CINCINNATI, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In January, Tide(R) partnered with Citysearch -- a leading online guide -- to conduct a nationwide poll to reveal "America's Favorite Stains" -- the stains that result from enjoying the people, places, and moments Americans love best. Tens of thousands of people across the country voted, and Cincinnati's Montgomery Inn emerged as the national winner, with its World Famous Ribs earning the distinction of "America's Favorite Stain." Citysearch experts selected nearly 100 establishments from 25 cities across the country -- including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Miami -- as nominees for the nationwide survey.
"Citysearch is proud to announce Montgomery Inn as the national winner," said Ktimene Gembol, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Citysearch.com. "They've been a local favorite in Cincinnati for years, and we're thrilled that people voted for their barbeque sauce as America's Favorite Stain - our editors couldn't agree more!"
In addition to the National Winner, each city had a hometown "favorite stain," with winners ranging from Nathan's Hot Dogs in New York City to Johnny's Po-Boys in New Orleans. Various city winners will be throwing celebration events to commemorate their newfound honor in an attempt to give back to the residents who loyally voted for their signature dishes.
"Tide has been a part of American cities and homes for more than 60 years and it's exciting for us to celebrate the people and places -- and stain-making moments -- that Americans love," says Kash Shaikh, Tide Communications Manager. "People can feel free to dig into their favorites because, whether it's chocolate or barbeque sauce, 2X Ultra Tide now has stronger stain-fighting power to help get stains out."
Americans are so afraid of staining their clothes that they don't wear them as often as they'd like. In fact, more than half of Americans admit they are willing to forgo wearing the clothes they love out for the peace of mind that they won't have to contend with stains later.* Now with twice the stain-fighting power in every drop of the new concentrated 2X Ultra Tide(R), Americans can continue to enjoy themselves and the places they go to, instead of worrying about spills, stains, or spots.
To commemorate Montgomery Inn's victory, Tide is also partnering with America's Second Harvest to help give "loads of hope" to the Cincinnati community. In the days following the celebration event, the Tide CleanStart truck will be washing, drying and folding laundry, free of charge, for Cincinnati residents in need.
"We've been pleasantly surprised to see the passion Americans have for their hometown favorites," said Shaikh. "And just as special has been these establishments' passion for helping out their communities as well."
For more information about the "America's Favorite Stains" winners, please visit tide.com. The top 25 ranking of winners is listed below. For details on the celebration events, please call one of the media contacts below.
1. Cincinnati - Montgomery Inn - Ribs dripping with Montgomery Inn's special sauce 2. Boston - Durgin Park - Drops of the tasty clam chowder 3. New Orleans - Johnny's Po-Boys - Crumbs and sauce from a crab po-boy 4. Tampa - Kojak's House of Ribs - BBQ sauce from a tasty bar-b-que pork spare rib 5. St. Louis - Zia's Restaurant "On The Hill" - Toasted ravioli filling 6. Philadelphia - Pat's Steak's - Pieces of melted cheese and steak from Pat's Philly cheese steak 7. New York - Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs - Mustard from the world famous all-beef hot dog 8. Austin - Amy's Ice-Creams: Drops of Belgian Chocolate ice cream 9. Baltimore - Jimmy's Restaurant - Delicious, thick milkshake stains 10. San Francisco - Cioppino's On the Wharf - Meat sauce from the Spaghetti Bolognese 11. Nashville - Loveless Cafe - Gravy from the famous fried chicken and biscuits 12. Chicago - Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - Tomato sauce from the famous "Lou" pizza 13. Los Angeles - Pink's Hot Dogs - Chili from a Pink's stretch chili dog 14. Kansas City - Gates Bar-B-Q - Sauce from the pulled pork sandwich 15. Minneapolis - Metrodome - Mustard from a jumbo hot dog during a football game 16. Detroit - Buddy's Pizza - Tasty sauce from a slice of the square deep dish pizza 17. Phoenix - Gennaro's Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen - Sauce from the famous margherita pizza 18. Houston - Luling City Market Real Texas BBQ -World Famous Bar-B-Que Sauce from spare ribs 19. Atlanta - Flying Biscuit Cafe - Tomato salsa from the "Meggxican Wrap" 20. Dallas - State Fair of Texas - Mustard from the tasty corn dog 21. Charlotte - Lowe's Motor Speedway - Mustard dripping off a hot dog while watching auto racing 22. Miami - Shorty's Bar-B-Q - Pieces of the flavorful jumbo beef barbeque sandwich 23. Denver - Bonnie Brae Ice Cream - Triple death chocolate ice cream melting 24. Indianapolis - Indianapolis Motor Speedway- Pieces of the Indy pork tenderloins 25. Seattle - Pig Iron BBQ - Pieces of the flavorful pulled pork sandwich About Tide(R)
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