LIMA, OH -- 05/05/09 --
Rudolph Foods, the world's largest manufacturer of
pork rinds, has teamed up with
Major League Eating (MLE) to host a pork rind eating
contest for the 20th Annual Pork Rind Heritage Festival. Held June
12-13 in Harrod, Ohio, this year's festival will celebrate the 20th
anniversary and the love of this favorite snack.
Rudolph is partnering with Major League Eating, the
sports franchise that oversees all professional eating contests and
competitive eating television specials to sanction the first pork rind
eating contest for the festival, which will be held on Saturday, June 13 in
the afternoon. Major League Eaters is inviting its world-class eating
competitors to participate in the event. The winners of the pork rind
eating contest will win the title of world pork rind eating champion as
well as cash prizes.
"We are extremely excited to be partnering with Major League Eating for this
fun contest at this year's festival. Our hope is to raise awareness and
enthusiasm of pork rinds, while also helping to make the 20th annual
celebration a huge success. The festival has never done anything like this
in the past, and we are hoping to make it an annual tradition," stated Rich
Rudolph, President, Rudolph Foods.
"The pork rind is counted among America's most celebrated snacks, and its
flavor-packed crunch presents unique difficulties for our pro gurgitators,"
said Richard Shea, president of Major League Eating. "We are excited to
crown the pork rind eating champ at the 20th anniversary of its namesake
festival."
Major League Eating has hosted eating competitions on ESPN, SpikeTV and FOX
Sports for a wide variety of foods, including Nathan's famous hot dogs and
hamburger eating. For a full schedule of events for the Pork Rind Festival,
please visit RudolphFoods.com
About Rudolph Foods:
Distributed through most major retail outlets, Rudolph Foods Company, Inc.,
is one of the world's largest suppliers of branded and private-label snack products,
including the world's largest manufacturer of pork rinds. With plants in
Ohio, Georgia, Texas and California, Rudolph Foods is solely dedicated to
providing its customers with the best quality products and the highest
levels of customer service at the best price. For additional information,
please call 1-900-241-7675, or visit RudolphFoods.com.
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