GiftAMeal, a St. Louis-based startup based by Andrew Glantz that gives meals and groceries to native communities in want, has donated its 1 millionth meal, due to faster-than-expected adoption by quick informal and quick-service eating organizations.
Now accessible in 25 states at over 500 restaurant areas, GiftAMeal is a free cellular app that makes restaurant-funded meal donations for every photograph posted by a buyer. Company may share their images on platforms reminiscent of Fb, Instagram and Twitter to offer further meals (one meal for every platform chosen).
Not solely do eating places obtain uplifting promotion, however prospects additionally get a free strategy to interact in an expertise that helps their neighborhood, Glantz mentioned in an organization press launch.
“With GiftAMeal, it is all about creating a straightforward win-win,” he mentioned. I am an enormous believer in fashions that do effectively whereas doing good, and that revenue and function may be constant targets.”
GiftAMeal has supplied 1,132,241 meals up to now, which totals over 1.4 million kilos of meals throughout over 55 meals banks in 25 states.
Spike Mendelsohn’s PLNT Burger, certainly one of GiftAMeal’s latest restaurant partnerships, has two collaborating eating places positioned in New York Metropolis.
“We at PLNT burger are proud and excited to be in partnership with GiftAMeal,” Mendelsohn mentioned within the launch. “Their software program allows us to do extra of what we do greatest — serve scrumptious burgers, fries and shakes to the nice individuals of NYC, whereas empowering our prospects to be brokers of optimistic change and doubling down on our mission of making a extra simply, plentiful and compassionate meals system.
“It is actually a win-win-win, visitors get pleasure from an outstanding meal with us and nourish these in want by means of easy social sharing, which gives priceless social capital to eating places in want, constructing our neighborhood and uplifting all stakeholders. We’re thrilled to be part of GiftAMeal’s large accomplishment of 1 million meals donated and may’t wait to proceed spreading pleasure, democratizing meals for all, and consuming the change collectively.”