The St. Anthony's Hospital Foundation mixed sugar, spice and everything nice with fun and cheer during the second annual "Sprinkles!" interactive cookie decorating class on Dec. 7. The sold-out class kicked off the holiday season at the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort.

Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream, a microlending and mentoring program for food, beverage, craft beer, and hospitality small businesses, announced that Brewla Bars has won the program's 2013 national Pitch Room competition. Founded by siblings Daniel and Rebecca Dengrove, Brewla Bars are healthy, popsicle-like treats based on brewed ingredients such as tea, root beer and coffee.

Lincolnshire Marriott, a leading resort in the Chicago area, is announcing exclusive New Year's Eve holiday packages at the resort this season, including a dinner, party, theatre and overnight package which gives guests access to the resort's unforgettable celebration.

If Old Saint Nick is a little late getting to your stocking this year, he has a great excuse: Paciugo Gelato Caffe is tempting him with a wintery candy land featuring festive, seasonal beverages.

The weather outside may be frightful in some parts of the country, but Edible Arrangements , the world's largest retailer of fresh fruit bouquets, is working overtime to make sure celebrations are filled with fruit, not fruitcakes, this holiday season.

Nestle Purina PetCare Company has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, recognizing the 50 Best Places to Work in 2014. Purina ranked 10 th on this year's list. The Employees' Choice Awards, now in its sixth year, rely strictly on the input of employees, who elect to provide feedback on their jobs, work environments and companies via Glassdoor's anonymous online company review survey.

The following statement is being issued by Baron and Budd, P.C. and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP regarding CytoSport, Inc.

Whether you are racing to the mall for some last minute shopping, attending a decadent holiday party or planning that perfect family feast, sticking to a sensible eating and exercise plan can be difficult during this time of year. Fortunately, California Almonds has teamed up with Alison Sweeney and a crew of fitness, nutrition and cooking experts to form The Life Squad - a group that offers relevant seasonal tips, creative solutions and tasty advice on how to stay healthy during the holidays and beyond, all featured in a new series of empowering videos that can be seen on Almonds.com/LifeSquad.

As we toast a remarkable year of fine dining, OpenTable (OPEN), the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, is pleased to celebrate the 2013 Diners' Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Best Restaurants in America and highlight the Top 10 honorees. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for approximately 19,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

South Street Headhouse District (SSHD) doubles the holiday fun on Saturday, December 14, 2013 with the first Christmas Village and Santa's South Street Stumble. Enjoy a full day of handmade shopping at the Christmas Village under the Headhouse Square Shambles (Second and Pine streets) from 11:00am to 9:00pm. Festivities will include 30 handmade artisans curated by PHAIR, a visit from Santa, holiday photos at Posey Booth, and food and drink from Brauhaus Schmitz.

Forget the cookies and milk! This year, St. Nick is getting his holly jolly on with seasonal craft beer and merry cocktails during 'Spirits & Suds with Santa Bar Crawl,' tonight, December 11, 2013, from 5:30pm to 9:30pm.

Boyd Gaming's Las Vegas properties will be offering a variety of food and beverage, entertainment and gaming specials for Christmas and New Year's Eve.

It's even better than 10 pipers piping, 8 maids-a-milking, and 3 French hens. Indeed, Fairway Group Holdings Corp. ("Fairway") (FWM), the parent company of Fairway Market, presents its own version of the 12 days of Christmas, with The Fairway Holiday Bowl. Gift Cards and other Fairway gifts will be given out as a thank you to customers.

Distiller, the whiskey discovery platform, today launched to facilitate exploration, education and personalized recommendations for whiskey lovers. Currently web based, Distiller is filling a void in the spirits market by creating a companion platform for the whiskey curious and turning the fragmented process of exploring whiskey into a more simple and personalized experience.

Pirate Jonny's Caribbean BBQ rubs, seasonings and sauces is now giving the gift of rubs, seasonings and sauces in packaged sets of 3-4 rubs and seasonings or 4 sauces. The consumer can pick any flavor from the entire line of 10 spices and 4 sauces. Another specialty gift available is Pirate Jonny's Chef Flasks. Pirate Jonny's crosses the spectrum of grilling to include cooking in the oven, stove or crock pot. The products can also be used on cold items as well. These seasoning and rub blends are amazing on ribs, chicken, fish and vegetables. The rubs are a touch of the classic BBQ combined with the flavors of the Caribbean. The seasoning line is comprised of Cuban Mojo, a classic dry Mojo which saturates into the meat versus the liquid version. The Tampa Bay Key Lime Chili is perfect for fish, chicken and vegetables. A Jamaican Jerk (hot and mild) seasoning is unique in its sweet floral version, appealing to any pallet. The Caribbean Roundup Steak Rub is made with coffee and cocoa for a deep rich flavor and the newest Cajun Pirate seasoning has been added to the line based on customer request and prompted by Pirate Jonny's wife originally from New Orleans.

Things are about to get nutty! Peanut Butter & Co. in partnership with Open Road Films and Funjet Vacations has launched the Nuttin' But Fun Sweepstakes to celebrate the release of the animated action-packed comedy The Nut Job, in theaters January 17, 2014.

Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD) announced today that it plans to open its first store in Taiwan on Thursday December 12, 2013. The new store will be the first of 10 planned Krispy Kreme stores in Taiwan over the next five years by Krispy Kreme's new franchise partner, Huan Hsin Co., Ltd.

Shocking hidden-camera video of cows being beaten, stabbed, and dragged by tractors secretly recorded at a cheese supplier to DiGiorno was released today by the animal protection organization Mercy For Animals at SliceOfCruelty.com. DiGiorno, owned by California-based Nestle USA, is the nation's largest frozen pizza manufacturer.

Take a culinary journey through Italy this holiday season with the new snack classic, authentic Pasta Chips, an idea born out of the hills of Tuscany and made from real pasta. Whether straight from the bag, dipped, or topped & served, dazzle party guests with artisanal Pasta Chips!

At IPPE 2014 in Atlanta, January 28-30, Linde LLC will feature its leading cryogenic solutions that can help meat & poultry processors boost throughput and keep more profit on the bottom line. Experts from the Linde Food Team will be on hand at IPPE booth #5845.

Let the good times roll this holiday with the help of Global Grub, an ethnic food kit company that enables new cooking adventures, and its new strategic partnership with the ultimate cooking store Sur La Table.

Cahoots Brewing has been a dream in the making for over two years. The concept behind Cahoots is that everyone can be involved in the brewing process. As beers are planned and made, anyone can vote for what type of beer should be made and anyone on the site can contribute designs for bottles, recipes, or other ideas for the brewery.

With 13 Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint locations successfully operating in Metro Atlanta, it's time for the top fast casual pizza franchise to expand into North Georgia. A new development agreement with franchisee Briann Welborn is doing just that. After 25 years managing quick serve restaurant concepts for franchise owners with Subway, McDonald's and Taco Bell, Welborn is branching out on his own to become the owner and operator of three Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint locations. Welborn plans to open his locations in Forsyth and Hall counties, with sites in Cumming, Dawsonville and Gainesville. He anticipates his first Uncle Maddio's unit will open in mid-2014.

Pooki's Mahi announced today it expanded the existing 100% Ka'u coffee products to include coffees milled at multiple award-winning coffee miller, Ka'u Coffee Mill.

With research showing that increased physical activity and better nutrition can lead to improved academic performance, Fuel Up to Play 60 the nation's largest in-school nutrition and physical activity program, founded under the leadership of America's dairy farmers celebrates five successful years of empowering students to drive healthy changes in schools across the country. To mark the occasion and look to the future, today the National Dairy Council, National Football League, GENYOUth Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education recommitted their efforts and assets for five more years to help Fuel Up to Play 60 continue to build on its success in creating healthier school environments. The $250 million public/private partnership is complemented by the support of health professional, education, physical activity, nutrition, government and corporate organizations who come together to positively impact school health.