Just days after introducing contactless delivery and carry-out for pizza fans, local franchise owners of Little Caesars Pizza are joining the nationwide campaign to donate and deliver a million pizzas to healthcare workers and first responders, and you can be a part of it.
The global family-owned pizza chain will donate Little Caesars pizzas to hospitals, police departments, and fire departments around the region and all across the nation in a campaign was launched earlier this week and will continue to be delivered throughout the following weeks. Just ahead of the nationwide outreach, servings kicked off this week at the Detroit Medical Center in Little Caesars hometown of Detroit, an area that has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 virus in recent weeks.
The 1 million pizzas could serve up to 4 million meals to front-line medical and first responder professionals at hospitals throughout the country. The unprecedented donation is made possible by Little Caesars, its thousands of independent hard-working franchisees and their locally owned stores, and Ilitch Charities, a non-profit whose goal is to positively impact lives and empower communities.
President and CEO of Little Caesars, Dave Scrivano, says, “Hospital staff and first responders are working around the clock to help keep us safe and healthy, and they are true heroes,” and adds, “As a family company, we want to thank all of them in the best way we know how – by delivering a wholesome meal.”
Starting next Monday, when you, as a customer use the Little Caesars app or order on LittleCaesars.com, you will also have the opportunity to “Pie it Forward” by donating a pizza to your nearby hospitals, police, and fire departments at checkout. The customer-donated pizzas will be served locally by Little Caesars franchisees in the weeks ahead.
Little Caesars recently announced contactless options for both delivery and carry-out through the Little Caesars app. Pizzas are baked in 475-degree ovens to ensure food safety and are never touched after baking. The chain has also reinforced cleanliness and sanitization procedures, increasing the frequency of cleaning commonly touched surfaces including door handles, glass, countertops, Pizza Portal surfaces, phones, and cash registers.
