Off The Wall Gift, the coordinator of gift bags for The National Academy of Television Arts & Science, provides thousands of gift bags for Emmy attendees, and plans on including undiscovered emerging brands this award season.

One of the shining stars Wilson is excited about is "Mom's Originals Gourmet Pretzels", a Mother/Daughter business out of St. Louis, Missouri. Not only are their pretzels amazing, said Wilson, their story is just as fun. Jody "Mom" has a unique knack for making the most delicious gourmet pretzels and "daughter" Taran has the marketing skills & salesmanship, which makes for a perfect combination for this Women Owned Business, Mom's Originals, Inc.

As a preferred vendor of Major League Baseball and in the Suites of their hometown Cardinals Stadium, Mom's Originals is already making their mark in the sporting world. "They are a welcome addition to this year's Sports Bag", adds Mike Liston, co-co-owner of Off The Wall. "Dressing-up a pretzel in a gourmet fashion is perfect for an Emmy Award Show!"

The ceremony is being held on April 26th, 2010 at Rose Hall, in Lincoln Center, New York City. An Estimated 900 guests are expected and each will depart with an Official Emmy Gift Bag filled with unique products, hand-picked by the producers at Off The Wall.

NFL Legend John Madden will be receiving the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award this year, and The Academy is expecting to have a very strong NFL showing. Pretzels and food gifts work well with this audience. www.emmyonline.org/sports

Included again in the upcoming Emmy® gift bags is St. Louis' Own...Mom's Originals. Not only are these delicious Gourmet Pretzels going to The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards, but Mother/Daughter owners, Jody & Taran Hensley, have also been invited to hit the Red Carpet and help handout their Gourmet Pretzels.

An estimated 1400 guests are expected to depart with an Official Emmy Gift Bag designed by Off The Wall Gifts. As gift bag coordinators for The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Off The Wall Gifts hand-picks undiscovered, emerging brands, like Mom's Originals Gourmet Pretzels of St. Louis as "the perfect business model" for their "Pay It Forward" approach to the Gift Bag inclusions.

Mom's Originals is ecstatic for the opportunity to not only share their gourmet treats, but also the Red Carpet.

"Dressing up a pretzel in a gourmet fashion is perfect for an Emmy Award Show!" says Mike Liston, co-owner of Off The Wall Gifts. www.emmyonline.org/daytime The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards will be held June 27th, 2010 at the Las Vegas Hilton and broadcast Sunday (9:00-11:00 Live, PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

"Mom" and Taran Hensley of Mom's Originals to hand out gourmet prezels at the daytime emmys in Las Vegas: via St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Deb Peterson's Breaking Schmooze.

A HENSLEY HIGH: The local mother daughter team of Jody and Taran Hensley though they'd scored big when they were asked to include their Mom's Originals gourmet pretzels in gift bags that will be given out at this year's Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards show.

And then they were invited to hit the red carpet and help hand out their amazing caramel-chocolate-pecan-walnut-dipped-wrapped-and-rolled pretzels at the 37th annual awards ceremony in Las Vegas on June 27.

Are the ladies excited? You betcha! "Ecstatic," in their own words...

Mother/Daughter Duo Making a Name for Themselves: via SCAN, Alumni News Blog Webster University alumna Taran Hensley will grace the red carpet later this month at the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards in Las Vegas Nev. - and it's a gourmet pretzel that got her there.

Hensley (BA, Media Communications, 2003) is a marketing professional, and entrepreneur and president of Mom's Originals, a local business specializing in gourmet pretzels, treats and more. Hensley and her mother Jody will travel to the ceremony to distribute their treats to stars traversing the red carpet...

Mom's Puttin' On The Ritz: via St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission.

Mom was in attendance at this year's Sports Emmy Awards in new York's Lincoln Center- Mom's Originals Gourmet Pretzels, that is.

St. Louis'-own prolific pretzel-maker was selected to be one of the items included in the official Emmy gift bag that was distributed to all 900 attendees. The Ceremony, held Monday April 26, included a presentation of 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award to legendary NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden (Vegas odds makers are betting 100 to1 that Madden had already devoured his gourmet pretzel by press time.)

For goodness sakes, call your mother- or at least click on www.momsoriginals.com

Shop Talk:

St. Louis' own Mom's Originals Gourmet Pretzels were among the goodies in the gift bags handed out April 26 at the 31st annual Sports Emmy Awards at Lincoln center in New York. Jody Hensley and daughter Taran Hensley started the company in 2007 at the urging of friends and family, who loved mom's pretzels, which are hand-wrapped in soft caramel and coated in chocolates and nuts. Yumm.