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Press Release: TooJay’s Announces Partnership with Feeding Florida

Press Release: TooJay’s Announces Partnership with Feeding Florida

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (August 23, 2017) – TooJay's, the restaurant known for its generous servings of homemade New York deli favorites, is pleased to announce its partnership with Feeding Florida, a statewide network of Feeding America food banks providing a healthy, adequate and consistent food supply to those in need.

From Friday, September 1 through Saturday, September 30, $1 of every Peach Tea or Strawberry Lemonade sold by TooJay’s will be donated to Feeding Florida. Every $1 donated provides 11 meals through the Feeding Florida network. TooJay’s will donate up to $10,000. Guests can also make donations by rounding up their check throughout the month of September.“Our partnership with Feeding Florida highlights the need to fight hunger in the communities we serve every day,” said Chris Artinian, President and CEO of TooJay’s. “One of our core values is Pride in our community and this certainly helps fulfill that mission. Together, we will make a positive impact helping to end hunger and food insecurity across the state.”Executive Director of Feeding Florida Robin Safley said, “We are excited to partner with TooJay’s to support our fight to end hunger and feed hope through our statewide network of food banks. This initiative will allow us to continue to provide a healthy, adequate and consistent food supply to the 3.3 million Floridians facing hunger each and every day.”

Founded in 1981, TooJay’s has grown to 27 restaurants throughout Florida and currently serves guests in Palm Beach and Broward counties, the Treasure Coast, the West Coast of Florida, the Orlando area, The Villages, the Space Coast and Polk County. TooJay’s received the 2016 Best of South Florida Award for Best Deli from the Sun Sentinel, 2017 Dining Award for Best Deli from Orlando Magazine, two Foodie Awards for Best Deli and Best Take-Out from the Orlando Sentinel and is ranked eighth in the country for Family Dining by Consumer Reports.

For more information about TooJay’s, visit TooJays.com. Follow TooJay’s at twitter.com/therealTooJays and instagram.com/toojaysdeli or visit the Facebook fan page, which has over 84 thousand fans, and become a fan at facebook.com/TooJaysDeli. 

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