ADVISORY/Take a Potato to Work! - Scores of Spuds in New York City.News Editors/Food Writers ADVISORY...for Monday Monday: see week. (Feb. 5) --(BUSINESS WIRE) The National Potato Promotion Board Treats 30,000 Downtown Downtown (called a "city centre" in British English) is a term used in North America when referring to a city's core, usually both in a geographical and commercial / community sense. New York York, former name of Toronto, Canada York, Ont.: see Toronto, Ont., Canada. York, city, England York, city (1991 pop. 123,126) and district, North Yorkshire, N England, at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss rivers. Commuters to Complementary Potato Lunch Kits to Celebrate February February: see month. , National Potato Lovers' Month (Great Photo Opportunity!)
FOR: NATIONAL POTATO PROMOTION BOARD
CONTACT: KETCHUM PUBLIC RELATIONS
1050 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Jennifer Knapp, (415) 984-6136 (415) 290-4853 cell
jennifer.knapp@ketchum.com
WHAT: During a two-week period, 30,000 "Take a Potato to Work!"
lunch bags will be distributed to commuters across New
York City. The bags will contain potatoes, buttermilk
ranch dressing, recipe ideas and tips on how to micro-bake
a potato in less than 10 minutes, providing office workers
with an ideal, healthful lunchtime alternative to fast
food or sandwiches.
WHEN: February 5 - February 23, 2001 (Mondays - Fridays)
WHERE: Downtown commuter areas in New York, N.Y. Please contact
the number below for the exact location each day.
WHY: To celebrate "America's favorite vegetable," "Take a
Potato to Work!" demonstrates how fast and easy a
delicious micro-baked potato is to prepare. Topped with
ingredients such as canned chili, low-fat cheese and sour
cream, baked potatoes can be the basis for an entire
healthful, convenient meal.
WHO: National Potato Promotion Board (NPPB). The NPPB was
established in 1971 by a group of potato growers
throughout the United States. The NPPB promotes potatoes
by educating people about their convenience, versatility,
value and nutrition.
"Take a Potato To Work!" will be located at a different commuter
location each day of its two-week duration. For exact locations each
day, please contact Josh Mendlinger or Joanna Stovall at 770-263-050;
or Jennifer Knapp at 415-290-4853.
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