100% of June 1st Sales of the Chocolate Icing Donut at Rise Austin Donated to the Central Texas Food Bank
Austin, TX (May 21, 2018) — Rise Biscuits Donuts, Durham, NC’s award-winning concept featuring both sweet and savory breakfast and lunch options, today announced that all seventeen Rise stores will celebrate National Donut Day on Friday, June 1 by donating 100% of sales of the Chocolate Icing Donut that day to a local hunger relief charity. Rise Austin will be raising money for the Central Texas Food Bank.
“We believe strongly in giving back to each community we operate in,” said Rise Biscuits Donuts CEO Tom Ferguson. “We celebrate the donut every day at Rise so we wanted to take the opportunity to help our local food banks feed those in need on National Donut Day.”
One of Rise’s most popular donuts, the Chocolate Icing features a yeast-raised donut topped with Rise’s decadent chocolate icing.
“I can’t think of a more enjoyable way to fight hunger in our community than by stopping by Rise for a few dozen Chocolate Icing donuts on June 1st,” said Derrick Chubbs, President and CEO of the Central Texas Food Bank. “We’re so grateful to Rise for helping us out as we restock our shelves for the busy summer season, when demand is always high.”
Rise Austin is located at 2522 Guadalupe Street on The Drag near the University of Texas and is open 7am-2pm daily.
About Rise Biscuits Donuts:
Founded in 2012 by classically trained Chef Tom Ferguson in Durham, NC, Rise has been ranked among the Best Biscuits in the US by Food & Wine magazine, has been awarded Fast Casual Magazine Top 100 Mover & Shaker for 2016 & 2017 and was recently featured on Eater.com. The brand serves up unique biscuit and donut flavors, with the menu constantly rotating in new features, as well as fresh brewed coffee, in a to-go format that keeps our footprint at a minimum and keeps the long lines moving quickly and efficiently.
Rise Biscuits Donuts currently has seventeen stores open in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
There are over 100 franchise locations under contract. For more information about Rise Biscuits Donuts, visit www.risebiscuitsdonuts.com.
About the Central Texas Food Bank:
The mission of Central Texas Food Bank is to nourish hungry people and lead the community in the fight against hunger. Founded in 1981, the Food Bank provides food and grocery products through a network of nearly 300 Partner Agencies and nutrition programs, serving nearly 46,000 people every week. Headquartered in Austin, the Food Bank serves 21 counties in Central Texas, an area about twice the size of Massachusetts. For more information on the Food Bank and its programs, visit centraltexasfoodbank.org.
