During Tuesday’s Morning trade, Shares of U.S. Bancorp NYSE:USB), lost -0.43% to $43.59.
Banks often offer consumers tips to save money, but how often do they assist them save food? Chef Daniel Green and U.S. Bank are joining culinary forces to do just that with money-saving recipes and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and — for the first time — Pinterest and Vine.
“We are giving thanks for the many ways our customers and employees give to their families and their communities year after year, and giving back with money-saving recipes through our Leftover Chef series,” said Kelly Colbert, senior vice president and head of social media at U.S. Bank. “We are talking turkey and offering tips on all the ways we can do more with the bounty around the table at this time of year.”
Chef Daniel Green, television celebrity known around the world for his focus on healthy eating, has offered tips and useful ways for families to use pre-cooked leftovers as ingredients in new recipes, discovering fresh flavors without wasting money or food.
U.S. Bancorp, a financial services holding company, provides a range of financial services in the United States. It offers depository services, which comprise checking accounts, savings accounts, and time certificate contracts; and lending services, such as traditional credit products, in addition to credit card services, leasing, financing and import/export trade, asset-backed lending, agricultural finance, and other products.
Shares of Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN), declined -1.13% to $10.46, during its current trading session.
The Wendy’s Company, declared the public release of its Supplier Code of Conduct. Since its founding in 1969 by Dave Thomas, Wendy’s has operated under a core set of values and has enjoyed long-standing, collaborative relationships with some of the food industry’s leading suppliers. This Code of Conduct takes into account the current best practices and standards of Wendy’s supply chain and also identifies future aspirations to encourage continuous improvement in a meaningful way. The Code focuses on chief areas important to the Wendy’s brand and its customers, counting: food safety and food ingredients, farm animal health and well-being, human rights and labor practices, environmentally sustainable business practices and business ethics and integrity.
“When Dave Thomas was eight-years-old he dreamed he’d run the best restaurant in the world,” said Emil Brolick, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Under his leadership, Wendy’s assisted to lead the way to set and enforce standards for the humane care of animals raised for our food as part of a responsible, safe and sustainable food supply chain. Additionally, because of Dave’s commitment to quality, he only wanted the freshest ingredients; therefore, he created an infrastructure that has allowed us to serve beef that has never been frozen together with other fresh ingredients, like iceberg and romaine lettuce, tomatoes and strawberries in our more than 6,000 North American restaurants.”
Wendy’s established its Supplier Code of Conduct to aggregate and outline key precedingities, and encourage supplier responsibility across critical areas of the supply chain. The Code, developed with input from Wendy’s supplier community, takes effect in 2016 and will initially govern United States suppliers contractually managed by Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc., Wendy’s independent purchasing co-op, which presently represents more than 90% of the brand’s global purchasing in the areas of food, packaging, equipment and distribution.
The Wendy’s Company, through its auxiliaries, owns and franchises Wendy’s restaurant system. The company is involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. As of May 26, 2015, its restaurant system comprised about 6,500 franchised and company-operated restaurants worldwide.
Finally, Shares of Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), gained 2.22%, and is now trading at $2.22.
Customers can take advantage of seven straight days of exclusive savings for their holiday shopping at more than 12,000 Dollar General retail locations and online at www.dollargeneral.com between Sunday, Nov. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 28.
“Dollar General is excited to offer customers great savings and value on this season’s most popular items counting toys, electronics, home décor and foods,” said Jim Thorpe, Dollar General’s executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. “Our commitment to assisting customers stretch their budget this holiday is reflected throughout our stores with low prices in every category to ensure our customers can celebrate affordably.”
Shoppers looking to take advantage of in-store sales may shop stores from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday. Normal hours of operation resume on Saturday, November 28, 2015.
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, mid western, and eastern United States. The company offers consumable products, counting paper and cleaning products comprising paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, and laundry and other home cleaning supplies; packaged food products, such as cereals, canned soups and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; perishables comprising of milk, eggs, bread, frozen meals, beer, and wine; snacks that comprise candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, such as over-the-counter medicines, in addition to soap, body wash, shampoo, dental hygiene, and foot care products; pet products, which comprise pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products.