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Chick-fil-A CEO says most whites 'oblivious' to racism, must repent for it
June 19, 2020
Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy spoke out about racism, recently, imploring "white Christians" to repent for racism and fight for their black "brothers and sisters,…
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Uber Eats to offer no fee delivery for black-owned restaurants
June 8, 2020
Uber Eats last week announced a plan to promote black-owned restaurants by dropping delivery fees in the U.S. and Canada for the rest of the year.
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Grocery workers sack up a White Castle discount
May 20, 2020
White Castle is offering a 20% discount to employees of grocery stores and retail food outlets as a way to thank them for making sure people have food on their…
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Sonic announces 'hot' LTO + cool $1M to Limeades for Learning
May 4, 2020
Sonic Drive-In is putting some spice into its latest LTO, while putting funds into education through its two latest endeavors: a Queso Burger LTO and $…
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McDonald's offers essential workers free 'Thank You Meals'
April 21, 2020
Who doesn't love a Happy Meal, right? McDonald's acknowledged that fact this week by launching the grown-up version of those little boxed meals, the "Thank You…
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Wendy's proclaims a 'GroupNug' with free chicken Friday
April 21, 2020
Wendy's will give away free four-piece chicken nuggets to drive-thru customers this Friday nationwide in what the brand has dubbed its GroupNug, a news release…
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Subway footlong purchases to trigger $1.5M in food to needy
April 17, 2020
Subway has joined with the nation's biggest hunger-relief organization, Feeding America, to provide up to 15 million meals as part of what the brand said is a…
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McDonald's donates $3.1M in food to US communities
April 10, 2020
McDonald's has donated $3.1 million in food for U.S. communities, equaling nearly 3 million pounds of food, including dairy, beef, produce, fruit and bakery…
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Yum Brands CEO relinquishes salary to fund GM bonuses, employee aid fund
March 31, 2020
The CEO of Louisville-based QSR and pizza brand parent, Yum Brands, is contributing his salary for the remainder of the year to fund one-time $1,000 bonuses…
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Nathan's Famous gives 7,000 Angus burgers to food bank
March 24, 2020
Even as restaurant sales slow to a sputter, Nathan's Famous is reaching out to the communities around its stores to help out as many families struggle to make…
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KFC halts UK professional 'finger-licker' campaign in wake of pandemic
March 17, 2020
In the U.K., a KFC ad that began running last month about its search for a "professional finger licker" in connection with the brand's longtime catchphrase…
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Panda Express starts 5-year process toward cleaner, healthier menu
March 4, 2020
Panda Express said it is making some major moves to improve its menu through a planned recipe elevation program that includes introduction of new ingredients…
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McDonald's $90,000 bejeweled cup giveaway tribute to Shamrock Shake
February 25, 2020
McDonald's is celebrating its Shamrock Shake's 50th anniversary with an appropriately shake-filled golden offering that syncs with the return of the icy green…
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Random Acts of Kindness Week: Sonic awards $350K to school projects
February 18, 2020
Sonic Drive-In has donated $350,000 to public classroom projects through Limeades for Learning to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week. The QSR worked with…
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Wendy's ready to blast into breakfast, as NRDC blasts brand over antibiotic use
February 5, 2020
Monday, March 2, is B-day, you might say, for Wendy's, which said it will officially launch its latest go at breakfast on that day, after the brand initially…
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Wendy's pledges improved animal housing, responsible antibiotic use by 2024
January 22, 2020
Wendy's most recent Corporate Responsibility Report underscores the brand's commitment to improving care for the animals its uses for its food. To emphasize…
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A&W's 2019 Disabled American Veterans campaign a record-breaker
January 2, 2020
A&W said today that its campaign to benefit Disabled American Veterans (DAV) took in a recordbreaking amount in 2019 of nearly $175,000. The money was…
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El Pollo Loco paints the (home)town red...yellow... blue...
December 16, 2019
In the brand's ongoing efforts to celebrate and spread the many facets of the Hispanic culture, El Pollo Loco has commissioned a series of murals on its Los…
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Chick-fil-A holiday campaign emphasizes a gift few have enough of
November 27, 2019
This holiday season, Chick-fil-A is honing in on the one thing nobody has these days — time — to star in its holiday campaign that encourages people to wrap up…
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McDonald's US achieves all-sustainably grown coffee 1 year early
November 12, 2019
McDonald's USA announced today that it have beaten its own schedule for converting off of the mammoth chain's ground and whole bean coffee for U.S. restaurants…
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