(Press Release) LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013 — Kashi, the premier natural food and lifestyle company, today introduced its new Kashi® BBQ Recipe Chicken Pizza, a naturally nutritious and delicious addition to Kashi's frozen pizza family. The newest option offers a hearty combination of tender white meat chicken, caramelized onions, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses, cilantro and cherrywood smoke-flavored barbeque sauce.

"We created the Kashi BBQ Recipe Chicken Pizza to offer a convenient and better-for-you twist on the American classic," says Jeff Johnson, senior nutritionist and natural food and lifestyle expert at Kashi. "The flavorful combination of our tangy barbeque sauce with real, wholesome ingredients is sure to spark your appetite and get your attention."

Like all of Kashi's Thin Crust Frozen Pizzas, the pizza crust is made with Kashi 7 Whole Grains & Sesame™ with flax seed and is wood-fired to bring out its natural flavors. Each serving of this tasty pizza has 5g of fiber*, 15g of protein and 10g of whole grains.

Kashi BBQ Recipe Chicken Pizza is now available in the frozen aisle of grocers and natural food retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $5.99. The new offering joins five other Thin Crust Pizza varieties from Kashi including Four Cheese, Roasted Vegetable, Mushroom Trio & Spinach, Margherita and Mediterranean. For more information, visit www.kashi.com.

* Kashi BBQ Recipe Chicken Pizza contains 7g of fat and 590mg of sodium per serving