Jackie Robinson Foundation Teams with Chock full o'Nuts® to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of Breaking Baseball's Color Barrier
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SUFFOLK, Va., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) and Chock full o'Nuts® coffee, in a partnership developed by IMG, today announced a collaboration to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day and his historic first home run over racial inequity.
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- SUFFOLK, Va., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) and Chock full o'Nutscoffee, in a partnership developed by IMG, today announced a collaboration to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day and his historic first home run over racial inequity.
- Chock full o'Nuts is honoring the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic debut in Major League Baseball.
- Major League Baseball's 2022 season marks the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier on April 15, 1947, when he competed for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African-American player in Major League Baseball.
- To mark the occasion, Chock full o'Nutsis launching three sizes of limited-edition Jackie Robinson Chock full o'Nutscoffee cans in stores and online, hitting shelves in April 2022, with a portion of the proceeds from each purchase being donated to the JRF.