American Express, Hilton and World Central Kitchen Partner to Support Frontline Healthcare Workers with Daily Meals
May 05 2020 - 07:15AM
Business Wire
Program feeds frontline healthcare professionals staying for
free in rooms donated by Hilton and American Express and enables
some furloughed restaurant staff to return to work in Los Angeles,
New York City and Washington, D.C.
American Express (NYSE:AXP) and Hilton (NYSE:HLT) recently
teamed up to donate up to 1 million hotel room nights to medical
professionals on the frontlines fighting COVID-19. Since April,
hundreds of thousands of room nights have been booked. Now, the two
companies are extending this important work through a $1 million
contribution from American Express to José Andrés’ World Central
Kitchen (WCK), to provide healthy, freshly prepared meals to the
frontline healthcare professionals who are staying at participating
Hilton properties in cities across the United States during the
coronavirus pandemic.
World Central Kitchen began this free meal program at select
Hilton properties in Los Angeles in April and is now expanding to
New York and Washington, D.C., with additional cities under
consideration. Healthcare workers staying at participating Hilton
properties as part of the free room program are able to pick up
fresh, healthy meals delivered daily to the hotels. The donation
made to World Central Kitchen as part of this effort will enable
the organization to cover both the price of the ingredients and the
wages for the restaurant employees who may have previously been out
of work.
Across the country, local restaurants have also been
significantly impacted by COVID-19, with many having to close their
doors and reduce operations and staff. In line with its mission to
use the power of food to heal and strengthen communities, World
Central Kitchen, in partnership with American Express and Resy, is
integrating local restaurants into its existing model, allowing the
restaurants to hire back some workers to prepare the meals for the
medical professionals staying at Hilton properties as part of this
program. Some participating American Express and Resy partners
include Jon & Vinny’s, Osteria Mozza, Angler, Legacy Records,
ATLA, Café Altro Paradiso and Estadio.
The donation to World Central Kitchen will provide a fresh meal,
delivered daily, to healthcare professionals, while helping to
support the restaurants and their employees.
To learn more about this mission or to make a donation, visit:
donate.wck.org/MealsForHeroes.
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About Hilton
Hilton is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio
of 18 world-class brands comprising more than 6,100 properties with
more than 971,000 rooms, in 119 countries and territories.
Dedicated to fulfilling its mission to be the world’s most
hospitable company, Hilton welcomed more than 3 billion guests in
its 100-year history, earned a top spot on the 2019 World’s Best
Workplaces list, and was named the 2019 Global Industry Leader on
the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. Through the award-winning
guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, more than 103 million members
who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and
experiences money can’t buy, plus enjoy instant benefits, including
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AMERICAN EXPRESS Elizabeth Crosta 212-640-6557
Elizabeth.Crosta@aexp.com
HILTON Jennifer Nycz-Conner 703-883-3042
jennifer.nycz-conner@hilton.com
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