Spicy Pickle Fights Hunger in CO, Helps Serve 22,000 Meals

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Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc., the Denver-based fast-casual restaurant franchising company, partnered with both Food Bank of the Rockies and Mix 100 FM to help fight hunger during the holidays.

In September, local Denver deejay celebrities Dom Testa and Jane London selected one of their favorite Spicy Pickle sandwiches, the "Bandido" Panini, and then from September 27 to November 13, each local Spicy Pickle restaurant donated $1 from the sale of every Bandido Panini to Food Bank of the Rockies. The Bandido, one of Spicy Pickle Sandwich Company's top-selling gourmet sandwiches, is made with pepper-crusted turkey, pepperjack cheese, extra-virgin olive oil chipotle mayonnaise, roasted red peppers, and sundried tomatoes on in-store baked rosemary focaccia bread.

“This is such a great cause, and we were fortunate to have great partners help us with it. They were terrific,” says Stephanie Mehta, the sandwich company's director of business services.

In total, Denver-area Spicy Pickle restaurants donated nearly $5,700 to the Food Bank of the Rockies, which, according to the food bank, equates to more than 22,000 meals for local Coloradoans. "We would really like to thank all our loyal Denver based guests and visitors for helping us with this food drive. The holidays are tough times for some families, and we are happy that we could inspire the community to join us in the effort to help," says Mark Laramie, CEO for Spicy Pickle Sandwich Company.