Aflac Teams With Kellogg Company for NASCAR Races in 2010
January 08 2010 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac, primary
sponsor of Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, has
announced a partnership with Kellogg Company. The agreement gives
Kellogg primary sponsorship for two Sprint Cup races in the 2010
season and the opportunity to leverage one of NASCAR's top drivers
in continuing to build its brand. In addition to the two races as
primary sponsor, Kellogg Company will become an associate sponsor
of the No. 99 car for all other 2010 Sprint Cup Series races. "I'm
really excited to be partnered up with the Kellogg Company," said
Carl Edwards. "It's a great addition to the Aflac Racing team and
we're proud to carry their brands on the No. 99 in 2010. I look
forward to being in victory lane with them." Danny Fleishman, Aflac
vice president of corporate sponsorships and emerging markets,
said, "We couldn't have picked a more fitting partner than Kellogg
Company, an industry-leading organization that clearly shares our
enthusiasm for NASCAR and our passion for community involvement and
corporate philanthropy. We look forward to many successes in
sharing one of the most respected and leading NASCAR drivers in the
sport." The 2010 season will mark the sixth consecutive season that
Edwards will compete full time in both the Nationwide and Sprint
Cup Series. About Aflac For more than 50 years, Aflac products have
given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is
needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial
challenges. As the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable
insurance in the United States and the number one insurance company
in terms of individual insurance policies in force in Japan, Aflac
insurance products provide protection to more than 50 million
people worldwide. Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere magazine
as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for three consecutive
years and was also named by the Reputation Institute as the Most
Reputable Company in the Global Insurance Industry for two
consecutive years. In 2009 Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one
of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the eleventh
consecutive year. Fortune magazine also ranked Aflac No. 1 on its
global list of the Most Admired Companies in the Life and Health
Insurance category. Aflac appears on Hispanic Enterprise magazine's
list of the 50 Best Companies for Supplier Diversity and on Black
Enterprise magazine's list of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity.
Aflac was also named by Forbes magazine as America's Best-Managed
Company in the Insurance category. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune
500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com. About Roush
Fenway Racing Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR's largest team,
operating seven motorsports teams: four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and
David Ragan; and three in the Nationwide Series with Edwards, Ricky
Stenhouse, Jr. and Colin Braun. For more information on any of the
Roush Fenway Racing teams, log on to RoushFenway.com. Become a fan
of Roush Fenway Racing on Facebook by going to
facebook.com/roushfenway. And for sponsorship inquiries please
contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645. (Logo:
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Contact: Tim Turner Aflac Incorporated 706.243.5594
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