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title: "Zaxby’s aims to start a movement on Random Acts of Kindness Day"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/01fbb2b3-3051-492a-92a5-306dfeef07b4
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210216_zaxbys_aims_to_start_a_movement_on_random_acts_of_kindness_day.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2021-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:58.185Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/zaxbys.jpg
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# Zaxby’s aims to start a movement on Random Acts of Kindness Day

**TL;DR:** Zaxby's is celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day with a TikTok activation and #ZaxofKindness challenge. The brand aims to spread kindness and connection through the challenge and additional activations throughout the year.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-02-16. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210216_zaxbys_aims_to_start_a_movement_on_random_acts_of_kindness_day.html).*

## Story

“Zaxby’s brand is all about having fun and creating encore experiences,” said CMO Joel Bulger. “We’re trying to help spread some love at a time when folks are hungry for kindness and connection. That’s how #ZaxofKindness was born.”

Random Acts of Kindness Day was created in 1995 by The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK) to “inspire people to practice kindness and to ‘pass it on’ to others,” according to the organization’s website. According to RAK, scientific evidence demonstrates the positive effects of doing kind things for others, receiving kindness and even just witnessing it.

The idea behind the Zaxby’s challenge is to utilize a TikTok trend in order to boost the message and encourage others to join in. The brand has plans for additional #ZaxofKindness activations throughout the year.

And, if media are still pondering the age-old question, “Why did the chicken cross the road?”, Big Z has the answer for you. The mascot doesn’t speak, of course, but he holds up signs to express himself and represent the Zaxby’s brand. Watch for his #zaxofkindness videos on TikTok and across Zaxby’s social media channels.

“TikTok is an excellent channel for visual storytelling and connecting with our younger audience, so we thought it would be perfect for sharing positivity and inspiring kindness on Random Acts of Kindness Day,” Bulger added.

Zaxbys is a fast-growing QSR brand specializing in the highest quality chicken and sides. Established in 1990 in Statesboro, Georgia, the company pioneered the concept of serving chicken tenders as an entrée, a novel idea at the time.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Zaxby's (company)
- qsr brand (topic)
- social media campaign (topic)
- random acts of kindness day (topic)
- tiktok activation (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210216_zaxbys_aims_to_start_a_movement_on_random_acts_of_kindness_day.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/01fbb2b3-3051-492a-92a5-306dfeef07b4).