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Carolinas' Shuckin' Shack finds recycling shells sells
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Oyster restaurants are at the forefront of a shell-recycling movement that not only may again make Chesapeake Bay a hotbed of oyster activity but also serves…
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2 national chains show how to do good by just doing business
April 7, 2017
Uncle Maddio's and Jersey Mike's are sharing their success with organizations committed to helping people in their communities. Autism, for example, is at the…
read nowImpossible Burger hits 'big time' with restaurant opening and mega-production facility
March 23, 2017
Impossible Burger — the company behind a soy-based burger claiming to taste like beef —has opened a huge California production facility to produce 4 million of…
read nowBurger King commits to making chickens' lives better
March 21, 2017
Burger King has taken a relatively major stance on animal welfare today, specifically, the welfare of chickens, which animal protection organization, Mercy For…
read nowNation's DQs give free cones for a cause Monday
March 16, 2017
Monday, March 20, is the day when all U.S. Dairy Queen locations — aside from those in malls — give away small vanilla cones as part of the chain's…
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The plant-based burger that 'bleeds' like rare beef
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It bleeds on the plate like a rare-cooked beef burger, tastes like a patty of ground beef but is produced with a mere sliver of the resources used to produce…
read nowCulver's supporting future farmers
February 21, 2017
Culver's is getting down to its roots this week as part of National Future Farmers of America Week. The chain is sponsoring its third annual FFA Essay Contest…
read nowCousins Subs go green in dead o' winter
February 1, 2017
Cousins Subs is already prepping for the "wearin' o' the green,' both by launching its St. Patrick’s Day-inspired LTOs and offering lots o' greenbacks to…
read nowTaco Bell responds to customers with New Year's resolutions
January 4, 2017
Taco Bell is kicking off 2017 with a series of "resolutions" to its customers and employees, reflecting the kind of brand responsiveness increasingly demanded…
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Pret a Manger 1st US chain to issue humane commitment for chickens
December 15, 2016
Pret A Manger is the first U.S. national restaurant chain to commit to improvements for the welfare of the chickens raised for its food operations, according…
read nowCousins gives cash to Wisconsin philanthropies
December 7, 2016
A branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Faith, Hope and Love organization received some philanthropic "love" from Cousins Subs Make It…
read nowDunkin' Donuts ends 2016 with a promotional 'bang'
December 6, 2016
New flavors, free coffee and a NHL sponsorship are all signs that Dunkin' Donuts fully intends to go out of 2016 with a marketing "bang." Aside from the bevy…
read nowChurch's Chicken gives 240 kids an easier path to education
December 1, 2016
Church's Chicken has raised enough cash from its Scholars coupon books to give 240 students $1,000 scholarships each. That surpasses the chain's goal of 21…
read nowRally's and Checkers launch greener way to build units
November 29, 2016
Checkers, next month in South Florida, is opening its first unit designed specifically to cut build time and promote greener material sourcing. The prototype…
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Taco Bell hits pay dirt in vegetable patch
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Taco Bell is showing QSRs how its done when it comes to profiting toward the increasing trend toward meatless or meat-sparing diets.
read nowChurch's Chicken raises money to end childhood hunger
October 20, 2016
Church's Chicken partnered with No Kid Hungry, raising $300,167 this year to end childhood hunger.
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Free books and fire truck-delivered pizza: Two pizza powerhouses show benefits of cause-based campaigns
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Mega-chain pizza brands, Domino's and Pizza Hut, are pulling out all the stops this fall to show the world how the Big Pie Guys and Gals do marketing with a…
read nowSonic moves into super-sonic phase with Limeade for Learning campaign
September 27, 2016
The drive-in chain kicked off its Limeade for Learning campaign, this week, by empowering its customers to vote for how the chain will parse out $1 million in…
read nowKrystal goes on the road to fund STEAM-based programs
September 22, 2016
Krystal Burger — a chain that revolves around a small square hamburger offering — is launching a philanthropic foundation to fund school extracurricular…
read now3 Wisconsin non-profits get a boost from Cousins Subs philanthropy
September 13, 2016
Cousins Subs is sharing the love through the chain's Make It Better Foundation, which is awarding grants to three Wisconsin non-profits, according to a news…
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