Every Food or Drink Groupon Purchased — from Your Local Italian
Restaurant to Jamba Juice — Supports the Food Rescue Organization
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and City Harvest, the world's first food rescue
organization, are partnering to present the One Groupon, One Meal
campaign launching March 19 and running through April 1. Every time a
subscriber purchases a Groupon from the food and drink offerings in the
New York metropolitan area, Groupon will donate one meal to City Harvest
(up to $10,000 over the two-week campaign).
To participate, Groupon subscribers can visit groupon.com/onemeal,
choose from any of the New York food and drink offerings listed — from
neighborhood favorites to popular juice and smoothie destination Jamba
Juice — and purchase a deal. Subscribers may additionally give directly
to City Harvest through their campaign running in conjuction with One
Groupon, One Meal by visiting http://www.groupon.com/deals/city-harvest-10.
"We're proud to partner with six amazing hunger organizations across the
country for the two week-long One Groupon, One Meal campaign,
aiming to fund tens of thousands of meals," said Kyle Klatt, Program
Manager, Groupon Grassroots and Cause Marketing at Groupon. "Groupon
Grassroots, our social responsibility arm, is committed to help build
and support the communities around our thousands of local merchants."
About Groupon
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a global leader of local commerce and the
place you start when you want to buy just about anything, anytime,
anywhere. By leveraging the company's global relationships and scale,
Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of unbeatable deals all over
the world. Shoppers discover the best a city has to offer on the web or
on mobile with Groupon Local, enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways, and
find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings and
more with Groupon Goods.
Groupon is redefining how traditional small businesses attract, retain
and interact with customers by providing merchants with a suite of
products and services, including customizable deal campaigns, credit
card payment processing capabilities, and point-of-sale solutions that
help businesses grow and operate more effectively. To search for great
deals or subscribe to Groupon emails, visit www.Groupon.com.
To download Groupon's five-star mobile apps, visit www.groupon.com/mobile.
To learn more about the company's merchant solutions and how to work
with Groupon, visit www.GrouponWorks.com.
About City Harvest
Now serving New York City for more than 30 years, City Harvest is the
world's first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city's
hungry men, women, and children.
This year, City Harvest will collect 46 million pounds of excess food
from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers,
corporate cafeterias, manufacturers, and farms. This food is then
delivered free of charge to more than 500 community food programs
throughout New York City using a fleet of trucks and bikes. City Harvest
helps feed the nearly two million New Yorkers facing hunger each year.
Groupon
Press Contact:
Lily Gedney, 312-999-3056
lily@groupon.com
Source: Groupon
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