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As summer comes to a close, parents face the transition from fun, relaxed schedules and carefree lifestyles to the structure and routine that the schoolyear brings. In a twist to the common notion that parents can't wait for back-to-school and students dread it perhaps some statistics suggest otherwise: kids look forward to getting back to school, and many parents struggle with transitioning from spending long summer days with their families to only spending time with them after school ends.

In a move designed to further strengthen its market presence and accessibility, Church's Chicken confirmed that it has successfully launched their Dealivery Program, to nearly 650 restaurants through a partnership with multiple third-party delivery providers. According to officials, the rollout has happened over the past several months with the bulk of the restaurants coming online this month with DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, and Uber Eats.

With a few weeks left in summer, we have some wonderful new frozen wine slushy recipes by Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs.

The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey in Netcong has just announced their exciting 20182019 Season. The Theatre's Founder and Executive Director, Stephen Fredericks let us know more about the theatre's mission and upcoming season.

illycaff, the global leader in high-quality, sustainably-grown coffee, today announced the nine countries whose Arabica beans will participate in this October's Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award (EIICA). The Award, now in its third year, recognizes coffee growers who demonstrate excellence in achieving sustainable quality. The award is named in honor of illycaff's beloved late, second-generation leader, and celebrates the company's nearly three decades of hand-in-hand work with farmers on a global scale to realize a dream of offering the best coffee to the world.

sweetFrog Frozen Yogurt, the nation's leading frozen yogurt chain, named America's #1 Best Frozen Yogurt in 2017 and #2 Best Frozen Yogurt in 2018 by The Daily Meal, is hosting 'Adopt a School' donation drives in participating markets throughout the country.

With children all across the country returning back to school this month, the nutrition in school meals is also back in the spotlight. While parents and kids don't often see eye-to-eye on what makes a school lunch great, a recent survey of 1,800 students and parents nationwide* conducted by Revolution Foods, the nation's leading healthy school meals provider, revealed the majority of parents (88 percent) and students (66 percent) agreed that healthier school meals could help students perform better in school. The survey findings support a study conducted by University of California, Berkeley and the Nutrition Policy Institute that suggests healthier meals could raise student achievement by about 4 percentile points on average.

Seventeen years after introducing its legendary Dragon's Milk Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout to fans around the country, New Holland Brewing Company, an artisan craft brewer based in Holland, Mich., is introducing a dramatic new look for their flagship recipe. To celebrate the re-brand, the company is also releasing a never-before tasted brew: Dragon's Milk Reserve Banana Coconut.

Today, Budweiser and Jim Beam Bourbon officially unveil their highly anticipated collaborative brew Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager. The new beer celebrates two all-American brands that survived Prohibition and have thrived in their respective businesses for a collective 365 years. The third installment in Budweiser's Reserve Collection, Copper Lager, will be available nationwide through the holiday season.

Vegan SoulFest 2018, presented by Yelp, is scheduled for on Saturday, August 25th from noon-7 p.m. at Clifton Park, 2801 Harford Road in Baltimore. This Saturday, August, 25th, over 150 vendors, speakers from the documentary "What The Health," cooking exhibitions and musical performances by Baltimore's hottest, local artists and headliner, Mya (who happens to be vegan), plan to attract more than 10,000 attendees from the west, mid-west and south United States to the annual festival. The lineup of speakers and exhibitionists include Dr. Milton Mills (What the Health); Tracye McQuirter (By Any Greens Necessary); John Lewis (The Badass Vegan); and Afya Ibohmu (RBG Fit Club). Live entertainment includes vegan DJ Tee Brown, Baltimore's own national recording R&B artists, Ruff Endz, soultress Ama Chandra and The Fruition Experience and hip hop rock star, Femi Drifish and The Out of Water Experience. In 2014, Brenda Sanders, co-founder of Thrive Baltimore community resource center teamed up with Naijha Wright-Brown, co-owner of The Land of Kush, an award-winning, vegan soul food restaurant in Baltimore City to organize the 1st Annual Vegan SoulFest. The purpose of the collaboration was to bring information about the benefits of eating healthier foods to Baltimore City, and do it on a larger scale. "I've attended a couple of vegan festivals in surrounding county areas," Wright-Brown said. 'We felt the need to bring a vegan soul festival of this kind into the heart of Baltimore's inner city - making it accessible to people by car, train and bus." The inaugural Vegan SoulFest turned out to be more successful than the founders imagined. The expectation was to attract a few hundred people to a free festival about food. Instead, more than 1,200 people attended, resulting in coverage by Dan Rodricks of The Baltimore Sun who described it as a 'new food festival in Baltimore.' People came from all over Baltimore City and the surrounding counties - even as far away as Philadelphia, New York City and Northern Virginia - to learn more about the nutritional benefits of including more plant foods in their diets. They heard lectures from experts in plant nutrition and watched cooking demos on how to prepare plant-based foods from local vegan chefs. Best of all, they got to sample a variety of delicious vegan foods from dozens of vendors. In 2015, Vegan SoulFest's growth became exponential by entering into a preliminary partnership with Baltimore City Community College (BCCC). Nearly 100 vendors were present and 3,000 people attended - more than double the number from the first year. 'We've been pleasantly surprised by the overwhelmingly positive response we've gotten,' Brenda commented. 'I'm so honored to be a part of bringing this festival to the people of Baltimore!' In 2016, Vegan SoulFest attendance nearly doubled again, bringing out close to 6,500 people. In 2017, it's final year at BCCC, Vegan Soulfest entertained over 10,000 attendees. The annual "all vegan, all soul," "vegansoulicious" festival continues to grow each year. For more information about the festival, please visit the Vegan Soulfest website at www.vegansoulfest.com. Vegan Soulfest is a registered trademark and collaborative effort between Thrive Baltimore and The Land of Kush.

Hofmann Sausage Company has joined with NYS Maple Association to create a maple syrup-infused link sausage for The Great New York State Fair. The maple breakfast sausage will be a six-to-one-pound (6/1) size about the size of a standard hot dog. It has been approved for sale in the Horticulture Building at the NYS Maple booth. The cost is $3 for a Hofmann Maple Sausage link on a bun. Later, the maple breakfast sausage will become a regularly produced Hofmann food service item after it receives USDA approval, although the size will change to more of a traditional breakfast sausage link (1.5 oz).

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters announced the launch of their first ready-to-drink product, a single-origin cold brew created in collaboration with BKON, LLC. The limited release cold brew is made from green coffee beans from the family-owned Café Granja Las Esperanza's Las Margaritas farm in Colombia. The red bourbon honey processed coffee beans are from microlot #16. This week, the coffee received a score of 94 from Coffee Review, the highest scored cold brew made in Southern California.

Health-Ade Kombucha has partnered with Katrina Scott and Karena Dawn,the globally recognized wellness duo and co-founders of Tone It Up, a healthy lifestyle brand and fitness community, to debut its first co-branded kombucha this summer. With their shared ethos that encourages individuality and personal wellness goals, Health-Ade and Tone It Up join forces to introduce Health-Ade's organic and raw Bubbly Rose Superfood flavor nationally, onAugust 22nd.

Every new school year presents new opportunities. With high hopes, parents aim to do things differently. They plan to lay out their kids' clothes the night before. To wake up earlier. To eat healthier and be more patient with the kids. Then reality kicks in.

Meet Dented Brick Distillery owners LPGA Legend Jan Stephenson and Cindy Rarick as they launch their award wining spirits in California during Eat Drink SF.

Weekly Tasting, an online provider of unique wine tasting sets, is opening for business in the state of Texas this September. After offering service to an increasing amount of states throughout the country, Weekly Tasting is now expanding its reach to make wine tasting more accessible and convenient for residents of Texas.

Everyone knows about the notorious 'Freshman 15' because weight gain during the first year of college has become nearly unavoidable. Most students, especially young women, return home weighing an average of 15 pounds more than when they started college in the fall, and those extra pounds often stick around long-term. 15 pounds is the average; some gain even more. Why? Most freshmen enter college not knowing how to select or prepare meals, and many embrace the new freedoms of eating (and drinking) impulsively and to extremes. Staying slim and healthy requires a few simple rules, and let's face it, with the overwhelming workload in college, it has to be simple. Deana Gunn and Wona Miniati, authors of 'Cooking with Trader Joe's: The 5 Ingredient Cookbook' share their best dorm-room-cooking tips and 15 rules for avoiding the Freshman 15 (no access to a full kitchen required!).

The recent dramatic rise in natural and organic product sales is grabbing the attention of manufacturers, retailers and savvy marketers. Mambo Sprouts and SKUlocal have teamed up to produce and distribute the first-of-its-kind omnichannel education and savings program focused entirely on natural and organic products.

To celebrate World Arepa Day on Sept. 8, P.A.N., the most recognized brand of precooked corn flour for making arepas, launched the Arepa P.A.N. Experience 2018 to share their delicious arepas with Americans and educate them about their nutritional benefits and culinary versatility. The experience invites consumers to visit P.A.N.'s official food truck in one of its many stops along the East Coast through August and September. Patrons can indulge in the free arepa samples offered with a variety of fillings like shredded beef and black beans as well as the traditional fresh white cheese typical throughout Latin America. The Arepa P.A.N. Experience kicked off in New York and will continue for five consecutive weeks until the final stop in Miami to celebrate World Arepa Day.