RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif.,
Dec. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand, the number-one selling brand of
rice in the United States, today
named five grand prize winners of its third annual Ben's Beginners™
Cooking Contest, a program aimed at bringing parents and their kids
together in the kitchen to cook healthy meals. This year's five
grand prize winners are:
- Chloe and Monikia Hornbostel of Edwards, CO
- Cai and Shavon Killings of
Pembroke Pines, FL
- Ariel and Naomi Pinkston of
Wichita, KS
- Danielle and Lisa Roberts of
Kingsport, TN
- Janie and Julie Wilson of
Peabody, MA
Twenty-five finalists were selected from hundreds of entrants in
grades Kindergarten through eighth across the United States. Entrants submitted videos
of themselves and their families preparing a rice-based dish and
discussing their experience cooking together. As part of the third
annual cooking contest, the five grand prize winners were each
awarded a $30,000 school cafeteria
makeover, a $15,000 cash prize and a
hometown celebration at their school with New York-based celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson.
"Just by cooking together, all families who entered the Ben's
Beginners™ Cooking Contest have helped instill healthy lifestyle
choices at an early age," said Lara
McCauley, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Mars Food
North America, the parent company of the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand. "Each
of the five grand prize winners personifies the Ben's Beginners™
movement and we are proud to have these amazing kid chefs represent
us as they work to inspire healthier beginnings not only for their
families, but also for their schools and communities."
From December 9 to December 18,
the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand celebrated at each of the five winner's
hometowns. At these hometown celebrations, representatives from the
UNCLE BEN'S® Brand, Marcus
Samuelsson and supporters from their communities surprised
the winners and their schools with a celebration fit for any young
chef.
For more information about the contest, including kid-friendly
cooking tips and the prize-winner recipes, visit
www.unclebens.com.
About the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand
The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand, the number one rice brand in
America, is proud to offer a wide range of rice dishes with flavors
and textures that will help bring more to your meals, both for
savory main courses and convenient side dishes. The UNCLE BEN'S®
Brand offers a wide variety of white, whole grain brown, and
flavored rices in cook times ranging from 30 minutes to 90
seconds, as well as rice for food service operations such
as restaurants, schools and hospitals. The first mass-produced
parboiled rice, UNCLE BEN'S® Brand is the
top-selling branded rice in the United
States and products can be found in more than 100 countries
worldwide. The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand products are manufactured by Mars
Food North America, part of Mars, Incorporated. For more
information, visit www.unclebens.com.
Contact:
Rebecca Reese
206-770-7023
Rebecca.reese@porternovelli.com
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