Cole & Parks Partners with Local Packaging Company to Create Innovative Gifts

Cole & Parks Bakery Café and Coffee Co., www.coleandparks.com, located near Rochester, NY, recently partnered with a local corrugated packaging company to create a uniquely designed, upscale gift box for gifts purchased and shipped just in time for Valentines Day. It is approximately the size of a long-stem rose box and can carry virtually any Cole & Parks product; from individually sealed cookies, decadent candy confections and even their very popular freshly roasted coffee bags.

Victor, NY (PRWEB) February 10, 2005 -- Cole & Parks Bakery Café and Coffee Co., located near Rochester, NY, recently partnered with a local corrugated packaging company to create a uniquely designed, upscale gift box for gifts purchased and shipped just in time for Valentines Day. It is approximately the size of a long-stem rose box and can carry virtually any Cole & Parks product; from individually sealed gourmet cookies, decadent candy confections and even their very popular freshly roasted coffee. The box is smartly sculpted and created in two color patterns -- burgundy/red and metallic silvers -- fitting for any recipient and designed to make a high quality impression.

Cole & Parks launched their new online and catalog distribution channel at www.coleandparks.com, just three months ago with resounding success, particularly with corporate accounts. Our gifts and packaging received rave reviews during the holidays, and every day we are receiving calls from corporate accounts looking for us to create programs for many occasions: new client gifts, employee recognition, thanking customers for recent purchases, employee birthdays and more," stated Donna Reeves-Collins, founder of Cole & Parks.

Having recently been recognized on a national level for their distinctive packaging, Cole & Parks will submit the creative new boxes for this years Foodservice Packaging Institutes annual awards as well. Cole & Parks understands marketing and the importance of branding," said Reeves-Collins. We work with Customers to create upscale gifts that incorporate their brand, turning the function of giving a gift into a brand-building opportunity for them." The success that Cole & Parks has experienced has driven them to accelerate their hiring plans and growth expectations for this channel. We provide a high level of service, ranging from working with specific budgets, customizing gifts, and developing employee recognition programs, to facilitating their catering, boxed lunch and corporate billing requirements," added Reeves-Collins.

Appreciating clients at the holiday time and throughout the year is important to building and maintaining strong relationships with our customers," said Paul Pluschkell, Cole & Parks customer and President and CEO of HyperFeed Technologies, Inc., a Chicago-based provider of managed services, financial information and ticker plant technologies to financial institutions, exchanges, value-added distributors and trading professionals. Cole & Parks packaging, product quality, and image is world class, and is what made us confident in ordering Cole & Parks holiday gifts for our Wall Street Clients." Cole & Parks integrated the HyperFeed brand into the packaging they created for their client. The entire Cole & Parks packaging and presentation was first class," added Pluschkell.

Cole & Parks cookies, candy and coffee specialty gifts can be purchased online at www.coleandparks.com. The upscale retailer accommodates both the public and corporate accounts, offering catering services in addition to their high quality gifts. Visitors to the Cole & Parks website can view the full range of products and packaging available for easy online purchasing.

Cole & Parks (www.coleandparks.com) is a new concept upscale quick-casual chain of cafés & specialty gift company. Cole & Parks is committed to offering the highest quality and incomparable tasting products including premium fresh roasted coffee, signature baked goods, soups, salads, sandwiches as well as a wide variety of artisan confections and specialty food products & gifts. The Companys café experience is unique, offering distinct comfortable settings for customers looking for a quiet & cozy atmosphere, a productive place to conduct a business meeting equipped with free internet access or simply a fun place to meet friends & family for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

HyperFeed Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HYPR) provides high-performance software and enterprise services to process, transmit, distribute and manage market data. HyperFeed's market-leading software technology serves as a corporate-wide ticker plant, providing financial institutions with the flexibility and agility to control their own data sources and data content in a cost-effective manner.

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