IN THE PRESS
P.B.Loco continues to garner buzz for its award-winning gourmet flavored peanut butters and its P.B.Loco Peanutbutterlicious Cafés. Here are a few highlights:
December 4, 2006: P.B.Loco awarded a Santé Gold Star by Santé, the Magazine for Restaurant Professionals for its Asian Curry Spice and Sun-Dried Tomato peanut butters
September 2006: P.B.Loco featured in Fun Food Fast section of Parents magazine
February 2006: P.B.Loco featured in Domestic Bliss section of House and Garden magazine
December 2005: P.B.Loco featured in Hottest Trends of 2006 in Entrepreneur magazine
September 2005: P.B.Loco featured in “Family” section of Country Living magazine
September 26, 2005 (various dates throughout the week): P.B.Loco interview taped on September 13, 2005, played on National Public Radio stations throughout the country
April 2, 2005: P.B.Loco peanut butter chosen to be included in Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Award gift bags for celebrity presenters
April 1, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in “Family Circle Good Life – In Good Taste” section in Family Circle magazine
February 5, 2005: P.B.Loco peanut butter chosen to be included in Screen Actor's Guild Award gift bags for celebrity presenters
February 2005: P.B.Loco featured in article in NWA World Traveler (Northwest Airlines' travel magazine)
February 2005: P.B.Loco featured in article in Franchise Times magazine
December 2004, March 2005: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on the Food Network's “Recipe for Success” show in the Canadian market
June, July and December 2004: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on the Food Network's “What’s Hot! What’s Cool!” program
Television Appearances of P.B.Loco
November 22, 2003: P.B.Loco gift basket and P.B.Loco sandwiches featured on KARE-11 News Saturday show with Belinda Jensen and Frank Vascellero (pre-opening)December 5, 2003: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on KMSP FOX9 Good Day morning show with Twin Cities food critic Andrew Zimmern
December 10, 2003: P.B.Loco gift basket and sandwiches featured on 4 News at Noon on WCCO with Bill Carlson
December 11, 2003: P.B.Loco gift basket featured and product highlighted on KARE-11 Today Show with Roxanne Battle and Pat Evans
March 9, 2004: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on KARE-11 Today Show with Roxanne Battle and Pat Evans
April 9, 2004: P.B.Loco peanut butter featured in a recipe demonstrated by Lund's grocery store spokesperson on KARE-11 Today Show with Roxanne Battle and Pat Evans
April 24, 2004: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on KARE-11 News Saturday show with Belinda Jensen and Eric Perkins
May 24, 2004: P.B.Loco gift basket given away to contestant winner on KARE 11 Sunrise Morning Show with Kim Insley and Tim McNiff
June, July and December 2004: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on the Food Network's “What’s Hot! What’s Cool!” show in the U.S. market
September and October 2004, May 2005: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on the Food Network's “Recipe for Success” show in the U.S. market
October 2004: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on the Food Network's “Recipe for Success” show as part of Delta Song airline's in-flight entertainment
December 2004, March 2005: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on the Food Network's “Recipe for Success” show in the Canadian market
February 24, 2005: P.B.Loco featured/interviewed on UPN29 News at 10pm with Chris Conangla and Jordana Green
March 18 and 21, 2005: P.B.Loco featured on Beth & Bill segment of “Good Morning Arizona” show (Phoenix, Arizona)
July 15, 2005: P.B.Loco peanut butters and cafes featured on “Smart Shopper” segment of ABC-15 news in Phoenix, Arizona
September 2, 2005: P.B.Loco owners and peanut butters featured and peanut butter sold via QVC television programming (product sold out)
December 20, 2005: P.B.Loco owners and peanut butters featured and peanut butter sold via QVC television programming (product sold out)
March 3, 2006: P.B.Loco’s New Jersey café featured on Good Day New York on Fox5 affiliate in New York City (9 segment pieces in 2 hour period)
March 20, 2005: P.B.Loco owners and peanut butters featured and peanut butter sold via QVC television programming (over $65,000 of peanut butter sold in 8 minutes at 12:30 am EST)
April 7, 2006: P.B.Loco featured on the Pat McMahon Show on KAZ in Phoenix, AZ (8-minute segment)
April 11, 2006: P.B.Loco featured on the Sonoran Living Live on ABC 15 KNXV in Phoenix, AZ
Newspaper Articles Featuring P.B.Loco
January 28, 2004; August 31, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in Monticello (Iowa) Express (with photo)
February 6, 2004: P.B.Loco featured as front page story in the “Eat” section of St. Paul Pioneer Press (with photo)
February 19, 2004: P.B.Loco mentioned as Twin Cities newcomer in “Taste” section of Minneapolis StarTribune
February/March 2004: P.B.Loco sandwiches and cookie recipe featured inFamily Times community newspaper
February 27, 2004: P.B.Loco and its offerings featured in a write-in by a reader in the "Bulletin Board" section of St. Paul Pioneer Press
April 2, 2004: P.B.Loco featured in second page lead article in The Business Journal of Minneapolis-St. Paul (with photo)
April 16, 2004: P.B.Loco birthday party kits mentioned in article in St. Paul Pioneer Press
December 30, 2004: P.B.Loco named “Wittiest New Offering of 2004” in “Taste” section of Minneapolis StarTribune
December 1, 2004: P.B.Loco featured in front-page, above-the-fold picture and article in The Minnesota Daily (with photo)
January 5, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in The Jamestown (N.D.) Sun
January 5, 2005: P.B.Loco's Jungle Banana peanut butter and Memphis sandwich featured in article in The Baltimore Sun
January 5, 2005: P.B.Loco and website mentioned in “Food Trends 2004” article on front page of “Food” section of The Kansas City Star
February 2005: P.B.Loco featured in Foodservice News (with photo)
February 2005: P.B.Loco featured in Joint Forces Journal (military periodical) (with photo)
April 18, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in editorial column on peanut butter in The Orlando Sentinel
April 20, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in Food section of The San Diego Union-Tribune (with photo)
July 1, 2005: P.B.Loco featured on the front page of Insider (a retail real estate news publication)
August 12, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in The Business Journal of Minneapolis-St. Paul (with photo); story also ran in The Business Journal of Phoenix
December 19, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in The Daily Sun, the daily newspaper of The Villages, Florida (with photo)
December 30, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in the Dining Out section of the Scottsdale Republic
January 12, 2006: P.B.Loco featured in the Dining section of The Arizona Republic
March 16, 2006: P.B.Loco featured in Hot Stuff section of Red Eye section of the Chicago Tribune (with photo)
April 28, 2006: P.B.Loco featured in The Business Journal of Minneapolis-St. Paul (with photo)
May 12, 2006: P.B.Loco featured in Cincinnati Business Courier (with photo)
Magazine Articles Featuring P.B.Loco
July 2004: P.B.Loco featured in QSR (Quick Service Restaurant magazine)’s “Ones to Watch” column
August 2004: P.B.Loco featured in Twin Cities Business Monthly (with photo)
August/September 2004: P.B.Loco featured in article in Minnesota Law and Politics (with photo)
April 2004: P.B.Loco mentioned in "The Restaurant Insider" in Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine
February 2005: P.B.Loco featured in article in Franchise Times magazine (with photo)
February 2005: P.B.Loco mentioned in article in NWA World Traveler (Northwest Airline’s travel magazine)
April 1, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in “Family Circle Good Life – In Good Taste” section in Family Circle magazine (with photo)
April 2005: P.B.Loco mentioned in article on peanut butter in the FirstLight Food section in Cooking Light magazine
July 2005: P.B.Loco Asian Curry Spice peanut butter highlighted in Fancy Food and Culinary Products magazine (with photo)
September 2005: P.B.Loco featured in “Family” section of Country Living (with full page photo)
October 4, 2005: P.B.Loco featured in article “Arachibutyrophobia?” in Hennepin Lawyer (with photo)
December 2005: P.B.Loco featured in Hottest Trends of 2006 in Entrepreneur (with photo)
February 2006: P.B.Loco featured in Domestic Bliss section of House and Garden (with photo)
April 27 – May 4, 2006: P.B.Loco featured in Eat Out section of TimeOut Chicago magazine (with photo)
August 2006: P.B.Loco at Scottsdale Fashion Square awarded and featured as “Best Place to Eat Like a Kid” by Phoenix Magazine
August 2006: P.B.Loco at Scottsdale Fashion Square featured in the Drink and Dine section of 944 magazine (with photo)
September 2006: P.B.Loco featured in Fun Food Fast section of Parents magazine (with photo)
October 2006: P.B.Loco featured in Best of New Jersey section in New Jersey Life magazine
November 2006: P.B.Loco and P.B.Loco at Scottsdale Fashion Square featured in Entrepreneur magazine
Radio Interviews/Mentions of P.B.Loco
December 3, 2003: P.B.Loco mentioned on Pat Miles’ show on WCCO radio (Twin Cities)
December 15, 2003: P.B.Loco mentioned on Sue Zelickson’s show on WCCO radio (Twin Cities)
February 9, 2004: P.B.Loco interviewed on Ian Punnett Morning Show on FM 107.1 (Twin Cities)
February 10, 2004: P.B.Loco interviewed on Ian Punnett Morning Show on FM 107.1 (Twin Cities)
February 16, 2004: P.B.Loco mentioned on Sue Zelickson’s show on WCCO radio (Twin Cities)
February 19, 2004: P.B.Loco interviewed on Roger Strom’s Business Show on KCCO radio (Twin Cities)
April 16, 2004: P.B.Loco interviewed by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on the Governor’s weekly radio show on WCCO radio (Twin Cities)
April-May 2004: P.B.Loco peanut butter served to host and guests and featured weekly on Kevyn Berger’s “Ladies Who Lunch” show on WCCO radio (Twin Cities)
Summer, 2004: February 10, 2004: P.B.Loco interviewed on Ian Punnett Morning Show on FM 107 (Twin Cities)
November 3, 2004: P.B.Loco interviewed by Sue Zelickson on WCCO radio (Twin Cities)
December 26, 2004: P.B.Loco interviewed on The Villages radio station (The Villages, Florida)
January 25, 2005: P.B.Loco interviewed on WZID radio station (Manchester, New Hampshire and outer-Boston area)
March 2, March 3, March 4, March 23, and June 30, September 13, 2005: P.B.Loco mentioned and/or P.B.Loco interviewed on the Beth & Bill Show on KEZ radio (Phoenix, Arizona) (initial 45-minute segment)
April 2005: P.B.Loco franchisee, Anthony Caruso, interviewed on Beth & Bill Show on KEZ radio (Phoenix, Arizona) (60-minute segment)
July 6, 2005: P.B.Loco interviewed on 1220 am radio station (St. Paul, Minnesota) (60-minute segment)
July 12, 2005: P.B.Loco interviewed on morning program of Cities97 fm radio station (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
July 13, 2005: P.B.Loco discussed on Twin Cities food critic Sue Zelickson’s show on WCCO fm radio station (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
July 14, 2005: P.B.Loco peanut butters and recipes discussed on Rocco Dispirito Show of WOR Radio Network (New York City, New York)
September 13, 2005: P.B.Loco interviewed on NPR-affiliate KNAU in Arizona (national airing to occur)
September 26, 2005 (various dates throughout the week): P.B.Loco interview taped on September 13, 2005, played on NPR stations around the country
Other P.B.Loco In-the-News
February 27, 2004: P.B.Loco awarded “Best New Product” at Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience
December 2004: P.B.Loco nominated for S.T.A.R.R. Award for Best Architectural Store Design in its Class
February 5, 2005: P.B.Loco peanut butter chosen to be included in Screen Actor's Guild Award gift bags for celebrity presenters
February/March 2005: P.B.Loco peanut butter pictured on E! online in gift basket for 2005 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards
April 2005: P.B.Loco restaurant and food items to be featured in DVD and VHS second season release of “Viva La Bam” with Bam Majera from MTV
April 2, 2005: P.B.Loco peanut butter chosen to be included in Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Award gift bags for celebrity presenters
Summer 2005: Winner of QVC 2005 Product Discovery Search Tour
March 15, 2006: P.B.Loco peanut butters featured on Cool Hunting website (www.coolhunting.com)
May 2006: P.B.Loco peanut butter chosen to be included in Kentucky Derby V.I.P. celebrity gift bags
August 2006: P.B.Loco at Scottsdale Fashion Square wins “Best Place to Eat Like a Kid” award by Phoenix Magazine
October 2006: P.B.Loco at Woodbridge Center named to “Best of New Jersey” list in New Jersey Life magazine
