PHOENIX, April 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Inventure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNAK) announces that their line of salted snacks licensed from Burger King Brands, Inc. was nominated as one of the finalist for the "Best Corporate Brand Licensee of the Year" by Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA). The BURGER KING(tm) salted snacks product line up includes Onion Rings, a round, crispy puffed snack with a zesty onion flavor, Ketchup & Fries, a beloved American taste combination and Flame Broiled, the legendary flame broiled flavor of BURGER KING(r) burgers and French Toast, crispy snack that are smothered with the sweet syrup and pure cinnamon taste you'll be telling your friends about!
"We are very pleased with the partnership Burger King Corporation, Broad Street Licensing and the Inventure Group, Inc. has created," said Terry McDaniel, President & CEO. "The speed which we have been able to add new products and new territories to the mix is extraordinary. We are very happy with the commitment each company has made to licensing and the snack business."
"We are thrilled with the success of the BURGER KING(tm) snack roll out," said Steven Sklar, Senior Vice President Marketing, The Inventure Group. "We are continuing to work closely with the team to drive innovation and great tasting products to the snack brand domestically and internationally."
All branded snacks are currently available in a variety of sizes and price points in vending machines, convenience stores, warehouse clubs, drug and grocery stores.
About The Inventure Group, Inc.
With manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Indiana and Washington, The Inventure Group is a marketer and manufacturer of Intensely Different(tm) specialty brands in indulgent and better-for-you food categories under a variety of Company owned or licensed brand names, including T.G.I. Friday's(r), BURGER KING(tm), Rader Farms(r), Boulder Canyon(tm) Natural Foods, Poore Brothers(r), Tato Skins(r) and Bob's Texas Style(r). For further information about The Inventure Group or this release, please contact Steve Sklar, Sr. VP Marketing, at (623) 932-6205, Steve.Sklar@inventuregroup.net, or logon to http://www.inventuregroup.net.
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