100,000+ Vote for Local Sandwich Brand to Win Best Sandwich Award DENVER, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spicy Pickle(TM), the popular fast casual restaurant with 13 locations in the Greater Denver area, announced it won the Best Sandwich Award from ABC television Channel 7 in Denver's annual A-List Awards. More than 100,000 Spicy Pickle fans cast their votes to earn the popular brand this year's coveted first place position for Best Sandwich. "We are thrilled to win this great award again," said Marc Geman, chief executive officer of the local restaurant brand, Spicy Pickle. "We want to thank Denver and all our fans that voted in 2008 and this year and invite those that haven't tried Spicy Pickle to come taste why we are unquestionably the BEST!" Spicy Pickle, which was recently awarded one of the hottest fast casual restaurant brands in the country by Fast Casual Magazine, offers a wide variety of delicious and flavorful sandwiches and subs along with hot pressed panini created by our founders, fresh and unique salad combinations--all combined with warm and welcoming service and a comfortable local atmosphere. "Spicy Pickle is all about uncompromising quality plus healthy, premium ingredients," said Spicy Pickle co-founder and head "foodie" Kevin Morrison. "We start with fine artisan focaccia and ciabatta breads baked fresh from scratch daily, then add top quality meats like our roast beef, Sausalito turkey or fine Italian meats, just to name a few. And of course, each entree is served with our signature spicy pickle, aged in a homemade brine of chilies and our secret blend of spices to give it just the right kick." Guests can choose from an array of culinary sandwich creations developed by Spicy Pickle chefs, or they can build their own masterpiece from nine different meats, along with eight cheeses, twenty-two toppings and fourteen spreads, many of which are prepared fresh daily from proprietary recipes. Original fresh salads round out the restaurant's menu. The spinach salad--a mouth-watering mix of spinach, fresh apples, walnuts and crumbled bleu cheese served with apple cider vinaigrette--or the Spicy Pickle tuna, featuring romaine lettuce and white meat tuna mixed with proprietary chipotle mayo and spicy pickle relish, tomatoes and kalamata olives, dressed in a lemon-olive oil vinaigrette. Four other creative salads, as well as soups and the world's best spicy pickle, complete the lineup. About Spicy Pickle (OTC:SPKL) (BULLETIN BOARD: SPKL) Spicy Pickle was created for consumers who demand uncompromising quality, fresh flavors plus healthy, premium ingredients and an out-of-the-ordinary dining experience. It isn't an ordinary sandwich shop; it's an extraordinary fast casual culinary experience serving gourmet-quality sandwiches, hot pressed panini, signature subs and salad creations. Spicy Pickle combines first-rate ingredients such as fine artisan focaccia and ciabatta breads baked fresh daily from scratch, with unique flavors, high quality meats and cheeses with no preservatives, additives or MSG, and crafts culinary-inspired, fresh, extraordinary food. Founded in 1999, Spicy Pickle Franchising, Inc. is headquartered in Denver Colorado and currently has 37 locations in eleven states. To find out more about Spicy Pickle (OTCBB: SPKL), visit our website at http://www.spicypickle.com/. DATASOURCE: Spicy Pickle CONTACT: Linda Duke of Duke Marketing, +1-415-492-4534, , for Spicy Pickle Web Site: http://www.spicypickle.com/

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