FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Contacts: COCO’S Alyson Dutch / Catherine Cunningham BROWN + DUTCH PR, INC., 310.456.7151 [email protected], [email protected]

UNITED MEDIA Melissa Menta / Illona Zaks 212-293-8506 / 212-293-8788 [email protected], [email protected]

COCO’S BAKERY RESTAURANTS AND UNITED MEDIA JOIN PAWS FOR ™ PROMOTION Peanuts™ Cupcakes On the Menu and Chance to Win Peanuts™ DVDS, Free Meals, Knott’s Berry Farm Camp Trips

(June 18, 2009, Carlsbad, California) – Coco’s Bakery Restaurants (www.cocosbakery.com) and United Media have joined paws to host a Peanuts™ promotion that features new Peanuts™ desserts including Peanuts™ Cupcakes, available at all restaurants throughout California, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. Any guest visiting the restaurants can get discount tickets for up to $20 off regular admission at Knott’s Berry Farm and a $3 rebate on five titles of Peanuts™ DVDs. Giveaways of DVDs, free meals and Camp Snoopy tickets will be drawn on a monthly basis. Guests can also enter to win the “Snoopy So Cool” sweepstakes grand prize of a vacation for a family of four to Knott’s Berry Farm Camp Snoopy, including airfare and hotel. All pint size restaurant guests will be treated to Peanuts™ coloring sheets and removable tattoos. Scheduled to run April 2, 2009 through November 30, 2009, there is no purchase or payment necessary to win and entry forms are available at any of the 110 Coco’s restaurants throughout California, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado or at www.cocosbakery.com/peanuts. Kids 10 and under always eat free at Coco’s on Tuesdays and Wednesdays after 4 p.m. with the purchase of one adult entrée per kids meal.

“Our new Peanuts™ desserts were inspired by the unforgettable characters,” said President of Coco’s, Kazumasa Ogawa. “Like all our fresh baked goods, our Peanuts chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are baked daily and are topped in luscious icing with a Peanuts character decorated iced wafer cookie.”

Monthly sweepstakes winners will be chosen to win Peanuts™ DVD titles including, “It’s the Easter , ,” “Snoopy’s Reunion,” “Peanuts 1960’s Collection,” “It’s the , Charlie Brown,” and “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” Knott’s Berry Farm tickets for adults and juniors, gift cards for Coco’s Bakery Restaurants and gift cards for Coco’s pies. The Grand Prize winner will be chosen on or around December 15, 2009.

No purchase or payment necessary to enter or win. Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 a.m. PT on 4/2/09 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PT on 11/30/09. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States/D.C. (excluding residents of New York and Florida) who are 18 years of age and older. Valid email address required. Void in NY, FL and where prohibited. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Subject to Official Rules posted in store and at www.cocosbakery.com and www.carrows.com. Sponsored by Catalina Restaurant Group, 2200 Faraday Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008. About Coco’s Bakery Restaurants: It all began back in 1948, with one little restaurant along Pacific Coast Highway in Orange County, California. Today, there are over 110 Coco's Bakery Restaurants (www.cocosbakery.com) in the Western United States including California, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado. More than just a restaurant offering signature entrées salads and soups created by Chef Heather Gardea, Coco’s is a bakery priding itself on delivering the tastiest, most mouth-watering freshly baked pies, cakes, muffins, cookies and biscuits in a ‘warm and cozy little place with the nice people and amazing pies.’

About United Media: United Media (www.unitedmedialicensing.com) is a worldwide licensing and syndication company that focuses on building brand equity around a wide range of creative content. United Media licenses and / or syndicates other properties, including Hallmark’s hoops&yoyo, Rainbow Brite and Maxine, HISTORY, Ice Road Truckers, Dirty Dancing, Deadliest Catch, Raggedy Ann & Andy, , and Fancy . United Media is an E.W. Scripps Company. For more information, visit www.unitedmedialicensing.com.

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