NEW YORK, June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith
Corporation's (NYSE: MDP; meredith.com) Family
Circle, the No. 1-selling food and family
magazine reaching an audience of 16 million readers per
month, and FOX's hit culinary competition series and America's
most-watched competitive cooking show, MASTERCHEF, announced
today an expanded partnership for the third consecutive
season. On May 9, Family Circle officially
launched the "Sail Away with MASTERCHEF" Sweepstakes. Now through
August 2017, readers are invited to
enter for a chance to win a trip on the MASTERCHEF Cruise for a
week-long sail in the Caribbean
November 12-19. As a Season Eight
partner, Family Circle will also be featured on
the show and participate in the "Chicken and Potatoes
Challenge" airing August
23rd.
"We are very excited to collaborate with MASTERCHEF for a third
consecutive year," said Lee
Slattery, Vice President and Publisher of Family
Circle. "This partnership is a great opportunity for us to tap
into a new audience of food lovers and home cooks everywhere."
"MASTERCHEF and Family Circle share a commitment to
celebrating home cooks across the country," said Marisa Hammonds, Senior Vice President, Digital,
Marketing & Research, Endemol Shine North America. "In our
third season together, we are thrilled to expand the partnership by
bringing fans and readers alike new ways to engage their culinary
passions."
The "Sail Away with MASTERCHEF" sweepstakes' grand prize winner
and a guest will enjoy tasting food created by their favorite
MASTERCHEF All Stars and experience MASTERCHEF LIVE filled with
iconic challenges, hands-on culinary demos, and much
more. Featured MASTERCHEF All Stars include Claudia Sandoval (Season 6 winner), Luca Manfe (Season 4 winner), Shaun O'Neal
(Season 7 winner), Brandi Mudd
(Season 7 All Star) and Tanorria Askew (Season 7 All Star).
To further promote the sweepstakes, Family
Circle and MASTERCHEF will partner on a number of in-book,
online and on-air content, in addition to a call-to-action on
social media, culminating in the show's "Chicken and Potatoes
Challenge" episode. The challenge winner and recipe will also
be featured in the October 2017 issue
of Family Circle.
"Everyone is looking for new ways to serve chicken and potatoes.
Our readers know they can count on us to deliver
doable-yet-surprising recipes for that go-to favorite," said
Cheryl Brown, Editor-in-Chief,
Family Circle. "Our partnership with MASTERCHEF is a
great opportunity to celebrate the creativity of home cooks
everywhere."
An all-new episode of MASTERCHEF airs Wednesday, June 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. In Part Two of The
Battle for a White Apron, Award-winning chefs Gordon Ramsay, Christina
Tosi and new judge Aarón Sánchez meet the remaining chefs
who will compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons remain
and it will be up to the judges to decide who makes it and who goes
home.
For additional information and to enter the "Sail Away with
MASTERCHEF" Sweepstakes, please
visit www.familycircle.com/MASTERCHEF.
To learn more about the MASTERCHEF Cruise, go
to www.masterchefcruise.com for program
details.
ABOUT FAMILY CIRCLE
Family Circle offers women engaging content, candid
advice and the peace of mind to raise a happy, healthy family.
Reaching 16 million readers each month via an award-winning
print magazine, robust website, tablet editions and social
networks, Family Circle understands what inspires
women and encourages them to celebrate life's
milestones. Family Circle is the media sponsor of
the Volvo Car Open, the longest-running title women's-only tennis
tournament in the world. The event is held annually at Volvo Car
Stadium in Charleston,
SC. Family Circle is published twelve times a year
by Meredith Corporation [NYSE: MDP] with a circulation of four
million.
ABOUT ENDEMOL SHINE NORTH
AMERICA
Endemol Shine North America delivers world-class content and
compelling storytelling to multiple platforms in the U.S. and
across the globe. Endemol Shine North America is part of Endemol
Shine Group, the global content creator, producer and distributor
with a diverse portfolio of companies that are behind some of the
most prominent hit television formats and series in the world.
Endemol Shine Group's companies in North America are behind such hit series as
Big Brother (CBS), The Biggest Loser (NBC), Ink Master (Spike),
Kingdom (AT&T Audience Network), MasterChef (FOX), MasterChef
Junior (FOX), Swamp People (History), The Real Housewives of
Atlanta (Bravo), Steve Harvey (NBCU), T.I. & Tiny: The Family
Hustle (VH1), Steve Austin's Broken
Skull Challenge (CMT), Billion Dollar Buyer (CNBC), Hunted (CBS),
Fear Factor (MTV), I'm Dying Up Here (Showtime) and upcoming
Best.Cover.Ever (YouTube), Ambulance (CBS), Page Six TV
(Syndicated), Trading Spaces (TLC) and Superhuman (FOX).
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