Journalist requests/media opportunities - September edition

get published in Food & Beverage Magazine, Salon, New York Lifestyle Magazine

Author

Ada at Sellify
September 17, 2025

In partnership with

Hey ecom Champ,

How’s it going?

Here are this weeks product placement opportunities to help get your products in the right publications in time for it to count for SEO this Q4! Please take advantage of these opportunities as appearing in these publications can help push your store to Page 1 of Google and PR experts often charge a fortune to get brands placed, but you get it all here - free!

P.S. If this landed in your “Junk” folder, unmark as Junk so you don’t miss out on these free Wednesday media opportunities. Pls unsubscribe if it’s too much- no hard feelings!

If you need a guide for responding to queries you’re interested in, copy and paste this prompt into Chat GPT or any AI tool of your choice. Then construct your response based on this (I prefer this) or ask AI to write it for you:

I'm a PR brand manager for [your online store]. I am pitching our [product name] to [journalist name] from the [publication name] for [query title].

Suggest an outline I should follow to pitch this product in response to [journalist]'s query "[copy/paste full query here]".

Food/Drink

Food & Beverage Magazine is looking for top Products of Fall 2025 -- Get featured with Guy Fieri

Query:

Submissions are now open for F&B Magazine’s October 2025 issue, featuring our annual Editor’s Top Pick: Top Products of Fall 2025.

This special issue will be fronted by none other than Guy Fieri, making it one of our most anticipated covers of the year. Your product has the opportunity to be highlighted alongside this feature with guaranteed inclusion in our Top Products of Fall 2025 awards spotlight.

Don’t miss the chance to showcase your brand in an issue that combines one of the biggest personalities in food with F&B Magazine’s reach and credibility.

We look forward to seeing your submission.

Home Business Magazine Online is looking for product recommendations for its Holiday Gift Guide for Littles 2025

We're excited to showcase standout products for babies and children in our Holiday Gift Guide for Littles 2025, featured on Home Business Online! We're seeking innovative toys, stylish clothing, engaging games, or charming bedroom decor and furnishings that kids will adore. If your product is a perfect match, please send us the product name, a brief description, and a link to its webpage. Each featured product will include an image, a description, and a direct link to your website.

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Trustwell is looking for food Industry Experts to interview for a podcast

Query:

Seeking Food Industry Experts in Quality Control/Supply Chain who can speak on the below topics:

  • Upcoming regulation changes (e.g.⁣​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁣ FSMA 204) and how companies prepare.

  • Labeling requirements, safety standards.

  • How to build and sustain food safety culture in organizations.

  • People-first leadership in safety and quality.

  • Real-time monitoring, data issues in supply chains.

  • Use of AI, predictive analytics, and digital tools to improve food safety, quality, operations.

  • Innovations in packaging and alternatives to plastic.

  • How sustainability factors into sourcing, operations etc.

  • Maintaining safety and quality in special environments (e.g. airports, delivery).

  • Adapting to consumer behavior changes, shift in retail operations.

  • Supplier management, achieving high supplier compliance metrics.

  • Identifying & dealing with risk factors in supply chain.

  • Problems & opportunities around food data (allergen info, quality, packaging).

Salon is looking for recommendations on splurge Worthy Food Gifts

Query:

I'm writing a gift guide for Salon, with syndication in MSN and Yahoo. I'm looking for specialty, splurge-worthy food gifts.⁣​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁣ Affiliates are not required. Please only respond if you're directly affiliated with the product you're recommending and can arrange a sample for consideration.

Here are some items that come to mind:

  • Seafood / Crab / Sea Urchin / Lobster Kits

  • Sushi kit

  • Smoked fish

  • Japanese A5 Wagyu

  • Lamb / Venison / Elk / Goat

  • Peking duck kit

  • Quail / pheasant / goose

  • Basque cheesecake

  • Prepared food kits (similar to Goldbelly)

  • Tuna tasting

  • Tomahawk

  • Salmon / trout roe

  • Cheese

  • Truffles (not truffle-flavored products)

  • Babka

  • Whole Jamón Ibérico

  • Rare fruit box

  • Saffron

If you already pitched me in August/September, please do not pitch again. I'm still working through pitches.

Gifts/Gift guides

New York Lifestyle Magazine is looking for product recommendations for its Holiday Gift Guide

  • Name: Melanie Carden

  • Category: Gift Bags

  • Email: [email protected]

  • Muck Rack URL: https://muckrack.com/melanie-carden

  • Media Outlet: New York Lifestyles Magazine (https://issuu.com/newyorklifestylesmagazine)

  • Deadline: 12:00 AM ET - 19 September

Query:

Hello! I'm extending the deadline on my previously posted query. I'm looking for additional product pitches for coffee related gifts (cold brew makers, and beyond) and also women's winter boots. Please don't include images since the system strips them out anyway -- but I'm delighted to connect on your ideas.

Mysterious Ramblings is looking for product recommendations for its Health & Beauty Gift Guide

Query:

Hi, I run Mysterious Ramblings, a lifestyle blog where I share reviews, gift guides, and more. I am working on my 2025 Health & Beauty Gift Guide and am open to ideas for working together! Looking forward to connecting. Please, no books.

Home/Lifestyle

Salon is looking for product recommendations for its Deep Freezer for Gift Guide

Query:

I'm writing a kitchen, food, and entertaining gift guide for Salon, with syndication in MSN and Yahoo. I'm looking for a deep freezer to include.⁣​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁣ A sample is required. Please only respond if you represent the client and can arrange for a sample.

Shawnandlala podcast is looking for product recommendations on pet must haves

Query:

Shawna & LaLa are working on a special pet segment. They are seeking: – Local puppy trainers and service dog trainers in the Hudson Valley, NY area – Pet brands and must-have products to feature Pet must-haves they are looking to spotlight include: training treats, pee pads, gates, fences, GPS trackers, harnesses, strollers, travel gear, food, vitamins, supplements, grooming tools, toys, beds, crates, calming aids, pet insurance, and smart home items for pets such as automatic feeders, water fountains, treat dispensers, cameras.

Shawna, a disabled influencer, would like to interview trainers on the show and, if local enough, film training sessions to demonstrate step-by-step how to raise and train a puppy and prepare a dog for service work. For product features, samples must be available for filming purposes so Shawna & LaLa can authentically showcase how they are used.

Their goal is to highlight local experts and showcase inclusive products that support everyday puppy parents and people with disabilities who rely on service dogs. If interested in being featured, email Shawna & LaLa at [email protected]

Fashion

Houston Remarkable Women alongside MaxMara, Kendra Scott & More are offering a giftbag opportunity at the 6th Annual Pink & Black Gala

Query:

We are excited to announce the upcoming 6th Annual Pink & Black Gala, a premier event that brings together community leaders, influencers, and supporters for an evening of celebration, connection, and impact. As part of the experience, each guest will receive an exclusive gift bag curated with high-quality products and brand partners.

We are currently seeking gift bag sponsors who would like to showcase their products or services to an engaged and diverse audience. This is a unique opportunity to:

Place your brand directly in the hands of gala attendees.

Gain visibility with influential guests and community stakeholders.⁣​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁣

Demonstrate your support for Breast cancer survivors

We would love to feature your brand as a partner in this year’s gift bags. Contributions can include sample products, promotional items, or gift certificates. In return, sponsors will receive recognition across event materials and visibility as part of the gala experience.

If you’re interested, I’d be happy to share more details about audience demographics, sponsorship recognition, and logistics.

She Leads Media is seeking donated products for Gift Bags for High Level Women's Conference. Please pitch Adrienne directly via the email below

Query:

We are seeking products to include in our conference gift bags for a high level women's business owner conference. We have 2 different gift bags. One is a VIP Gift Bag for 50 women. The other is for our regular conference gift bag for 150 women. This is an opportunity for a brand to get in front of high level women business owners who are decision makers in their households and their businesses. We are only interested in receiving inquiries from brands who are able to gift/donate items. We will not be making any purchases of items. We are not accepting offers or coupons for services. If you would like to gift a service such as a spa day, a hotel stay, a meal or similar, for a giveaway, we will consider this.

That’s all, folks!

Ada

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