CHAMPIONSHIP COLLECTION
tball fans fear not: This year's complete BCS Championship Bowl series is available this spring on DVD. Triumph Marketing LLC and DVD Marketing, along with ABC Sports Championship Television, will launch the commemorative series with a street date of April 20. The launch will be supported by radio spots, televisions ads, info packages in the football season ticket mailers, ads in college game day programs, and a targeted public relations program. The series is comprised of the 2004 Nokia Sugar Bowl, the 2004 Citi Rose Bowl, the 2004 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, and the 2004 FedEx Orange Bowl games. Each DVD comes with a suggested retail price of $24.95. Also available on DVD for the first time are the last five BCS National Championship Bowl games from 1999 through 2003 at an SRP of $24.95.
COFFEE FOR ONE
CINCINNATI -- Coffee drinking just got more convenient with the release of the Procter & Gamble Home Cafe single-cup, coffee-brewing system. Procter & Gamble here has collaborated with Applica (Black & Decker), Krups, Sunbeam (Mr. Coffee), and Hamilton Beach. Black & Decker and Krups worked with P&G to produce the appliances, and Mr. Coffee and Hamilton Beach will aid in the commercial deployment of the product. Beginning in May under the Black & Decker brand, the Home Cafe system will be expanded to supermarkets and other classes of trade nationwide. The suggested retail price of Home Cafe is $59.99. The Folgers and Millstone coffee pods retail for about $3.99 for a 14 to 18-count pack. Coffee pods come in a variety of flavors and roasts.
