• January 16, 2010

Marzetti Salad Dressings has launched a "Release Your Inner Chef" contest with a grand prize of $15,000 in Home Depot gift cards usable for kitchen makeovers.

The online promotion (inspiredbymarzetti.com) invites amateur cooks to enter an original recipe with Marzetti Refrigerated Salad Dressing as an ingredient.

First-prize winners in each of four categories (appetizers, salads, side dishes and entrées) will receive a $500 Visa gift card.

T. Marzetti Company, the specialty food subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corp., markets a variety of foods for the retail and foodservice markets. Brands include Marzetti, New York Brand and Sister Schubert's Homemade Rolls.--Karlene Lukovitz