Calzone: wine

EatLafayette™ in conjunction with its wine, beer, spirits and soft drink sponsors is hosting in-restaurant events to keep the excitement going through August. This first ever event is a prelude to what will become a much larger promotion as the event matures over time.

We are making it really EASY for you. It is FREE. We just need your restaurant’s “promotion.”

ONLY EatLafayette participating restaurants are eligible. It is not mandatory, but the more the better.

What do you need to do? (DON’T OVERTHINK IT! JUST HAVE FUN!_

All you need to do is to “invent” a wine pairing, beer tasting, spirits dinner, happy hour, wine dinner or anything else you can think of and get the details to us.

Restaurant name:

EatLafayette Food Wine Spirits Promotion (include pricing, if possible):

Dates available (can be one or all):

August 4

August 5

August 6

August 7

August 8

August 9

What brands do you use?

Schilling Distributing

Kody Thompson
Marketing Manager
Schilling Distributing Company
O: 337.233.2337 x 122
C: 337.247.3826
kthompson@schillingdistributing.com

Dane Melancon
Craft and Import Manager
dmelancon@schillingdistributing.com
C-337.591.2810
O-337.233.2337 Ext. 151

Schilling Distributing Co.
2901 Moss St.
Lafayette, LA 70501

Coca Cola Lafayette

Troy Meaux

TroyMeaux@ccbcu.com

(337) -257-5465

Rank Wildcat Spirits Sweet Crude Rum

David C. Meaux
Co-Founder and Distiller
(337) 257-3385

davidcmeaux@rankwildcat.com

Constellation Brands from Republic Distributors

Scott Holmes
Cypress Division Manager
Republic National Distributing Co.
210 Distribution Drive
Lafayette, LA 70507
337-593-7886

COMPLETE AND FAX THIS FORM TO: (337) 237-0556 OR SCAN IT AND EMAIL IT TO: help@eatlafayette.com.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: JULY 4.

For Immediate Release

Media Contact:

Julie Calzone

337.235.2924 ext. 18

jcalzone@calzone.com

LCVC Contact:

Kelly Strenge

337.232.3737

kstrenge@lafayettetravel.com

EatLafayette’s Glass Is Full

Robert Mondavi Wine Now a Title Sponsor of EatLafayette™ 2012

(Lafayette, La.) – Robert Mondavi Wines has joined The New Fly Lafayette Club as a title sponsor for the 2012 EatLafayette campaign.

In its eighth year, EatLafayette is celebrating 61 locally-owned participating restaurants. The campaign runs June 18 – Aug. 15.

“Having Mondavi Wines engaged as a title sponsor this year has allowed us to reach a new level in our campaign,” said Gerald Breaux, executive director for the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission (LCVC).

He added, “We think now is definitely the right time to take the campaign up a notch, given the area’s recent recognitions.”

Rand McNally and USA Today’s 2011 Best of the Road campaign recognized Lafayette as the Best Small Town for Food and a national Southern Living contest awarded it the 2012 Tastiest Town in the South.

“People in Acadiana not only appreciate good food, but also good wine,” continues Breaux. “It is a good pairing.”

Dwight Prudhomme, executive vice president at Republic National Distributing Company agrees that EatLafayette and Mondavi is a good pair.

“Robert Mondavi Winery is proud to be a sponsor of EatLafayette, which celebrates great cuisine and the entrepreneurial spirit of Lafayette,” said Prudhomme.

“Lafayette is unique, robust and flavorful; a lot like Robert Mondavi Wines themselves,” Prudhomme added.

Mondavi and its distributor, Republic National Distributing Company, are hosting the participating restaurants in an afternoon promotion and tasting session prior to the campaign start. They are also working with the restaurants to pair Mondavi wines with specials and other menu items.

For more information, contact the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission at (337) 232-3737 or visit the EatLafayette website at www.eatlafayette.com.

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About Robert Mondavi Wines

When Robert Mondavi founded his namesake winery in 1966, his vision was to create Napa Valley Wines that would stand in the company of the world’s finest. For more than four decades, Robert Mondavi Winery has led the California wine industry – and much of the world – with innovations in winemaking and winegrowing, as well as educational and cultural outreach.

About EatLafayette™

What started as a conversation between two local businessmen in Lafayette, Louisiana has evolved into a successful promotions campaign that provides a unique opportunity for people to experience local cuisine in Lafayette. Charlie Goodson, owner of Charley G’s Seafood Grill, and Gerald Breaux, executive director of the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission got together in early 2005 to discuss how locally-owned restaurants could gain visibility in a market flooded with big-dollar franchise restaurant advertising.

The result of those conversations was a summer EatLafayette campaign that is now in its eighth year. EatLafayette is a two-month celebration showcasing the restaurants that make Acadiana culture so appetizing. This year’s campaign is a true success with sixty-one restaurants signed up to participate.

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