EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Papa Johns Canada announced that the company has raised more than $63,000 through the sale of Shaq-a-Roni pizza for Canada’s Second Harvest food rescue program.

“The money raised through the Shaq-a-Roni goes to a great organization that supports the very real problem of people struggling to put food on the table,” said Shaquille O’Neal. “I am pleased that we have been able to work with Second Harvest and support them in their mission to reduce food insecurity across Canada and proud of the impact that has been made.”

For every Shaq-a-Roni sold between October 24 and December 25, 2022, Papa Johns donated one dollar to Second Harvest, the largest food rescue organization in Canada dedicated to fighting hunger and food waste across the country has.

“Food insecurity is not a problem that we can solve alone. Through strategic partnerships with companies like Papa John’s, we can significantly increase our impact on feeding Canadians and keep food where it belongs: on plates and out of landfills,” said Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest. “Thanks to the tremendous support of Papa John’s Shaq-A-Roni campaign, we have been able to save enough food for more than 173,000 meals and send it directly to nonprofits and charities across the country.”

Over the past three years, Papa Johns has helped raise nearly $200,000 for communities across Canada through the Shaq-a-Roni Partnership.

Designed by Shaquille O’Neal himself, the limited-time Shaq-a-Roni is an extra-large cake made with Papa John’s fresh, never-frozen six-ingredient dough, topped with extra cheese and extra pepperoni, and then cut into eight foldable discs is cut .

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