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Inspire Brands Debuts Nine Exclusive Food and Beverage Collabs to Honor Nine Variety Power of Comedy Award Winners at SXSW

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Comedic icons and powerhouse food brands are coming together at this year's highly sought-after Variety Power of Comedy event. Inspire Brands will be unveiling nine exclusive food and beverage collabs on March 10 at The Creek & The Cave in Austin, Texas during the SXSW Festival. This marks the first-time ever Inspire Brands have come together to create never-seen-before food and beverage collaborations, highlighting items across the entire portfolio.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Comedic icons and powerhouse food brands are coming together at this year's highly sought-after Variety Power of Comedy event.
  • Inspire Brands will be unveiling nine exclusive food and beverage collabs on March 10 at The Creek & The Cave in Austin, Texas during the SXSW Festival.
  • This marks the first-time ever Inspire Brands have come together to create never-seen-before food and beverage collaborations, highlighting items across the entire portfolio.
  • The first-ever Inspire Brands food and beverage collaborations will exclusively be available at Variety Power of Comedy on March 10 at The Creek & The Cave in Austin, Texas during SXSW.

Winsight Champions Future Restaurant Leaders with the Return of RLD@RLC Program

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Monday, March 6, 2023

CHICAGO, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winsight, LLC, owner and operator of the Restaurant Leadership Conference (RLC), in partnership with Leading NOW, is proud to announce the second year of the Restaurant Leadership Development Program (RLD@RLC). RLD@RLC will occur during RLC on April 17, 2023, at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, AZ. 

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  • CHICAGO, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winsight, LLC, owner and operator of the Restaurant Leadership Conference (RLC), in partnership with Leading NOW, is proud to announce the second year of the Restaurant Leadership Development Program (RLD@RLC).
  • Back by popular demand, the RLD@RLC is a one-day program unique to the restaurant industry.
  • We admire Winsight's level of commitment to professional development, and are proud to partner with them to deliver amazing programs for future leaders in the industry."
  • The program serves as foundational content to prepare emerging leaders from underrepresented talent advance in their career.

SONIC Drive-In Gets Fired Up for Spring with New BBQ Chip Seasoned Tots

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

SONIC® Drive-In is taking classic Tots to a bold new place with the new limited-time BBQ Chip Seasoned Tots.

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  • SONIC® Drive-In is taking classic Tots to a bold new place with the new limited-time BBQ Chip Seasoned Tots.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230221005026/en/
    With a perfectly crispy exterior, warm and soft interior and a bold BBQ chip flavor, new SONIC BBQ Chip Seasoned Tots are the perfect afternoon snack or complement to your favorite SONIC burger, coney or sandwich.
  • “Our new BBQ Chip Seasoned Tots are a tasty twist on the classic SONIC Tots with the crispy, tangy and salty goodness of a BBQ potato chip – taking our Tots to a whole new level!”
    With a perfectly crispy exterior, warm and soft interior and a bold BBQ chip flavor, new SONIC BBQ Chip Seasoned Tots are the perfect afternoon snack or complement to your favorite SONIC burger, coney or sandwich.
  • Guests can order BBQ Chip Seasoned Tots starting at $2.59** at SONIC® Drive-In locations from February 27 through April 30, while supplies last.

SONIC Drive-In to Open First Hawai’i Location on Monday, February 20

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Monday, February 13, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230213005073/en/
    The Maui, Hawai’i SONIC Drive-In pictured in this rendering showcases a custom-designed building including custom murals and solar power.
  • The new drive-in location in Kahului will offer drive-thru service, patio seating, as well as ordering through the classic SONIC drive-in stalls.
  • “Our franchisees at SONIC Drive-In Hawai’i worked hard to make this location a reality and to weave elements from Hawaiian culture into the design.
  • The Maui location is the first of several locations that SONIC Drive-In Hawai’i plans to bring to the state in the coming years.

Greenberg Traurig Expands Corporate Practice in Atlanta

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

ATLANTA, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Corporate Practice in Atlanta with the addition of Toni N. Brown as of counsel.

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  • Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Corporate Practice in Atlanta with the addition of Toni N. Brown as of counsel.
  • ATLANTA, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Corporate Practice in Atlanta with the addition of Toni N. Brown as of counsel.
  • Brown joins Greenberg Traurig from Inspire Brands, Inc. where she served as senior director of supply chain for the global multibrand restaurant company, which owns several well-known chains including Arby's, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, and SONIC.
  • "My decision to join Greenberg Traurig is specifically rooted in the people and the culture," Brown said.

SONIC Brings Affordable Value to the Drive-In with New Under $2 Craves 

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

SONIC® Drive-In is introducing a new Under $2 Craves menu filled with flavorful ways to satisfy your cravings for any occasion at a great value.

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  • SONIC® Drive-In is introducing a new Under $2 Craves menu filled with flavorful ways to satisfy your cravings for any occasion at a great value.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230103005229/en/
    Under $2 Craves menu items from SONIC Drive-In (Photo: Business Wire)
    Guests can enjoy items from the Under $2 Craves menu alone as a snack or build them into a meal.
  • The Under $2 Craves menu is available at participating SONIC Drive-In locations through March 26, 2023, while supplies last.
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    In addition to enjoying the new Under $2 Craves menu, SONIC fans can now purchase the NEW limited-edition Midnight Tumbler on SonicSwagShop.com .

SONIC Reimagines a Winter Classic with New Steak and Bacon Grilled Cheese

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Monday, December 19, 2022

SONIC® Drive-In is taking the familiarity of a grilled cheese and elevating it with the new Steak and Bacon Grilled Cheese available in both regular and spicy options.

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  • SONIC® Drive-In is taking the familiarity of a grilled cheese and elevating it with the new Steak and Bacon Grilled Cheese available in both regular and spicy options.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221219005553/en/
    SONIC Drive-In Steak and Bacon Grilled Cheese (Photo: Business Wire)
    The SONIC Steak and Bacon Grilled Cheese features grilled steak mixed with grilled onions, topped with crispy bacon, BBQ sauce, and mayo sandwiched between two thick slices of Texas toast layered with melty American cheese.
  • The SONIC Steak and Bacon Grilled Cheese is also available in spicy version that offers zesty cheese sauce and jalapenos in place of BBQ sauce for a spicier sandwich.
  • “A grilled cheese sandwich is the ultimate comfort food, and our SONIC culinary team has crafted a hearty twist on the wintertime staple with the new Steak and Bacon Grilled Cheese,” said Mackenzie Gibson, Vice President of Culinary & Menu Innovation at SONIC.

Joint statement by Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America on telecommunications supplier diversity

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Collectively, we recognize that open and interoperable architectures are one way of creating a more open, diverse and innovative market.

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  • Collectively, we recognize that open and interoperable architectures are one way of creating a more open, diverse and innovative market.
  • Today, we reaffirm our commitment to these principles, outlined in the Prague Proposals on Telecommunications Supplier Diversity (the '2021 Prague Proposals'), including support for open and interoperable networks, public-private dialogue and global partnership.
  • One year on from the 2021 Prague Proposals' release, the governments of Canada, Australia and the United States further announce the endorsement of the Open RAN Principles , published by the United Kingdom in April 2022.
  • "Telecommunications supplier diversity is a global issue and will require a collaborative approach from the international community.

Aviz Launches ONES, Industry’s First SONiC Supportability Stack

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

ONES is an outcome of 4+ years of SONiC community leadership from the Aviz team, along with 18 months of supporting SONiC in production environments for customers.

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  • ONES is an outcome of 4+ years of SONiC community leadership from the Aviz team, along with 18 months of supporting SONiC in production environments for customers.
  • Aviz ONES supports Community SONiC and its vendor-specific distributions and provides an unparalleled level of NetOps capabilities for switches running SONiC.
  • At the Open Networking Day with SONiC community event hosted by Aviz this past September, the need for a SONiC support stack was articulated well by Aldrin Isaac, who runs the Network Engineering team at eBay.
  • Aviz multi-vendor SONiC support via their ONES platform helps address this gap in the SONIC ecosystem.

SONIC LENS Agency wins "Brand Strategist of the Year" at 2022 Transform Awards NA for their innovative approach to music and sound in branding

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Marco Vitali, founder of Sonic Lens Agency, has been named "Brand Strategist of the Year" at 2022 Transform Awards NA, the global magazine for rebranding and brand development. This is the first time this highly prestigious recognition is awarded to a music agency.

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  • SONIC LENS becomes first sonic branding agency to win "Brand Strategist of the Year" at 2022 Transform Awards NA for their innovative approach to music and sound in branding.
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Marco Vitali, founder of Sonic Lens Agency, has been named "Brand Strategist of the Year" at 2022 Transform Awards NA , the global magazine for rebranding and brand development.
  • As a result, his 3 year old boutique agency has been nominated for every sonic rebrand and has won 13 gold awards.
  • For more information on SONIC LENS, please visit http://www.soniclensagency.com
    SONIC LENS is a new breed of agency that sits at the intersection of marketing and music.