Media Contact: Lori Willis
Director of
Communications
314-994-4602
Nov. 15, 2007
Schnucks Dishes Up Whole New Ways of
Cooking from Scratch!
Company Debuts Two New Concepts That Make
Preparing Meals Easy and FUN!
Schnuck Markets, Inc. remains on the cutting edge of cooking
innovation with today’s announcement of “Meal
Creations” and “Schnucks
Cooks,” two new culinary concepts that offer customers a dash of food
and cooking instruction along with a large measure of added convenience.
Schnucks Director of Food Education Kathy Gottsacker explains that the two concepts have food
education and shopping convenience in common, but they seek to meet two very
different consumer needs. “Meal
Creations is an interactive cooking event that you and your friends can
participate in together while Schnucks Cooks offers informal cooking demonstrations
and one-on-one coaching,” Kathy said.
Gottsacker says targeted consumer research indicates
that both services will help cooks of all skill levels provide home cooked
meals within today’s time constraints.
Meal Creations: You Make it and Take it!
According to Gottsacker, Meal Creations is an interactive meal
planning facility that eliminates the stress of shopping, chopping and cleaning
up. “Our recently-opened Meal Creations
center makes it easier to get everyone back to the dinner table,” said
Gottsacker. The new facility is attached
to the Dardenne Schnucks
store at 3029 Hwy. K, in
Recipes have been created and tested by the Schnucks Food
Education team and all ingredients have been chopped, diced, sliced and made
available at food stations. Schnucks
Meal Creations Project Manager Sue
Byrne says, “In one session, you can prepare up to 12 family-sized
entrees (six servings) in under two hours.
It saves time and costs less than the average meal out.” Through
January 31, customers may take part in a special introductory offer of entrees
at only $3 per serving.
Byrne says once the entrees have been assembled, the Meal
Creations staff will help customers package their creations and cooking
instructions for in-home preparation.
Walk-ins will be taken if space allows, but to ensure a session,
customers are advised to make a reservation online.
Schnucks Cooks: Show and go!
“The Schnucks Cooks program will include the installation of
free-standing, portable stations, the first of which is located inside the Twin Oaks,
In live demonstrations held
throughout the day, coaches will create dishes and serve samples. Customers will leave with a better
understanding of various cooking methods along with complimentary, four-color recipe
cards. Recipe cards are displayed at the
cooking station and can be organized inside the “Schnucks Cooks” binder
available for $9.99.”
Gottsacker
explains, “It’s like taking a crash course in meal preparation. You can
literally walk up to a Schnucks Cooks station with no idea of the answer to the
question ‘What’s for dinner?’ and leave with the makings of a new recipe for
your family.”
Both the interactive Meal Creations center and the instructional Schnucks
Cooks are up and running. For hours of
operation or additional information you can call Meal Creations directly at (636)
240-6868 or Schnucks Consumer Affairs at 314-994-4400 or 1-800-264-4400.
A second Schnucks Cooks site soon will open in the newly remodeled
Woods Mill Schnucks at 1060
Woods Mill Plaza in Town and Country, Mo. after Thanksgiving. The third installation will follow shortly
thereafter at the
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