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Budda's Bakery and Grill in Pleasant Grove promotes kindness by offering free meals to those in need.

Customers can purchase meals for strangers, which fosters community connection and support.

The initiative, embraced since the bakery's opening, highlights the Hawaiian culture's emphasis on family and compassion.

PLEASANT GROVE — A Hawaiian bakery in Utah County is serving more than just sweet rolls — it's serving up compassion.

Budda's Bakery and Grill has become known not only for its buttery Hawaiian rolls, but also for its mission to "spread aloha" by helping those in need. The bakery encourages customers to pay it forward by purchasing meals for strangers.

A sign near the entrance explains the process: Customers can buy a meal and

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