Plainfield residents show support during Burgers With A Heart®
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO, July 11, 2007 /PRNewswire-/-- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., (Red Robin), celebrated the grand opening of its Plainfield, Ind. location by raising $3,518.00 for the Plainfield Fire Department Beneficent Fund during its Burgers With A Heart® event. The Plainfield Red Robin® restaurant is located at 365 S. Perry Road, off of US 40. 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 18 to 24, the Plainfield restaurant donated 50 cents from every gourmet burger sold to the Plainfield Fire Department Beneficent Fund. The Plainfield Fire Department will use the funds to provide fire prevention materials to local elementary schools, and smoke detectors to the community.
"On behalf of the Plainfield Fire Department, I would like to thank Red Robin for its generous support and donation," said Byron Anderson, chief of the Plainfield Fire Department. "The money raised during the restaurant's opening will help us keep the Plainfield community safe."
"We appreciate the Plainfield Fire Department's efforts to protect and serve the community," 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 Plainfield location is the sixth Red Robin® restaurant in Indiana with two additional corporate-owned locations in Fort Wayne and Merrillville, and three restaurants operating under franchise agreements in Hobart, Schererville and Valparaiso.
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.