NAYA Wins Anthem Award for Growth with Purpose<br> <small>The Scoop</small>

When growth means giving back, everyone wins.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have some exciting news to share: NAYA has been named a Winner in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Sustainability, Environment &amp; Climate category at the 5th Annual Anthem Awards.The Award recognizes our Growth with Purpose initiative&mdash;a program that ensures every new NAYA opening drives real, measurable support in the communities we join. Out of more than 2,000 submissions from 42 countries, we&#39;re honored that our approach to expansion was selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.What Growth with Purpose MeansSince launching in 2024, we&#39;ve built community partnership into our expansion strategy. It&#39;s simple: for each new restaurant opening, we partner with local organizations addressing food insecurity, housing instability, or sustainability. Growth doesn&#39;t just mean more locations&mdash;it means more impact in the neighborhoods we call home.&quot;Each new NAYA opening is an opportunity to become part of the neighborhood&mdash;listening, partnering, and supporting the communities we serve,&quot; says Hady Kfoury, NAYA Founder and CEO. &quot;By collaborating with local organizations that understand the greatest needs, and inviting our guests to join in that effort, we&#39;re able to make a meaningful impact together.&quot;Impact by the NumbersIn its first year, Growth with Purpose delivered measurable results across 100% of our 10 new openings:2,755 meals donated&nbsp;to neighbors facing food insecurity$32,761.91 contributed directly to community nonprofitsPartnerships with organizations like Rethink Food, The Coalition for the Homeless, Rosie&#39;s Place, New York Cares, and The Billion Oyster ProjectThese numbers represent real people, real meals, and real change in the neighborhoods where we operate. And we&#39;re just getting started.A Milestone Year for NAYAThe Award arrives during a milestone year for NAYA. We recently opened our 42rd location across the Northeast, and with every new market we enter, we&#39;re scaling our community impact model right alongside it.This recognition is rooted in Lebanese culture and the values NAYA was built on: nourishing people through food and connection. Whether it&#39;s a bowl of chicken shawarma or a partnership with a local nonprofit, it&#39;s all part of the same mission&mdash;bringing people together and supporting the communities we serve.What&#39;s NextWe&#39;re proud of what we&#39;ve accomplished in year one, but Growth with Purpose is a long-term commitment within our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs. As we continue expanding toward our goal of 200 locations by 2030, every new opening will include a community partnership. Every neighborhood is different, and we&#39;re committed to listening, learning, and supporting what matters most locally.&quot;This has been a challenging year for the impact sector, but the Winners of the 5th Annual Anthem Awards have shown their resilience and continued commitment to a better tomorrow,&quot; said Patricia McLoughlin, Anthem Awards General Manager. &quot;This year&#39;s winners are a source of hope, and I am excited to celebrate their work with the world today.&quot;&nbsp;