BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 22, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Piccadilly Restaurants LLC, one of the nation's largest cafeteria-style restaurant chains, today announced a partnership with the Alexandria Country Day School. Piccadilly's food services division will provide the school with unique, home-style meals.
Louisiana's Alexandria Country Day School is the first school in Louisiana to collaborate with Piccadilly and offer a full-service lunch each day. Over 450 students, grades Pre-Kindergarten to Eighth, will participate in the meal program. Piccadilly will provide a variety of healthy lunch choices including entrees, vegetables, salads and fruit.
"Piccadilly is committed to supplying fresh, healthy meals to the students and staff of the Alexandria Country Day School," said Paul Tuennenman, Vice-President of Piccadilly Food Service. "We are dedicated to the health of children and are proud to be providing a nutritious menu to this excellent school."
"Piccadilly was an easy choice for us, our families already dine at their restaurants and love their food," said Evelyn Sisco, Principal, Alexandria Country Day School. "We appreciate the quality, variety and value we are giving our students by partnering with Piccadilly."
About Piccadilly Food Services
Piccadilly Food Services, a division of Piccadilly Restaurants LLC, provides on-site food service and food service contracts to education, business and industry market segments. Piccadilly offers seven proprietary retail brands in addition to customized menu selections. The division has secured 6.7 million dollars in contracts over the past year. For more information please visit the company's website at www.piccadilly.com/foodservice.
About Alexandria Country Day School
Alexandria Country Day School is a private school, servicing Central Louisiana for over 35 years. Students are offered a variety of extra and co-curricular activities in addition to their challenging academic experience. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.acdsonline.org.