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“It’s a great accomplishment for our in-room dining menu to be the first hotel in North America to receive organic certification from Oregon Tilth,” said Director of Operations Philipp Posch. “The new offerings provide another layer of options for our guests, and cater to an ever-growing audience that is committed to organic eating as part of a healthy lifestyle.”

From 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., the hotel’s breakfast menu that is available in its Chicago suites and guestrooms features three certified organic offerings that include Swiss Bircher Müesli and two full breakfast meals. The Fight the Fatigue Fitness Breakfast includes the guest’s choice of fresh orange, apple, mango, cherry pomegranate, carrot or grapefruit juice; an egg white omelet; chicken sausage; tropical protein shake; a housemade Trump bakery muffin; and a choice of Julius Meinl coffee, Harney & Sons tea or Oberweis skim milk. The Heart-Healthy Morning Start offers the guest’s choice of fresh orange, apple, mango, cherry pomegranate, carrot or grapefruit juice; plain, vanilla or strawberry yogurt; Swiss Bircher Muesli; fresh fruit plate; all-bran housemade Trump bakery muffin; and a choice of Julius Meinl coffee, Harney & Sons tea or Oberweis skim milk.

To satisfy guests’ appetites throughout the remainder of the day, the downtown Chicago hotel offers a range of additional organic selections, which include: a Classic Caesar Salad; Fusilli Pasta with wild mushrooms, asparagus and English peas; Wok Fried Rice with tofu, beef, chicken or shrimp; Wild Mushroom Risotto with Parmigiano Reggiano and English peas; Organic Center Cut Pork Chop with apricot glaze; Sirloin “Steak Frites” with maître d’butter; Rich Chocolate Cake with single origin chocolate and chocolate sauce; and Caramel Flan with organic milk and caramel.

As part of its special spa dining menu, which was designed by a nutritionist to offer alternatives for health-conscious guests, the hotel offers Multi-Grain Pancakes with berry compote for breakfast and an entrée of Organic Marinated Tofu Steak with stirfry mixed vegetables, which is available for lunch or dinner.

For guests who wish to place a special request for an off-menu in-room meal, the Chicago hotel offers the following list of certified organic ingredients, which are locally grown and delivered fresh daily, that can be combined to satisfy the guest’s request, based on availability: green peas; mixed berries; sugar; white unbleached flour; shoestring frites; fusilli pasta; Turkish apricots; Arborio rice; jasmine rice; Swiss Bircher Müesli; multigrain pancakes and waffles; chicken apple sausage; Chinese stirfry vegetables; garlic shiitake tofu; centercut porkchop; natural almond chocolate; dark chocolate covered blueberries; berry syrup; a variety of mushrooms; romaine lettuce; grape tomatoes; maître d’butter; apricot glaze; and whole milk.

The in-room dining menu at Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is available 24 hours daily and offers guests a true restaurant experience in the privacy of their luxurious hotel suite or guestroom. More information can be found by visiting www.trumpchicagohotel.com.

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 Awards

Los Angeles, CA – Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce the winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award in the Greater Los Angeles Area.  This group of leading entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business, academic and community leaders.  The winners were revealed at a gala event on June 22, 2010 at the Beverly Hilton.

“Ernst & Young believes in the power of entrepreneurship,” said Brian Ring, Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year Program Director for the Greater Los Angeles Area.  “These Entrepreneur Of The Year award winners are best in class, and we are proud to honor their outstanding success.”

The Greater Los Angeles Area winners for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year award in 2010 are:

    * Adam Bernhard, CEO, HauteLook, Los Angeles

    * Alfred Kuehlewind, CEO, Commodity Forwarders, Inc., Los Angeles

    * Greg Waldorf, CEO, eHarmony, Inc., Pasadena

    * Mike Fiore, Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder, Vantage Oncology, Inc., Manhattan Beach

    * Mike Towbes, Chairman of the Board, Montecito Bank & Trust and The Towbes Group, Inc., Santa Barbara

    * Robert Friedman, Co-Chairman & CEO, Summit Entertainment, LLC, Santa Monica

Commodity Forwarders Transporting Perishable Products Worldwide

Alfred Kuehlewind, CEO, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®·2010 Award in the Manufacturing and Distribution category.

According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Kuehlewind was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Beverly Hilton on June 22, 2010.

Mr Kuehlewind responded to the presentation of this award, "From Alaska to Florida, New York to Hawali I could not have done it without all of my dedicated staff and customers. Thanks to everyone. This award belongs to all of you"

Alfred Kuehlewind is Founder and CEO of Los Angeles based Commodity Forwarders, started in 1974 is the premier US perishable forwarder specializing in the transportation & distribution of perishable products worldwide. Commodity Forwarders with gross sales of over $100 million has 12 branch offices in Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, New York and Washington.

As a Greater Los Angeles Area award winner, Alfred Kuehlewind is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 13, 2010. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high growth, market-leading companies.

Other 2010 Greater Los Angeles Entrepreneur Of The Year Award Recipients included Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Chairman & CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises for Entrepreneurial Excellence. The Technology & Sciences category went to Greg Waldorf, CEO. eHarmony, Inc. , Retail & Consurner went to Adam Berhahard, CEO, HauteLook. Financial Services went to Michael Towbes, Chairman, Monetcito Bank & Trust and The Towbes Group. Inc. The Media, Entertainment & Advertising was awarded to Rob Friedman. Co-Chairman & CEO Summit Entertainment Services who distributed movies such as the Hurt Locker and the Eclipse Movie series.

The Entrepreneur Of The Year® program honors entrepreneurs regionally in June, leading up to the national awards in November.  Additionally, venture-backed companies that win an Entrepreneur Of The Year® award regionally are also eligible for the Venture Capital Award of Excellence on a national level.  The overall national US winner then moves on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year title in June.

This year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 24th anniversary.   The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world.  Awards are given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Entrepreneurs are nominated and evaluated by those in each region, including local business, academic and community leaders.

All regional honorees are invited to the national Entrepreneur Of The Year® gala, hosted by Jay Leno, on November 13, 2010 in Palm Springs, California.  The gala is the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.  For more information on the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, please visit www.ey.com/us/strategicgrowthforum.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America as national sponsors.

In the Greater Los Angeles Area, sponsors include, Marsh, Scherzer International, Union Bank, Bowne and Montgomery & Co.

For more information about the program, please visit www.ey.com/us/eoy.

About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.

About Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 144,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.

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Kudos to Phyllis Buzinni and her family for celebrating their 25th anniversary in business at Alaska Silk Pies.  July marks their 25 years in business.    According to Phyllis, her mail order dessert business started with a gentleman, visiting Alaska on a Princess Rail Tour, who sampled the silk pie on his Denali visit.    This customer wanted more Alaska Silk.

Once Again Seashare Comes Through For The Hungry

SeaShare worked with Labeling Services, Inc., Kent Warehouse and Labeling, LLC, Ocean Beauty Seafoods and Yard Arm Knot to obtain the donated cans.  Totem Ocean generously donated transport to Anchorage.  Receiving food banks were Food Bank of Alaska, Food Lifeline - Seattle, and Helpline House - Bainbridge Island.

Over 205,000 lbs of canned salmon, or 1,025,000 servings, recently helped boost the stores at food banks.  This high value commodity provides an important protein often not available to the food bank system.  Canned salmon is important to food banks due to its long shelf life and high nutritional value.  According to a recent alert from the National Fisheries Institute, "...an April 2009 study published in the Public Library of Science ranked low seafood intake as the second largest cause of diet-related deaths in America, just behind high salt consumption.  The study estimated 84,000 deaths in the U.S. are linked to omega-3 deficiency caused by Americans not eating enough fish." (May 20, 2010, NFI)
 
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Last summer, SeaShare sent its first shipment of seafood to the Food Bank of Alaska.     The first shipment consisted of 25,000 pounds of canned salmon.    The second shipment consisted of 30,000 pounds of silver salmon, rapidly followed last month by two trailer loads of nearly 63,000 pounds of canned salmon. 

This was a spectacular supply chain collaboration with kudos going to many, but it certainly never would have happened without the quiet stewardship of Reggie Buchanan, Food Resources Manager, Food Bank Of Alaska and Jim Harman, Executive Director of SeaShare.

One of our favorite magazines, Rural Coops Magazine, published a story on the Matanuska Telephone Association Coop. Thanks Dan and crew for including an Alaska-based coop as one of your many coop success stories.    

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Blue Horizon Announces Completion of Growth Equity Financing Led by Greenmont Capital Partners I and Renewal2

Complete Release Attached Below

New investment to support channel expansion as Blue Horizon continues to deliver consumers healthy and sustainable wild seafood products.

 
RELEASE  Aptos, CA   December 9, 2009

Blue    Horizon    Foods,    Inc. (www.bluehorizonseafood.com), a leading supplier of healthy and environmentally responsibly sourced branded seafood products, today announced the completion of a growth equity financing led by Greenmont Capital Partners I, LP and Renewal2 Social Investment Fund (US) LP.

In just a few short years, Blue Horizon has established a branded leadership position within frozen, prepared natural and wild seafood offerings as an innovator and a pioneer. The new funding will allow Blue Horizon to execute on the company’s strategic growth initiatives, including product development and the continued expansion of distribution within the natural, conventional and mass grocery channels. “In staying true to our mission of delivering healthy seafood products that are sourced responsibly, Blue Horizon has addressed a problem area for consumers and quickly built a loyal following,” said John Battendieri, Founder and CEO of Blue Horizon. “In partnering with leading like-minded investors such as Greenmont and Renewal2, we will have the opportunity to broaden our reach and offer more consumers a unique, sustainable alternative. In addition to capital, our investors bring strength in operations, distribution and strategy, giving us depth and leverage that few early stage companies can claim.”

“Blue Horizon is the leader in a market that we feel will only grow and become more defined as consumer awareness continues to rise,” said Mark Retzloff, a venture partner at Greenmont Capital. “Our partnership with John Battendieri and his team has been very successful over the last four years and we look forward to continuing to play a role in Blue Horizon’s rapid growth and success.”



“Blue Horizon has successfully capitalized on the rapidly growing U.S. market for cleaner, healthier and more responsibly produced seafood,” said Paul Richardson, President of Renewal2. “We were extremely impressed with the Company’s strong growth in 2008 and 2009 and when given the opportunity to join the Company as investors, we eagerly joined. We are excited to help Blue Horizon continue its growth, offering healthy and environmentally responsible products to consumers.”

Greenmont Capital and Renewal2 were joined by Bradmer Foods, a venture capital firm focused on early stage specialty food businesses, as well as a group of individual investors, in the round of funding. Presidio Financial Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Blue Horizon.