FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SOPAKCO Hires Katz Marketing Solutions to Develop and Market New Food Products Government Goliath Chooses Female David BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. - Oct. 9, 2006 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SOPAKCO (www.sopakco.com), a market leader in ready-to-eat meals, announced hiring Columbus, Ohio-based Katz Marketing Solutions (www.katzmarketingsolutions.com) to develop and market their future new food products. SOPAKCO is a primary supplier of military meals and contract supplier for leading food brands. *(PHOTO: Send2Press.com/mediaroom/1006-TammyKatz_72dpi.jpg) *(Photo Caption: Brand marketing executive, Tammy Katz.) *(LOGO: Send2Press.com/mediaroom/logo-Sopakco_72dpi.jpg) "SOPAKCO has tremendous manufacturing and product development capabilities to develop new products and channels of distribution. Our venture with Katz Marketing Solutions will help us build new, consumer-appealing products and brands and to gain new distribution," said Perry L. Jowers, SOPAKCO's Vice President, Sales & Marketing. After conducting a national search for the food marketing consulting firm, Jowers said, "We are confident we selected the most experienced food marketing and branding firm, and are proud to have chosen a woman-owned small business," which is consistent with SOPAKCO's commitment to utilizing Small Business Concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, Utilization of Women-Owned Small Businesses." Katz Marketing Solutions is led by food and consumer products brand marketing executive, Tammy Katz, who has launched and marketed over 100 new products with cumulative sales of over $2 billion for leading food, beverage, and consumer products companies. "We look forward to helping SOPAKCO develop and launch new consumer-driven, differentiated products that leverage their outstanding manufacturing, packaging, and shelf-stable core competencies," said Katz. SOPAKCO, (www.sopakco.com), a division of UNAKA Corporation, is a world leader in manufacturing and packaging military rations commercial food division. SOPAKCO is also a leading contract food manufacturer for national branded food companies Katz Marketing Solutions, (www.katzmarketingsolutions.com) is a brand and marketing consulting firm that specializes in building food, beverage, and consumer products brands from concept through execution. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story. NEWS SOURCE: SOPAKCO # # # MEDIA CONTACT(S): [ not for publication or the public ] SOPAKCO, Diane Lassiter, +1-843-479-3811 x 361, dlassiter @ sopakco.com Katz Marketing Solutions, Veronica Petta, Blair Communications, +1-614-848-9687, vpetta1111 @ aol.com /END/ ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregators, please retain Send2Press as the original wire source. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), who is solely responsible for accuracy of content, by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com ......... Get our news via RSS: http://www.send2press.com/RSS2/rss.xml ......... Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2006-10-1009-003.txt October 2006 // Press Release / S-3ST/OH-SC-IN / meta = FOOD / Agency = Katz Marketing Solutions