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White Castle offers free meals for federal workers, 'slider detante' for nation
January 25, 2019
White Castle is hoping to both ease the financial pains of paycheck-less federal workers and be a point of unification for Congress and President Trump during…
read nowKFC pledges all plastic customer packaging recoverable or reusable by 2025
January 24, 2019
KFC said today that it pledges by 2025 that all its plastic-based, consumer-facing packaging will be recoverable or reusable, a news release said.
read nowDC restaurants extend Restaurant Week deals for 1st time to help during government shutdown
January 21, 2019
Washington, D.C. restaurants are being hit hard by the nation's partial government shutdown that has left more than 800,000 federal workers without paychecks.
read nowKellogg Foundation backs QSR, Everytable, focused on good food in poor communities
January 14, 2019
Grab-and-go six-store QSR, Everytable, has secured its first investment from the Kellogg Foundation, according to a news release. The organization said it aims…
read nowBuy a Subway kids meal milk, give 10 meals to those in need
January 9, 2019
Friday, Jan. 11, is National Milk Day, for all not in the know, and Subway is using the date to join with the dairy farm, Shamrock Farms and the Feeding…
read nowDunkin' gives Girl Scout cookie-lovers something to 'dunk in'
December 11, 2018
It's December and you know what that means, right? The Girl Scout cookies are coming, of course, and in just a few weeks. In tribute to that fact, Dunkin' is…
read nowTaco Bell scholarships doubled for year No. 4
November 12, 2018
The Taco Bell Foundation, which administers the brand's educational monies, said it's more than doubling its scholarship commitment to $21 million by 2021. The…
read nowNorthwest Florida restaurateurs help communities see way through storm
October 19, 2018
In the week since Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and its members have been busy providing…
read nowGrubhub adds 'round up to next dollar' feature to support hungry kids
October 1, 2018
Grubhub has launched a feature that allows diners to support U.S. organizations that help those in need, a news release said. To kick off the Donate the Change…
read nowDunkin' supporting sustainable coffee development
September 28, 2018
Sustainable coffee production is a huge issue in planet health, which is why on the brink of World Coffee Day Saturday, Dunkin' has announced a partnership to…
read nowTim Hortons takes 'Smile Cookie' worldwide
September 12, 2018
Tim Hortons worldwide this year will take part in the brand's annual Smile Cookie campaign that had previously occurred only at the chain's Canadian stores.
read nowA&W's North American stores 'afloat' in root beer giveaways
July 10, 2018
The ship has come in for root beer fans from the tip of Florida to the top of Canada, not to mention the root beer-centric brand, A&W, itself, which has…
read nowCold Stone scoops up random acts of free ice cream
July 9, 2018
Cold Stone Creamery will start a week of free ice cream giveaways nationwide this week in the scorching heat of Tempe, Arizona, as part of its thirtieth…
read nowAuntie Anne's raising funds for cancer research
June 14, 2018
Auntie Anne's is partnering for the seventh year with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation to fund childhood cancer research, a news release said. Since…
read nowWendy's transitions to more 'sustainable' greenhouse tomatoes next year
June 6, 2018
Wendy's said this week it will source vine-ripened tomatoes for its North American restaurants exclusively from greenhouse farms by early next year. The…
read nowChick-fil-A boosts employee scholarship pool to $14.5M
May 21, 2018
More than 5,700 Chick-fil-A employees are the beneficiaries of what the company said is the highest unrestricted per-employee scholarship investment in the…
read nowCousins Subs dubs 4 scholarship recipients
May 18, 2018
Wisconsin-based Cousins Subs and its Make It Better Foundation has given four Wisconsin high school seniors a total of $20,000 in scholarships as part of its…
read nowDairy Queen kicks off spring with free cone day
March 9, 2018
The coming of warmer weather makes ice cream-centered QSRs like Dairy Queen very happy, and the chain is sharing its joy with customers on March 20 — the first…
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Dunkin' Donuts move means 1 billion fewer foam cups in U.S. annual waste
February 7, 2018
The ubiquitous Dunkin' Donuts chain has pledged to go completely polystyrene foam cup-free by 2020, which could make a real dent in the continued prevalence of…
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Church's Chicken plays important role in post-hurricane Puerto Rico
January 24, 2018
Last September, Hurricane Maria left the island of Puerto Rico reeling. By the end of December, up to half of the island still reportedly did not have power.
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