Eegee's

eegee's is a chain of fast food restaurants in Tucson, Arizona. It specializes in submarine sandwiches known as grinders, but it is most famous for its frozen slush drinks, officially called "eegee's drinks" but colloquially known simply as "eegees." It was founded in 1971 by Edmund Irving and Robert Greenberg, who combined their initials ("E" from Edmund and "G" from Greenberg) to create the name "eegee's." [ [http://www.eegees.com/story.htm eegee's - Our Story ] ] It has been noted for community activism, from its recycling practices to its program for training and employing the mentally disabled [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_38_33/ai_55875139 Eegee's launches restaurant to train mentally disabled | Nation's Restaurant News | Find Articles at BNET ] ] to its tradition of collecting donations for charitable organizations. [ [http://www.jewishtucson.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=154193 JFCS to benefit from eegee's annual coupon card promotion ] ]

eegee's was sold to CEO Foods on September 18, 2006. [ [http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/143060 Tucson success story worth preserving | www.azstarnet.com ® ] ]

Flavor of the Month

In addition to its three regular drink flavors - lemon, strawberry, and piña colada - eegee's also offers a different fourth flavor every month. Some of these include:

* January - Blueberry Blast
* February - Paradise Punch and Rootin' Tootin' Root Beer
* March - Lucky Lime
* April - Peach 'n' Berry
* May - Cherry Cider
* June - Orange Dream
* July - Watermelon
* August - Tangerine Breeze
* September - Wildberry
* October - Black Raspberry
* November - Kiwi Strawberry
* December - Banana Blush

External links

* [http://www.eegees.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Yum/Content?oid=oid%3A71157 "Evolution of eegee's" from Tucson Weekly]
* [http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/ducote/125633 Article on eegee's recycling practices]

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