Groupon Aims to Donate More than a Half Million Meals to Local Communities
October 14 2016 - 9:47AM
Business Wire
Two-week #BuyDealsGiveMeals campaign features
some of the top restaurants in the country and aids those in
need
Today Groupon (http://www.groupon.com) (NASDAQ: GRPN) launched
#BuyDealsGiveMeals (www.groupon.com/buydealsgivemeals), a
food-focused campaign that encourages people to experience one its
tens of thousands of local restaurant deals and give back to their
community. Starting today and running through Oct. 28, Groupon will
donate one meal to Feeding America (http://www.feedingamerica.org)
for every restaurant offer purchased, with the goal of reaching
more than 500,000 meals donated.
“Whether it’s paella or pizza, our customers have the unique
opportunity to experience the best restaurants in their area and
help fight hunger with every purchase,” said Dan Roarty, senior
vice president of restaurants, Groupon. “And with the holidays just
around the corner, this is a great way to help feed the 1 in 8
Americans who struggle with food insecurity.”
"We're excited to once again team up with Groupon to continue
our fight to end hunger in America," said Nancy Curby, interim
senior vice president of development, Feeding America. "The act of
sharing a meal with friends and family can now have a big impact on
the lives of families facing hunger."
For the complete list of eligible #BuyDealsGiveMeals restaurant
offers in your local area, please visit
www.groupon.com/buydealsgivemeals. To watch a short video about the
campaign, click here.
About Groupon
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is building the daily habit in local
commerce, offering a vast mobile and online marketplace where
people discover and save on amazing things to do, see, eat and buy.
By enabling real-time commerce across local businesses, travel
destinations, consumer products and live events, shoppers can find
the best a city has to offer.
Groupon is redefining how small businesses attract and retain
customers by providing them with customizable and scalable
marketing tools and services to profitably grow their
businesses.
To download Groupon's top-rated mobile apps, visit
www.groupon.com/mobile. To search for great deals or subscribe to
Groupon emails, visit www.groupon.com. To learn more about the
company’s merchant solutions and how to work with Groupon, visit
www.groupon.com/merchant.
Groupon will donate 1 meal (=$.09) per local Food & Drink
voucher sold, up to $50,000. Excludes card-linked offers and
delivery. Ends 10/28.
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