| Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Adds Michael J. Mardy to Board of ...
WATERBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced today that Michael J. Mardy has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Mardy is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tumi, Inc., a retailer of prestige luggage and travel accessories. The addition of Mardy expands the Board of Directors to seven members. Effective upon his appointment, Mardy will become Chair of the Audit Committee and will serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. Prior to joining Tumi, Inc. in July 2003, Mardy served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Keystone Foods LLC, a global manufacturer of food products. From 1980 to 1996, Mardy held various senior level financial positions with Nabisco, Inc., last serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nabisco Biscuit Company, the leading U.S.
ATSC supporters celebrate 25th years
The Sophisticates, the major support group for the Assessment and Treatment Services Center, chose a "Haute, Haute, Haute/Where the Element of Art Meets Fashion" theme to celebrate its 25th anniversary March 19 at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort. With Ferrari and Maserati of Newport Beach supplying luxury cars at the entrance, upscale store offerings via drawings and live auction and a first-class St. John spring fashion runway show, the 430 guests luxuriated in the moment. Sophisticates president Sarah Corrigan and event chairwoman Lisa Hallaian welcomed everyone, introducing Christopher Tate, St. John vice president of retail, Western region, and celebrity stylist and emcee Mark-Alan Harmon, who proclaimed long shorts to the knee, a J. Crew T-shirt, a blazer and cork platform heels a fun spring fashion trend.
He cooks up his own way to honor grandfather
Nearly 10 years ago to the day - April 15, 1997 - Jesse Robinson Simms, then 18, was on the field at Shea Stadium, shoulder-to-shoulder with a cadre of luminaries that included President Clinton, taking part in a 50th anniversary celebration of the day his grandfather, Jackie Robinson, broke through major-league baseball's color barrier. At the time, Simms seemed on a path to be the first in the family to carry on his grandfather's athletic legacy. A 6-foot-3, 270-pound prep school football star from North Stamford, Conn., Simms had signed a letter of intent with UCLA, where Jackie had excelled in baseball, football and track and had met his wife, Rachel, Jesse's grandmother. The emotional attachment to UCLA was strong. Jesse never knew his grandfather, who died seven years before he was born, but he became well aware of his deeds through his mother, Sharon, Jackie's daughter, and his now-84-year-old grandmother, who helped raise him and still visits almost every weekend.
Business Briefs
Genesco yesterday rejected Foot Locker's $1.2 billion takeover offer, but Foot Locker isn't ruling out the possibility of raising its bid for its footwear and accessories rival. Foot Locker had proposed paying $46 a share for Genesco in a deal that would have united its Foot Locker, Footaction, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports and Footquarters chains with Genesco's Journeys, Lids, Hat World and Underground Station brands. After consulting with financial adviser Goldman Sachs and legal adviser Bass, Berry & Sims, Nash ville, Tenn.-based Genesco said in a letter to Foot Locker that the offer undervalued the company and that previous discussions about a buyout had mentioned prices between $48 and $50 per share. A Foot Locker spokesman wouldn't comment on Genesco's decision.
Pizza Fusion Opens First Franchise in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (PRWEB) March 28, 2007 -- Pizza Fusion (www.pizzafusion.com), the leader in organic, quick-service food and a better quality of life, kicked off the opening of their first franchise in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this weekend with a highly successful launch party. 600 people showed up on Saturday to be the first to taste the new restaurant's offerings, consuming more than 300 pizzas and an extensive list of organic beer and wine. "The entire event was wonderful. We had an overwhelming turnout from the community who couldn't get enough of our organic offerings," Vaughan Lazar, co-founder of Pizza Fusion, explains. "Each time we brought a pizza out of the oven, it was gone in a matter of seconds. Everyone seemed to appreciate the healthy aspect of our food, but more than anything they raved over the taste of our pizza and the uniqueness of our specialty pies." The grand opening took place Saturday, March 24th from 5:30 p.m.
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