Wake Forest residents show support during Burgers With A Heart®
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO, July 11, 2007 /PRNewswire-/-- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., celebrated the grand opening of its Wake Forest, N.C. location by raising $2,831.00 for the Wake Forest Fire Department, Inc., during its Burgers With A Heart® event. The Wake Forest Red Robin® restaurant is located at 11420 Capital Blvd., at the Common Oaks Drive intersection. Red Robin is a casual dining restaurant chain focused on serving an innovative selection of high-quality gourmet burgers in a family-friendly atmosphere.
Burgers With A Heart® is part of the casual dining chain's ongoing commitment to its local communities. During grand opening week, June 25 to July 1, the Wake Forest restaurant donated 50 cents from every gourmet burger sold to the Wake Forest Fire Department. The Wake Forest Fire Department will use the funds to purchase new fire fighting equipment.
"On behalf of the Wake Forest Fire Department, I would like to thank Red Robin for its generous support and donation," said Jerry Swift, chief of the Wake Forest Fire Department. "The money raised during the restaurant's opening will help us provide our firefighters with equipment."
"We appreciate the Wake Forest Fire Department's efforts to protect and keep the Wake Forest community safe," said Eric Houseman, Red Robin president and chief operating officer. "We want to thank everyone who came to the restaurant during opening week to show their support – it was a true community effort."
The Wake Forest location is the 12th Red Robin® restaurant in North Carolina, including three locations in Charlotte, and one location in Raleigh, Apex, Cary, Fayetteville, Durham, Greensboro, Mooresville and Wilmington.
About Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ®: RRGB)
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., founded in 1969, is a casual dining restaurant chain that serves up wholesome, fun, feel-good experiences in a family-friendly environment. Red Robin® restaurants are famous for serving more than 22 high-quality gourmet burgers in a variety of recipes with Bottomless Steak Fries®, as well as salads, soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts, and signature Mad Mixology® Beverages. There are more than 370 Red Robin® restaurants located across the United States and Canada, which include both corporate-owned locations and those operating under franchise or license agreements.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., a casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1969 that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Robin International, Inc.