU AND INNOVATION

Since the 1950s, Dunkin' Donuts has been a morning destination for millions of people who turn to Dunkin' Donuts everyday to get a fresh start with a great cup of coffee or baked good.  Over the past 60 years, Dunkin' Donuts has expanded its menu to include iced coffee, flavored coffees, lattes, Coolatta® slush drinks, hot chocolate, Munchkins® donut hole treats, freshly baked muffins and bagels and breakfast sandwiches.  In 2005, the company brought together a "Culinary Dream Team" of acclaimed chefs led by Executive Chef Stan Frankenthaler, to create new and innovative menu choices for busy people on the go.  Most recently, the company introduced the DDSMART better-for-you menu and afternoon snacks such as flatbread sandwiches and cinnamon twists to offer guests more choices throughout the day.

Dunkin' Donuts is the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world, selling more than one billion cups of hot and iced coffee and more than 900 million donuts and Munchkins™ donut hole treats every year. Today, there are more than 6,500 restaurants in 35 U.S. states and the District of Columbia and more than 2,600 international restaurants in 29 countries.

About Dunkin' Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite every day, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the regular/decaf coffee, iced coffee, hot flavored coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories, and the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for four years running. The company has more than 9,000 restaurants in 30 countries worldwide. In 2009, Dunkin' Donuts' global system-wide sales more than  $5.6 billion. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, Dunkin' Donuts is a subsidiary of Dunkin' Brands, Inc. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.

About the Create Dunkin's Next Donut Contest

The contest is open to all US residents 13 years of age or older. Each person can enter one donut creation, with no purchase necessary to participate. The winning donut will be selected based on the vote of the bake-off judging panel, as well as America's online vote.  

SOURCE Dunkin' Donuts

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Zhongpin Inc. ("Zhongpin", Nasdaq: HOGS), a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today reported smooth production at its new Tianjin plant for chilled and frozen pork and expects higher market prices.

The higher prices are consistent with the rise in demand for chilled and frozen pork as China approaches the start of the Chinese New Year on February 14. China's Spring Festival then will continue for two weeks of celebration, ending this year on February 28. As families and friends gather over these two weeks, demand for pork, China's favorite protein food, is traditionally at its annual peak.

Zhongpin's new chilled and frozen pork plant in Tianjin, which opened on January 20, is producing and operating smoothly. The plant's opening was timed to capture the peak holiday demand for pork products during the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival. The new plant's production capacity is 100,000 metric tons each year, of which 70 percent will be chilled pork and 30 percent will be frozen pork. With this addition, Zhongpin has an annual production capacity of 541,760 metric tons for chilled and frozen pork.

On January 21, 2010, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported that China's GDP grew 8.7 percent in the year 2009 and 10.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009. China's Center for Forecasting Science at the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported last week that it expects China's GDP to grow 11 percent in the first quarter 2010 and around 10 percent for the year 2010.

This continuing economic expansion is the foundation of Zhongpin's growth, since higher GDP generally results in more jobs, higher income, and greater affordability for pork products.

Hog and pork prices have been trending upward over the last two weeks, and we expect this is the turning point of the hog and pork prices in year 2010.

Considering all factors, the outlook for Zhongpin continues to be very encouraging for higher sales, profits, cash flow, and return on assets.

About Zhongpin

Zhongpin Inc. is a meat and food processing company that specializes in pork and pork products, fruits, and vegetables in China. Its distribution network in the China covers 20 provinces plus Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing and includes more than 3,000 retail outlets. Zhongpin's export markets include the European Union and Southeast Asia. For more information about Zhongpin, please visit Zhongpin's website at http://www.zpfood.com .

Safe harbor statement

Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Zhongpin has based its forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and trends that it believes may affect its business strategy, results of operations, financial condition, and financing needs.

These projections involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, which may include, but are not limited to, such factors as downturns in the Chinese economy, unanticipated changes in product demand, any effect from the A(H1N1) virus on Zhongpin's market or sales, interruptions in the supply of live pigs and or raw pork, poor performance of the retail distribution network, delivery delays, freezer facility malfunctions, Zhongpin's ability to build and commence new production facilities according to intended timelines, the ability to prepare Zhongpin for growth, the ability to predict Zhongpin's future financial performance and financing ability, changes in regulations, and other risks detailed in Zhongpin's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating Zhongpin's forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on those forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. All information provided in this news release is as of the date of this release. Zhongpin does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

    For more information, please contact:

    Zhongpin Inc.

     Mr. Sterling Song (English and Chinese)
     Investor Relations Manager
     Tel:   +86-10-8286-1788 x101 in Beijing
     Email: ir@zhongpin.com

     Mr. Warren (Feng) Wang (English and Chinese)
     Chief Financial Officer
     Tel:   +86-10-8286-1788 x104 in Beijing
     Email: warren.wang@zhongpin.com

    Christensen

     Mr. Yuanyuan Chen (English and Chinese)
     Tel:    +86-10-5971-2001 in Beijing
     Mobile: +86-139-2337-7882 in Beijing
     Email:  ychen@christensenir.com

     Mr. Tom Myers (English)
     Mobile: +86-139-1141-3520 in Beijing
     Email:  tmyers@christensenir.com

     Ms. Kathy Li (English and Chinese)
     Tel:   +1-212-618-1978
     Email: kli@christensenir.com

SOURCE Zhongpin Inc.

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The nation's first fully integrated collaboration between the food and healthcare industries to simultaneously improve health and reduce healthcare spending has been launched by The Full Yield, Inc., www.thefullyield.com.  The Full Yield rolls out in greater Boston this month in an initially exclusive partnership with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the top ranking commercial health plan in the U.S., and an inaugural partnership with Roche Bros. Supermarkets, a progressive food retailer.  The Full Yield will be available later this year in other supermarket chains in New England and the company will begin nationwide expansion in 2011.

"America is suffering from and paying for a refined foods diet," said Zoe Finch Totten, The Full Yield founder and CEO.  "This observation is no longer new, but our collaborative model for addressing the problem is very new.  Not only do we make it easier for people to recognize, access and eat healthier foods and to adopt the lifestyle behaviors essential to better health and productivity, we do so in a way that can ultimately unify every individual, organization, community, and industry around improving public health, which in turn will improve our economic and environmental health.  This is not about or for any one player; it is about unifying all parties to correct a complex and systemic problem affecting every single one of us."

Working with health plans, employers, healthcare providers, food manufacturers, food retailers, and food service operators, The Full Yield provides two programs to improve health: the Right to Eat™ Store Program, which guides consumers in making health-supporting purchasing decisions and reinforces the health and wellness initiatives and related private label products of all participating retail chains, and The Full Yield™ Program, a 12-month comprehensive and scientifically validated wellness program for individuals to improve and preserve health.  More than 50% of the U.S. population suffers from and is paying for chronic disease caused by diet and lifestyle choices; participants in The Full Yield™ Program can expect to measurably improve their health, reduce their reliance on medication, and improve their quality of life as they age.

The Full Yield™ Program includes:

1. Health-Supporting Food Prescription: A list of health-supporting and health-depleting foods is available for members and educational information is available on-line and throughout Roche Bros. and Sudbury Farms stores.  In addition, the company offers fresh, natural prepared meals and snacks to use while learning to cook with health-supporting foods, or when convenience matters most.  All Full Yield meals and snacks meet the nutrition guidelines established by the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the Diabetes Prevention Program, the National Institutes of Health, and the USDA.
2. Help and Support: Personalized phone support from coaches trained in a method clinically proven to result in long-term behavior change.
3. Biometric and behavioral monitoring: Clinically validated health status surveys and online tracking throughout the 12-month program help participants understand their cardiometabolic health status and monitor their improvement.  Biometric monitoring includes total blood lipid profile (total, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides), fasting insulin and hemoglobin A1c, C-reactive protein, blood pressure, waist circumference, weight and BMI, and % body fat.
4. Exercise:  Individual and team-based programs and pedometers help participants engage in walking or other purposeful physical activity equivalent to 10,000 steps per day.
5. Tools for Healthier Living: Program participants have access to a differentiated online suite of interactive tools, including the behavioral and biometric tracking applications, social networking to facilitate and supporting behavioral change, educational and cooking videos, and a database of recipes, menu plans, and meal plans that meet the company's nutrition criteria and food prescription.

"Harvard Pilgrim is very proud to be breaking new ground in our partnership with our employers and The Full Yield," said Judith Frampton, RN, Vice President of Medical Management at Harvard Pilgrim.  "As our country grapples with critical issues like the cost of care and access to services, we must remember that 75% of employers' health care costs are the result of lifestyle-driven disorders.  The evidence is clear: the single most important way we can improve our health is to improve the way we eat."  In addition to offering the program to their own employees, Harvard Pilgrim insured employers, including John Hancock, The City of Boston, Draper Laboratory, and Abt Associates, as well as Roche Bros., are some of the companies offering the Full Yield Program to their employees.

As part of the Boston launch, a clinical trial will be conducted using confidential, detailed analyses of the biometric, health status and healthcare utilization data for the initial program population. The trial will be conducted using a matched control group with no exposure to either the wellness or the in-store programs. The Full Yield is committed to rigorous analyses of program outcomes to provide evidence that a positive shift in diet quality and lifestyle choices yields strong health benefits and healthcare cost reduction.

The Full Yield™ Meals and Snacks are available at Roche Bros. and Sudbury Farms stores, through the Roche Bros. e-commerce site for home delivery, and at select worksite cafeterias. All 18 Roche Bros. and Sudbury Farms stores are featuring The Right to Eat™ Store Program and The Full Yield's co-branded new line of fresh, natural meals and snacks.

"We see it in our stores every day.  It's time for America to get healthy," said Gary Pfeil, President of Roche Bros.  "The Right to Eat™ Store Program will cut through the noise and make it easier for our shoppers to make more informed choices about what they eat, and for our associates, The Full Yield is the most comprehensive and accessible program we've ever considered."

Harvesting a full yield

The Full Yield, Inc., is committed to improving public health by making high-quality food, high-quality behavioral support, and high-quality education about food and health systemically sustainable. The company takes its name from farmers: if you start with high-quality seeds, protect your soil to maintain its inherent richness, water when necessary, and get lucky with the weather and the bugs, you will get a full yield -- the greatest crop those seeds can produce.

Individuals can sign up for the program online or through participating employers.  Harvard Pilgrim accounts, please contact your account representative.  Non-Harvard Pilgrim employers, please contact The Full Yield directly at info@thefullyield.com or at 978.739.1500.

For further information visit The Full Yield at www.thefullyield.com.

SOURCE The Full Yield, Inc.

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Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. ("Pro-Fac" or the "Cooperative") (Nasdaq-CM: PFACP), an agricultural cooperative, today filed its Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 26, 2009 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Form 10-Q includes Pro-Fac's financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010.

For the fiscal quarter ended December 26, 2009, Pro-Fac had net income of $238.1 million resulting primarily from the $238.4 million distribution received from Birds Eye Holdings LLC, net of normal operating expenses of approximately $0.4 million.

ABOUT PRO-FAC:

Pro-Fac Cooperative is an agricultural cooperative that markets crops grown by its member-growers, including fruits (cherries, apples, blueberries, and peaches), vegetables (snap beans, dry beans, beets, peas, sweet corn, carrots, squash, asparagus and potatoes) and popcorn.  Only growers of crops marketed through Pro-Fac (or associations of such growers) can become members of Pro-Fac.  Pro-Fac's Class A cumulative preferred stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the stock symbol, "PFACP".  More information about Pro-Fac can be found on its web site at www.profaccoop.com.

SOURCE Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc.

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MyMenu, a Chicago-based frozen grocery retailer that offers hundreds of delicious easy-to-prepare meal ideas in one easy-to-navigate aisle, announced today that it is offering single unit franchise opportunities throughout the Midwest. The company also announced a highly competitive pioneer plan, which reduces the investment requirements for the first MyMenu franchisees in Madison, WI, and Fort Wayne, IN, where MyMenu currently operates stores.

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MyMenu's Madison, WI, and Fort Wayne, IN stores have welcomed shoppers since the summer of 2008. For a limited time, the company is extending a pioneer plan offer to new franchisees in these two communities. The plan significantly reduces the investment requirements for a new MyMenu franchisee and includes savings of approximately $100,000 through the reduction of upfront costs including the initial franchise fee, elimination of the construction fee, as well as lowering the cost of construction. MyMenu is also lowering its royalties to as low as 3 per cent, as part of the pioneer plan. It will also provide considerable store support, and field support to offset operational costs. MyMenu is also offering area representative opportunities throughout the Midwest.

"We have received much interest from investors interested in becoming MyMenu franchisees. With our pioneer plan, we are thrilled to make such partnerships possible through a program which also effectively addresses the current economic hardships and credit crunch challenges faced by the franchising community," said MyMenu President and C.O.O. Gary Decatur. "We believe the time is right to begin the process of converting our corporate-run shops into successful franchises. We have seen great acceptance of the MyMenu brand by Madison, WI, and Fort Wayne, IN, consumers and are excited to offer this exceptional opportunity to potential franchisees."

MyMenu stands apart from traditional supermarkets by offering an inviting and convenient shopping experience with one-on-one service. MyMenu stores, measuring approximately 1200 square feet, feature a unique, convenient, one-aisle layout with a service counter in front of glass-door freezers. Friendly, knowledgeable staff provides personalized service to help you plan a home-style meal in minutes, offer meal preparation tips and menu suggestions. A unique website www.mymenu.com  features meal ideas, recipes, entertaining tips and an e-order service.

The MyMenu concept offers franchisees and area representatives an excellent business opportunity, a highly developed infrastructure and industry best practices in quality control. MyMenu stores have been developed specifically for the U.S. and are based on the highly successful award-winning, national chain, M&M Meat Shops – Canada's leading specialty food retailer which is regularly celebrated for its growth and market penetration. Four hundred and seventy M&M Meat Shops stores operate from coast-to-coast in Canada, which has a population of 33 million and is approximately the size of California. M&M Meat Shops is also recognized as one of the most successful franchise networks in North America, supported by more than 25 years of M&M Meat Shops franchising success.

About MyMenu

MyMenu is a new grocery shopping experience launched in the U.S. based on the M&M Meat Shops concept, a trusted and award-winning Canadian retailer, specializing in high-quality frozen meals and celebrated for its tremendous success and commitment to the community. MyMenu offers hundreds of meal ideas for today's busy families in just one aisle, with products ranging from succulent steaks to delicious desserts and meal ideas. MyMenu stores are currently open in Madison, WI, and Fort Wayne, IN. MyMenu has plans to open more stores in the Midwest, and has area representative and unit franchise in the Midwest. Area representative and unit franchise opportunities are currently available in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Tennessee. For information on MyMenu, including franchising opportunities, meal ideas, recipes and entertaining tips, please visit www.MyMenu.com.

SOURCE Strategic Objectives

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