40 Proof Chocolate Milk, Cult Hot Sauce, the Modern Fork and the Entrepreneurs Who Created Them

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 17th from 2-7 pm at the Pickwick Hotel 85 5th Street, in San Francisco (adjacent to the Moscone Center), Consumer Product Events will showcase food and beverage consumer products for reporters who are gathering content during the Fancy Food Show. The event was developed to help reporters gather all the products and interviews they need for their news cycles.

The showcased companies include:

• Adult Chocolate Milk –these alcohol-spiked classics include Adult Chocolate Milk, Adult Orange Cream, Adult Fruit Punch and Adult Limeade. www.adultchocolatemilk.com.
• A Tavola Together – provides cooking education for kids, shopping lists with menus and a line of focaccia mixes in flavors of rosemary, raisin and chocolate. www.atavolatogether.com.
• Afire Grilling – makes outdoor grilling products from non-toxic grilling planks in cedar, maple, cherry and alder woods to non-petroleum Coconut Charcoal fuel sources. www.afireinc.com
• Dave's Insanity Sauce – the taste bud-torturing Insanity Sauce is a classic along with iconic Ass Blaster and Bomb Laden Mad Blast sauces. Today they make fiery snacks, spices, salsa and sauces. www.Mohotta.com.
• First Colony Coffee – Before Starbucks and since 1902, First Colony thrived throughout the depression, first created gourmet coffees, sponsor a TV show and make flavored coffees with Ghirardelli. www.firstcolonycoffee.com
• Just Desserts - is a Bay area all-natural retail baking legacy. Today, their hand-baked and decorated award-winning delectables are available at most grocers from Whole Foods to Costco. www.Justdesserts.com.
• Knork – when a Wichita-based teenager wanted to impress girls by eating pizza with utensils, the Knork was born. This cutting edge line of flatware combines a knife and fork into one. www.knork.net
• Lucini Italia – handcrafted gourmet foods inspired by the culinary traditions of Italy; olive oils, gourmet rustic pouch sauces, soups, tomatoes, vinaigrettes and vinegars. Newest on the counter are chili, rosemary and traditional cinque. www.lucini.com.
• Nutty Girl Inc. – Roasted almonds, pecan and dried cranberries dressed in a rosemary, brown sugar, butter and sea salt crust in fanciful Chinese boxes featuring the paintings of the chef. www.nuttygirl.net.
• Ojai Jalapeno Jelly – What happens when a gardener falls in love with jalapenos paired with the sublime flavor of turkey and wins a sandwich contest on Good Morning America? A fabulous fire jelly is born. www.ojaijalapenojelly.com.
• Wh2ole Health – is a New Zealand functional water company that makes bottled water designed to fill the hunger gap. The water provides a fullness feeling with the additional of protein and fiber.
• Yogavive - makes healthy snacking alternatives made from highest quality USDA certified organic fruit. www.yogavive.com
• Zola Brazilian Superfruits - is maker of the first bottled Acai juice. Founded by a socially responsibly entrepreneur, Zola is in the vitality business and makes smoothies, shots and juices. www.zolaacai.com.

"We created these events to help reporters source entrepreneurial stories and fill their new product pages with interesting products while they are here for the Fancy Food Show," said Consumer Product Event's founder, Alyson Dutch.  

Consumer Product Events (www.consumerproductevents.com) connects consumer-packaged goods with the press who are looking to report about them.  Created by a PR veteran whose clients have included companies from Champagne Mumm to Mrs. Fields Cookies, the events showcase consumer products to the press who are actively searching for content at the time they need it.

SOURCE Consumer Product Events