Vivica A. Fox and Flex Alexander Pose on The Red Carpet with B. Smith, Host of The Bounty Soul Food Cook-Off, At The 2010 Allsta
January 11 2010 - 12:25PM
PR Newswire (US)
CINCINNATI, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TV host and
entrepreneur B. Smith emceed the first-ever Bounty Soul Food
Cook-Off at the 2010 Allstate Gospel Superfest on Saturday, January
9. Procter and Gamble's Bounty brand sponsored the cooking
competition at the Gospel event, which was hosted by Vivica A. Fox
and Flex Alexander at the Cintas Center on the campus of Xavier
University and featured more than 30 national acts for one night of
celebration through song and praise. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100111/NY35479 ) Three of
America's top gospel choirs, the Professor Wilbur Belton &
LADWEC Choir of Forestville, MD, Bishop Hezekiah Walker & the
Love Fellowship of New York City and the Ricky Dillard and New
Generation Chorale of Chicago, participated in the cook-off that
was created by Bounty to encourage parents to allow their children
to be more hands on in the kitchen. Each group prepared their
individual kid-friendly dish, allowing attendees and fellow
participants to taste and vote on their favorite recipe. Bounty
host, B. Smith, announced the winning recipe, Pineapple Delight
submitted by Professor Wilbur Belton & LADWEC Choir. "Bounty
allows children to explore their creativity and learn by doing in a
fun, hands-on way," said Eric Higgs, brand manager, Bounty.
"Whether you are showing them the secret ingredient to a favorite
family meal or teaching them the winning recipe from this year's
Gospel Superfest Soul Food Cook Off, after all the fun, Bounty will
be there to handle the clean up." Guests walked away with a special
recipe booklet featuring each of the dishes, courtesy of Bounty.
Additional P&G brands sponsoring the event included Mr. Clean,
Swiffer, Gain and Charmin. Performances throughout the evening
included Dorinda Clark Cole, Regina Belle, Richard Smallwood, The
Whispers, Kiki Sheard, James Fortune, Shirley Murdock, J. J.
Hairston, Jason Nelson, James Jackson & Atlanta Praise and many
more. About Bounty Bounty has been America's most popular paper
towel for over 30 years. In the U.S., P&G offers the following
premium two-ply paper towel products: Bounty Select-a-Size; Bounty
White; Bounty Extra Soft; and Bounty Fun Prints. Additionally,
P&G offers Bounty Basic, a quality one-ply paper towel as well
Bounty Quilted Napkins. For more information on Bounty, visit
http://www.quickerpickerupper.com/. About Procter & Gamble
[NYSE: PG] Four billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives
of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest
portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including
Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®,
Bounty®, Dawn®, Gain®, Pringles®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®,
Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®,
Gillette®, Braun® and Fusion®. The P&G community includes
approximately 135,000 employees working in about 80 countries
worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com/ for the latest news and
in-depth information about P&G and its brands.
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CONTACT: Laura Lewis of Procter & Gamble, +1-513-634-2778, ; or
Suzanne Matulay of MS&L, +1-212-468-2953, Web Site:
http://www.pg.com/
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