Founded in 1975, The Melting Pot's corporate headquarters are located
in Tampa, Fla."
The Pizza Hut innovation story speaks volumes about a company
committed to pleasing its customers with variety that gathers families
and pleases all palates.

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Company Profile for The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc.

About Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut, Inc.

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With a team of product marketing professionals and a large team of
researchers with a pulse on what customers want in their pizza
options, Pizza Hut(R) continues to please busy families by providing
product innovation., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc.

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Hain Pure Foods
With a 75-year history of providing all natural goodness, Hain Pure Foods
serves up the full flavor nature intended with two innovations:

-- Frozen European vegetable medleys and soups are frozen within only
three hours of harvesting and

-- Refrigerated prepared meat entrees are all-natural from animals raised
with no antibiotics or hormones on an all-vegetable diet.
Look for Hain Pure Foods European Recipes vegetable medleys and soups in
the frozen section of your market this Spring. Deliciously blending the most wholesome American -grown ingredients
with animals raised on all-vegetable diets without antibiotics or hormones
from family-owned farms and ranches committed to sustainable agriculture, the
classic recipes feature:

-- Beef Meatloaf
-- Pork Roast Au Jus
-- Pork Carnitas
-- Pulled Pork in BBQ Sauce

Look for Hain Pure Foods Prepared Meat Entrees in the refrigerated section
of your market or ask your grocer.

Business Editors

----With more than 85 corporate-owned and franchise
locations nationwide and several locations currently under
development, The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. For
decades, Pizza Hut has led the industry with product innovations and
excellent taste - and the 3Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza continues that
heritage of innovation and focus on gathering families.

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information, visit http://www. The menu also includes creamy cheese fondues, fresh
salads, fine wines and mouthwatering chocolate fondue desserts.

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DALLAS----Pizza Hut(R), Inc. "This new 3Cheese
Stuffed Crust Pizza has been popular in test markets and a top choice
when pleasing a hungry group gathering for meals.
The Pizza Hut 3Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza is offered nationally at
participating Pizza Hut restaurants for dine -in, carryout or delivery
where available for $10.

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In the last 10 years the company has
introduced more than 15 new products including:

P'ZONE(R ) Pizza - the pizza that eats like a sandwich

The original Stuffed Crust Pizza

Twisted Crust, made for ripping and dipping

Carb Tracker(TM) and Lower Fat Pizzas, for those looking for
more balanced options

4forALL(R) pizza - so everyone in the family can get the
toppings they want

Dippin' Strips pizza - designed to dip in three sauces

And now, 3Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza

Why Three Cheeses?

While the original Stuffed Crust Pizza remains a popular pizza
selection, Pizza Hut(R) discovered through its own consumer market
research that three out of four consumers are looking for at least two
cheeses on their pizzas.. Those hungry for more information can go to the official
Pizza Hut web site at www.

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Ethnic Gourmet
Long known for truly authentic ethnic recipes made only with the finest
natural ingredients , Ethnic Gourmet has expanded its line-up with traditional
Italian and Southwestern offerings under our new Taste of Italy and Taste of
Santa Fe offerings in natural frozen dishes.
"The popularity of our Stuffed Crust Pizza is proof that we're
delivering what our customers want," said James.com

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Selected Hain Celestial natural and organic products are available through
natural food stores, supermarkets, club stores, mass retailers, drug stores
convenience stores and foodservice .com

Company: The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc.

Headquarters Address: 8810 Twin Lakes Blvd
Tampa, FL 33614

Main Telephone: 813 -881-0055

Website: http://www.
Building on a decade of innovation that started with the original
Stuffed Crust Pizza in 1995, the new pizza boasts a blend of three
cheeses baked into the crust to combine for a flavorful, cheesy
ending, or beginning, of a pizza slice. Every
year we top the year before with unique pizza varieties, sizes, shapes
and recipes, for new ways to please the whole family.

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Hain Pure Foods(R) and Ethnic Gourmet(R) Launch Innovative Natural Frozen and Refrigerated Products

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"We continue to be the innovator in the natural and organic sector of the
food industry in meeting the needs of health conscious consumers," commented
Irwin Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hain Celestial
Group. is the country 's premier
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Type of Organization: Private

Industry: Retail: Restaurant

Key Executives: CEO: Mark Johnston
President: Robert Johnston
Partner: Michael Johnston

Public Relations
Contact: David Sieg
Phone: 813-881-0055 ext 127
Email: dsieg@meltingpot., the
world's largest pizza restaurant company, is adding a new twist to a
familiar favorite today with its new 3Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza..

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At The Melting Pot, fondue becomes a
memorable four-course dining experience where patrons can "Dip into
something different.

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To fill out your plate, Hain Pure Foods launches a new line of all
natural, refrigerated Prepared Meat Entrees, ready-to-eat in just a few
minutes.
The Hain Celestial Group, headquartered in Melville, NY, is a leading
natural and organic beverage, snack, specialty food and personal care products
company in North America and Europe. As a matter of
fact, the company was founded by family members -- two brothers, their
mom and $600 to be exact - who turned a single pizza parlor in Kansas
into the recipe for the world's largest pizza restaurant company.

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When Stuffed Crust Pizza was first introduced, the advertising
campaign from Pizza Hut challenged pizza eaters to turn their slices
around and start from the back to get to the cheese melted into the
crust. (NYSE:YUM), is
the world's largest pizza restaurant company with almost 6,600 units
in the United States and more than 4,000 units in 100 other countries.

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Pizza Hut also discovered that 3Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza
addresses the consumer need for a low risk variety on traditional
pizza crust, allowing moms to provide an exciting pizza that the
entire family will like.

Gathering Families.

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Ethnic Gourmet Taste of Italy features bowls and entrees:

-- Chicken Arrabiate
-- Vegetarian Osso Buco
-- Trofie Pasta with Pesto
-- Butternut Squash Ravioli with Gorgonzola Cheese Sauce

Ethnic Gourmet Taste of Santa Fe features bowls and entrees:

-- Zesty Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
-- Chipotle Vegetarian Chili with Lime Crema
-- Lime Chicken with Ancho Chile Sauce
-- Relleno Ravioli with Mango Chipotle Salsa

All natural with no artificial or genetically engineered ingredients or
trans fat, the chicken in our recipes is antibiotic and hormone free, fed an
all natural diet and raised humanely in a free-to-roam environment. Hain Celestial participates in almost all
natural food categories with well-known brands that include Celestial
Seasonings(R), Terra Chips(R), Garden of Eatin'(R), Health Valley(R),
WestSoy(R), Earth's Best (R), Arrowhead Mills(R), Hain Pure Foods(R),
Hollywood(R), Walnut Acres Organic(R), Imagine Foods (R), Rice Dream(R), Soy
Dream(R), Rosetto(R), Ethnic Gourmet(R), Kineret(R), Yves Veggie Cuisine(R ),
Lima(R), Biomarche(R), Grains Noirs(R), Natumi(R) and JASON(R)." Guests enjoy a choice of four flavorful fondue
cooking styles and a variety of unique entrees combined with special
dipping sauces.

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Y.hain-celestial.meltingpot. After screening multiple ingredients for the
crust, this trio of cheeses was the most widely liked for its bold
flavor. Now pizza eaters will have three reasons to start backwards and
experience the cheesy appeal of a blended cheese crust.

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Hain Pure Foods European Recipes introduces frozen vegetable medleys with
delicate seasonings to complement any meal in convenient microwaveable bowls:

-- Green Fields
-- Country Garden
-- Spring Harvest
-- Gourmet Beans
-- French Harvest
-- Tuscan Farm

All natural with no artificial or genetically engineered ingredients or
trans fat, Hain Pure Foods European Recipes introduces frozen, healthy, and
fresh from the garden, home-style taste soups in convenient microwaveable
bowls:

-- Minestrone Soup
-- Carrot Soup with Coriander
-- Mediterranean Soup
-- Onion Soup with Grana Padano Cheese

Both Hain Pure Foods European Recipes vegetable medleys and soups are
packed in innovative self-steaming bowls for maximum retention of vitamins,
nutrients and flavor.com

Marketing Director
Contact: Kendra Sartor
Phone: 813-881-0055 ext 122
Email: ksartor@meltingpot.
"When we introduced Stuffed Crust Pizza 10 years ago, we
revolutionized the industry," said Tom James , Pizza Hut chief
marketing officer.99 (large 1-topping).Since 1958

The 3Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza was developed with families in
mind, by a company that knows something about families.

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Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN) a leading natural and organic beverage, snack,
specialty food and personal care products company in North America and Europe,
announced the launch of several new frozen and refrigerated products under the
Hain Pure Foods and Ethnic Gourmet brands, which were recently featured at the
Natural Products Expo, the largest natural products tradeshow in the United
States. "We are entering into two of the fastest growing food categories with
the launch of new Hain Pure Foods refrigerated prepared meat entrees and
European Recipes frozen vegetable medleys and soups, and we continue to
introduce great tasting, restaurant quality frozen meals from our fast growing
Ethnic Gourmet line.

Combining the freshness of the vegetables with the innovative
self-steaming serving bowl technology provides naturally higher nutrients than
most other vegetables available to consumers.com or
email info@meltingpot. "And, we haven't stopped innovating since. For a little more money,
customers can also choose one of the company's specialty pizza lines -
Meat Lover's(R), Veggie Lover's(R), Cheese Lover's Plus(R) or Supreme
Pizzas.
The company is the recognized leader in the $37 billion pizza
category.