Merlinos MOTO BARS® a Roaring Success

Merlino Italian Baking Company 's MOTO BARS®, http://www.motobars.com/, are Adding New Flavors to East Coast Outlets and are Certified Kosher.

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Merlinos MOTO BARS® a Roaring Success

Merlino Italian Baking Company 's MOTO BARS®, http://www.motobars.com/, are Adding New Flavors to East Coast Outlets and are Certified Kosher.

Seattle, 6/23/03 -- Merlino Italian Baking Company, Seattles premier wholesale Italian bakery, continues to build on their hugely successful breakfast bar product, by offering additional flavors on the East Coast. Banana Split and Apple Cinnamon are joining Cherry Almond and Lemon Blueberry to fill customers requests.

Merlino Italian Baking Co. is very proud of the amazing reception our bars have received. We are adding more distributors and outlets in order to meet the demand. We are committed to the needs and wishes of the American public, for snacks that are healthy, while maintaining outstanding flavor and texture," states Basel Nassar VP Operations Merlino Italian Baking Co.

Merlinos invites you to visit us and get the facts on MOTO BARS® at the NASFT show at Booth 2869, June 29 - July 1, 2003 at the Jacob K. Javits Center.

MOTO BARS® are a FRESH-BAKED, healthy, natural grab and go meal, or snack that are:

·   Loaded with organic grains, fruit and other non-GMO ingredients
·   Low Fat
·   No Cholesterol
·   High Protein
·   Chewy and Moist
·   Certified Kosher
·   Point Values in Weight Watchers Complete Food Companion

MOTO BARS® can be found in QFC Supermarkets, Larrys Supermarkets, Bartells, PCC Natural Markets, Nordstrom Espresso Bars and many more locations, and at all Trader Joe locations.
Merlinos developed the MOTO BAR® in response to a public that is demanding tasty, fresh, nutritionally sound, on-the-go, convenient, hand foods. Ninety-three percent of Americans snack, and 50% do so two or three times a day.

Based in Seattle Washington, the Merlino Italian Baking Company was established by Greg Merlino, grandson of the founders of Pacific Coast Macaroni Manufacturing Company (est. 1922). Using family recipes handed down for generations, Merlino Italian Baking Company has created many Old World" Italian baked items such as Biscotti, Cannestrelli and Torchetti. In addition, Merlino produces the very popular Big Pink Cookie, Lemon Poppy Seed Cookie and other cream cheese iced or chocolate dipped seasonal cookies. Continuing this tradition of high-quality baked products Merlino Italian Baking Company has enthusiastically introduced the Fresh-Baked MOTO BAR® concept to the Energy/Breakfast Bar market.

For Immediate Release