Customer Appreciation Summer at Fayetteville Moe’s

WHAT: Moe’s Southwest Grill of Fayetteville, NC is offering a free side of queso with the purchase of any entrée as well as 99 cent kids’ meals throughout its Customer Appreciation Summer promotion. Like always, every meal is served with free chips and salsa.

 WHERE: Moe’s Southwest Grill: 201 North McPherson Church Road

 WHEN: June 20, 2011 – July 24, 2011.

 WHY: Moe’s wants to thank Fayetteville residents for their patronage with great summer deals.

Customer Appreciation Summer at Wilmington Moe’s

WHAT: Moe’s Southwest Grill of Wilmington, NC is offering a free side of queso with the purchase of any entrée, as well as 99 cent kids’ meals throughout its Customer Appreciation Summer promotion. Like always, every meal is served with free chips and salsa.

WHERE: Moe’s Southwest Grill: 4401 Oleander Dr.

                                                    1427 Military Cutoff

WHEN: June 20, 2011 – End date TBA.

WHY: Moe’s wants to thank Wilmington residents for their patronage with great summer deals.

Moe’s Southwest Grill Awarded Prestigious LEED® Silver Green Building Certification

– Fast casual burrito concept in Williston, VT honored for sustainable construction and design –

ATLANTA, GA (June 13, 2011) – Moe’s Southwest Grill announced today that the location in Williston, VT has been awarded LEED Silver certification making it the first restaurant in the chain and in the state of Vermont to earn this high honor. 

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).

“The green building movement offers an unprecedented opportunity to respond to the most-important challenges of our time, including global climate change, dependence on non-sustainable and expensive sources of energy and threats to human health,” says Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair, U.S. Green Building Council. “The work of innovative building projects such as Moe’s Southwest Grill is a fundamental driving force in the green building movement.” 

By using less energy and water, LEED certified buildings save money for families, businesses and taxpayers; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and contribute to a healthier environment for residents, workers and the larger community.

Local Franchise Partners Sueayn and Philip Wood set out to build a restaurant and achieve LEED certification two and a half years ago.

Some of the green design and construction features that positively impacted the project itself and the broader community include LED lighting, energy efficient cooking equipment, and a technologically advanced air control system that they anticipate will reduce energy consumption by 22 percent.

 In compliance with LEED standards, the building materials were locally sourced and the laminates, paint and adhesives are all low-emission to help enhance the air quality of the restaurant.

In addition, this new location features low flow sink aerators, low flow toilets and waterless urinals.

Finally, a unique regional feature is the Freeaire management system for the walk-in cooler that overrides the condensers and evaporators once the outside air reaches a temperature that is equal to or cooler than the desired walk-in temperature. 

“It has been an amazing experience building a green restaurant from the ground up,” says Sueayn Wood. “We’re proud to offer our guests a well-rounded eco-friendly dining experience, from the building design to our sustainable ingredients like grass-fed steak, grain-fed pork and organic tofu.”

Moe’s Southwest Grill Expands Reach Through New Retail Food Line

 Fast-Casual Favorite Unleashes New Products at BJ’s Wholesale Clubs 

ATLANTA, GA (June 1, 2011) – Moe’s Southwest Grill and BJ’s Wholesale Club have partnered to create a line of retail dips, veggies, appetizers, soups, salsas and salad dressings that will bring the Moe’s experience to consumers in a whole new way.  The partnership is Moe’s first foray into licensing and the products are now available for purchase at all 190 BJ’s Wholesale Clubs.

All Moe’s licensed products adhere to Moe’s standards for bringing high quality and healthful ingredients to every guest, every day, everywhere. Each of the 17 items features Moe’s brand personality including tongue-in-cheek humor like “PG-13” Medium Salsa and “You Guacing to Me” Chunky Guacamole. The partnership extends the Moe’s brand into a new channel of distribution and gives Moe’s fans the opportunity to ‘Feed the MOEment’ and experience Moe’s products in the comfort of their own homes.

“This is a really exciting extension of the Moe’s brand and we anticipate it will propel our brand awareness in the future,” said Paul Damico, President of Moe’s Southwest Grill. “We’re certain that the collaboration with BJ’s Wholesale Club and our licensing partners will lend our customers the same great tastes they’ve come to expect in our restaurants.”

“We are delighted to partner with Moe’s Southwest Grill because providing our members with a wide-selection of quality products while staying on top of trends in the marketplace is very important to BJ’s,” says, Jim Pereira, prepared foods and specialty cheese buyer for BJ’s Wholesale Club.  “Moe’s mission to bring quality ingredients to their guests translates strongly into their retail offering, and BJ’s is proud to be the first retailer to carry Moe’s Southwest Grill’s fresh prepared products.

All products including Moe’s White Bean Dip, Spicy Guacamole Hummus and Five Layer Dip, to name a few, are priced under $10.