Bancroft, Wis. — Tasteful Selections™ is pleased to announce the winners of their #RescuedMoments Sweepstakes. Jeremy Hitchcock of Reno, Nevada is the grand prize winner and receives a private cooking session for two with Michelin Star chef Joey Elenterio, at his newest restaurant, Cadence, in San Francisco. Hitchcock’s prize package also includes two round-trip airfares, transportation and hotel accommodations for two nights.
Missy Poffenbaugh of Bucyrus, Ohio is the second place winner and June Ovadias of Jupiter, Florida took third place. Both winners won specially-branded Tasteful Selections cookware sets. All winners were randomly selected.
The four month, consumer-centric #RescuedMoments campaign ran from July 1 to September 30, 2015 to inspire consumers to rescue their moments and spend more quality time with their families by creating delicious time-saving recipes with useful cooking tips, with Tasteful Selections bite-sized potatoes. During the campaign, select retail stores in Dallas, Knoxville, New Orleans, Sacramento, and Seattle featured Tasteful Selections displays, point-of-sale materials, and brand ambassador interactions with shoppers. Ambassadors promoted #RescuedMoments online resources and distributed thousands of coupons and recipe cards.
Over 10,000 consumers nationwide entered the sweepstakes. To qualify, contestants registered at TastefulSelections.com/RescuedMoments and Facebook.com/TastefulSelections. Throughout the campaign, select Facebook fans were awarded Tasteful Selections kitchenware including but not limited to aprons, bowls, utensils and cutting boards.
“Congratulations to all of our sweepstakes winners; this was a great avenue for us to promote our bite-sized potatoes and give back to our consumers with unique prizes,” said Russell Wysocki, president and CEO of RPE Inc., co-owner of Tasteful Selections. “With no preparation and quick cook times with our Tasteful Selections bite-sized potatoes, we are proud to help our consumers rescue their moments.”
Grown year-round in the Bakersfield, Calif. area, Tasteful Selections’ unique varieties are simply amazing guaranteed and available at more than 10,000 retail stores nationwide. For store locations, recipes and more visit TastefulSelections.com.
Tasteful Selections, LLC is a joint venture of RPE, CSS Farms and Plover River Farms Alliance, Inc. They are a vertically integrated grower, shipper, marketer of premium specialty potatoes with unique attributes for size and flavor.
RPE, a second generation family farm, is a category leader and key grower/shipper of year-round potatoes and onions. RPE prides itself on maintaining a high level of business integrity that includes commitments to environmental sustainability, as well as category innovation and retail solutions.
Source: Tasteful Selections, LLC
