The Steak n Shake Company and America's Second Harvest Feed Hungry Families in 18 States

The Steak n Shake Company and America's Second Harvest Feed
Hungry Families in 18 States
173,000 STEAKBURGER patties are donated to 78 food banks 


INDIANAPOLIS, April 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America's Second Harvest
announces the donation of 173,000 Steak n Shake STEAKBURGER patties to help feed
the hungry in 18 states.  Seventy-eight America's Second Harvest food banks are
receiving STEAKBURGER patties thanks to the success of Steak n Shake's recent
TAKHOMACARD gift card program.  As part of the program, the 400-store restaurant
chain agreed to donate STEAKBURGER patties to America's Second Harvest for every
qualifying TAKHOMACARD purchase.

(Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000606/STEAKLOGO )

Mike Halligan, senior vice president of food sourcing and logistics at America's
Second Harvest, said, "Thanks to the tens of thousands who purchased gift cards
during the holiday season, and to the generosity of Steak n Shake and its
associates, we are providing 173,000 meals to Americans in need. Feeding the
hungry is an enormous challenge for our country, and corporations like Steak n
Shake are making a difference in the battle to make sure all Americans are
adequately fed every day."

Peter Dunn, president and CEO of The Steak n Shake Company and a member of the
Board for America's Second Harvest, said, "As we celebrate our 70th anniversary,
the management and associates of Steak n Shake want to give back to the
communities that have made us so successful.  We hope our donation of
STEAKBURGER patties will spur others, corporations and individuals alike, to
consider giving whatever they can to help feed the hungry.

"With a U.S. poverty rate above 11 percent, many Americans go hungry," Dunn
said.  "Steak n Shake recognizes our donation is only a small step in relation
to the size of this challenge nationally, but we are proud to do what we can to
help feed Americans in need."

America's Second Harvest is the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief
organization, with a national network of more than 200 regional food banks and
food-rescue programs serving all 50 states and Puerto Rico.  America's Second
Harvest's network supports 50,000 local charitable organizations that provide
emergency food assistance to 23 million hungry Americans.

Steak n Shake is a full-service restaurant serving a core menu of its famous
STEAKBURGER sandwiches, thin n crispy French fries and old-fashioned,
hand-dipped milk shakes.  Steak n Shake restaurants feature full-service dining
areas, counter service and drive-thru windows.  Restaurants are open 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.

For more information on how to help your local food bank, visit
http://www.secondharvest.org/ or call 800-771-2303. 

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DATASOURCE: The Steak n Shake Company



CONTACT:  Heather Boody, mobile: [phone], or Teresa Shewman,

mobile: [phone], of Borshoff Johnson Matthews, [phone], for

The Steak n Shake Company; Sue Hofer of America's Second Harvest,

[phone], ext. 127, Mobile: [phone]



Web site:  http://www.steaknshake.com/

http://www.secondharvest.org/ 

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