SANTÉ ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH EBAY
Bennington, VT (July 21, 2005)-Santé Editor and Publisher Mark Vaughan is pleased to announce that the magazine has entered into a reciprocal link agreement with eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY). Under the terms of this relationship, eBay will feature a link from its Web site, ebay.com, to Santé's newly launched Web site, isantemagazine.com (iSanté). In return, iSanté will feature a limited number of foodservice products currently available on eBay and will offer visitors a direct link to eBay's Food Service & Retail page.
"The eBay agreement presents a win-win situation for Santé," stated Vaughan. "Our readers now have quick access to restaurant equipment and products that will help improve their business. In addition, our site will benefit from the thousands of eBay visitors who click through to iSanté."
ebay.com receives an estimated 1 billion page-views per day. The site's Food Service & Retail page includes categories such as Bar & Beverage Equipment; Furniture, Signs, and Décor; Retail Supplies; Commercial Kitchen Equipment; and Refrigeration & Ice Machines, among others.
isantemagazine.com is an emerging Web site that currently includes management, food, wine, and spirits news and trends; feature articles from the award-winning Santé magazine; a calendar of industry events; and an online marketplace. As the site expands, it will incorporate pay-for-use interactive management solutions, product reviews, e-learning professional development courses, and more.
Founded by Mark Vaughan and Chris Costello in 1996, Santé is published by On-Premise Communications, Inc., in Bennington, Vermont. Now in its ninth year of publication, the magazine reaches 55,000 upscale casual to fine-dining establishments in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. More than 200,000 restaurant professionals read each of the magazine's nine issues per year.
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