Sponsors
Thanks to all of this year’s sponsors and partners for making the 3rd Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival and Bacon Week a great success!
The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world’s fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company and is the third-largest brewer in the U.S. Coors is also renown for operating the Golden, Colorado brewery, the largest single brewery facility in the world.
IP Pathways is a leading Iowa-based IT services provider – delivering innovative, cost-effective and manageable IT consulting advice and support. We’ve established strong partnerships with the leading manufacturers in the industry to combine our systems design and IT support services expertise to deliver best-in-class technology to suit your business’ needs and budget. Whether you are looking for computer networking, data protection and storage, server or desktop virtualization, IT help desk or disaster recovery solutions, IP Pathways is a valuable and proven resource.
Our customers partner with IP Pathways for a wide range of professional services from architecture to implementation to IT support. We have an impressive team of experienced and certified Technology Consultants, all with real-world experience in corporate IT environments.
Pearl Vodka is a vodka that is produced in Alberta, Canada by a St. Louis-based company. It is made with Albertan wheat and water from the Canadian Rockies and is distilled 5 times.
Pearl came onto the market in 2000 and received some recognition in the vodka community, winning The Spirit Journal award. Dec. 2001 – “White Spirit of the Year” . This Vodka would fit into the high-priced category. As for flavors, Pearl offers a Pomegranate and a Coconut flavored vodkas. All three of these brand points received accolades in 2006.
At Reynolds & Reynolds Inc. we believe there is no such thing as a standard insurance product or standard client. Whether you are an individual, family, business owner, employee or a risk manager, you have your own ideas and expectations about your insurance needs. We will listen to you and work with you to customize our products to meet your unique situations. Many insurance and risk management providers may look the same, but we invite you to take a closer look at what makes Reynolds & Reynolds so different.
The Iowa Pork Producers Association is an industry inclusive organization whose mission is to provide a unified voice to promote and educate for a sustainable, socially responsible, profitable and globally competitive pork industry. The IPPA serves as a unified voice for Iowa’s pork producers. The IPPA is a grassroots organization that consists of over 80 structured county associations across the state, with over 5000 affiliated and associate members. Every producer, regardless of size, has a voice in the IPPA through a county-elected delegate system.
SmartyPig is a virtual Banking 2.0 system that automatically helps people set goals, save for those goals over a set period of time, allow others to help them reach their goals, and, in the end, when the goals are realized, reward them with cash incentives from top retail and travel companies. SmartyPig is a one-of-a-kind, patent-pending technology… and, believe us, Saving Will Never be the Same.® You dream. You save. We do the rest, and make it worth your while like you’ve never thought possible.
Our goal is to be the Ford Lincoln Mercury dealer Iowa thinks of and counts on when they want to purchase a new Ford Lincoln or Mercury vehicle, a Certified PreOwned Ford Lincoln or Mercury, or to have their vehicle serviced at our award winning and best in the state service department.
We place our customers’ experience above everything else. We strive to leave everyone with a positive impression of our dealership. Our people are friendly, we have a comfortable atmosphere, and we treat everyone as if they were family members. We are constantly evaluating our processes to make all aspects of our dealership customer friendly. Come visit us at Stivers Ford Lincoln Mercury for a superior and complete experience in vehicle sales, service, parts, Quicklane, and body shop.
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is commonly known as the Scottish Rite. It is one of several appendant groups of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry. Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees. In the Southern Jurisdiction these are the Lodge of Perfection (4°–14°), Chapter of Rose Croix (15°–18°), Council of Kadosh (19°–30°), and the Consistory (31°–32°). The Supreme Council confers the 33rd Degree of Sovereign Grand Inspector General.
Vande Rose Farms is large enough to meet the growing demand for great tasting Premium Hereford Beef and Premium Duroc Pork, but we’re small enough to take the time to take the time. As consumers ourselves, we believed that people enjoy our pork for its great flavor and appreciate how it is raised. We also believe that people want to know what they’re eating and where it comes from, so we choose from proven genetic lines, carefully track every animal from its source and maintain extensive production records, all the way to the local foodservice or retail outlet.
This is not a way of life or a production process for everybody, but our families have found it to be rewarding, one that’s worth maintaining. We hope you agree. If you have the time, we d love to have you come visit Mahaska County, tour our farms and see where exceptional dining experiences begin.
The Niman Ranch network has grown to include over 650 independent American farmers and ranchers. Whether they raise hogs, beef or lamb, they all share Niman Ranch’s dedication to strict protocols and the belief that all-natural, humane and sustainable methods produce great flavor.
- Humanely Raised by the Largest Network of U.S. Family Farmers and Ranchers
- Never Given Antibiotics or Added Hormones – Ever
- Fed Only the Finest All Vegetarian Feeds
We go beyond the USDA definition of natural (minimally processed – no artificial ingredients) because we believe it also means the animals have been raised humanely, without antibiotics or added hormones and fed an all natural vegetarian diet. At Niman Ranch, “naturally raised” isn’t a trend. Naturally raised has been our business and our passion for over 30 years. Our mission has remained steadfast: to raise livestock traditionally, humanely, and sustainably to deliver the finest tasting meat in the world.
Let’s face it a lot of banks today offer similar products and services, but personal service is what really makes the difference. When a bank is locally owned and managed, this distinction shines through. “Fidelity Bank is a friendly, local bank that offers all the convenience and personal service you need,” said Sarah Battani, Vice President of Fidelity Bank. “With great deposit and loan options, we can customize a banking solution for you.”
Local ownership means Fidelity Bank employees aren’t bogged down with corporate bureaucracy when customers need an answer. Fidelity Bank employees don’t have to clear their decision with someone hundreds of miles away on the other end of a telephone line.
Fong’s Pizza was opened on January 26th, 2009 by Half Court Press, a sister company of Full Court Press. Gwen Schlepphorst’s dream of a delicious pizza place with late-night slices was paired with Jeff Bruning’s idea of a tiki bar. Being that we took over the location of King-Ying Low, Des Moines’ oldest Chinese restaurant, we wanted to keep Asian inspiration on our menu. You can enjoy hand-rolled crab rangoons, family recipe egg rolls, Chinese ribs & move on to our Asian-inspired & traditional pizzas with many happy endings for dessert. Our décor is a mix of Chinese, Oriental, Polynesian & Italian with a 40’s & 50’s feel. Think of a ‘frozen in time’ dive bar with delicious food, great service & tasty tiki drinks that pack a real punch.
Goin’ Postal is a chain of well over 300 retail shipping & receiving stores that has its corporate headquarters in beautiful Zephyrhills, FL. As well as offering consumers and businesses access to all the main carriers such as FedEx and the United States Postal Service, Goin’ Postal also offers other business related services such as copying, faxing, mailbox rentals, cards, unique gift items, and office supplies. While Goin’ Postal is not affiliated with the United States Postal Service, it is joining forces with the Post Office in the new Approved Shipper Program to better serve the public together. Many of our customers and store owners are, in fact, present and past Post Office employees.
MrBaconpants is a blog about bacon, beer, technology, and anything else that we find interesting. Jason Mosley has been a bacon lover since conception. He currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA and is a freelance designer and blogger. He started this blog in 2004 to share his love of bacon with family and friends. He tries to make his blog one of the more entertaining personal blogs on the internet. Not only does he write about all things bacon, he also writes honest reviews of beer and indie rock bands. After a few years, his once personal blog turned in to what it is today, the source of all bacon in the internet.
