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Illinois products to be
highlighted at state fair
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Homemade jams and jellies, spices
and seasonings, coffee and candy to be featured in showcase of
Illinois-made products
[August 04, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- The
Illinois Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Marketing and
Promotion will highlight Illinois companies and products in the
Heartland area at the 2007 Illinois State Fair.
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 The area will feature daily cooking
demonstrations and free samples of prepared recipes by companies
such as Nestle, Spice of Life, Stewart's Coffee and Rockome Gardens.
In addition, companies such as Little Barks (homemade dog biscuits),
K & J Candles, Eagle Bridges Soy Candles, and Debbie's Naturally
Made Lotions & Stuff will exhibit some of the best homemade products
that the state of Illinois has to offer.
Demonstrations are scheduled on the hour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
with five to seven different demonstrations per day.
The Department of Agriculture tent will be located south of the
Hobbies, Arts and Crafts Building and east of the Emmerson Building.
As many as five Illinois food companies and one nonfood company will
promote their products each day of the fair. Some of the companies
also will sell their products.
A list of the participating companies follows:
Food companies
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Avatar Teas,
Bloomington -- tea bags
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Bloodshot,
Springfield -- Bloody Mary mix
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Homeplace Sodas,
Charleston -- homemade sodas
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Interstate
Brands/Hostess -- Twinkies
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Lonzerottis Italian
Products, Jacksonville -- regular and fat-free Italian dressing
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M & G Foods, Hamilton
-- numerous flavors of salsa
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Nestle-USA, Inc.,
Jacksonville -- Coffee-Mate coffee creamers
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Oakland Noodle
Company, Oakland -- homemade egg noodles
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Riley's Seasonings,
Pittsfield -- regular, salt-free and Cajun all-purpose
seasonings
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Rockome Gardens,
Arcola -- homemade jams, jellies and breads
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Simply Sno, Crestwood
-- cotton candy in a container
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Spice of Life,
Decatur -- spices and seasonings
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Stewart's Coffee,
Chicago -- coffee
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Timmy J's, Winchester
-- numerous flavors of popcorn
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Toohill Seed & Beef
Service, Heyworth -- beef products
Nonfood companies
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Debbie's Naturally
Made Lotions & Stuff, Nilwood -- body and bath products
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Eagle Bridges Soy
Candles, Jacksonville -- soy candles
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K & J Candles -- soy
candles
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Little Barks, Decatur
-- homemade dog biscuits
To find out when a specific company is participating, contact the
Bureau of Marketing and Promotion at 217-524-3012.
Other Illinois Department of Agriculture bureaus, including Ag
Products Inspection, County Fairs and Horse Racing, Land and Water
Resources, Warehouses, and Weights and Measures, will have displays
and activities in the tent as well.
The Illinois State Fair will run Aug. 10-19. For more information
about the Department of Agriculture tent, or other fair events,
visit
www.illinoisstatefair.info.
[Text
from
Illinois State Fair news release received from the
Illinois Office of Communication and Information]
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