DETROIT, Aug. 11 /EMWNews/ -- The Little Caesars Love Kitchen will

roll into the metro Detroit area to provide fresh, hot pizza meals for more

than 3,000 people from August 10-15. The week will begin with the Love

Kitchen providing high quality, fresh pizza to military members and their

families at Selfridge Air National Guard Base's annual Family Fun Day and

continue with stops at Detroit shelters and soup kitchens.



    "Our brave military men and women dedicate their lives to serving and

defending this country," said Louis Asher, Little Caesars Detroit-area

franchisee. "Serving them and their families a fresh, hot pizza is just a

small way we can say thank you for their service."



    The 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, oversees base operations

at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, a unique military base that has been

home to American military aviation since 1917. Selfridge is the most

diverse military installation in the United States, with units representing

the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines, as well as Coast Guard and Border

Patrol.



    The Little Caesars Love Kitchen will then visit Capuchin Soup Kitchen

and other area shelters to feed people in need in the Detroit area. A pizza

kitchen on wheels, the Little Caesars Love Kitchen travels across the

continental United States and Canada, meeting the needs of the hungry, the

homeless and disaster survivors.



    "Little Caesars created the Love Kitchen to provide quality meals for

people who need them, and we're committed to helping people in need here at

home," said Brian Pattison, Vice President-Midwest Zone, Little Caesar

Enterprises, Inc. "Giving back has been part of the way Little Caesars does

business since shortly after the first store opened in 1959. We believe it

is important to do our part to help the community and families in need in

the Detroit area."



    Local Little Caesars franchise owners and company regional offices

donate all food and labor costs for the Love Kitchen servings. An estimated

50,000 Little Caesars franchise owners and employees have volunteered their

time over the years to support the program in their local communities.



    The Little Caesars Love Kitchen has fed more than two million people in

48 states and three Canadian provinces. It has also responded to disasters

such as the recent floods in Iowa, the site of the World Trade Center

attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the 1995 Federal Building bombing in

Oklahoma City. Established by the Ilitch family in 1985, the Love Kitchen

exemplifies Little Caesars' strong tradition of giving back to America's

communities.



    Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush awarded The

President's Volunteer Action Award Citation to Little Caesars for its

volunteers' contributions to the Little Caesars Love Kitchen. Little

Caesars also received a Presidential Citation for Private Sector

Initiatives for the Love Kitchen program under the Reagan administration.



    While in the Detroit area, the Little Caesars Love Kitchen will also

visit:






    Coalition on Temporary Shelters (COTS), 26 Peterboro & Woodward Ave.

    Detroit Rescue Mission, 3535 Third Street

    Fort Street Presbyterian Church, 631 West Fort Street

    St. Peter Episcopal Church, 1950 Trumbull and Michigan Ave.

    About Little Caesars



    Little Caesars Pizza founders Michael and Marian Ilitch opened their

first restaurant in Garden City, Michigan in 1959. Little Caesars built

more stores in the U.S. in 2007 than any other pizza chain and today is the

largest carry-out chain internationally with restaurants on five

continents. Little Caesars is growing in prime markets across the country,

and is offering strong franchisee candidates an opportunity for

independence with a proven system. In addition, Little Caesars offers

strong brand awareness with one of the most recognized characters in the

country, Little Caesar, that appeals to both adults and children.



    In addition to Little Caesars Pizza, Ilitch companies in the food,

sports and entertainment industries include -- the Detroit Red Wings,

Olympia Entertainment, Olympia Development, Blue Line Foodservice

Distribution, Champion Foods, Ilitch Holdings, Inc., Uptown Entertainment,

Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraising Program, and a variety of venues

within these entities. Michael Ilitch owns the Detroit Tigers. Marian

Ilitch owns MotorCity Casino Hotel.



    For more information about the Little Caesars Love Kitchen, franchise

opportunities and markets, visit http://www.LittleCaesars.com or call

1.800.553.5776.