Video: Popcorn Becomes the 'It' Snack for Girls Night In as Orville Redenbacher's(R) Debuts Natural Lime & Salt
October 09 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Orville Redenbacher's(R) Gourmet(R) Popping Corn Teams Up with
Celebrity Party Planner Jo Gartin to Give Busy Moms Tips for Quick,
Easy Girlfriend Time OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Balancing
hectic careers, busy partners and family obligations can be tough,
and for most women, finding that extra time to spend with friends
can be a rare opportunity. To help girlfriends easily unite in a
fun and creative way -- and to inspire women to spend more time
with their friends by hosting regular Girls Night In events --
Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn partnered with working
mom and celebrity party planner Jo Gartin to provide tips that will
make the entire girlfriend-gathering experience an easier process.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to:
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/orville/35326/ A recent survey
conducted by Orville Redenbacher's revealed that while 74 percent
of women viewed a girl's night gathering as one of the best
possible ways to relax, one in six women still don't make the
necessary time for their friends when life gets busy(1). But there
are ways to plan around busy schedules. Gartin, who recently helped
plan a fun and entertaining girls night for Poppy Montgomery, star
of CBS's "Without a Trace," and a few of her closest friends, noted
that the most successful parties include simple elements that are
easy to coordinate and implement. "With so many other daily tasks
to plan and coordinate, ease your mind by making the time spent
with friends fun and relaxing -- not stressful," said Gartin.
"Enjoying a night with just the girls is an extremely important
part of a woman's life. So the less stress you have going into the
night, the better the entire occasion will be for both you and your
girlfriends." As a busy mother of two who plans parties for a
living, Gartin has a few tricks for making time to get together
with friends: -- Save a date: Whether it's every week or every
month, pick a regular time to meet. That way, everyone has it on
their calendars in advance to plan around it. -- Have a dinner
making party: Invite your friends over to make simple dishes they
can take home to their families for dinner. That way, you can all
enjoy the time you normally spend preparing a meal with each other
and no one misses family dinner. -- Bring errands in-house: If you
can't find time to hit the gym, go to the salon, and spend time
with the girls, consider inviting your friends over and doing those
activities at home. Rent an exercise or dance DVD and sweat it up
together. See if your local salon will send technicians to your
home for manicures. Gartin helped her friend Montgomery plan a
Girls Night In party complete with lime-themed food and drinks to
complement the newest flavor of Orville's Redenbacher's Natural
popcorn -- Lime & Salt, as well as spa treatments to create a
luxurious, relaxing environment. "You don't have to spend a lot of
money to pamper your guests," said Gartin. "Many everyday grocery
items make great beauty masks and scrubs, avocado and oatmeal with
honey are my favorite. Your guests can take home jars of homemade
face masks as a fun and useful goodbye gift." Gartin recommends
picking a theme as a fun way to keep all elements cohesive and to
make planning easier. "A theme ensures your food, decor and
activities all tie together. It's much easier to make decisions
when there is a theme to filter decisions through." Simplify the
gathering even more by keeping the menu basic -- serve snacks and
drinks instead of a full meal. "Popcorn is the perfect snack for
any occasion and is especially great for women spending that
much-needed quality time together," said Joan Chow, Chief Marketing
Officer, ConAgra Foods. "With busy schedules, finding time is
always an issue. But Girls Night In provides women with a reason to
get together, and when coupled with Orville Redenbacher's tips and
tricks, it's the perfect opportunity to sample our newest flavor of
Natural popcorn -- Lime & Salt." Orville Offers Girls Night In
Planning Tools Women who are interested in throwing a party can go
online at http://www.orville.com/GirlsNightIn for tips, theme ideas
and tools, including a downloadable coupon for Orville
Redenbacher's products. There, women will have the opportunity to
use a custom Orville Redenbacher's "Girls Night In" Evite(R)
invitation to reach out to their girlfriends. Evite is the leading
social event planning service on the Web, facilitating more than
200 million invitations a year. Evite makes planning easy and saves
hosts time, money and paper. Orville Redenbacher's Natural Lime
& Salt is the newest product to be launched as part of the
Natural line, joining other such varieties as Simply Salted and
Simply Salted 50% Less Fat, Buttery Salt & Cracked Pepper,
Buttery Garlic, Butter and Butter 50% Less Fat. Orville
Redenbacher's Natural flavors are 100-percent whole grain with no
artificial flavors, colors, preservatives and zero grams of trans
fat per serving. The Lime & Salt flavor is available
exclusively at Wal-Mart, and all other Natural varieties are
available at Wal-Mart, and grocery and mass retailers nationwide.
ABOUT ORVILLE REDENBACHER'S Orville Redenbacher's(R) Gourmet
Popping Corn is the leader in microwave popcorn. It's the perfect
snack for the entire family -- popping up hot, fresh and delicious
every time. Orville Redenbacher's is available in more than 70
varieties to complement any lifestyle, taste or occasion, including
SmartPop! 94% fat free, Natural and Organic. Orville Redenbacher's
SmartPop! line continues to garner more consumer interest in the
healthy snack segment by appealing to consumers on the basis of its
whole-grain content(2). For more information on the brand and
products, visit Orville Redenbacher's Web site at
http://www.orville.com/. ABOUT CONAGRA FOODS ConAgra Foods Inc.
(NYSE:CAG) is one of North America's leading packaged food
companies, serving grocery retailers, as well as restaurants and
other foodservice establishments. Popular ConAgra Foods consumer
brands include: Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy
Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville
Redenbacher's, PAM, and many others. For more information, please
visit us at http://www.conagrafoods.com/. (1) The Ketchum Global
Research Network worked with Braun Research to conduct a survey of
nationally representative sample of 300 female and 300 male
Americans. The survey was administered via telephone from July
25-31, 2008, and the margin of error for the findings is +/- 5.66
percent at the 95-percent confidence level. (2) Salty Snacks--U.S.,
March 2007, a report from Mintel, a leading market research company
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/orville/35326DATASOURCE: Orville
Redenbacher's(R) CONTACT: Lauren Sugarman of Ketchum,
+1-312-228-6967, , for Orville Redenbacher's; or Genevieve Mazzeo
of ConAgra Foods, +1-402-595-6864, Web Site:
http://www.conagrafoods.com/ http://www.orville.com/
http://www.orville.com/GirlsNightIn
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