OMAHA, Neb., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grilling season
is quickly approaching and mouths will soon be watering for a
delicious hot dog. In fact, at least 65 percent of Americans agree
that barbeques and summer picnics are incomplete without hot dogs,
according to a recent national survey conducted by the hot dog
experts at Hebrew National®, a brand of ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG)
one of North America's leading
food makers. Additionally, 70 percent of respondents prefer their
favorite franks grilled, the best way to prepare Hebrew National
All Beef Franks.
With that in mind, Hebrew National, The Better-Than-A-Hot dog
Hot dog, is partnering with TheMotherhood.com, the award-winning
online community for mothers, for the Better-Than-A-Picnic Picnic
Tour to kick off the summer grilling season. The Tour fires
up community grills in nine cities and will begin at Randall's Island in New York City on May
22, 2010. Free Hebrew National Beef Franks will be
given to park visitors, and there will be entertainment and
activities for the entire family, including a special celebrity
appearance in New York by Curb
Your Enthusiasm actress, Cheryl
Hines.
"We're excited to officially open grilling season and help
families enjoy this special summertime occasion," said Angela Joyner, vice president and general
manager for Hebrew National. "We know how important it is for
moms to serve their family high quality foods and they shouldn't
risk their picnic menus on anything but the best. Hebrew National
is the only national all-beef, kosher hot dog made with 100 percent
premium butcher-quality cuts of beef – and none of the by-products,
fillers, artificial flavors or colors often used in other hot dogs.
Moms can put their trust in Hebrew National for their summer picnic
menus."
With the picnics, Hebrew National and TheMotherhood.com will
support various community organizations, like Feeding America, that
support those in need, making the picnics fun, more meaningful and
BETTER than a Picnic. At each picnic, moms within each of the nine
communities on the Tour schedule will hand select an organization
in need and create a custom service project for each. All picnic
goers will be able to participate in the fun, interactive projects
for an opportunity to give back.
Cooper Munroe, co-founder of
TheMotherhood.com, and blogger shares, "At TheMotherhood, we are
all about helping make life a little better every day, so we
couldn't be more excited to join with Hebrew National for a second
year." She continued, "With Hebrew National hot dogs, my fellow
moms can know that they are feeding their family something that's a
better than a hot dog, hot dog. It's premium beef. "
Beginning at 11:30 a.m. EDT, on
May 22, 2010, Hebrew National and
TheMotherhood.com will be on Randall's Island
Park in New York City
(East & Harlem Rivers), and invite all to come join in this
Better-Than-A-Picnic Picnic. Following the Randall's Island
Park kick off, the Better-Than-A-Picnic Picnic Tour will
travel to eight additional cities between Memorial Day and July
4th.
Better-Than-A-Picnic Picnic Summer Tour Schedule
Date
|
City
|
Date
|
City
|
|
May 22,
2010
|
New York
City
|
June 19,
2010
|
Atlanta
|
|
May 31,
2010
|
Boston
|
June 26,
2010
|
Tampa
|
|
June 5,
2010
|
Pittsburgh
|
June 27,
2010
|
Orlando
|
|
June 11,
2010
|
Raleigh
|
July 3,
2010
|
Cleveland
|
|
June 13,
2010
|
Charlotte
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All picnic details are available at TheMotherhood.com and
HebrewNational.com. Join the Hebrew National page on Facebook for
updates, pictures for our events and tips on throwing your own
Better-Than-A-Picnic Picnic this summer.
ABOUT THE SURVEY
Survey results are from a telephone survey conducted among a
nationally representative sample of 1,009 adults comprising 503 men
and 506 women 18 years of age and older, living in private
households in the continental United
States. The survey was fielded by telephone via
Infogroup/ORC's CARAVAN® Survey during the period April 29-May 2, 2010.
ABOUT THE MOTHERHOOD
TheMotherhood.com, the award-winning online community for
mothers, was recently named one of the top five family/parenting
websites by the 2010 Webby Awards ("the Oscars of the Web").
Additionally, Parents Magazine recently included
TheMotherhood's co-founders, Cooper
Munroe and Emily McKhann, on
their 2010 list of the Top Ten Most Powerful Moms on the Web.
ABOUT HEBREW NATIONAL
Hebrew National, a brand of ConAgra Foods, Inc., began in 1905
when Isadore Pinckowitz sold frankfurters in New York City under the Hebrew National name.
In addition to hot dogs, Hebrew National makes additional premium
kosher products including deli meats, specialty items such as
Franks in a Blanket and Cocktail Franks, breakfast sausages, sides
and condiments. ConAgra Foods is one of North America's largest packaged food
companies with a strong presence in consumer grocery as well as
restaurant and foodservice establishments.
ABOUT CONAGRA FOODS
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's leading food companies, with
brands in 96 percent of America's households. Consumers find
Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew
National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's,
Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Peter
Pan, Reddi-wip and many ConAgra Foods brands in grocery,
convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also
has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying potato, other
vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known
restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For
more information, please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com.
SOURCE ConAgra Foods