LOCAL LIME TURNS PRE-OPENING DINNERS INTO $16,500 FOR ARKANSAS FOODBANK
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK. | August 28, 2026
Yellow Rocket Concepts Celebrates New Flagship Location with Community-Focused Fundraising Success
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS — August 28, 2026 — Yellow Rocket Concepts is pleased to announce that Local Lime raised $16,500 for the Arkansas Foodbank during a series of training services before opening their new flagship location, just doors down from their original location in West Little Rock, Ark. The successful fundraising initiative underscores the brand's commitment to partnering with community leaders and supporting vibrant food systems in the communities where they do business. Local Lime first opened its doors in 2012 in the Promenade at Chenal and recently moved to a newly renovated location within the shopping center. Before opening to the general public, Local Lime hosted ticketed previews for select friends, family, and community partners to give their staff a chance to adjust to the new space. The preview services combined celebration and purpose, with proceeds from tickets and food & beverage sales from three different dining experiences benefiting the Arkansas Foodbank's mission to combat food insecurity across the state.
"We wanted to make Local Lime's move to this new space meaningful, not just for our business and customers but for the greater community that has supported us from the start. Partnering with Arkansas Foodbank felt like the natural choice. Ultimately, what we always return to as a company is hospitality – the desire to feed and nurture people. It’s just such a natural fit with the Arkansas Foodbank and the vital work they do." — Amber Brewer, Chief Marketing Officer and one of the founding partners of Local Lime.
Yellow Rocket Concepts has long partnered with the Foodbank on various projects and fundraising efforts in the past, and earlier in 2026, Yellow Rocket employees took part in a company-wide service day where several employees at all levels of the organization volunteered at the Foodbank.
"We are so thankful to the Local Lime and Yellow Rocket Concept teams for inviting us to be part of their special day. It is an honor to work with an organization so deeply committed to serving central Arkansas. In fact, through this donation alone, we will be able to provide 82,500 meals to neighbors in need!" — Lauryn Durby, Community Engagement Coordinator, Arkansas Foodbank.
About Local Lime | Tacos & Margaritas
Local Lime first opened its doors in 2012 in the Promenade at Chenal in Little Rock, Ark. The restaurant has built a reputation for fresh, flavorful Mexican cuisine and creative cocktails in a vibrant community setting. Now open in a newly renovated flagship location, Local Lime continues to prioritize quality, community engagement, and hospitality. Local Lime is a concept of Yellow Rocket Concepts.
About Yellow Rocket Concepts
Yellow Rocket Concepts is a Little Rock, Arkansas-based hospitality group with a portfolio of
well-loved restaurant and brewery brands. Established in 2008, YRC’s brands include Big Orange Burgers, Taco & Tamale Co., Camp Taco, ZAZA Fine Salad & Wood-Oven Pizza Co., and Lost Forty Brewing – Arkansas’s largest craft brewery – as well as Local Lime | Tacos & Margaritas. With two Arkansas locations and one in Germantown, Tenn., Local Lime is expanding to the Kansas City and St. Louis areas in the next several months. The restaurant group also plans to expand the ZAZA Fine Salad & Wood-Oven Pizza Co. brand in early 2027. For more information, visit yellowrocketconcepts.com.
About Arkansas Foodbank
Arkansas Foodbank is the state's largest hunger-relief organization, serving 33 counties across central and southern Arkansas. Through a network of food pantries, meal programs, schools, colleges, and other community partners, Arkansas Foodbank works to provide nutritious food and resources to people facing hunger while advancing long-term solutions to food insecurity. Learn more at arkansasfoodbank.org.
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Amber Brewer
Chief Marketing Officer | Co-Founder
Yellow Rocket Concepts
Email Amber HERE.
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