Stir Sweetener invites all every day people and professional chefs, bakers/pastry chefs, and mixologists to create a video or photo of your healthy recipe makeover on your social channel. Use the hashtag #stiritsbetter and be entered to win $500 plus a prize package valued over $500! No purchase necessary. Don't forget to include the recipe so we can see the nutritional benefits.
Prize winners will be announced live at Surfas, located at 8777 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232. The top three finalists must appear in person at the final judging at the location and date listed above.
You can submit in one of the following categories:
The Grand Prize Winner and 2 finalists will be decided by a combination of the judges votes and the online votes. Online voting is open to the public, including friends and families of the Entrants.
Entrants will compete to win one of the following prizes:
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STIR SWEETENER is the main sponsor (“Sponsor”) of the Stir It’s Better Recipe Makeover Contest (the “Contest”).
Stir is a woman owned Los Angeles, CA based Limited Liability Company with principal offices at 4929 Hampton St., Vernon, CA 90058 and may be contacted at: info@stirsweetener.com please write “Contest” in the subject line.
No material will be accepted that is or promotes activities which are sexually explicit, obscene, pornographic, violent, shows reference to or simulate murder (cruelty, abuse, etc.), encourages the sale of weapons, discriminatory (based on race, sex, religion, nature of ethnicity, sexual orientation or age), illegal (e.g. underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.), offensive, harassing; include mention or performance of any copyrighted media including but not limited to music, films, books, magazines, newspapers or websites or identifying descriptions of any media property; contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to material that violates intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement, without limiting the foregoing; include third-party trademarks, logos, insignia, location signage, photographs, artwork or sculptures; feature any music; or include third parties, including but not limited to minors, celebrities and friends who have not expressly signed off on the right for use of their image, likeness or voice in any submission. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Initial review of the videos and photo will be executed daily as they are submitted. Those that meet the Submission Requirements listed above will be curated for initial review by a panel of judges selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion. The judges will select 15 semi finalists. The judges, consisting of industry experts selected by Sponsor, will then select 3 finalists – one from each category: savory, sweet and beverage - who will be required to appear at Surfas, located at 8777 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 on the date listed above for a live media event. Each finalist is required to present the finished recipe or beverage for the judges at the live event. Each finalist will be allowed 15 minutes in the Surfas professional kitchen for final firing and plating before presenting to the judges table. The judges will sample each recipe then award the Grand, Second and Third Prizes.
The 3 finalists as determined by the judges, will be notified by e-mail (via the e-mail address listed on the Submission Form) on Tuesday, February 20, 2017 with instructions to respond (as directed) to the notification attempt. The failure to respond promptly to the notification will disqualify the Entrant’s participation in the Contest and, in such case the Sponsor will select an alternate(s) based on the judge’s results. The finalists will be required to execute and return a liability/publicity release (where legally permissible) and other documents required by Sponsor within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. If a potential Prize Winner cannot be reached after the first attempt, or fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligible release within the required time period (if applicable) to the Sponsor, the potential Prize Winner’s will be disqualified and an alternate entry will be selected from the eligible entries received according to the judging criteria described above. Sponsor reserves the right to extend or modify the winner notification and announcement schedule as it deems necessary in its sole discretion to complete the verification process contemplated by these Official Rules and/or to select winners.
The top 3 Prize winning Videos or Pictures will be posted after awards are finalized on Stirsweetener.com, it’s social media feeds and/or other Internet locations. Sponsor has final say over the location, use and frequency of play of the winning entries.
In consideration of Entrant’s Video or Picture being reviewed and evaluated for the Contest, Entrant hereby grants to the Sponsor the non-exclusive, irrevocable rights to use, copy, sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly present, publish, delete or display such Video, or any portion thereof, in any media now known or hereafter devised, throughout the universe. Entrant warrants that the videographer or photography responsible for the original recording of the Entry has provided a transferable license to the Video or Picture, and that Entrant transfers to Sponsor the right to use the Video or Picture for any purpose. Entrant also grants to Sponsor a perpetual, sub-licensable, worldwide and royalty-free performance in the Video or Picture for any purpose in which the Video or Picture is used, and grants to Sponsor mechanical or public performance rights necessary to use the Video or Picture as contemplated in these descriptions. The top 3 Winners authorizes the Sponsor and any entities affiliated or in privity with the Sponsor to utilize, for uses as Sponsor sees fit, the Video or Picture submitted to Sponsor, and to make derivative works from such materials. Entrant releases Sponsor, and its assignees and licensees, from any and all claims or liability (now known or in the future) including but not limited to any claims for defense and/or indemnity in connection therewith. Each Entrant agrees that participation in the Contest, including, without limitation, the Entrant’s decision to provide the Video or Picture to the Sponsor for purposes of the Contest, shall not give rise to any confidential, fiduciary, implied-interest or special relationship between Sponsor and Entrant, does not place the Sponsor in a position that is any different from the position held by members of the general public with regard to elements of the Entrant’s Video or Picture, and that the only contracts, express or implied, between the Sponsor and Entrant are as set forth in these Official Rules. By participating in the Contest and submitting a Video or Picture, each Entrant hereby grants permission for the Sponsor to use Entrant’s Video or Picture, name, likeness, voice, quotes, comments, biographical description, photograph and/or image, for the purpose of advertising, trade, or promotion without compensation, further notice, permission or consideration in any and all media now known or hereafter developed throughout the universe, excluding use prohibited by law.
By entering, each Entrant warrants to the Sponsor that (i) the Video or Picture is an original work and is not copied from any other source or one otherwise distributed or disseminated in any media or format, and that the videographer or Photographer agrees to unlimited, unrestricted right and license to use the Video or Picture for all purposes in all media and as described herein, (ii) the Video or Picture is not in the public domain, and (iii) the Video or Picture is not in violation of or conflict with the trademark, copyright, logo or rights of publicity or any other rights, of any kind or nature, of any other person or entity. Entrant agrees to indemnify Sponsor for any breach of the above representations. By submitting an entry, each Entrant agrees to indemnify, defend, release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor and its parent companies, affiliates, partners, licensee stations, and agents, and all others associated with the development and executive officers, directors and employees of each of the foregoing, from any and all claims and liabilities with participation in this Contest, including without limitation (a) claims for injury, loss or damages of any kind resulting from participation in this Contest or acceptance or use of any prize and (b) claims based on rights of privacy, rights of publicity, false light, defamation, copyright and/or trademark infringement relating to the submission or exploitation of the Entrant. Entrant further agrees to release any social media company used throughout the contest from any and all liability associated with this Contest or receipt or use of any prizes.
The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, modify, suspend, or change the terms of the Contest based upon any unexpected occurrences, an act of God; unavoidable accident; epidemic; fire; blackout; act of public enemy; war, riot or civil commotion; restricting enactments, rule, order or act of government or governmental instrumentality or tribunal; strike; inclement weather; failure of technical facilities; or other cause beyond its control. Sponsor is not responsible for any lost, late, incomplete, damaged, mutilated, misdirected, misdelivered, or delayed entries, or for technical or human errors or failures of any kind in connection with the submission, transmission, processing or judging of entries. Sponsor reserves the right to interpret or change any term of these Official Rules or to address any issue that arises with updates or amendments to these Official Rules at any time up to the date that winners are selected. All decisions by Sponsor and judges are final and binding.
The Contest is governed by the laws of the State of California. All cases and claims pertaining to the Contest must be brought in a court of consideration in the State of California.
Sponsor will not sell, rent, transfer or otherwise disclose Entrant’s personal data except as described in the Submission Form.
For a paper copy of the Official Rules or a complete listing of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Official Rules, Stir. It’s Better. Recipe Make Over Contest, c/o Stir Sweetener, 4929 Hampton St., Vernon, CA 90058. Requests received without a self-addressed, stamped envelope will not be fulfilled.