Trade up with the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’s Great Exchange

The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is upgrading your home coffee and tea experience.

Extend the distinct The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf cafe experience into your homes by getting your very own personal barista with the CBTL.

Visit the brand’s Great Exchange program to get P2,000 off your purchase of your own CBTL. The CBTL Great Exchange will be at the Ayala Terraces, Cebu form November 4 to 13 and at Greenbelt at the Gallery from November 30 to December 6.

Krispy Kreme’s New Glaze for Caramel Aficionados

Prepare for a different kind of glaze as Krispy Kreme introduces the newest addition to its line of delectable offerings- the new Caramel Glazed Doughnuts.

Imagine Krispy Kreme’s freshly-baked melt-in-your-mouth ring doughnuts dressed in a delightfully rich caramel glaze and drizzled with a perfectly crafted caramel syrup- a doughnut befitting of a crown. Hitting stores starting November 15, 2011, Krispy Kreme’s Caramel Glazed Doughnuts are expected to enjoy the same kind of success the brand had with its Original Glazed doughnuts.

Grab a box of Caramel Glazed Doughnuts from the nearest Krispy Kreme outlet and start sharing with friends as soon as it hits stores.

KFC attempts World Record on its 70th year

LOUISVILLE, KY – To celebrate seven savory decades of KFC’s Original Recipe, the brand is serving up a world record-setting attempt highlighting the flavor of Colonel Sanders’ famed 11 herbs and spices. KFC will cook up more than 2,000 pounds of fried chicken and unveil it with a giant version of its iconic bucket as it attempts to set the world record for the largest ever serving of fried chicken – dishing up literally a ton of fried chicken. Free samples will be available for hungry KFC fans eager to help set the record during their lunch hours. The giant bucket for KFC’s record-breaking attempt will be filled in Louisville around noon on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at the popular Fourth Street Live! area. KFC supplier Pilgrim’s Pride donated the chicken for the world record breaking attempt.

SM Super Chef Battle is now on at the Asian Food Channel

The heat is on as the 12 finalists for SM Hypermarket’s Super Chef challenge go head to head in the four final rapid-fire final rounds that will determine who will be hailed as the SM Hypermarket Super Chef.

Catch the 12 SM Superchef Challenge finalists at Asian Food Channel this August!

Initially, 60 participants, composed of housewives, culinary students and instructors, call center agents, kitchen crew members, restaurant owners, bankers, and retirees had faced off in live cooking challenges.  The 12 participants who beat out their competitors time and again are now under even more pressure as the pool of participants becomes ever smaller.  To make the competition more intense, the challenges will be televised over the Asian Food Channel.

GE Capital is Collateral Agent for $120 Million Asset-Based Credit Facility to Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC

NORWALK, Conn.–GE Capital, Corporate Finance announced it is collateral agent for a $120 million asset-based credit facility to Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC, one of the largest seafood companies in the Pacific Northwest. GE Capital Markets served as joint lead arranger.

Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Seattle, WA, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC has company-owned processing, distribution and sales outlets throughout the continental United States, Alaska and Japan. The company is the largest smoked salmon processor in the U.S.

“GE Capital’s industry expertise in the seafood processing space and its ability to offer an anchor hold position added significant value,” said Tony Ross, CFO for Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC. “We also value GE’s quick turnaround on their commitment.”

“We’re dedicated to providing financial solutions that meet the unique financing needs of our clients,” said Tom Quindlen, president and CEO of GE Capital, Corporate Finance. “Providing businesses with the liquidity critical to executing their business objectives is our specialty.”

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