For Immediate Release

GOPICNIC MEALS:  GREAT TRAVEL COMPANIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Nutritious, Ready-to-Eat Food for People on the Go

CHICAGO (December 2008)—The holidays are filled with great food enjoyed together with family.  But although dinner is delicious at your destination, your options for eating en route during the biggest and busiest travel season of the year are sorely limited – until GoPicnic® meals!  Avoid hunger pangs during inevitable flight delays and improve your road trip options over soggy truck stop French fries with ready-to-eat meals from GoPicnic.

Nutritious and delicious, GoPicnic meals require no refrigeration or heating and are ready to eat anywhere and anytime you’re hungry.  Packed with natural ingredients, GoPicnic meals are free of trans fats, high fructose corn syrup and MSG.  Each item is individually wrapped, allowing for easy sharing and flexible eating as hunger hits throughout your travels.

At prices as low as $2.50 per meal, GoPicnic offers over 25 different options for adults and kids, including vegetarian, gluten-free and kosher options.  

For adults, GoPicnic has multiple menus and meal sizes for any appetite, including:

• DeluxePicnic, a hearty meal featuring Italian salami slices from Daniele, St. Dalfour pasta & vegetable salad, Mariani apricots and Dolcetto wafer cookies
• AnywhereBreak,  a light meal great for anytime featuring Corazonas tortilla chips, Ortega salsa, Old Wisconsin turkey stick, and a Copper Cowbell white cheddar cheese slice
• GoEnjoy, a delicious snack that includes Geraldine’s baked parmesan cheese straws, Mariani apricots, Mrs. May’s cashew crunch, and Swiss Delicato dark chocolate.

Kids can choose from six peanut & tree nut-free MightyMunch options, including:

• SportsMunch, featuring Bridgford turkey pepperoni slices, Sensible Portions cheddar multigrain crisps, Sweet Perry Orchards cinnamon applesauce, and Enjoy Life allergen-free chocolate chip cookies.
• AquaMunch, which includes Sungold Sunbutter™ sunflower seed spread, Bonne Maman Strawberry Preserves, organic Late July classic rich crackers, and a cinnamon pastry twist from Barry’s Bakery

All kids meals come complete with a surprise temporary tattoo for added fun, and feature games, jokes, and fun food facts on the inside of each box.

This holiday season, whether you’re traveling by plane, train or automobile, avoid hunger and keep  your holiday mood cheerful with GoPicnic meals,  a perfect meal and snack option for the family on-the-go!

More About GoPicnic:
GoPicnic provides its lines of adult and kids meals to a wide variety of markets including hotels, military, conventions, corporate & personal events, tour groups, zoos, museums, health clubs, airports, university bookstores, camps and elementary-middle schools and vending outlets.  GoPicnic is the leader in producing high quality, nutritious, shelf-stable meals for the travel industry with clients that include Alaska Airlines, USA3000 Airlines and Amtrak,.

Hungry travelers can learn more about GoPicnic and purchase GoPicnic meals at www.gopicnic.com.

Media Contact:
Kim Lichtenstein                                                                        
k101 Agency – Chicago                                                           
o. 312.265.8373                                                                    
e. kim@k101agency.com                                                      

###