Grand Prize Winner Announced in the Eggland's Best "Family Meals Pledge" Promotion

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- After receiving more than 720,000 pledges and entries, Eggland's Best (EB) is excited to announce the Grand Prize Winner in the 2018 Eggland's Best "Family Meals Pledge."  This promotion encouraged families across America to commit to spending an additional "dozen" minutes around the table eating nutritious meals in honor of National Family Meals Month™. Yyonne O. from New Jersey will take home the Grand Prize, $5,000 towards a family vacation. The Eggland's Best Family Meals Pledge was done in partnership with the American Heart Association's Healthy for Good™ movement, which helps people create lasting change in their health and their life, one small step at a time.

"Family mealtime is extremely important to us, and we are so thankful to spend even more quality time together on a family vacation thanks to Eggland's Best," said Yyonne. "Our family loves Eggland's Best eggs and always incorporates them into our family meals for extra taste and nutrition!"

From July through early October, Eggland's Best encouraged fans to enter the Eggland's Best "Family Meals Pledge" promotion for the chance to win $5,000 towards a family vacation and a variety of instant prizes including free product coupons, supermarket gift cards, kitchen gadgets and more. With the average family only spending twelve minutes together at the table during mealtime, the promotion called on families to pledge to spend an additional "dozen" minutes around the table eating nutritious meals. 

"We are thrilled to announce the Grand Prize Winner, and even more excited to share that more than 720,000 of our fans took the EB Family Meals Pledge," said Charlie Lanktree, President and CEO of Eggland's Best. "We always encourage families to choose nutritious and great tasting Eggland's Best eggs while sharing meals and spending more time together around the table!"

Compared to ordinary eggs, Eggland's Best eggs contain six times more vitamin D, 25% less saturated fat, more than double the Omega-3s, ten times more vitamin E, and more than double the vitamin B12. The superior nutrition of Eggland's Best is due to its proprietary all-vegetarian hen feed that contains healthy grains, canola oil and a wholesome supplement of rice bran, alfalfa, sea kelp and vitamin E. In addition, independent testing has revealed that Eggland's Best eggs have stronger shells than ordinary eggs, which leads to less breakage and helps them stay fresher longer.

Eggland's Best eggs have been the recipient of more than 100 awards and honors for the product's superior taste, nutrition, freshness, and variety. For more information on Eggland's Best eggs and delicious recipes, visit www.egglandsbest.com.

About Eggland's Best Eggs

Eggland's Best (EB) is the #1 branded egg in the U.S. and is an excellent source of vitamins D, B12, E, B5 and riboflavin. EB eggs have six times more vitamin D, more than double the Omega-3s, 10 times more vitamin E and 25% less saturated fat than ordinary eggs. Independent testing has also confirmed that Eggland's Best eggs stay fresher longer than ordinary eggs. The distinctive "EB" stamp on the shell assures consumers and food service customers that EB eggs meet the highest production and safety standards.

Due to the product's superior taste, nutrition, freshness, and variety, Eggland's Best eggs have won over 100 awards & honors.  Eggland's Best was voted "America's Most Trusted Egg Brand" by American shoppers in the BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards, "America's Most Recommended™ Eggs" by women in the Women's Choice Awards, and "Product of the Year."  In addition, Eggland's Best has received numerous awards and honors from such trusted publications as Prevention Magazine, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Taste of Home, Women's Health, and many others.

Eggland's Best's hens are fed a strictly controlled, proprietary, high-quality all-vegetarian diet, which results in a better tasting, more nutritious egg that stays fresher longer. EB shell eggs are available in large, extra-large, jumbo, cage free, and organic varieties.  EB also offers hard-cooked, cage free hard-cooked, organic hard-cooked, liquid egg whites, deviled egg kits, hard-cooked snacks, and is certified Kosher. For more information, visit www.egglandsbest.com.

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