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Quiznos is extending its appearance last week on “The Celebrity Apprentice” with an in-store sandwich offer tied to the show and an online contest.

Lane Bryant is driving traffic to its stores with a sweepstakes offering the chance to win a closet makeover and new wardrobe.

Frito-Lay’s Doritos brand and MTV are in the final days of their nationwide search to find some spicy girls and sweets guys to participate in a short-form dating reality series debuting in April.

Johnsonville Sausage wants people to think now about summer grilling. To get them in the mood, it’s staging an event at the John Hancock Center in Chicago, where it was 34 degrees yesterday.

A recipe contest featured on the Food Network cable channel and sponsored by T.G.I. Friday’s has produced its latest category winner, a chipotle grilled steak sandwich. The winning entrant? A manager of a Long Island Chili’s Grill & bar restaurant, one of Friday’s rivals in the casual dining industry.

Hostess is supporting the upcoming DVD release of DreamWorks Animation’s “Bee Movie” with a user-generated contest and rebate offer

American Greetings is on the hunt for some clever-witted people to develop captions as part of an online contest.

Sheraton Hotels hopes to parlay its three-year partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association and CBS Sports into a platform to build business among college sports fans traveling to away games

Pom Wonderful will air its top three winning videos from its online Tea Video Contest in movie theaters in New York and Los Angeles in March

Romano’s Macaroni Grill is out with three separate contests asking patrons to choose their favorite menu items for a chance to win a private dinner