Baltimore, MD, March 3, 2008— Today, Joe Corbi’s, Maryland’s largest producer of pizza kits, donated 10,000 pizzas to the Harvest for the Hungry Spring Food Drive. The donation will provide 10,000 high-quality, grain and protein-rich meals to those at risk of hunger in the state of Maryland. The donation marks an ongoing partnership with the Harvest for the Hungry campaign.

For 25 years, Joe Corbi’s has been investing in communities across the country through anti-hunger efforts and other charitable causes,” said Tom Glessner, Vice President of Joe Corbi’s. “Our partnership with Harvest for the Hungry enables us to focus and extend our commitment and to have a greater impact in alleviating hunger across the country.”

While our country continues to enjoy high economic prosperity, there are still 31 million Americans who are at risk of hunger or malnutrition. To date, Harvest for the Hungry campaigns have collected food and funds worth more than $30,000,000.

“We are thrilled about our ongoing partnership with Joe Corbi’s,” comments Deborah Flateman, CEO of the Maryland Food Bank. “They are one of the organizations that continue to give to the Maryland Food Bank. In these times of financial uncertainty, we must remember that we are all fragile. Any one of us might need help, so it’s important to keep food assistance programs strong. An easy way to do that is to contribute to our Harvest for the Hungry Spring Food Drive”

Harvest for the Hungry is a year-round volunteer effort by various corporations and organizations to raise food, funds and awareness of hunger in Maryland. Harvest for the Hungry efforts benefit the Maryland Food Bank, its Redistribution Organizations and other organizations around the state providing food for hungry Marylanders.

Joe Corbi’s is a food fundraising company that has raised over $150 million for community organizations across the United States. Organizations that use Joe Corbi’s Fundraising include sports teams, youth groups, scouts, choirs, churches, and schools. Food products include pizza kits, cookie dough, calzones, pretzels, and other specialty foods products.

Show us how you build your perfect pizza for a chance to win a years supply of Joe Corbi’s Pizza!

Some people say that pizza is the perfect food. Who are we to argue? With nutritious and delicious toppings, the Corbi’s Honeycomb crust and our slimming sauce, pizza makes a well-balanced meal. There’s simply no limit to how creative you can get with it.

Won’t you share your favorite pizza? Submit your favorite recipes to our “Joe Corbi’s Create a Pizza Contest,” and you just might win! Our judging panel hopes to try original recipes from some ideas below:

http://www.joecorbi.com/nutrition/recipes/pizzacontest/

Business is up at Uncle Sam’s Submarines - but so are costs for rolls, meats, cheeses and other sandwich ingredients.

“It’s like a chain. Vegetable oil is up and that affects a lot of the food products we use. “Wheat goes up, and that affects beef prices because it’s what (beef cattle) eat. Consumers and businesses across the country are paying more for a range of products as prices for wheat, corn and soybeans continue to go skyward. Wheat futures for May delivery gained 5.5 cents to settle at $10.475 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade, up from $10.27 Monday and just $5.12 a year ago. Soybeans jumped 26.5 cents to set a record yesterday at $14.18, up from $8.29 a year ago, and corn added 5.25 cents to settle at $5.20 a bushel, compared to $4.19 a year ago.

Wheat prices have hit records 16 times since September due to relatively low recent crop yields, but continued high export levels to China and other countries, experts say.

“Everybody was buying as much as they possibly could,” said Andy Spirek, assistant commercial manager with agricultural processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. of Decatur, Ill.

Costs for flour and other wheat products could level out starting in July with the new crop, expected to produce higher yields, Spirek said. “A lot of small bakeries are going out of business at these prices,” he said.

Bulk flour that costs have risen 205 percent since last February.

“Across the board, there have been price increases. Everybody has been experiencing “inflationary pressures” of close to 3 percent.

Demand for wheat is high in developing countries such as China, where more beef is being consumed. Ethanol producers are consuming more corn, and while U.S. soybean production fell last year, prices have rallied on increased demand for soy-based animal feed and cooking oil, which also is used to make fuels.

Growth in the alternative fuels industry, combined with rising demand for food, essentially has eliminated the concept of a surplus for commodities such as corn and soy, said Nathaniel Doyno, executive director of the nonprofit Steel City Biofuels, which works with local producers.

“The industry here is a little tight, and some have dropped out of the race,” he said. Going forward, the biofuels producers who succeed will be those who didn’t base their business plans on unrealistic, low prices for corn, for example, and those who embrace nontraditional feedstock materials for fuel, such as municipal solid waste, sewage sludge or agricultural waste.

For farmers, the impact of rising grain prices is mixed. Andrew Kimmel said while it’s nice to see higher prices for corn, the seed and fertilizer he uses to grow it have doubled in price in the last two years.

“We are making a little more, but it’s not a windfall either,” said Kimmel, who grows corn on 800 acres of his farm that spans the Armstrong-Indiana County border. He also grows soybeans, wheat and barley and has 200 beef cattle.

Last year, Wayne Frey of Salem, Westmoreland County, locked in a nine-month price of $200 a ton for soybean meal for his 250 dairy cows.

“Now the price is over $400,” he said, but fortunately, milk prices are 30 to 35 percent higher than a year ago. “If milk prices drop, you’ll see a mass exit out of the dairy business,” Frey said.

Source: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_553229.html

Baltimore, MD, October 15, 2007—Joe Corbi’s would like to announce its Superbowl Sweepstakes for a chance to win a big screen television.

The contest, which can be found at http://www.joecorbi.com/superbowl/, begins October 15, 2007 and runs to January 15, 2008. Orders must be called in by January 15, 2008 and registration forms must be submitted by January 21, 2008. The winning organization will be drawn on January 23, 2008 by a Joe Corbi’s representative and the television will be shipped to the location of choice.

The big screen television make and model will be determined by Joe Corbi’s, but the television will have a retail value of read more »

Pizza for a Purpose - The Lisa Slaymaker Benefit

Lisa Slaymaker, 39 died August 30, 2007 as the result of an automobile accident. Surviving the accident was Lisa’s husband, Irvin (Beeper) who was severely injured in the accident. Lisa has four daughters, Kristan, Cori, Brittany and Taylor who need your help.

Kristan, 24, who is married with her own 2 children, is taking care of Brittany, Taylor and Cori, who has Leukodystrophy and requires special needs that the family cannot afford. Funeral costs and general care for the sister’s has overwhelmed the family and this is where we are asking for your support. I would like to thank you in advance for any support that you can give our family. All funds raised will help offset funeral costs and costs incurred by this tragic event.

Important Dates you need to know:

• Sale Starts Today
• Orders and money due in by: Friday, November 2, 2007
• Please make checks payable to: The Lisa Slaymaker Benefit Account
• Delivery: Saturday, November 17, 2007.

Please pick-up your order at:

Lampeter Strasburg High School (from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm)
1600 Book Road
102 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster, PA 17602

Monetary donations can be mailed to: Fulton Bank C/O The Lisa Slaymaker Account

For more information, please call me at 717.393.4541 or email Joe Corbi’s directly at fundraising@joecorbi.com with any questions.

Sincerely,

Kristan Knight
The Slaymaker Family

My wife and I are proud to announce the birth of our second son, Theodore Read Corbi, was born on Sept. 2 at 5:10 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces. His brother is Joseph is very excited and Mom is doing great…

It takes great ingredients to make great products, especially pizza and cookie products.

That’s really where it all starts here at Joe Corbi’s and that’s why we put such an emphasis on making sure that our ingredients are the best. Flour, Cheese and Tomatoes are by far our largest raw ingredients, and every tanker load of these components must pass a number of tests by our QC department before we’ll allow the truck to unload at our receiving bay. Every load is checked for either temperature, bacteria, adulteration, and flavor (yes, we taste every load). read more »

Lynn L. writes:

Several years ago, I bought some cookie dough from a friend who was doing a fundraiser. I didn’t expect it to be any good; I only bought it to be nice. WOW! Was I ever surprised! My husband LOVES the white chocolate and Macadamia nut cookies. Now I buy him two tubs of dough every year for part of his Christmas present! I am trying to get my school to change their fundraiser to Corbi’s this fall. I truly believe that once people try a bite, the product will sell itself.

I first want to thank all of our consumers that have purchased our White Pizza Kits and Breakfast Bacon Pizza Kits over the years. We pride ourselves on making the best products possible.

Over a year ago we had a goal to improve what was already a great product in our white sauce. We wanted to improve this product because the sauce was not stable at frozen temperatures which caused separation. It took over a year but we finally created a sauce that was just as delicious but could be frozen without any separation. read more »

In my travels and as I have met many people over the years it has always made me fell proud to know how people feel about our company. When someone tells you how much they love your product and how it is their favorite pizza it is so rewarding. With this being said I would love to hear from more customers and ask “What does Joe Corbi’s mean to you?”