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[ad_1] Grocery   Kroger Launches Expanded Dairy Rescue Program to Support Children and Families During COVID-19   Kroger has launched an expanded Dairy Rescue Program that will look to support children and families during the pandemic. The grocery giant will process and donate around 200,000 additional gallons of milk to Feeding America food banks and community organizations. “Kroger recognizes the growing need for fresh, highly nutritious food in our community, especially for children as schools remain closed during the pandemic to flatten the curve,” said Erin Sharp, Kroger’s group vice president of manufacturing, in a Kroger press release. “At a […]

[ad_1] Corporate Social Responsibility   Buffalo Wings & Rings’ Buffalove Foundation Donates $10,000 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic   Wing restaurant Buffalo Wings and Rings’ Buffalove Foundation has announced it is donating $10,000 to various local organizations due to the pandemic. This foundation was created in 2016 and has partnered with organizations such as the South Texas Food Bank in Laredo, Texas, the Harry Chapin Food Banks in Fort Myers, Florida, and the Kansas Food Bank in Wichita, Kansas. “We are committed to supporting our communities during this difficult time, and have significantly increased our donations and our efforts in order to […]

[ad_1] Loyalty Programs   IHG Extends Rewards Club Membership Status Until 2022   Intercontinental Hotels Group has announced it is extending its membership statuses in its loyalty programs. The IHG Rewards Club is extending these membership statuses through January 2022.   Spire Elite members can also now choose an annual benefit of 25,000 bonus points or being able to gift Platinum Elite status to someone for a year as part of this extension. The brand has also loosened its criteria for earning elite status through the end of 2020. There are a few other changes, which include:   Points expiry […]

[ad_1] While most of us continue to remain at home, and likely will do so for the near future, travel and hospitality brands have taken a massive hit as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. However, to accommodate loyal customers during this trying time, many brands have announced changes to their loyalty programs to accommodate elite travelers.    Below we have included updates from several brands – including hotels, airlines, and more – outlining their plans to retain their best customers’ loyalty.    Airlines   Air Canada Air Canada has announced that it is extending members’ Altitude status until the […]

[ad_1] Restaurants   Starbucks Plans to Reopen 90% of its Company-Operated Stores by Early June   According to CNN Business, the coffee giant Starbucks expects to begin reopening stores in the coming days, and 90 percent of its United States company-owned locations operating by June. The article also says drive-thrus will be modified to become more efficient as well as changes to the company's delivery channels. "We do expect the impacts to persist for a longer period of time as we move through the monitor-and-adapt phase," Starbucks Chief Financial Officer Patrick Grismer said in the above CNN article.   Retail […]

[ad_1] Smoothie King and Under Armour are teaming up to try and keep customers in shape during the pandemic, while many ways to do so, including gyms, are still closed for most of the United States. As of Wednesday, April 28, Smoothie King is giving 10,000 of its elite-status Healthy Rewards loyalty members a 90-day free trial of Under Armour’s MapMyRun MVP subscription. The Under Armour subscription has features like unlimited workouts, personal goal-tracking, individual training plans, mobile coaching, live workout tracking, and more.   Also, every Smoothie King Healthy Rewards member will receive access to written and visual fitness […]

[ad_1] Restaurants   Jersey Mike's Donated 20 Percent of its Sales to Feeding America Last Weekend   This past weekend Jersey Mike's teamed up with Feeding America to help donate meals to those in need. The brand said that it would donate 20 percent of sales, up to $1 million, to Feeding America from Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26. "School closures and rising unemployment due to shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders have disproportionately impacted people already at risk of hunger," said Katie Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Feeding America in a press release. "We are […]

[ad_1] Restaurants   Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Announces DoorDash Partnership   Cracker Barrel has announced a partnership with DoorDash to help give their customers another option for delivery. The brand is also offering half-off its Family Meal Baskets To-Go as well as $0 in delivery fees for the first 1,000 people who order through DoorDash starting April 30. "We have served as a home-away-from-home for more than 50 years, and as families spend even more time together now, we want to make mealtime a little easier by providing the comfort and value guests have come to expect from Cracker […]

[ad_1] Restaurants   Chipotle Plots its Post-Pandemic Expansion   Chipotle has said that thanks to having no debts and $900 million in cash on hand that it will be able to expand and take advantage of available retail locations from those stores shuttered during the COVID-19 outbreak. The restaurant chain said it temporarily closed 100 stores, mostly in malls, and multiple countries in Europe. "Our new unit development pipeline is continuing to build as we remain confident about the long-term opportunity to more than double the Chipotle restaurants in the U.S., and we're already beginning to see an increase in […]