America’s Second Harvest Welcomes Steak N Shake’s Beef Donation in Time for Winter

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Steak n Shake Company will distribute 385,560 STEAKBURGER(TM) patties to more than 70 America’s Second Harvest-The Nation’s Food Bank Network food banks throughout the month of January. The two organizations are in the fourth year of a partnership that has garnered more than 2.1 million STEAKBURGER patties to feed those in need.

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“Meats and proteins are vital to feeding the hungry in our communities, and we are often stretched to provide those items,” said Vicki B. Escarra, president and CEO of America’s Second Harvest. “Steak n Shake has been a wonderful partner and so helpful in providing high quality donations.”

Steak n Shake donated one STEAKBURGER patty to a local America’s Second Harvest food bank for every $5 in TAKHOMACARD gift cards purchased from Nov. 1 through Dec. 25, 2006. The donations were made in the geographic area in which the gift cards were purchased. Delivery of the STEAKBURGER patties will be individually coordinated with the local food banks.

“America’s Second Harvest is this country’s largest network of food banks, feeding more than 25 million low-income Americans every year. The organization touches a lot of lives,” said Peter Dunn, president and CEO of Steak n Shake. “Our partnership allows Steak n Shake to give back in our own way — with STEAKBURGERS — and make a difference in each of our communities.”

During 2006, Steak n Shake donated more than 1 million patties to America’s Second Harvest food banks through the annual TAKHOMACARD program and in response to the devastation created by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf coast states.

Steak n Shake operates more than 460 company-owned and franchised restaurants in 19 states.

America’s Second Harvest-The Nation’s Food Bank Network is the largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization in the country with a Network of more than 200 Member food banks and food-rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The America’s Second Harvest Network secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually; and supports approximately 50,000 local charitable agencies operating more than 94,000 programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs and Kids Cafes. For more on the America’s Second Harvest Network, please visit http://www.secondharvest.org/ .

Steak n Shake is a full service, casual dining restaurant serving a core menu of its famous STEAKBURGER sandwiches, thin ‘n crispy French fries, old fashioned hand-dipped milk shakes, chili, home style soups, fresh salads, a variety of desserts and breakfast. All of the food is prepared to the guest’s order and served by friendly, well-trained associates. Steak n Shake restaurants feature full-service dining areas, counter service and drive-thru windows and are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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CONTACT: Ross Fraser of America’s Second Harvest, +1-312-641-6422 ; orLinda Jackson, mobile +1-317-439-2252, or Wendy Mehringer, mobile+1-317-840-8424, both of Borshoff Johnson Matthews, +1-317-631-6400