SAN ANTONIO– Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCQB: TOOT) announced that it will be featured in an episode of the Food Networks “Kid in a Candy Store” to be broadcast on Monday, May 9 at 8:30pm ET/PT. The segment will take viewers from the baking of Tootie Pies at the Boerne facility, all the way through to one of the Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafés, where select flavors are then transformed into “Tootie Pie on a Stick”.
“We are delighted that the Food Network has chosen to feature Tootie Pie Company on ‘Kid in a Candy Store’” said Don Merrill, President & CEO. “Host Adam Gertler and his show will no doubt add to the buzz surrounding Tootie Pie. His viewing audience are known to be discerning, up-scale and adventurous consumers, who are just the demographic group that truly appreciate our Gourmet Pies. For Tootie Pie to garner this kind of exposure at no cost to the Company is truly a testament to the quality of our products.”
“A particularly exciting aspect for our shareholders and me, however, is that as the segment runs and re-runs several times this season, literally hundreds of thousands of viewers will be exposed to our Award Winning pies, as well as see our Company’s great potential for growth,” Merrill added.
About Kid in a Candy Store
Airs: Mondays at 8:30pm ET/PT
Adam Gertler shared his humorous take on food throughout season four of The Next Food Network Star. Now, he uncovers the best, most outrageous, most innovative, and most loved sweet treats as he travels across the country in Food Network’s candy-coated primetime series, Kid in a Candy Store. From food truck fare and down-home delights to wacky twists on traditional favorites like deep-fried cupcakes and sweet beet ice cream, this series celebrates the most scrumptious and creative candy, cakes and snacks – a truly sweet joyride that will leave all viewers feeling like a Kid in a Candy Store. For more information, visit: www.foodnetwork.com/kid-in-a-candy-store
About Tootie Pie Co.
Tootie Pie Company bakes and sells high-quality, handmade pies through three basic sales channels: retail, corporate and wholesale. The retail segment serves individual customers through sales in its Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafés, in-store sales, orders via telephone and internet on the Company’s website. The corporate segment serves businesses that purchase pies as a way to promote their company through client and employee appreciation programs. The wholesale segment is made up of national and regional broad line grocery and foodservice distributors who purchase pies and then resell them through their respective sales distribution channels. Tootie Pie Company is a public company traded on the OTCQB market under the symbol “TOOT.” For additional information or to receive correspondence from Tootie Pie Company, please visit www.tootiepieco.com.
ABOUT ADAM GERTLER:
In 2008, Food Network viewers got their first glimpse of Adam Gertler on season four of The Next Food Network Star where he advanced through to the final challenge revealing his energetic passion for food and fun-loving sense of humor. He hosted Will Work for Food, a primetime Food Network show, in 2009. After hosting a successful primetime special called Extreme Sweets in October 2009, Adam landed another primetime series called Kid in a Candy Store, which premiered in July 2010. Adam has enjoyed an acting career since fourth grade, and he graduated from Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting in 1999. Whether as a short-order cook, server, caterer, or even donut filler and froster, food has played an important role in Adam’s life. He brought the barbeque experience to Philadelphia as the executive chef of The Smoked Joint – a barbeque restaurant co-owned by Adam’s brother, Keith – from its opening in November 2004 to its closing in July 2006. Adam grew up in Commack, N.Y., with his mother, father, and brothers.
Premiering Monday, May 9th at 8:30pm ET/PT
“Candy Kabobs”
Adam skewers the myth of the ordinary sucker, finding fresh new ways to get a handle on portable confections. At Hammond’s Candies in Denver, Colo., giant spiral lollipops grow to be five pounds and come in funky flavors like pear, pumpkin and birthday cake. Then, he travels to Hollister, Calif., where the DeBrito Chocolate Factory covers bushels of Granny Smith apples in more than 40 different creative candy coats. And, at the Tootie Pie Co. in San Antonio, Texas, cutting-edge slices of frozen Key Lime Margarita pie get dipped in chocolate and served on a stick.
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Source: Tootie Pie Co.