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Coffee brand by veteran fire captain launches contribution initiative with profound mission

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This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).In celebration of the heroic and gallant actions of firefighters across the U.S. on International Firefighters’ Day, a former Los Angeles County fire captain is launching a coffee brand with a meaningful mission.Rick Brandelli, founder of Firemans Brew Coffee, will debut three roasts online — dark roast, or “The Bold Hero,” made in small batches from South America and Indonesia; medium roast, or “The Balanced Warrior,” made with beans sourced from Central America and Southeast Asia; and light roast, or “The Gentle Guardian,” crafted with beans from Central America, South America and Africa.Brandelli selected the Fire Family Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to providing support and financial assistance to firefighters and their families, as the recipient of endowments.DRINKING CERTAIN TYPES OF COFFEE CAN BRING SOME HEALTH BENEFITS, BUT THE ADD-INS MATTER”It’s a perfect fit,” Brandelli told FOX Business.Years ago, Brandelli and a firefighter friend were determined to establish an organization with a mission to support the mental health struggles of firefighters, including PTSD, after a good friend and well-respected fire captain died by suicide

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1-800-Flowers to deliver millions of roses, tulips and more for Mother's Day: 'Highly complex' process

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Mother’s Day is one of the busiest holidays of the year for 1-800-Flowers.com. The company, headquartered in New York, expects to deliver 17.8 million stems for the occasion, including 6.9 million roses and 2.8 million tulips.”Delivering so many flowers in such a tight timeframe, as with the Mother’s Day holiday, is a highly complex operational process,” Jim McCann, the founder of 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., told FOX Business. “But we have conducted nearly 50 Mother’s Day campaigns, and we know this holiday very well.”THE BEST ONLINE FLOWER DELIVERY SERVICESPlanning for Mother’s Day, which this year falls on May 11, begins a year in advance for the retailer. To ensure deliveries go smoothly, 1-800-Flowers.com has been analyzing and reviewing every aspect of the business – from the product design to the supply chain, according to McCann.The business has 125 retail locations in 23 states around the country. It also works with around 5,000 local florists across the U.S., giving shoppers the opportunity to buy locally from a “trusted florist,” McCann said. “A consumer can trust that we have vetted and found the best florist in their communities,” McCann said.After a customer places an order on the 1-800-Flowers.com website, the business sources to one of the

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Patriotic clothing line honors the American flag: 'Grounded in gratitude'

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RiserUnited, a newly founded online clothing company based out of Dallas, gives shoppers the opportunity to “wear their values” by selling patriotic apparel that honors the American flag.”We believe that when you rise for the flag, and you understand what the flag represents, it gives you a sense of gratitude,” Alina Rubinshteyn, vice president of sales and brand engagement at RiserUnited, told FOX Business. “It’ll help unite us.”AMERICAN GIANT CELEBRATES CLOTHING MADE IN THE USAThe online retail business – which launched on Flag Day in June 2024 and has eight employees – sells a range of men’s and women’s clothing, including shirts, hoodies and fleeces. It also sells household items like blankets and mugs that embody the company’s “spirit of liberty and freedom,” according to the RiserUnited website.RiserUnited’s logo, featured on many of its clothing items, resembles both a flag and the hand-over-the-heart gesture used during the Pledge of Allegiance. However, many of the company’s products are “quietly patriotic,” Rubinshteyn said.AMERICAN-MADE, VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS BUILT ON ‘PATRIOTISM’”We don’t scream with large images of eagles and flags,” she said. “We want it to be a [clothing] line that people can dress up, dress down … yet be grounded in gratitude when they

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