We were featured on WGN-TV’s midday news with Allison Payne today.  We demonstrated a Stuffed Pizza Pretzel recipe that you can make at home!  We took Allison through the steps, and also showed her how to twist a pretzel.  It was a ton of fun.

Allison was also nice enough to mention our mission to live “pretzels with a purpose,” which opened the door for us to tease some very exciting news about a program we are launching nationally very soon that empowers kids to “raise some dough” for their school.  In this economy it’s more important than ever to help save critical school programs that help shape the young minds of our future.

Stay tuned for our exciting announcement.  We can’t wait to share the news and get your feedback, as you all have been so helpful and supportive in our mission.

Peace

Here’s a direct link to our segment:

http://www.wgntv.com/news/middaynews/wgntv-midday-fix-gourmet-pretzels,0,5138827.story

What a fun filled afternoon!

On August 25, 2009 Galaxy Tours and Travel brought fifty two seniors to Kim and Scott’s Twisting Cafe located in the Kohl’s Children Museum to twist and decorate their own pretzels as the final stop on their Mystery Tour.  These delightful folks had no idea where they’d be traveling or what they would get to see and do the entire day.  We were thrilled that their final stop was with us!

Our Pretzel Professor shared the history of the pretzel’s origin and walked them through the twisting process. Everyone got their own strip of dough to twist into that familiar pretzel shape or for the more creative in the group, any shape they pleased. Next came the decorating and all our pretzel artists were provided with red, blue, green and yellow food color paints, and what delicious hand-made pretzel would be complete without toppings? Marshmallows, chocolate chips, and cinnamon sugar were all artfully applied to each pretzel creation until they were pretzel perfection. Then the pretzel creations were gathered up for baking at our cafe kitchen.

The group then had the opportunity to explore the museum and the newly renovated Habitat Park while their pretzels baked, and everyone got to take home their own warm pretzel. It was such fun being in a room full of laughter, smiles, and wonderful memories (and pretzels) being created. We even got the bus driver to jump in and make his own pretzel too!

Kim, our CEO and CIO (Chief Inspiration Officer) will receive the 2009 Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Award from the Women’s Business Delopment Center (WBDC) at the organization’s 23rd Annual Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference, the oldest and largest women’s business conference in the country.

Kim turned her passions for pretzels into a successful company whose mission is to transform the pretzel from a snack to an anytime meal. Her strong dedication to give back to her community and her passion for empowering children has also led to the development of our Pretzel Power program where students learn about entrepreneurship and securing their own futures.

Congrats Kim on such a well deserved award!

Wow, summer flew by and it’s that time to head back to school!

Are you looking for something new and exciting to add to your lunch box this year? How about PRETZELS?! Kids will just flip when they see an added TWIST to their lunch. All of our pretzels simply need to be thawed to serve, so you can take one out of the freezer and pack it into a lunch box to be thawed and ready to eat by lunch time. Our Grilled Cheese Pretzel is a favorite with the kids these days!

Also, our pretzel can create a delicious and unique sandwich when you add your favorite ingredients. Just the other day I took our Pizza Pretzel, added all-natural pepperoni and part skim mozzarella. It was one TWISTED Pizaa Pretzel Melt…Yummy!

So get creative, get twisted, and get lunch!

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We are excited to partner with a great site called “As They Grow Up,” an informative look at some great products that are out in the marketplace. We absolutely love their “eco-friendly” section and how they share all the great new eco aware gadgets!

Click here to read more about “As They Grow Up”

Special thanks to our friends over at The Nibble, a very special food magazine, who posted a delicious pretzel review.  Whether you’re a foodie or just like good food, a connoisseur or someone who wants to learn more, The Nibble is a great place to start! So take a bite out of your day and read up on some food fun!

Click here to see what The Nibble has to say about our soft, stuffed and classic pretzels!

Here at Kim & Scotts we are turning our old sports shoes into places to play! That’s Nike’s slogan for its innovative recycling program, Reuse-A-Shoe, the ultimate in recycling.  “Nike has a vision of a closed loop business – where waste at different stages of operations, to the product at the end of its life, can be
recycled.”

We are collecting our old worn out sports shoes so they can live on again as a running track, a basketball court, a playground.  Any brand of sports shoe. Any size. Any style. Here are some great ways our shoes are being used:

1. A shoe’s outsole is used to make rubber for track and playground surfacing.
2. The midsole is used as a cushion for outdoor basketball and tennis courts.
3. The fabric upper is used to create cushioning pads for indoor basketball and volleyball courts.

Nike has collected more than 23,580,589 pairs of shoes GLOBALLY since 1990. Check out www.nikereuseashoe.com for more information – and a cool video explaining how the process works.

FYI – Locally, here in Chicago, the closest Nike court is at the Chicago Youth Center at 231 S. Jefferson, where there is an Indoor Basketball court made of recycled sports shoes. Cool!

We will be collecting until Labor Day – when our top Chef  will be traveling to NikeTown downtown Chicago to make our donation!

Do you like scavenger hunts? I sure do,

And I’ve got some twists and turns to throw at you.

Visit our website at www.kimandscotts.com and you will see,

A chance to win a “Get Twisted” Tee!

After all you voted it to be number one,

So join in on the TWISTED fun!

I’m here at our magical Pretzel Bakery,

Where we are currently making our Savory Herb & Cream Cheese Pretzel – YUMMY!

I am so tempted to take one directly off the oven line,

And claim it mine oh mine!

This delicious pretzel is one of my favorites I have to say,

But it makes me wonder what yours are today?

The first 5 people to tell me their favorite pretzel in a comment box below,

Will receive ONE FREE RETAIL BOX COUPON and to the grocery store you will go!

GET TWISTED

What a beautiful over-casted day,

The sun is trying to peak through and say hey!

As you know we are running some exciting give aways in July,

And I want you to have a free Youth T-Shirt – my oh my!

Just give Janet a call at 1.800.57.TWIST (89478)

And say “I’m 100% TWISTED Ms.”

The first 5 callers will win,

What are you waiting for? Call in!