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Checking Account Giveaways Include Gift Cards for Restaurants, Movies and More VINELAND, N.J., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To give customers the opportunity to enjoy life a little bit more, Sun National Bank has introduced a "Suntaneous" rewards program for checking account customers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120430/PH97193LOGO ) While consumers are hopeful that the economy will continue to improve, research shows that they are still watching expenses and living...
Darden Restaurants Work Together to Award 127 Grants to Feeding America Network Food Banks CHICAGO, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, announced today that the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc., awarded $487,000 to its member food banks through Darden's Restaurant Community Grants program. The local grants program helps support nonprofit organizations in the hundreds of...
Books collected will be donated to local Boys & Girls Clubs to refresh Club libraries ORLANDO, Fla., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LongHorn Steakhouse is inviting families to participate in the restaurant's Give a Book, Get a Free Steakhouse Kid's Meal offer to celebrate International Children's Book Day on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. To participate, all families have to do is donate a children's book, suitable for ages 5-12, on April 2 at any local LongHorn. In return,...
In order to combat intense competition and declining demand from health-conscious consumers – both trends from the past five years – chain restaurants will expand their menus and focus on international markets overseas. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Chain Restaurants industry in its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 The Chain Restaurants industry experienced a major slowdown during the...
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Lobster, the world's largest casual dining seafood restaurant, launched its first Spanish-language advertising campaign. The national campaign is designed to introduce more Hispanic guests to the Red Lobster experience and to highlight the restaurant's comprehensive menu, which was recently transformed to offer guests more affordable, great-tasting options and greater overall choice and variety. (Logo:...
ORLANDO, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today provided an update on its full-time staffing plans for 2014 following thorough testing of potential changes in the composition of its workforce in connection with healthcare reform. The company has determined that: None of Darden's current full-time employees, hourly or salaried, will have their full-time status changed as a result of healthcare reform. Each of Darden's new and existing restaurants...
Intense competition will continue to characterize the industry over the next five years. In order to combat this challenge, as well as declining demand from health-conscious consumers, chain restaurants will expand their menus and focus on international markets overseas. With a return to consumer spending amid a recovering economy, industry revenue will experience moderate growth over the five-year period. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated its report on the...
Grant of $231,000 will support communities as they refurbish and update trails across the country ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has been awarded a $231,000 grant from the Darden Foundation to support the Great American Trails program, an effort of public parks and recreation to preserve America's trails and promote the benefits that trails provide to local communities. LongHorn Steakhouse, one of Darden's...
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Darden Restaurants today issued its second sustainability report noting it has made progress in all areas of sustainability across its more than 1,900 restaurants, 180,000 employees and global supply chain. Most notably, the company has exceeded its 2015 goal of reducing water consumption in each of its restaurants by 15 percent on aggregate and is more than half way toward meeting the same goal for reducing energy consumption in its...
GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- ABC Research Laboratories today announced the addition of food scientist and veteran of the restaurant industry Lori Stephens to its growing team of food testing experts. As the new business development director for clients in the restaurant and foodservice industries, Stephens' strong background not only in food safety and quality assurance, but also business development in the food industry will provide a one-two punch of...
