A&W opens 26 new restaurants in 2010

A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of 26 new restaurants in 2010. This compares with 22 in 2009, 20 in 2008 and 16 in 2007. The company now operates 730 restaurants in Canada, of which 720 are franchised.

Of the 26 new restaurants, 15 were opened in Ontario, which remains the focus of the company's strategic growth. This represents the first time that more than half of the company's national new restaurant openings occurred in Canada's largest province. One of the 15 Ontario openings was a corporately owned freestanding restaurant in Orleans, the company's second freestanding restaurant in the Ottawa market.

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The Fresh Market Announces Pricing of Its Initial Public Offering

The Fresh Market announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of its common stock at $22.00 per share. The offering will consist of 13,175,000 shares to be sold by stockholders of The Fresh Market. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,976,250 shares of common stock from the selling stockholders at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount.

The Fresh Market common stock will begin trading on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on November 5, 2010 under the symbol "TFM".

BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

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SodaStream Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

SodaStream International Ltd. today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 5,447,368 ordinary shares at a price to the public of $20.00 per share. SodaStream manufactures home beverage carbonation systems, which enable consumers to easily transform ordinary tap water instantly into carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water. The closing of the offering is scheduled to take place on November 8, 2010.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are acting as the joint bookrunning managers for the offering. In addition, certain shareholders of the Company have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 817,105 ordinary shares solely to cover overallotments. SodaStream's ordinary shares will start trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "SODA" on November 3, 2010.

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Nestlé USA and Jamba Juice Close to Renewing Partnership for Launch of Ready-to-Drink Beverage Line

Nestlé USA, part of Nestlé, S.A., the world’s largest food and beverage company, and Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ: JMBA), a highly recognized, healthy active lifestyle brand, revealed today they are close to signing a renewed partnership for the development of a new line of ready-to-drink energy beverages to be available for retail sale in the northeastern United States in early 2011. Nestlé Jamba All-Natural Energy Drinks will feature real fruit juice boosted with natural caffeine, for a great-tasting, energy drink alternative.

“We are thrilled at the possibility of a renewed partnership with Jamba Juice,” said Rob Case, president of the Nestlé Beverage Division. “Nestlé Jamba All-Natural Energy Drinks will allow retailers to capitalize on the growing trend of consumers seeking more health-oriented, fruit-based natural beverages that provide quick energy without all the artificial ingredients.”

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Brick Brewing delivers strong Q2 results through combination of Laker brand growth and continued cost management

Brick Brewing Co. Limited ("Brick" or the "Company") (TSX: BRB), Ontario's largest Canadian-owned and Canadian-based publicly held brewery, today released its financial results for the second quarter ended August 1, 2010.

Brick Brewing delivered EBITDA* for the quarter ended August 1, 2010 of $1.8 million, with net earnings of $926 thousand.

"I am excited to announce these results", said George Croft, President & CEO. "Excluding the impact of provincial tax incentives for small brewers, this is the strongest EBITDA performance in the Company's 25-year history."

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