O’Charley’s Donates More Than a Quarter Million Chicken Servings to Food Bank

Officials at O’Charley’s restaurants, a leading casual-dining restaurant concept, donated 101,000 pounds of chicken to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, one of the largest and most comprehensive of over 200 food banks and food distribution centers nationwide and also a member of Feeding America – The Nation’s Food Bank Network.

For every Create-Your-Own-Combo that included one or more chicken selection sold during the company’s nine-week Limited Time Only (LTO) "Menu All Stars” promotion that began in August, O’Charley’s and Case Foods, one of its business partners, donated one serving of chicken to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. It was O’Charley’s second promotional tie-in linking an LTO menu item with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, the company’s official charity.

In 2007, O'Charley's donated 100,000 pounds of chicken to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, which was the largest single donation of chicken that the food bank had ever received. "That was a tough act to follow, but our team members met the challenge to help our hungry neighbors and we were able to top last year’s donation with an additional thousand pounds of chicken this year,” said Jeff Warne, O'Charley's concept president. "It was a fitting way to bring our corporate philosophy, A Passion to Serve, to life.”

"This is the largest single donation of chicken we have ever received,” said Jaynee Day, president and CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. "Protein items are very rarely donated to Second Harvest, so this type of donation is truly significant. O’Charley’s has been one of our largest supporters, and we are grateful for their generous gift.”

The equivalent of three truckloads of the chicken is enough to feed over a quarter of a million people. It will be distributed throughout Second Harvest’s network of approximately 400 not for profit partner agencies in 46 counties in Middle and West Tennessee. Partners include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, foster care facilities, senior centers, group homes, and youth enrichment programs. For more information on Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and its programs, please visit www.secondharvestmidtn.org.

About O’Charley’s Inc.

O’Charley’s Inc., (Nasdaq: CHUX) headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., is a multi-concept restaurant company that operates or franchises a total of 370 restaurants under three brands: O’Charley’s, Ninety Nine Restaurant, and Stoney River Legendary Steaks. The O’Charley’s concept includes 243 restaurants in 20 states in the Southeast and Midwest, including 231 company-owned and operated O’Charley’s restaurants, and 12 restaurants operated by franchisees and joint venture partners. The menu, with an emphasis on fresh preparation, features several specialty items, such as hand-cut and aged USDA choice steaks, a variety of seafood and chicken, freshly baked yeast rolls, fresh salads with special-recipe salad dressings and signature caramel pie. The company operates Ninety Nine restaurants in 116 locations throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. Ninety Nine has earned a strong reputation as a friendly, comfortable place to gather and enjoy great American food and drink at a terrific price. The menu features a wide selection of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, entrees and desserts. The company operates 11 Stoney River Legendary Steaks restaurants in six states in the Southeast and Midwest. The steakhouse concept appeals to both upscale casual-dining and fine-dining guests by offering high-quality food and attentive customer service typical of high-end steakhouses, but at more moderate prices.

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