FRANKLINTON, N.C. (Dec. 20, 2010) – Residents here who are hungry for the taste of the Hardee’s® Black Angus beef Thickburger®, Hand-Breaded Chicken TendersTM, Made from Scratch BiscuitsTM or other delicious fare, will now be able to enjoy those offerings in a hometown setting.
Today a new Hardee’s restaurant opened at 3257 U.S. Highway 1, bringing the familiar Hardee’s menu to the community. The restaurant is operated by North Carolina-based Hardee’s franchisee Boddie-Noell Enterprises and represents the latest in the well-known Hardee’s name, both in appearance and the menu.
The new Hardee’s features a brightly colored, cheerful exterior and the latest Hardee’s retro 1950s décor with dining room seating for up to 50 customers.
“We’re extremely excited to be here in Franklinton with a brand new Hardee’s,” said Boddie-Noell Restaurant Division President Mike Boddie. “We’ve been looking at this area for a long time, see the growth taking place and are eager to become a part of the community.”
The new Hardee’s opened today at 6 a.m. for its launch but normal hours will be 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays. The local phone number is 494-1230.
This newest Hardee’s location brings the total number operated by Boddie-Noell to 337 Hardee’s across a four-state area. Rocky Mount-based Boddie-Noell is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States. The company’s first Hardee’s location was established in North Carolina more than 48 years ago.
About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. Founded with a single Hardee’s location in North Carolina more than 48 years ago, BNE today is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 337 restaurants across four states. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com
December 20, 2010
Bailey's Fine Jewelry Becomes Exclusive Gucci Retailer in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 3, 2010) – Bailey’s Fine Jewelry now carries the luxury jewelry line Gucci in its Cameron Village store location. The addition of the Gucci line makes Bailey’s the exclusive authorized Gucci retailer in North Carolina.
Bailey’s is also one of only 24 independent retailers in the country specially chosen by Gucci to debut its new jewelry collection. Bailey’s will carry a variety of Gucci pieces, including bracelets, rings and necklaces in both gold and silver.
“Gucci has a great reputation for producing high quality, classic pieces with a modern twist and it’s an honor to be the only authorized Gucci retailer in North Carolina,” said Trey Bailey, director of operations at Bailey’s Fine Jewelry. “We’re so excited for the opportunity to share this top line with our patrons.”
Gucci was founded in 1921 by Guccio Gucci in Italy, where all of its pieces continue to be handcrafted. Gucci was one of the first lines to introduce sterling silver jewelry in the 1970’s. The line uses only 18-karat yellow, white and pink gold and all sterling silver jewelry is made with 92 percent silver. Gucci has become known for its iconic symbols that include the “horsebit,” “bamboo” and “GG logo.”
About Bailey’s Fine Jewelry
Founded in 1948, Bailey's Fine Jewelry is a family owned-and-operated company with stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Fayetteville. Bailey's offers jewelry from today's most esteemed designers, exquisite diamonds, estate jewelry, fashion accessories, fine timepieces and gifts. With an emphasis on customer satisfaction, personalized services include custom design, watch and jewelry repair, appraisal and bridal registry. Steeped in family tradition, Bailey's is one of the most well-regarded and innovative jewelry stores in North Carolina and is best known for its distinctive 'Bailey Box' slogan. For more information, please call toll-free (866) 725-3111 or visit online at www.baileybox.com.
Bailey’s is also one of only 24 independent retailers in the country specially chosen by Gucci to debut its new jewelry collection. Bailey’s will carry a variety of Gucci pieces, including bracelets, rings and necklaces in both gold and silver.
“Gucci has a great reputation for producing high quality, classic pieces with a modern twist and it’s an honor to be the only authorized Gucci retailer in North Carolina,” said Trey Bailey, director of operations at Bailey’s Fine Jewelry. “We’re so excited for the opportunity to share this top line with our patrons.”
Gucci was founded in 1921 by Guccio Gucci in Italy, where all of its pieces continue to be handcrafted. Gucci was one of the first lines to introduce sterling silver jewelry in the 1970’s. The line uses only 18-karat yellow, white and pink gold and all sterling silver jewelry is made with 92 percent silver. Gucci has become known for its iconic symbols that include the “horsebit,” “bamboo” and “GG logo.”
About Bailey’s Fine Jewelry
Founded in 1948, Bailey's Fine Jewelry is a family owned-and-operated company with stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Fayetteville. Bailey's offers jewelry from today's most esteemed designers, exquisite diamonds, estate jewelry, fashion accessories, fine timepieces and gifts. With an emphasis on customer satisfaction, personalized services include custom design, watch and jewelry repair, appraisal and bridal registry. Steeped in family tradition, Bailey's is one of the most well-regarded and innovative jewelry stores in North Carolina and is best known for its distinctive 'Bailey Box' slogan. For more information, please call toll-free (866) 725-3111 or visit online at www.baileybox.com.
November 16, 2010
Bailey's Fine Jewelry Opens Store Location in Raleigh's Crabtree Valley Mall
RALEIGH, NC (Oct. 5, 2010) – Bailey’s Fine Jewelry added a fifth store to its jewelry business today with the opening of its newest location at Crabtree Valley Mall. The Crabtree store is the second new Bailey’s Fine Jewelry store to open in North Carolina this year, preceded by the new location in Fayetteville at Cross Creek Mall in August.
Bailey’s Fine Jewelry is a world-respected jeweler with more than 60 years of experience in the industry. The new store is the second Bailey’s addition to Crabtree Valley Mall; the first was the PANDORA store, which launched in October 2009. By adding a Bailey’s Fine Jewelry to Crabtree, the Bailey family hopes to make Bailey’s more accessible and to continue to provide a full jewelry and giftware service for its patrons.
“We have so many loyal Raleigh patrons, and we’re excited to give them another option by bringing the Bailey’s Fine Jewelry experience to such a well-known retail location in Raleigh,” said Trey Bailey, director of operations for Bailey’s Fine Jewelry.
The Crabtree store is managed by Tom Staton, a staff member at the Bailey’s store in Cameron Village with over 27 years of experience in the jewelry business. The new store features many of the same jewelry offerings and in-house personalized services as the existing Bailey’s Fine Jewelry stores located in Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Fayetteville. These services include custom design, gold, silver and platinum buying, watch and jewelry repair, and appraisals. Bailey’s will also offer free gift-wrapping with purchase in the signature ‘Bailey Box.’
The Crabtree location will also implement the Bailey family philanthropy program, A Time to Give. Introduced in 2008, A Time to Give is a watch battery replacement program that absorbs the cost of new watch batteries for patrons in exchange for charity donations. Every month, each of the five Bailey’s stores selects a local charity to which all donations are directed. Since its inception, A Time to Give has raised more than $75,000 to be given back to the communities that the Bailey’s stores serve.
About Bailey’s Fine Jewelry
Founded in 1948, Bailey's Fine Jewelry is a family owned-and-operated company with stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Fayetteville. Bailey's offers jewelry from today's most esteemed designers, exquisite diamonds, estate jewelry, fashion accessories, fine timepieces and gifts. With an emphasis on customer satisfaction, personalized services include custom design, watch and jewelry repair, appraisal and bridal registry. Steeped in family tradition, Bailey's is one of the most well-regarded and innovative jewelry stores in North Carolina and is best known for its distinctive 'Bailey Box' slogan. For more information, please call toll-free (866) 725-3111 or visit online at http://www.baileybox.com.
Bailey’s Fine Jewelry is a world-respected jeweler with more than 60 years of experience in the industry. The new store is the second Bailey’s addition to Crabtree Valley Mall; the first was the PANDORA store, which launched in October 2009. By adding a Bailey’s Fine Jewelry to Crabtree, the Bailey family hopes to make Bailey’s more accessible and to continue to provide a full jewelry and giftware service for its patrons.
“We have so many loyal Raleigh patrons, and we’re excited to give them another option by bringing the Bailey’s Fine Jewelry experience to such a well-known retail location in Raleigh,” said Trey Bailey, director of operations for Bailey’s Fine Jewelry.
The Crabtree store is managed by Tom Staton, a staff member at the Bailey’s store in Cameron Village with over 27 years of experience in the jewelry business. The new store features many of the same jewelry offerings and in-house personalized services as the existing Bailey’s Fine Jewelry stores located in Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Fayetteville. These services include custom design, gold, silver and platinum buying, watch and jewelry repair, and appraisals. Bailey’s will also offer free gift-wrapping with purchase in the signature ‘Bailey Box.’
The Crabtree location will also implement the Bailey family philanthropy program, A Time to Give. Introduced in 2008, A Time to Give is a watch battery replacement program that absorbs the cost of new watch batteries for patrons in exchange for charity donations. Every month, each of the five Bailey’s stores selects a local charity to which all donations are directed. Since its inception, A Time to Give has raised more than $75,000 to be given back to the communities that the Bailey’s stores serve.
About Bailey’s Fine Jewelry
Founded in 1948, Bailey's Fine Jewelry is a family owned-and-operated company with stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Fayetteville. Bailey's offers jewelry from today's most esteemed designers, exquisite diamonds, estate jewelry, fashion accessories, fine timepieces and gifts. With an emphasis on customer satisfaction, personalized services include custom design, watch and jewelry repair, appraisal and bridal registry. Steeped in family tradition, Bailey's is one of the most well-regarded and innovative jewelry stores in North Carolina and is best known for its distinctive 'Bailey Box' slogan. For more information, please call toll-free (866) 725-3111 or visit online at http://www.baileybox.com.
November 09, 2010
SCYNEXIS Receives Research Collaboration Milestone Payment from Merial
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Nov. 9, 2010) — Merial Limited and SCYNEXIS, Inc. announced today that SCYNEXIS has earned a fourth payment for meeting certain milestones in a multi-year research collaboration which began in 2005.
SCYNEXIS, a premier drug discovery and development company, directs considerable medicinal chemistry, advanced biological screening, bioanalytical and ADMET activities towards Merial’s animal health discovery efforts.
“SCYNEXIS is pleased to earn another important research milestone through our valued partnership with Merial,” said SCYNEXIS President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Yves Ribeill. “This is the fourth consecutive milestone we have reached for delivering significant, innovative animal health development candidates to Merial under the agreement.”
“Merial is delighted to see this latest success resulting from our pharmaceutical discovery collaboration with SCYNEXIS. This exciting addition to Merial’s pharmaceutical pipeline shows what can be achieved when the best outside skills and resources are combined with Merial’s in-house knowledge and expertise,” said Dr. Christian Miculka, Head Discovery & Research.
About Merial
Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company, providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health, well-being and performance of a wide range of animals. Merial employs approximately 5,600 people and operates in more than 150 countries worldwide. Its 2009 sales were $2.6 billion. Merial is the Animal Health subsidiary of sanofi-aventis. For more information, please see www.merial.com.
About SCYNEXIS
SCYNEXIS delivers integrated, efficient and innovative drug discovery and development solutions to our global health and pharmaceutical partners. Our record of success is exemplified by the delivery of eleven pre-clinical drug candidates over the last five years. SCYNEXIS’ teams are tailored to be especially effective in moving customer projects from concept to clinic, utilizing powerful proprietary technologies such as the HEOS® SaaS Software Platform for comprehensive drug discovery information management and the MEDCHEM-FACTORY® High-Throughput Synthesis and Purification Platform.
Our fully-integrated contract research solutions include medicinal chemistry, advanced biological screening, in vitro pharmacology and ADMET, DMPK, bioanalytical and analytical chemistry, process chemistry, and cGMP manufacturing. Our process chemistry department has achieved positive outcomes with general inspection and pre-approval inspection (PAI) by the FDA in support of customer NDA.
Founded in 2000, SCYNEXIS is located in Research Triangle Park, N.C. SCYNEXIS is registered with both the FDA and DEA. Please visit our website at www.scynexis.com.
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®HEOS and MEDCHEM-FACTORY are registered trademarks of SCYNEXIS, Inc.
For further information, please contact:
SCYNEXIS, Inc.
Terry Marquardt
Executive Director
Market Development & Communications
terry.marquardt@scynexis.com
Tel: +1-919-544-8603
SCYNEXIS Media Contacts:
Rick Rountree
Rick Rountree Communications, Inc.
rick@rickrountree.com
Tel. +1 919-878-1144
Sarah Cavanaugh
MacDougall Biomedical Communications
scavanaugh@macbiocom.com
Tel. +1 781-235-3060
SCYNEXIS, a premier drug discovery and development company, directs considerable medicinal chemistry, advanced biological screening, bioanalytical and ADMET activities towards Merial’s animal health discovery efforts.
“SCYNEXIS is pleased to earn another important research milestone through our valued partnership with Merial,” said SCYNEXIS President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Yves Ribeill. “This is the fourth consecutive milestone we have reached for delivering significant, innovative animal health development candidates to Merial under the agreement.”
“Merial is delighted to see this latest success resulting from our pharmaceutical discovery collaboration with SCYNEXIS. This exciting addition to Merial’s pharmaceutical pipeline shows what can be achieved when the best outside skills and resources are combined with Merial’s in-house knowledge and expertise,” said Dr. Christian Miculka, Head Discovery & Research.
About Merial
Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company, providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health, well-being and performance of a wide range of animals. Merial employs approximately 5,600 people and operates in more than 150 countries worldwide. Its 2009 sales were $2.6 billion. Merial is the Animal Health subsidiary of sanofi-aventis. For more information, please see www.merial.com.
About SCYNEXIS
SCYNEXIS delivers integrated, efficient and innovative drug discovery and development solutions to our global health and pharmaceutical partners. Our record of success is exemplified by the delivery of eleven pre-clinical drug candidates over the last five years. SCYNEXIS’ teams are tailored to be especially effective in moving customer projects from concept to clinic, utilizing powerful proprietary technologies such as the HEOS® SaaS Software Platform for comprehensive drug discovery information management and the MEDCHEM-FACTORY® High-Throughput Synthesis and Purification Platform.
Our fully-integrated contract research solutions include medicinal chemistry, advanced biological screening, in vitro pharmacology and ADMET, DMPK, bioanalytical and analytical chemistry, process chemistry, and cGMP manufacturing. Our process chemistry department has achieved positive outcomes with general inspection and pre-approval inspection (PAI) by the FDA in support of customer NDA.
Founded in 2000, SCYNEXIS is located in Research Triangle Park, N.C. SCYNEXIS is registered with both the FDA and DEA. Please visit our website at www.scynexis.com.
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®HEOS and MEDCHEM-FACTORY are registered trademarks of SCYNEXIS, Inc.
For further information, please contact:
SCYNEXIS, Inc.
Terry Marquardt
Executive Director
Market Development & Communications
terry.marquardt@scynexis.com
Tel: +1-919-544-8603
SCYNEXIS Media Contacts:
Rick Rountree
Rick Rountree Communications, Inc.
rick@rickrountree.com
Tel. +1 919-878-1144
Sarah Cavanaugh
MacDougall Biomedical Communications
scavanaugh@macbiocom.com
Tel. +1 781-235-3060
November 08, 2010
Virginia Fan is $10,000 Winner in Game Celebrating Hardee's 50th Birthday
RICHMOND, VA. (Nov. 8, 2010) – A Midlothian woman who says she’s never been particularly lucky with contests proved herself wrong by being a $10,000 winner of a social media contest celebrating Hardee’s® 50th birthday.
Sandra Elliott of Midlothian spun The Wheel of AwesomeTM on the Hardee’s Facebook page and was one of five winners of $10,000, one for each of the decades that Hardee’s has been in business.
“My mother use to say I was lucky, but I’ve never won anything involving money,” said Elliott, who is an administrative assistant at a state golf association.
Elliott is being presented the check today at the Hardee’s at Harbour Pointe location she regularly visits at 13736 Hull Street Road in Midlothian. The check will be presented by Hardee’s largest franchise operator, Boddie-Noell Enterprises, owner of most of the Hardee’s Virginia locations.
Restaurant entrepreneur Wilber Hardee opened the first Hardee’s on September 3, 1960 in Greenville, N.C. To celebrate the milestone birthday, Hardee’s rewarded its fans during the month of September with restaurant promotions and contests on its social media channels, including daily $50 giveaways on Twitter and five $10,000 prizes totaling $50,000 through The Wheel of Awesome application on the chain’s Facebook page. Fans of Hardee’s on Facebook could spin The Wheel of Awesome which was loaded with prizes from electronics and sports equipments to food coupons and more. A challenge to submit a virtual birthday card earned players additional spins on the Wheel of Awesome. After uploading a card and giving the wheel a spin, Elliott won one of the coveted $10,000 prizes.
Elliott says she and husband Brian plan to use the grand prize winnings to pay some bills, to make some yard improvements and to provide some of the winnings to their church.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2011, CKE, through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,149 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 18 countries. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you go to www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
Sandra Elliott of Midlothian spun The Wheel of AwesomeTM on the Hardee’s Facebook page and was one of five winners of $10,000, one for each of the decades that Hardee’s has been in business.
“My mother use to say I was lucky, but I’ve never won anything involving money,” said Elliott, who is an administrative assistant at a state golf association.
Elliott is being presented the check today at the Hardee’s at Harbour Pointe location she regularly visits at 13736 Hull Street Road in Midlothian. The check will be presented by Hardee’s largest franchise operator, Boddie-Noell Enterprises, owner of most of the Hardee’s Virginia locations.
Restaurant entrepreneur Wilber Hardee opened the first Hardee’s on September 3, 1960 in Greenville, N.C. To celebrate the milestone birthday, Hardee’s rewarded its fans during the month of September with restaurant promotions and contests on its social media channels, including daily $50 giveaways on Twitter and five $10,000 prizes totaling $50,000 through The Wheel of Awesome application on the chain’s Facebook page. Fans of Hardee’s on Facebook could spin The Wheel of Awesome which was loaded with prizes from electronics and sports equipments to food coupons and more. A challenge to submit a virtual birthday card earned players additional spins on the Wheel of Awesome. After uploading a card and giving the wheel a spin, Elliott won one of the coveted $10,000 prizes.
Elliott says she and husband Brian plan to use the grand prize winnings to pay some bills, to make some yard improvements and to provide some of the winnings to their church.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2011, CKE, through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,149 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 18 countries. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you go to www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
September 27, 2010
North Carolina Hardee's Kick Off Fundraising for Patriot Foundation Scholarships with Special Coupon Booklet
PINEHURST, N.C. (Sept. 27, 2010) – North Carolina Hardee’s® restaurants kick off a fundraiser today to provide educational scholarships for children of fallen Fort Bragg soldiers while also offering contributing customers great discounts on Hardee’s menu items.
The in-restaurant fundraiser for the Patriot Foundation will be a six-week campaign that continues at Hardee’s locations statewide through Nov. 11, Veterans Day. For the first time, all 230 Hardee’s restaurants across North Carolina will participate in the fundraiser this year.
Customers can purchase a $1 Patriot Foundation flag which entitles the buyer to a special coupon booklet – with discounts valued at more than $10 – for Hardee’s menu items. The flags will be displayed in the restaurants with the customer’s name. All of the proceeds from the sales of flags will go directly to the Patriot Foundation.
The Patriot Foundation supports four charities that provide the scholarships for dependent children of fallen Special Operations, the 82nd Airborne, the 18th Airborne Corps and the Warrior Transition Battalion soldiers, all based at Fort Bragg. The Foundation also provides funding for child care for the families of disabled soldiers whose spouses need to obtain additional job training and development.
“We’re excited to have the support of all the Hardee’s in our state to help raise money for these families to pursue the dream of a college education or other training,” said Chuck Deleot, chairman of the Patriot Foundation based in Pinehurst. “It also communicates to our deployed soldiers that North Carolinians appreciate their service and want to make a difference in their families’ lives.”
“As part of the Hardee’s ‘family’ here in North Carolina, we’re committed to the work of the Patriot Foundation and what they’re doing for many of our state’s military families who have made great sacrifices on our country’s behalf,” said Jerry Allsbrook, chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee’s franchise operator both in North Carolina and the United States. Boddie-Noell expanded its participation from only the Fayetteville area last year to all 133 of its Hardee’s locations in the state. Each restaurant will display posters to remind customers about the kickoff of the campaign.
To date, more than 350 children of soldiers have received scholarship support from the organization since the Patriot Foundation’s founding in 2003. For more information about the Patriot Foundation, visit www.patriotscholarships.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of second quarter of fiscal 2011, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,149 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 18 countries, including 1,239 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1,898 Hardee's restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. Founded with a single Hardee’s location more than 45 years ago, BNE today is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 336 restaurants across four states. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com
The in-restaurant fundraiser for the Patriot Foundation will be a six-week campaign that continues at Hardee’s locations statewide through Nov. 11, Veterans Day. For the first time, all 230 Hardee’s restaurants across North Carolina will participate in the fundraiser this year.
Customers can purchase a $1 Patriot Foundation flag which entitles the buyer to a special coupon booklet – with discounts valued at more than $10 – for Hardee’s menu items. The flags will be displayed in the restaurants with the customer’s name. All of the proceeds from the sales of flags will go directly to the Patriot Foundation.
The Patriot Foundation supports four charities that provide the scholarships for dependent children of fallen Special Operations, the 82nd Airborne, the 18th Airborne Corps and the Warrior Transition Battalion soldiers, all based at Fort Bragg. The Foundation also provides funding for child care for the families of disabled soldiers whose spouses need to obtain additional job training and development.
“We’re excited to have the support of all the Hardee’s in our state to help raise money for these families to pursue the dream of a college education or other training,” said Chuck Deleot, chairman of the Patriot Foundation based in Pinehurst. “It also communicates to our deployed soldiers that North Carolinians appreciate their service and want to make a difference in their families’ lives.”
“As part of the Hardee’s ‘family’ here in North Carolina, we’re committed to the work of the Patriot Foundation and what they’re doing for many of our state’s military families who have made great sacrifices on our country’s behalf,” said Jerry Allsbrook, chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee’s franchise operator both in North Carolina and the United States. Boddie-Noell expanded its participation from only the Fayetteville area last year to all 133 of its Hardee’s locations in the state. Each restaurant will display posters to remind customers about the kickoff of the campaign.
To date, more than 350 children of soldiers have received scholarship support from the organization since the Patriot Foundation’s founding in 2003. For more information about the Patriot Foundation, visit www.patriotscholarships.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of second quarter of fiscal 2011, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,149 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 18 countries, including 1,239 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1,898 Hardee's restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. Founded with a single Hardee’s location more than 45 years ago, BNE today is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 336 restaurants across four states. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com
September 10, 2010
North Carolina Hardee's and Tar Heels Celebrate Football Wins on "Tar Heel Tender Tuesdays'
CHAPEL HILL, NC (Sept. 2, 2010) - North Carolina Hardee’s restaurants want to celebrate every victory with University of North Carolina Tar Heels’ fans during the 2010 football season by offering something special on Tuesdays. Every Tuesday this season following a Tar Heel football win, Hardee’s restaurants across North Carolina will offer a 3-piece Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ combo meal for a significantly reduced price of $3.99.
All 230 Hardee’s restaurants statewide will participate in “Tar Heel Tender Tuesdays” and the promotion will run during the entire 2010 Tar Heel football season. The Tar Heels kick off their season Saturday, Sept. 4, against the LSU Tigers in Atlanta.
“Hardee’s, like the Tar Heels, is another Carolina-born winner, and we’re looking forward to celebrating every win this season with the ‘Carolina Nation’ on ‘Tar Heel Tender Tuesdays,’” said Jerry Allsbrook, chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee’s franchisee both in North Carolina and the U.S. Like Hardee’s, Boddie-Noell was founded in North Carolina and has a long-time relationship of support with the University.
Hardee’s new Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders are fresh, all-white-meat chicken tenders, hand-dipped in eggs and buttermilk and lightly breaded. Introduced to the Hardee’s menu in June, the tenders are already a big hit throughout the country. The 3-piece Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders combo meal includes Natural-Cut French Fries and a beverage. Chicken tenders were introduced to Hardee’s management by Boddie-Noell who first developed the menu item in the company’s North Carolina test kitchens.
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About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. Founded more than 45 years ago, BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 337 restaurants across four states. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of the end of its first quarter fiscal 2011, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,134 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 16 countries, including 1,233 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1,901 Hardee's restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
All 230 Hardee’s restaurants statewide will participate in “Tar Heel Tender Tuesdays” and the promotion will run during the entire 2010 Tar Heel football season. The Tar Heels kick off their season Saturday, Sept. 4, against the LSU Tigers in Atlanta.
“Hardee’s, like the Tar Heels, is another Carolina-born winner, and we’re looking forward to celebrating every win this season with the ‘Carolina Nation’ on ‘Tar Heel Tender Tuesdays,’” said Jerry Allsbrook, chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee’s franchisee both in North Carolina and the U.S. Like Hardee’s, Boddie-Noell was founded in North Carolina and has a long-time relationship of support with the University.
Hardee’s new Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders are fresh, all-white-meat chicken tenders, hand-dipped in eggs and buttermilk and lightly breaded. Introduced to the Hardee’s menu in June, the tenders are already a big hit throughout the country. The 3-piece Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders combo meal includes Natural-Cut French Fries and a beverage. Chicken tenders were introduced to Hardee’s management by Boddie-Noell who first developed the menu item in the company’s North Carolina test kitchens.
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About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. Founded more than 45 years ago, BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 337 restaurants across four states. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of the end of its first quarter fiscal 2011, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,134 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 16 countries, including 1,233 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1,901 Hardee's restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
August 30, 2010
Priester Hired As New Associate at Rick Rountree Communications
RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 30, 2010) – Lindsay Priester has been hired as an account associate at Rick Rountree Communications, a Raleigh-based public relations firm.
In her new role, Priester provides communications services for the agency’s clients and is involved in the planning and deployment of resources on their behalf.
Priester is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and has worked in a communications role for a company near Research Triangle Park for the past two years. She is a member of the Raleigh Public Relations Society.
Rountree Communications’ clients include Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, restaurant and land development company Boddie-Noell Enterprises, drug discovery company SCYNEXIS,
Inc., Baker Roofing Co., Restaurant Management Group and AW-North Carolina. For more information about Rick Rountree Communications, visit our website at www.rickrountree.com.
In her new role, Priester provides communications services for the agency’s clients and is involved in the planning and deployment of resources on their behalf.
Priester is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and has worked in a communications role for a company near Research Triangle Park for the past two years. She is a member of the Raleigh Public Relations Society.
Rountree Communications’ clients include Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, restaurant and land development company Boddie-Noell Enterprises, drug discovery company SCYNEXIS,
Inc., Baker Roofing Co., Restaurant Management Group and AW-North Carolina. For more information about Rick Rountree Communications, visit our website at www.rickrountree.com.
August 20, 2010
Bailey's Fine Jewelry Opens New Store Location in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, NC (Aug. 19, 2010) – Bailey’s Fine Jewelry has opened its newest store location in Fayetteville at Cross Creek Mall.
The new store, which will be managed by well-known local jewelry store manager Samuel Spaulding, is the fourth Bailey’s Fine Jewelry store to open. A fifth location will be added in Raleigh at Crabtree Valley Mall later this year.
Founded in 1948 in Rocky Mount, Bailey’s is a family owned-and-operated jewelry business, with existing stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Greenville. The Fayetteville location features many of the same jewelry lines and pieces, as well as many of the in-house personalized services that the existing stores provide, including custom design, gold, silver and platinum buying, watch and jewelry repair, and appraisals. The store also offers free gift-wrapping with purchase in the popular signature ‘Bailey Box.’
With its new location in Fayetteville, Bailey’s aims to expand its customer base and provide convenience for existing patrons in the Fayetteville area.
“We are excited to open our doors to the Fayetteville population and to present them with a familiar face in the Fayetteville jewelry business,” said Trey Bailey, director of operations.
Additionally, the new store will implement the Bailey’s Fine Jewelry philanthropy program, A Time to Give. Founded in 2008, A Time to Give is a unique watch battery replacement program designed to fulfill the needs of customers in a way that also serves the community. Bailey’s Fine Jewelry absorbs the cost of new watch batteries in exchange for a charity donation from patrons. Since its inception, A Time to Give has donated more than $75,000 back to local charities in communities that Bailey’s Fine Jewelry serves.
About Bailey’s Fine Jewelry
Founded in 1948, Bailey's Fine Jewelry is a family owned-and-operated company with stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Fayetteville, with plans to open a fifth location in Raleigh’s Crabtree Valley Mall. Bailey's offers jewelry from today's most esteemed designers, exquisite diamonds, estate jewelry, fashion accessories, fine timepieces and gifts. With an emphasis on customer satisfaction, personalized services include custom design, watch and jewelry repair, appraisals and bridal registry. Steeped in family tradition, Bailey's is one of the most well-regarded and innovative jewelry stores in North Carolina and is best known for its distinctive 'Bailey Box' slogan. For more information, please call toll-free (866) 725-3111 or visit online at www.baileybox.com.
The new store, which will be managed by well-known local jewelry store manager Samuel Spaulding, is the fourth Bailey’s Fine Jewelry store to open. A fifth location will be added in Raleigh at Crabtree Valley Mall later this year.
Founded in 1948 in Rocky Mount, Bailey’s is a family owned-and-operated jewelry business, with existing stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Greenville. The Fayetteville location features many of the same jewelry lines and pieces, as well as many of the in-house personalized services that the existing stores provide, including custom design, gold, silver and platinum buying, watch and jewelry repair, and appraisals. The store also offers free gift-wrapping with purchase in the popular signature ‘Bailey Box.’
With its new location in Fayetteville, Bailey’s aims to expand its customer base and provide convenience for existing patrons in the Fayetteville area.
“We are excited to open our doors to the Fayetteville population and to present them with a familiar face in the Fayetteville jewelry business,” said Trey Bailey, director of operations.
Additionally, the new store will implement the Bailey’s Fine Jewelry philanthropy program, A Time to Give. Founded in 2008, A Time to Give is a unique watch battery replacement program designed to fulfill the needs of customers in a way that also serves the community. Bailey’s Fine Jewelry absorbs the cost of new watch batteries in exchange for a charity donation from patrons. Since its inception, A Time to Give has donated more than $75,000 back to local charities in communities that Bailey’s Fine Jewelry serves.
About Bailey’s Fine Jewelry
Founded in 1948, Bailey's Fine Jewelry is a family owned-and-operated company with stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Fayetteville, with plans to open a fifth location in Raleigh’s Crabtree Valley Mall. Bailey's offers jewelry from today's most esteemed designers, exquisite diamonds, estate jewelry, fashion accessories, fine timepieces and gifts. With an emphasis on customer satisfaction, personalized services include custom design, watch and jewelry repair, appraisals and bridal registry. Steeped in family tradition, Bailey's is one of the most well-regarded and innovative jewelry stores in North Carolina and is best known for its distinctive 'Bailey Box' slogan. For more information, please call toll-free (866) 725-3111 or visit online at www.baileybox.com.
August 04, 2010
Rick Rountree Communications Celebrates 10th Anniversary
RALEIGH, NC (July 28, 2010) – Rick Rountree Communications is pleased to announce its 10-year anniversary as a successful public relations agency. In honor of this milestone, Rick Rountree Communications will be providing pro bono services for the Salvation Army of Wake County's Center of Hope capital campaign for the duration of 2010.
In May 2000, Rick Rountree launched the agency to provide a unique and effective approach to communications. The boutique public relations firm now serves a variety of clients, ranging from research-based companies to real estate development to retail businesses and restaurants in the quick-service industry. The firm specializes in media relations, public affairs, reputation management and crisis communications, and it was recently recognized with client Bailey's Fine Jewelry by the Raleigh Public Relations Society at the Sir Walter Raleigh Awards Banquet. The firm was presented a Silver Award for its excellence in communication.
“Over the past decade, we have been tremendously fortunate, blessed by loyal clients, wonderful colleagues and a great deal of luck,” said Rountree. "We look forward to continuing our work with our existing clients and to extending our services to other organizations in the community like the Salvation Army.”
The firm worked with the Salvation Army earlier this year on the campaign kickoff announcement of its proposed new facility on Capital Boulevard. Inspired by their mission and ministry, Rick Rountree Communications has offered to continue to publicize the $12 million fundraising campaign to build the facility, which will replace the Salvation Army's center in downtown Raleigh.
In addition to its pro bono services, Rick Rountree Communications has also updated its website, www.rickrountree.com, to reflect the milestone.
Rountree accumulated more than 25 years of professional experience with corporations, communications firms and the news media before launching the business. Since its inception, the firm has represented both local and national clients, including Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Bailey's Fine Jewelry, Baker Roofing, Baker Renewable Energy, AW North Carolina, SCYNEXIS, Restaurant Management Group, Pate Dawson Compnay and Lifestyle Property Solutions.
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About Rick Rountree Communications:
Founded in 2000, Rick Rountree Communications is a successful public relations practice in Raleigh, N.C. The firm currently serves a variety of clients, large and small, including global corporations, emerging technology companies in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, member organizations and more. As a small firm, Rick Rountree Communications relies on principles of small business such as personal oversight and accountability, and it specializes in media relations, public affairs, reputation management and crisis communications. For more information, please call (919) 878-1144 or visit www.rickrountree.com.
In May 2000, Rick Rountree launched the agency to provide a unique and effective approach to communications. The boutique public relations firm now serves a variety of clients, ranging from research-based companies to real estate development to retail businesses and restaurants in the quick-service industry. The firm specializes in media relations, public affairs, reputation management and crisis communications, and it was recently recognized with client Bailey's Fine Jewelry by the Raleigh Public Relations Society at the Sir Walter Raleigh Awards Banquet. The firm was presented a Silver Award for its excellence in communication.
“Over the past decade, we have been tremendously fortunate, blessed by loyal clients, wonderful colleagues and a great deal of luck,” said Rountree. "We look forward to continuing our work with our existing clients and to extending our services to other organizations in the community like the Salvation Army.”
The firm worked with the Salvation Army earlier this year on the campaign kickoff announcement of its proposed new facility on Capital Boulevard. Inspired by their mission and ministry, Rick Rountree Communications has offered to continue to publicize the $12 million fundraising campaign to build the facility, which will replace the Salvation Army's center in downtown Raleigh.
In addition to its pro bono services, Rick Rountree Communications has also updated its website, www.rickrountree.com, to reflect the milestone.
Rountree accumulated more than 25 years of professional experience with corporations, communications firms and the news media before launching the business. Since its inception, the firm has represented both local and national clients, including Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Bailey's Fine Jewelry, Baker Roofing, Baker Renewable Energy, AW North Carolina, SCYNEXIS, Restaurant Management Group, Pate Dawson Compnay and Lifestyle Property Solutions.
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About Rick Rountree Communications:
Founded in 2000, Rick Rountree Communications is a successful public relations practice in Raleigh, N.C. The firm currently serves a variety of clients, large and small, including global corporations, emerging technology companies in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, member organizations and more. As a small firm, Rick Rountree Communications relies on principles of small business such as personal oversight and accountability, and it specializes in media relations, public affairs, reputation management and crisis communications. For more information, please call (919) 878-1144 or visit www.rickrountree.com.
July 01, 2010
Rountree Communications and Bailey's Fine Jewelry Wins Sir Walter Raleigh Award for 2009 Communications Campaign
RALEIGH, NC (July 1, 2010) – Rountree Communications and Bailey's Fine Jewelry received a Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Excellence in Communication at the Raleigh Public Relations Society's 51st Annual Sir Walter Raleigh Awards Banquet. Held at the RBC Center on June 29, the banquet was open to all Triangle-area communication professionals and honored public relations practitioners who have achieved excellence in a variety of categories.
Rountree Communications, a boutique public relations firm located in Highwoods office park, received a Silver Award in the first division in the Organizational Identity/Promotion category. The award was given in recognition of the 2009 Bailey Box public relations campaign. A product of Rountree Communications' public relations services and Bailey's “Finders, Keepers” program, the campaign earned the firm a spot in the RPRS showcase of outstanding work produced by public relations and communications practitioners in the Triangle.
“We're excited to share this with our client, Bailey's Fine Jewelry,” said Rick Rountree, founder and president of Rountree Communications. “Their keen sense of marketing and branding make them a wonderful client to work with and enable us to produce dynamic campaigns.”
All entries were evaluated by a panel of out-of-state judges selected for their expertise in public relations, and awards were given in 13 of the 25 categories across the six divisions. Entries were judged on specific elements of the submitted campaigns, including objectives, methods, results, creativity, quality and budget. Criteria for the category in which Rountree Communications and Bailey's Fine Jewelry received an award include a campaign designed to promote or distinguish an organization in the eye of the public or a specific audience.
The Sir Walter Raleigh Awards, the oldest awards recognizing North Carolina's public relations industry, honor all practitioners who have excelled in public relations—from small, independent organizations to full-service agencies.
Since its inception in 2000, Rountree Communications has relied on small business principles such as personal oversight and accountability to provide a unique approach to communications for both local and national clients, including Bailey's Fine Jewelry, Boddie-Noell Enterprises, SCYNEXIS, Baker Roofing and more.
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About Bailey’s Fine Jewelry:
Founded in 1948, Bailey's Fine Jewelry is a family owned-and-operated company with stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Greenville with plans to open a fourth location in Fayetteville later this summer and a fifth location at Crabtree Valley Mall. Bailey's offers jewelry from today's most
esteemed designers, exquisite diamonds, estate jewelry, fashion accessories, fine timepieces and gifts. With an emphasis on customer satisfaction, personalized services include custom design, watch and jewelry repair, appraisals and bridal registry. Steeped in family tradition, Bailey's is one of the most well-regarded and innovative jewelry stores in North Carolina and is best known for its distinctive 'Bailey Box' slogan. For more information, please call toll-free (866) 725-3111 or visit online at www.baileybox.com.
About Rick Rountree Communications:
Founded in 2000, Rick Rountree Communications is a successful public relations practice in Raleigh, N.C. The firm currently serves a variety of clients, large and small, including global corporations, emerging technology companies in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, member organizations and more. As a small firm, Rick Rountree Communications relies on principles of small business such as personal oversight and accountability, and it specializes in media relations, public affairs, reputation management and crisis communications. For more information, please call (919) 878-1144 or visit www.rickrountree.com.
Rountree Communications, a boutique public relations firm located in Highwoods office park, received a Silver Award in the first division in the Organizational Identity/Promotion category. The award was given in recognition of the 2009 Bailey Box public relations campaign. A product of Rountree Communications' public relations services and Bailey's “Finders, Keepers” program, the campaign earned the firm a spot in the RPRS showcase of outstanding work produced by public relations and communications practitioners in the Triangle.
“We're excited to share this with our client, Bailey's Fine Jewelry,” said Rick Rountree, founder and president of Rountree Communications. “Their keen sense of marketing and branding make them a wonderful client to work with and enable us to produce dynamic campaigns.”
All entries were evaluated by a panel of out-of-state judges selected for their expertise in public relations, and awards were given in 13 of the 25 categories across the six divisions. Entries were judged on specific elements of the submitted campaigns, including objectives, methods, results, creativity, quality and budget. Criteria for the category in which Rountree Communications and Bailey's Fine Jewelry received an award include a campaign designed to promote or distinguish an organization in the eye of the public or a specific audience.
The Sir Walter Raleigh Awards, the oldest awards recognizing North Carolina's public relations industry, honor all practitioners who have excelled in public relations—from small, independent organizations to full-service agencies.
Since its inception in 2000, Rountree Communications has relied on small business principles such as personal oversight and accountability to provide a unique approach to communications for both local and national clients, including Bailey's Fine Jewelry, Boddie-Noell Enterprises, SCYNEXIS, Baker Roofing and more.
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About Bailey’s Fine Jewelry:
Founded in 1948, Bailey's Fine Jewelry is a family owned-and-operated company with stores in Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Greenville with plans to open a fourth location in Fayetteville later this summer and a fifth location at Crabtree Valley Mall. Bailey's offers jewelry from today's most
esteemed designers, exquisite diamonds, estate jewelry, fashion accessories, fine timepieces and gifts. With an emphasis on customer satisfaction, personalized services include custom design, watch and jewelry repair, appraisals and bridal registry. Steeped in family tradition, Bailey's is one of the most well-regarded and innovative jewelry stores in North Carolina and is best known for its distinctive 'Bailey Box' slogan. For more information, please call toll-free (866) 725-3111 or visit online at www.baileybox.com.
About Rick Rountree Communications:
Founded in 2000, Rick Rountree Communications is a successful public relations practice in Raleigh, N.C. The firm currently serves a variety of clients, large and small, including global corporations, emerging technology companies in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, member organizations and more. As a small firm, Rick Rountree Communications relies on principles of small business such as personal oversight and accountability, and it specializes in media relations, public affairs, reputation management and crisis communications. For more information, please call (919) 878-1144 or visit www.rickrountree.com.
May 26, 2010
Top Boddie-Noell Hardee's Restaurants and Managers Receive Operational Award
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc. has presented its annual Carleton Noell Achievers awards to 10 Hardee’s restaurant general managers and two district managers. The Carleton Noell award is the top operational award given by Boddie-Noell, the nation’s largest Hardee’s franchise operator.
The recognition of the annual Carleton Noell winners was held at the company’s Rose Hill Conference Center near Nashville. Each recipient received cash awards, plaques and gifts to reward their restaurant management teams and crews for their performance throughout 2009.
“Our Carleton Noell winners are the ‘best of the best,’” said Terry Lewis, vice president of operations for Boddie-Noell’s Hardee’s division. “They are our top operations leaders, and they wear many hats as manager, coach and motivator for the restaurants and crews they work with daily. Each of them embody the values that Boddie-Noell Enterprises was founded on.”
The award-winning individuals and restaurants represent the best among the 341 Hardee’s restaurants operated by the company across four states. The winners were selected on an established set of objectives for operational excellence in 2009. The annual award is named for the late W. Carleton Noell, one of the founders of Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc. which opened its first Hardee’s in 1962.
District Manager Ginger Craig of Norfolk,Va., and Senior District Manager Harold Lamb of East Bernstadt, Ky., each won the Carleton Noell award based on an established set of objectives for operational excellence among district supervisory leadership.
The 10 restaurant general manager “achievers” include Frances Miller with the Hardee’s at 1290 John Small Ave. in Washington; Darline Cole with the Hardee’s at 2000 Ocean Highway North in Hertford; Sandra Ballard with the Hardee’s at 1015 E. Main St. in Wytheville, Va.; Jason Hunt with the Hardee’s at 5 Ocean Highway East in Supply; Susan Anderson with the Hardee’s at 6501Caratoke Highway in Grandy; Jean Milner with the Hardee’s at 1109 Eleventh St. in Goldsboro; Linda Harris with the Hardee’s at 8401 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh; Killis Marshall with the Hardee’s at 20265 Timberlake Road in Lynchburg, Va.; Tommy Hicks, Sr. with the Hardee’s at 100 Vandora Springs Road in Garner and Sharon Eaton with the Hardee’s at 216 E. Roosevelt Ave. in Wake Forest.
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About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 339 restaurants across four states (N.C.,S.C.,Va.,Ky.). For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
The recognition of the annual Carleton Noell winners was held at the company’s Rose Hill Conference Center near Nashville. Each recipient received cash awards, plaques and gifts to reward their restaurant management teams and crews for their performance throughout 2009.
“Our Carleton Noell winners are the ‘best of the best,’” said Terry Lewis, vice president of operations for Boddie-Noell’s Hardee’s division. “They are our top operations leaders, and they wear many hats as manager, coach and motivator for the restaurants and crews they work with daily. Each of them embody the values that Boddie-Noell Enterprises was founded on.”
The award-winning individuals and restaurants represent the best among the 341 Hardee’s restaurants operated by the company across four states. The winners were selected on an established set of objectives for operational excellence in 2009. The annual award is named for the late W. Carleton Noell, one of the founders of Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc. which opened its first Hardee’s in 1962.
District Manager Ginger Craig of Norfolk,Va., and Senior District Manager Harold Lamb of East Bernstadt, Ky., each won the Carleton Noell award based on an established set of objectives for operational excellence among district supervisory leadership.
The 10 restaurant general manager “achievers” include Frances Miller with the Hardee’s at 1290 John Small Ave. in Washington; Darline Cole with the Hardee’s at 2000 Ocean Highway North in Hertford; Sandra Ballard with the Hardee’s at 1015 E. Main St. in Wytheville, Va.; Jason Hunt with the Hardee’s at 5 Ocean Highway East in Supply; Susan Anderson with the Hardee’s at 6501Caratoke Highway in Grandy; Jean Milner with the Hardee’s at 1109 Eleventh St. in Goldsboro; Linda Harris with the Hardee’s at 8401 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh; Killis Marshall with the Hardee’s at 20265 Timberlake Road in Lynchburg, Va.; Tommy Hicks, Sr. with the Hardee’s at 100 Vandora Springs Road in Garner and Sharon Eaton with the Hardee’s at 216 E. Roosevelt Ave. in Wake Forest.
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About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 339 restaurants across four states (N.C.,S.C.,Va.,Ky.). For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
April 22, 2010
AW North Carolina Announces Plans to Add New Product Line, Invest Over $100 Million and Create 360 New Jobs
For Immediate Release:
April 22, 2010
DURHAM, N.C. – AW North Carolina, Inc. announced today, plans to add a new production line at the company’s facility on Old Oxford Highway. The investment is expected to exceed $100 million and generate as many as 360 new jobs during the next two years.
The new line will start production to manufacture and ship fully assembled front wheel drive automatic transmissions in the fall of 2011 for Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America. This new line will transfer the production and processes from Japan. This project will bring new business to several suppliers in the U.S. creating additional jobs.
"AW North Carolina's decision to expand here is another sign that our state is a top place to do business. We welcome this expansion and the significant new jobs and investment it brings,” said Gov. Bev Perdue. “AW North Carolina's investment in the community and the state have been very important throughout its 11-year history here. AWNC’s involvement with the state’s community college system around training and career development has proven that relationships between manufacturers and education are alive, successful, and growing in our state.” AW North Carolina's parent company AISIN AW Co. Ltd hosted NC Dept of Commerce officials for a tour of AW Headquarters in Anjo City, Japan during the state's Asia economic development trip in October.
An industry-leading manufacturer of automatic transmissions and transmission components, AW North Carolina broke ground in Durham just over 11 years ago to produce components for Toyota Motor Manufacturing’s front wheel drive passenger vehicles and fully assembled rear wheel drive automatic transmissions for their heavier vehicles. The company will begin installation of the new equipment at the 820,000-square-foot facility in the fall of 2010 bringing its total investment to more than $550 million.
“We are excited to install this new product line and add approximately 360 people to the 900 full time and temporary Team Members currently here beginning in early 2011,” said Will Collins, Vice President of AW North Carolina.
AW North Carolina, Inc. has earned a number of expansion projects and new lines of production from Toyota over the past several years. “Our customer’s commitment to environmentally friendly automotive products has always been a shared vision with AW North Carolina and we are excited to add new transmissions to our line-up”, Collins said.
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About AW North Carolina
A subsidiary of Japanese major automatic transmission manufacturer Aisin AW Co Ltd., AW North Carolina, Inc. was founded in 1998 and supplies Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America with key automotive transmission components and fully assembled automatic transmissions for some of America’s best-selling vehicles including the Camry, Tundra, Tacoma, Sequoia and other vehicles. Located in Durham, NC’s Treyburn Corporate Park, AW North Carolina is Aisin AW Company’s first manufacturing facility in the United States.
April 06, 2010
Virginia Beach Hardee's Biscuit Maker Named Best in Boddie-Noell's 2010 Biscuit-Making Challenge
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (March 29, 2010) – Boddie-Noell Enterprises announced that Lee Damien of Virginia Beach, Va., is the 2010 overall winner of the company’s annual Biscuit Maker Challenge.
Damien was selected in judged competition as the best of the 740 biscuit makers at Hardee’s restaurants operated by Boddie-Noell, the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States. She bakes biscuits at the Hardee’s at 2188 Great Neck Square Shopping Center in Virginia Beach.
Damien was one of four regional finalists selected from the restaurants which are located across North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Kentucky. The other three regional winners are Wanda Flynn of Leland, Mary Hall of Petersburg, Va., and Vickie Huff of Pennington Gap, Va.
The four biscuit-making finalists will be featured later this year on customer in-store tray liners at all Hardee’s operated by Boddie-Noell.
The competition started in December, and each biscuit maker was evaluated based on the quality of his or her biscuits, knowledge of proper biscuit equipment, cleanliness and care of biscuit equipment, knowledge and execution of company procedures, grooming and appearance. The competition’s judges included general and district managers, regional directors and vice presidents of operations and other executives in the restaurant division of Boddie-Noell.
Damien said that she was proud but shocked when she won the award. “When I entered I wasn’t planning on winning,” said Damien, a mother of two. “When I bake at home it’s usually with my daughter and we make cookies and brownies.”
Damien has worked as a biscuit maker at Hardee’s for five months and has the least amount of experience baking Hardee’s biscuits of any biscuit maker to win the competition since it began in 1983. She will go on to compete against other franchise and corporate-owned store winners at the Hardee’s regional bake-off in Burlington, N.C., at the end of this month.
“The first time I met her she brought out the most beautiful tray of biscuits I’ve ever seen from a newbie,” said Gene Dickens, a Boddie-Noell regional vice president. “She always has a smile on her face and this is a fantastic achievement for someone who has only worked for an organization this long.”
Boddie-Noell honored the four regional winners and announced Damien as the overall winner during a banquet at the company’s Rose Hill Conference Center near Nashville.
“We have some amazing biscuit makers within our company, but these folks are the best of the best,” said Terry Lewis, Boddie-Noell’s vice president of operations for Hardee’s and host of the Biscuit Maker Banquet. “They make some fantastic biscuits and we’re very proud to have them working for our company.”
Aside from making biscuits, Damien enjoys reading, writing fiction, creating jewelry, eating good food and spending time with her family.
Hardee’s Made from Scratch™ biscuits, which have been served at Boddie-Noell restaurants since the 1970’s, are a critical part of the restaurant’s menu. In 2009, Hardee’s restaurants owned and operated by Boddie-Noell used 744,000 pounds of biscuit flour – enough dough to fill nearly 258 tractor-trailers. The restaurants also used 650,000 gallons of buttermilk.
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Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. A Hardee’s franchise operator for 48 years, BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 340 restaurants across four states (North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina). The company-owned restaurant brands include Texas Steakhouse & Saloon and Café Carolina and Bakery. BNE also operates franchise Moe’s Southwest Grill restaurants as well as the historic Rose Hill Conference Center. The company has major land-development projects completed or under way along the North Carolina coast and in Virginia. BNE employs more than 12,000 people and is headquartered in Rocky Mount, N.C. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
Damien was selected in judged competition as the best of the 740 biscuit makers at Hardee’s restaurants operated by Boddie-Noell, the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States. She bakes biscuits at the Hardee’s at 2188 Great Neck Square Shopping Center in Virginia Beach.
Damien was one of four regional finalists selected from the restaurants which are located across North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Kentucky. The other three regional winners are Wanda Flynn of Leland, Mary Hall of Petersburg, Va., and Vickie Huff of Pennington Gap, Va.
The four biscuit-making finalists will be featured later this year on customer in-store tray liners at all Hardee’s operated by Boddie-Noell.
The competition started in December, and each biscuit maker was evaluated based on the quality of his or her biscuits, knowledge of proper biscuit equipment, cleanliness and care of biscuit equipment, knowledge and execution of company procedures, grooming and appearance. The competition’s judges included general and district managers, regional directors and vice presidents of operations and other executives in the restaurant division of Boddie-Noell.
Damien said that she was proud but shocked when she won the award. “When I entered I wasn’t planning on winning,” said Damien, a mother of two. “When I bake at home it’s usually with my daughter and we make cookies and brownies.”
Damien has worked as a biscuit maker at Hardee’s for five months and has the least amount of experience baking Hardee’s biscuits of any biscuit maker to win the competition since it began in 1983. She will go on to compete against other franchise and corporate-owned store winners at the Hardee’s regional bake-off in Burlington, N.C., at the end of this month.
“The first time I met her she brought out the most beautiful tray of biscuits I’ve ever seen from a newbie,” said Gene Dickens, a Boddie-Noell regional vice president. “She always has a smile on her face and this is a fantastic achievement for someone who has only worked for an organization this long.”
Boddie-Noell honored the four regional winners and announced Damien as the overall winner during a banquet at the company’s Rose Hill Conference Center near Nashville.
“We have some amazing biscuit makers within our company, but these folks are the best of the best,” said Terry Lewis, Boddie-Noell’s vice president of operations for Hardee’s and host of the Biscuit Maker Banquet. “They make some fantastic biscuits and we’re very proud to have them working for our company.”
Aside from making biscuits, Damien enjoys reading, writing fiction, creating jewelry, eating good food and spending time with her family.
Hardee’s Made from Scratch™ biscuits, which have been served at Boddie-Noell restaurants since the 1970’s, are a critical part of the restaurant’s menu. In 2009, Hardee’s restaurants owned and operated by Boddie-Noell used 744,000 pounds of biscuit flour – enough dough to fill nearly 258 tractor-trailers. The restaurants also used 650,000 gallons of buttermilk.
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Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. A Hardee’s franchise operator for 48 years, BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 340 restaurants across four states (North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina). The company-owned restaurant brands include Texas Steakhouse & Saloon and Café Carolina and Bakery. BNE also operates franchise Moe’s Southwest Grill restaurants as well as the historic Rose Hill Conference Center. The company has major land-development projects completed or under way along the North Carolina coast and in Virginia. BNE employs more than 12,000 people and is headquartered in Rocky Mount, N.C. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
February 10, 2010
Salvation Army of Wake County Unveils Capital Campaign for New Facility to Expand Help for Those in Need
RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2010) -- The Salvation Army of Wake County today unveiled a capital campaign for construction of a new center which is the first major expansion of Salvation Army facilities locally in more than three decades.
The Campaign for Hope – Building the Center of Hope is a $12 million fundraising campaign to build a 41,000-square-foot facility to replace the Salvation Army’s center on South Person Street in downtown Raleigh.
The proposed center addresses the Salvation Army’s core mission of serving the needy of Wake County which campaign organizers say is especially acute in the face of the largest economic downturn in 50 years or more.
“This is the first time in decades the Salvation Army has turned to our community to help us better meet the mounting needs we see all around us in Wake County – the need for more shelter, serving more food, offering more hope,” said James F. Goodmon, Jr., co-chair of the capital campaign and vice president of Capital Broadcasting Co.’s New Media Group, at the site today where the Center of Hope will be built.
The proposed center is to be located at 1863 Capital Blvd. at what once was the Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. facility. The renovation of the brick structure will include a 92-bed women and children’s shelter that almost triples what the current facility can offer. It also will include a full-service commercial kitchen, classrooms for lifestyle, job and parenting training, dedicated space for an expanded pantry and food storage and age-appropriate playrooms for children. The facility will also house a new dental clinic for the homeless and uninsured.
The campaign announced today it has received more than $7.1 million in early commitments including the two largest gifts – a $2.5 million pledge from Stephen and Judy D. Zelnak and a $1 million pledge from the A.J. Fletcher Foundation. The pledges will include naming the facility the Judy D. Zelnak Center of Hope and the Barbara A. Goodmon Women & Children’s Shelter. Stephen Zelnak is the chairman of the board and recently retired chief executive officer of Martin Marietta Materials. Barbara Goodmon, president and executive director of the Fletcher Foundation, is the campaign’s co-chair and the mother of campaign co-chair James Goodmon, Jr.
The new center will also house administrative offices for the Salvation Army which has outgrown its facility on South Person Street. Established at the site in 1950, the current facility is 40 years old and the available space is unsuitable for expansion.
In today’s economy, the Salvation Army turns away on average up to 80 families a night for food, shelter or other needs. Even so, the organization helped more than 120,000 individuals in Wake County in 2009 – some 10 percent of Wake County’s population – providing a range of services from disaster response, soup lines and other meals, help with utility bills, counseling and basic skills development. This past Christmas the Salvation Army provided gifts for 5,600 children through it’s Angel Tree program and feeds 150 nightly at its soup line.
“We’ve served the community from the same humble downtown Raleigh location and the Center of Hope funded through this campaign will be the means for us to do more good and meet the unwavering mission of the Salvation Army,” said Capt. Greg Davis, commanding officer of the Salvation Army of Wake County.
The only capital campaign previously undertaken by the Salvation Army in Wake County occurred more than 30 years ago for construction of the organization’s community center at 902 Wake Forest Road.
“In this time where we can see evidence of need all around us – even in a prosperous city like Raleigh – we have an obligation to “do the most good’ and that’s a real challenge with our current facilities,” said Paige Bagwell, executive director of development for the Salvation Army, about the existing center which has about 13,000 square feet of space.
Organizers point to the Salvation Army as having one of the best records for stewardship of donations – some 94 cents of every dollar going to those in need.
The Center of Hope campaign has created a leadership cabinet made up of senior executives of Springmoor Retirement Community, Baker Roofing Co., Waste Industries, McLaurin Parking Co. the Fletcher Foundation and CBC’s New Media Group. The campaign also has a 20-member steering committee.
The organization hopes to achieve the bulk of its fundraising objectives before the end of this year with renovation starting in the fall and a move into the renovated building by the summer of 2011.
As proposed Center of Hope will include:
-92 beds for women and children
-dental clinic for homeless and uninsured
-confidential case management rooms
-full-service commercial kitchen
-dedicated counseling offices
-prayer room
-larger dining room for soup line and residents
-classroom and resource center
-three age-appropriate play areas
-safe and secure indoor & outdoor recreation area
-expanded pantry and food storage
-State of the art computer labs meeting spaces
-5600-square-foot storehouse for disaster supplies and crisis management
-storage pantry for hygiene and toiletry items
-administrative offices
-convertible meeting space
-further development & expansion of existing programs and ministries
For more information about The Center for Hope campaign, visit www.buildingthecenterofhope.org. Contact: Piage Bagwell 919-834-6733 Ext. 204 or paige.bagwell@uss.salvationarmy.org
The Campaign for Hope – Building the Center of Hope is a $12 million fundraising campaign to build a 41,000-square-foot facility to replace the Salvation Army’s center on South Person Street in downtown Raleigh.
The proposed center addresses the Salvation Army’s core mission of serving the needy of Wake County which campaign organizers say is especially acute in the face of the largest economic downturn in 50 years or more.
“This is the first time in decades the Salvation Army has turned to our community to help us better meet the mounting needs we see all around us in Wake County – the need for more shelter, serving more food, offering more hope,” said James F. Goodmon, Jr., co-chair of the capital campaign and vice president of Capital Broadcasting Co.’s New Media Group, at the site today where the Center of Hope will be built.
The proposed center is to be located at 1863 Capital Blvd. at what once was the Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. facility. The renovation of the brick structure will include a 92-bed women and children’s shelter that almost triples what the current facility can offer. It also will include a full-service commercial kitchen, classrooms for lifestyle, job and parenting training, dedicated space for an expanded pantry and food storage and age-appropriate playrooms for children. The facility will also house a new dental clinic for the homeless and uninsured.
The campaign announced today it has received more than $7.1 million in early commitments including the two largest gifts – a $2.5 million pledge from Stephen and Judy D. Zelnak and a $1 million pledge from the A.J. Fletcher Foundation. The pledges will include naming the facility the Judy D. Zelnak Center of Hope and the Barbara A. Goodmon Women & Children’s Shelter. Stephen Zelnak is the chairman of the board and recently retired chief executive officer of Martin Marietta Materials. Barbara Goodmon, president and executive director of the Fletcher Foundation, is the campaign’s co-chair and the mother of campaign co-chair James Goodmon, Jr.
The new center will also house administrative offices for the Salvation Army which has outgrown its facility on South Person Street. Established at the site in 1950, the current facility is 40 years old and the available space is unsuitable for expansion.
In today’s economy, the Salvation Army turns away on average up to 80 families a night for food, shelter or other needs. Even so, the organization helped more than 120,000 individuals in Wake County in 2009 – some 10 percent of Wake County’s population – providing a range of services from disaster response, soup lines and other meals, help with utility bills, counseling and basic skills development. This past Christmas the Salvation Army provided gifts for 5,600 children through it’s Angel Tree program and feeds 150 nightly at its soup line.
“We’ve served the community from the same humble downtown Raleigh location and the Center of Hope funded through this campaign will be the means for us to do more good and meet the unwavering mission of the Salvation Army,” said Capt. Greg Davis, commanding officer of the Salvation Army of Wake County.
The only capital campaign previously undertaken by the Salvation Army in Wake County occurred more than 30 years ago for construction of the organization’s community center at 902 Wake Forest Road.
“In this time where we can see evidence of need all around us – even in a prosperous city like Raleigh – we have an obligation to “do the most good’ and that’s a real challenge with our current facilities,” said Paige Bagwell, executive director of development for the Salvation Army, about the existing center which has about 13,000 square feet of space.
Organizers point to the Salvation Army as having one of the best records for stewardship of donations – some 94 cents of every dollar going to those in need.
The Center of Hope campaign has created a leadership cabinet made up of senior executives of Springmoor Retirement Community, Baker Roofing Co., Waste Industries, McLaurin Parking Co. the Fletcher Foundation and CBC’s New Media Group. The campaign also has a 20-member steering committee.
The organization hopes to achieve the bulk of its fundraising objectives before the end of this year with renovation starting in the fall and a move into the renovated building by the summer of 2011.
As proposed Center of Hope will include:
-92 beds for women and children
-dental clinic for homeless and uninsured
-confidential case management rooms
-full-service commercial kitchen
-dedicated counseling offices
-prayer room
-larger dining room for soup line and residents
-classroom and resource center
-three age-appropriate play areas
-safe and secure indoor & outdoor recreation area
-expanded pantry and food storage
-State of the art computer labs meeting spaces
-5600-square-foot storehouse for disaster supplies and crisis management
-storage pantry for hygiene and toiletry items
-administrative offices
-convertible meeting space
-further development & expansion of existing programs and ministries
For more information about The Center for Hope campaign, visit www.buildingthecenterofhope.org. Contact: Piage Bagwell 919-834-6733 Ext. 204 or paige.bagwell@uss.salvationarmy.org
February 09, 2010
Hardee's Kicks Off Fight Against Muscular Dystrophy in 2010
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - Hardee’s locations owned and operated by Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) will raise funds this year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association by participating in the Shamrocks Against Dystrophy campaign.
Beginning Feb. 9 and ending March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, customers at participating restaurants across North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina will be encouraged to purchase a $1 green or a $5 gold Shamrock. To date, BNE has donated well over $1 million to the MDA since joining the campaign in 1999.
Once sold, the Shamrocks, including the customer’s signature, are hung for display in each restaurant to create a festive St. Patrick’s Day atmosphere. In exchange, each customer who purchases a Shamrock receives a coupon for a discount in the restaurant.
“MDA is proud of the continued partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises and Hardee’s,” said David Stephenson, director of business development for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in North Carolina and South Carolina. “Their teamwork and dedication demonstrates that great things can be accomplished through this noble effort.”
A portion of the total raised by BNE restaurants will help send children across North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina to local MDA summer camps this year. Offering a fun, safe outdoor experience, the camps give participants the opportunity to develop important life skills such as confidence, independence and social ability.
“Our goal is to send as many children as possible to local MDA summer camps this year,” said Jerry Allsbrook, MDA national vice-president and chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell Enterprises. “Every year we’re amazed at the commitment of our employees and customers in supporting this fundraising event for children. We hope 2010 will be the best fundraiser to date for Hardee’s and Boddie-Noell.”
Each year, Boddie-Noell restaurants are one of the largest contributors to MDA in the Carolinas and in Virginia. Contributions collected during the fundraiser will also go to help with care for local children and adults affected by one of the 43 diseases for which the MDA provides treatment. The local services that the MDA provides include access to a national equipment loan program, assistance with durable medical equipment repairs, support groups, professional health education and care at affiliated clinics at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Roanoke Neurological Center, the Medical College of Virginia and elsewhere.
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About MDA
MDA is a voluntary health agency supporting programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, advocacy, and professional and public health education for muscular dystrophy and related diseases. MDA is the largest nongovernmental sponsor of neuromuscular disease research. The Association’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors. Visit www.mda.org for more information.
About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 340 restaurants across four states. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its fiscal 2010 third quarter, CKE Restaurants, Inc., though its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,147 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and 14 countries, including 1,221 Carl’s Jr. restaurants and 1,913 Hardee’s restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
Beginning Feb. 9 and ending March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, customers at participating restaurants across North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina will be encouraged to purchase a $1 green or a $5 gold Shamrock. To date, BNE has donated well over $1 million to the MDA since joining the campaign in 1999.
Once sold, the Shamrocks, including the customer’s signature, are hung for display in each restaurant to create a festive St. Patrick’s Day atmosphere. In exchange, each customer who purchases a Shamrock receives a coupon for a discount in the restaurant.
“MDA is proud of the continued partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises and Hardee’s,” said David Stephenson, director of business development for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in North Carolina and South Carolina. “Their teamwork and dedication demonstrates that great things can be accomplished through this noble effort.”
A portion of the total raised by BNE restaurants will help send children across North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina to local MDA summer camps this year. Offering a fun, safe outdoor experience, the camps give participants the opportunity to develop important life skills such as confidence, independence and social ability.
“Our goal is to send as many children as possible to local MDA summer camps this year,” said Jerry Allsbrook, MDA national vice-president and chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell Enterprises. “Every year we’re amazed at the commitment of our employees and customers in supporting this fundraising event for children. We hope 2010 will be the best fundraiser to date for Hardee’s and Boddie-Noell.”
Each year, Boddie-Noell restaurants are one of the largest contributors to MDA in the Carolinas and in Virginia. Contributions collected during the fundraiser will also go to help with care for local children and adults affected by one of the 43 diseases for which the MDA provides treatment. The local services that the MDA provides include access to a national equipment loan program, assistance with durable medical equipment repairs, support groups, professional health education and care at affiliated clinics at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Roanoke Neurological Center, the Medical College of Virginia and elsewhere.
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About MDA
MDA is a voluntary health agency supporting programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, advocacy, and professional and public health education for muscular dystrophy and related diseases. MDA is the largest nongovernmental sponsor of neuromuscular disease research. The Association’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors. Visit www.mda.org for more information.
About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 340 restaurants across four states. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its fiscal 2010 third quarter, CKE Restaurants, Inc., though its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,147 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and 14 countries, including 1,221 Carl’s Jr. restaurants and 1,913 Hardee’s restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
January 27, 2010
Hardee's/RBC Bank BSA Classic Golf Tournament Raises More Than $140,000 for East Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (Jan. 27, 2010) – The recent Hardee’s/RBC Bank BSA Classic Golf Tournament raised more than $140,000 for the East Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the Council announced today. Since the tournament began in 1988, the annual event has raised nearly $2.4 million for the local Scouts.
This fall’s tournament included160 golfers who competed at Mid Pines and Pine Needles Resort in Southern Pines and - as in years past - proceeds went to the Kinston-based BSA Council which represents Scouting in 20 Eastern North Carolina counties.
“This was another good tournament and the important thing is that it continues to recognize the importance of the Scouting program to the youth in our area,” said Nick Boddie, vice chairman of Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the Rocky Mount-based Hardee’s franchise operator which initiated the BSA Classic. Boddie himself earned his Eagle Scout rank in 1944.
Boddie-Noell, which is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States, also supports Scouting outside the BSA Classic, holding seats on the Council’s Board and providing in-kind contributions for both the Council and its area camps. Last month, the Council announced that the Scout’s Camp Bonner in Pamlico County is being renamed Camp Boddie in honor of the significant impact the Boddie family has made to the organization over the years.
“The Boddie family has come to the rescue of East Carolina Council many times,” said Ray Franks, council executive for the East Carolina Council. “When the dining hall burned at Camp Bonner, the Boddies provided a new one. When the camp needed a major facelift the Boddie family provided the leadership necessary to raise $2 million to update facilities and infrastructure.
“Without the Hardee’s/RBC BSA Classic Golf Tournament, East Carolina Council’s ability to deliver the Boy Scout program would be greatly decreased,” Franks added. “In 2009, the East Carolina Council recruited more new youth into Boy Scouting than any other of the 18 councils in North Carolina and Virginia – including larger councils located in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Richmond and Roanoke. Without this golf tournament that record of success would not be possible.”
The family-owned Boddie-Noell Enterprises now operates 340 Hardee’s restaurants across four states and employs more than 12,500 people. The company also operates Texas Steakhouse & Saloon restaurants, Moe’s Southwest Grill restaurants, and Café Carolina and Bakery specialty cafés. The company also has a land development subsidiary that includes the Currituck Club on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Arlington Place near New Bern, New Kent Vineyards located between Williamsburg and Richmond and Marshes Light on Manteo’s waterfront.
The East Carolina Council of the BSA also receives a portion of its annual operating dollars from nine different United Way partners and affiliates, including the United Way of Rocky Mount – Nash; Lenoir; Greene; Pitt County; Beaufort County; Martin County; Roanoke Valley; Edgecombe County; Onslow County; Coastal Carolina; and designations only from Wilson United Way. For more information, visit www.eccbsa.org.
Contact: Ray Franks
252-522-1521 rfranks@bsamail.org
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