Let's Dish! Coming To Hampton Roads, Va!

Let's Dish! International, Inc. today announced it has signed an agreement with Chesapeake, Virginia-based Quality Partners Investing, LLC to franchise four Let's Dish! retail meal preparation stores in the Hampton Roads area within the next two years. This agreement is the latest step in the company's national expansion plans since co-founders Ruth Lundquist and Darcy Olson opened their first Let's Dish! location in 2003. In early 2007, Quality Partners Investing, LLC plans to open its first Let's Dish! store, located in the new Towne Place at Greenbrier in Chesapeake, Va. The remaining three Let's Dish! stores are scheduled to open between fall of 2007 and 2008. Quality Partners comprises three business savvy couples, Rebecca and Michael Kowalski, Beverly and Frank Allgood, and RitaAnn and Art Kalimon. The company has more than 40 years of combined business management experience. "We are very excited about joining the Let's Dish! team and being part of the growing national retail meal preparation trend," said Rebecca Kowalski, co-owner and president of Quality Partners Investing, LLC. "After thoroughly researching the retail meal preparation market, we found Let's Dish! to offer the most impressive store concept, from the exceptional quality of food and service to the store layout." Rebecca Kowalski has years of experience in the hospitality industry and served as the acting director of catering for the Founders Inn and Conference Center in Virginia Beach, Va. She is currently a licensed real estate agent and residential property investor. Kowalski's husband, Michael, earned a master's in business administration from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. and holds a bachelor of science in hotel/resort management. He has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Beverly Allgood holds a master's degree in accounting from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. and brings several years of accounting and finance experience to Quality Partners Investing, LLC. Her husband, Frank, holds a bachelor's degree in organizational behavior and management from Bluefield College in Bluefield, Va. and has served as a police officer in the Hampton Roads area for nearly twenty years. "Our company is made up of busy families that have been searching for a business concept that enriches our lives and the lives of those around us. We found that concept in Let's Dish!," said Beverly Allgood. "Let's Dish! takes the chore out of cooking and turns it into a fun, productive experience for everyone. With Let's Dish! we feed our families good food made with fresh ingredients, while saving precious time and energy." RitaAnn Kalimon has several years of event planning and managerial experience and owned a successful cake service business. Husband Art Kalimon served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years. After retiring from active military duty, he spent several years as project manager for AT&T and has owned several successful businesses. "Let's Dish! is a breakaway brand in this category, and our ability to attract new, motivated partners such as Quality Partners Investing, LLC is a testament to our success," said Lundquist. "We've spent three years laying the groundwork and have built a strong, sustainable business model with enormous growth potential. We are excited to share a whole new way to serve meals at home with Hampton Roads families." About The Let's Dish! Concept Let's Dish! was one of the first retail meal preparation stores in the country when Ruth Lundquist and Darcy Olson introduced their concept in October 2003. Their goal was to create a great business by offering people a fresh, new way to feed their families real food. Customers make menu choices, sign up and prepay for sessions at www.letsdish.com. When customers arrive at the store, refrigerated workstations for each menu item are stocked with all necessary ingredients, which can be customized to meet each family's specific tastes. Customers rotate from station to station preparing four, eight or 12 different dishes, each designed to serve six. The dishes are then brought home to be frozen or refrigerated and cooked at a later date. Let's Dish! currently has stores open or in development in 15 states nationwide. For more information visit www.letsdish.com.

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