Social Responsibility News & Media
Pizza Hut funds return of July 4th fireworks at Pearl Harbor
July 2, 2014
Pizza Hut has funded the return of the Fourth of July fireworks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. This announcement comes one year after the…
read nowDistrict of Columbia bans polystyrene food, beverage containers
June 26, 2014
The Washington Post reports that Washington, D.C. lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban the use of plastic-foam food and drink containers by 2016. Polystyrene foam…
read nowPizzas 4 Patriots en route to US troops for July 4
June 25, 2014
Pizzas for Patriots, in partnership with DHL Express, is returning for this Fourth of July. The campaign projects the delivery of 5,000 pizzas to service men…
read nowRestaurant industry’s No Kid Hungry campaign returns in September
May 13, 2014
September marks the return of Share Our Strength’s Dine Out For No Kid Hungry campaign, a restaurant-based cause-marketing program that raises money to fight…
read nowBoston Pizza partners with children's organization
May 8, 2014
Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects has announced a commitment of $1 million throughout the next five years to the Rick Hansen Foundation. According to a…
read nowLive Basil Pizza plans pizza giveaway to support homeless families
May 6, 2014
Live Basil Pizza is hosting free pizza day at all five of its Denver area locations on May 8 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. to raise money for nonprofit organization…
read nowFlippers Pizzeria kicks off philanthropy campaigns
April 17, 2014
Flippers Pizzeria has planned a variety of philanthropic events this spring throughout its Central Florida communities. According to a news release, these…
read nowWashington Pizza Huts host fundraiser for mudslide victims
April 4, 2014
Following the mudslide and ongoing recovery efforts in Oso, Wash., Pizza Hut restaurants and other pizzerias from Western Washington have donated 50-percent of…
read nowBoston Pizza's heart-shaped pizza fundraiser nets $493K
March 26, 2014
Boston Pizza guests helped the company raise $493,193 for charity during the brand's Valentine's Day fundraiser. The annual heart-shaped pizza charity event…
read nowCanadian pizza chains raise $300K for Children's Miracle Network
March 20, 2014
Pizza Pizza Limited, parent company of Pizza Pizza and Pizza 73 brands, announced that it raised $300,000 for children's hospitals in 2013.
read nowPizza concepts issue nearly $10K in grants for charity fundraiser
March 4, 2014
H.E.L.P., the Charity announced that for its latest grant period, which ended Feb. 15, it issued 32 awards of grants totaling $9,282.99.
read nowDomino's Pizza launches annual fire protection campaign
March 3, 2014
Domino's Pizza has launched its annual fire protection awareness campaign, coinciding with daylight savings time. The chain has teamed up with the National…
read nowDomino's turns in record donation for St. Jude fundraiser
February 18, 2014
Domino's Pizza raised a record high amount of donations for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during its 10th annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign…
read nowBoston's Restaurant fundraiser launched to support No Kid Hungry
February 4, 2014
Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar is hosting its 16th annual Boston's Cares fundraising campaign now through Feb. 23. During this time, select Boston's…
read nowStudy: Restaurant consumers want more focus on sustainability
February 4, 2014
Sustainability and social responsibility are taking on greater importance within the foodservice industry, according to a study just completed by research firm…
read nowNRA chief lands spot on 'Most Powerful People in Food' list
January 31, 2014
The National Restaurant Association's President and CEO Dawn Sweeney has been named one of 2014's "Most Powerful People in Food" by The Daily Meal. Sweeney was…
read nowRosati's, Illinois Congresswoman team up to fight hunger
January 23, 2014
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois spent time this week with Rosati's Pizza president Marla Topliff, employees from the brand and representatives from the…
read nowBoston Pizza Foundation launches new kid-focused cause
January 15, 2014
The Boston Pizza Foundation today announced the launch of a new signature cause for its national fundraising and charitable efforts called Boston Pizza…
read nowYum! Brands' breaks fundraising record for hunger relief initiative
January 9, 2014
Yum! Brands' 2013 World Hunger Relief efforts raised a record-breaking $37 million in cash and food donations for the World Food Programme and other hunger…
read nowPatxi's nearly doubles fundraising donations
December 16, 2013
San Francisco-based Patxi's Pizza announced that it has beaten its fundraising goal by 44 percent through its 52 Weeks of Giving Community Fundraising Program.
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