Hospitality
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07-19-02
UNICEF, McDonald's® and Ronald McDonald House Charities® Team up to Raise Funds for Children
NEW YORK, New York - UNICEF and McDonald's today announced plans to team up to raise money on behalf of the world's children as part of a new McDonald's fundraising initiative called "World Children's Day," which will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) worldwide...
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07-16-02
Flexcar and Starbucks Offer Alternative to Daily Commuter Grind
SEATTLE, Washington – Partners (“employees”) at Starbucks Support Center, the corporate offices of Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) have a new, and cleaner way to get around town for business meetings, errands and trips to the company’s roasting plant in Kent (Wash.)....
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05-15-02
Starbucks Coffee Company Receives Humanitarian Award at the Specialty Coffee Association of America Conference
ANAHEIM, California - The Coffee Quality Institute, the educational and research tax-exempt foundation of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), presented Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) with the first Humanitarian Award at the SCAA national conference ea...
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04-17-02
Starwood Teams With PPL Corporation to Introduce Fuel Cell Technology At Two Sheraton Properties in New Jersey
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) is pleased to announce today that an agreement has been signed with Allentown, PA.-based PPL Corporation (PPL) to install, own and operate a 250-kilowatt fuel cell system at the Sheraton Parsippan...
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04-15-02
Earth Day Network Receives Contribution from Starbucks
SEATTLE, Washington - Earth Day Network (EDN) announced today that Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) has made a $20,000 contribution to the organization in celebration of Earth Day 2002. The funds will support EDN's ongoing efforts to increase public awareness of the n...
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04-14-02
McDonald's Issues First Worldwide Social Responsibility Report:
OAK BROOK, IL - McDonald's Corporation today issued its first worldwide Social Responsibility Report.
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02-26-02
Starbucks Offers Fairtrade Certified Coffee in the UK
Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX), announced an agreement today with the Fairtrade Foundation to sell Fairtrade Certified coffee in Starbucks stores in the UK.
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02-20-02
Olympic Greats Mike Eruzione and Johann Olav Koss Join McDonald's® World Champion Crew for Dedication of New Salt Lake City Ronald McDonald House®
Against the global backdrop of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Mike Eruzione, Johann Olav Koss and McDonald's World Champion Crew gathered today to dedicate a new Ronald McDonald House in Salt Lake City. Among the first-of-its-kind, this new House features private apartments ...
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02-06-02
11 Local High School Athletes Nominated for the McDonald's All American Basketball Team, 2002 Will Mark 25th Anniversary and Inaugural Girls Game
Eleven Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan high school athletes are being recognized as the finest basketball players in the country through their selection as candidates for the 2002 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team.
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12-06-01
Ronald McDonald House Charities Named One of America's Top 100 Charities by Worth Magazine
Worth magazine today named Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), a nonprofit, 501(c)3 dedicated to improving the health and well being of children worldwide, one of "America's 100 Best Charities." The article appears in the December, 2001 issue.