Dove gears up for football season

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. Mars Chocolate North America is hosting a Dove chocolate football party in New York's Times Square on Monday to kick off the 2010 NFL season.

The event will showcase new ways for fans and non-fans alike to enjoy the football season by inviting women to make his football time her "me time" with silky smooth Dove chocolate. The event will be co-hosted by Holly Robinson Peete, actress, philanthropist and wife of former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete.

"Dove chocolate is the perfect everyday pleasure any time you need to unwind, celebrate or just enjoy the moment," said Debra Sandler, chief consumer officer at Mars Chocolate North America. "As a proud official sponsor of the NFL, we want to show the estimated 90 million women who will participate in football season that Dove chocolate is one of the sweetest ways to celebrate the perfect play or just enjoy the day."

In related news, the chocolate brand also has launched advertisements showing women enjoying "me time" with Dove.