Little Caesars® To Donate And Deliver Million Pizzas To Hospital Workers And First Responders Nationwide

Customers Can Also "Pie It Forward" to Local Hospitals, Police Stations, and Fire Departments Using the Little Caesars App

- The 1 million pizza donation will be delivered by the company over the coming weeks, providing about 4 million meals to hospital workers and first responders across the country

- Chain kicks off national initiative tomorrow in hometown of Detroit

- Donation made possible by Little Caesars, its thousands of independent franchisees, and Ilitch Charities, a non-profit created by Little Caesars founders

- Customers can join the effort by using the Little Caesars app to send a pizza to medical personnel, police, and firefighters in their local areas

- Little Caesars recently announced contactless delivery and pickup through the Little Caesars app

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Little Caesars Pizza

Apr 06, 2020, 11:00 ET

DETROIT, April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Caesars, the global family-owned pizza chain that recently announced contactless delivery and carry-out, will donate and deliver a million pizzas to healthcare workers and first responders across the country over the coming weeks. The pizzas will be donated to hospitals, police departments, and fire departments around the nation starting Tuesday and will continue to be delivered throughout the following weeks. Prior to the nationwide outreach, servings will kick off tomorrow at the Detroit Medical Center in the company's 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. This 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.

"Hospital staff and first responders are working around the clock to help keep us safe and healthy, and they are true heroes," says President and CEO of Little Caesars, Dave Scrivano. "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 customers use the Little Caesars app or order on LittleCaesars.com, they will also have the opportunity to "Pie it Forward" by donating a pizza to their nearby hospitals, police, and fire departments at checkout. The customer-donated pizzas will be served locally by Little Caesars franchisees during the weeks that follow.

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 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.

ABOUT LITTLE CAESARS®

About Little Caesars® Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, Little Caesars was founded by Mike and Marian Ilitch in 1959 as a single, family-owned restaurant. Today, Little Caesars is the third largest pizza chain in the world, with stores in each of the 50 U.S. states and 26 countries and territories.

Known for its HOT-N-READY® pizza and famed Crazy Bread®, Little Caesars has been named "Best Value in America" for the past twelve years (based on nationwide survey of national quick service restaurant customers conducted by Sandelman & Associates - 2007-2019 entitled "Highest Rated Chain – Value for the Money"). Little Caesars products are made with quality ingredients, like fresh, never frozen, mozzarella and Muenster cheese and sauce made from fresh-packed, vine-ripened California crushed tomatoes.

An exceptionally high growth company with 60 years of experience in the $145 billion worldwide pizza industry, Little Caesars is continually looking for franchisee candidates to join our team in markets around the world. In addition to providing the opportunity for entrepreneurial independence in a franchise system, Little Caesars offers strong brand awareness with one of the most recognized and appealing characters in the country, Little Caesar.

ABOUT ILITCH COMPANIES
The Ilitch companies represent leading brands in the food, sports and entertainment industries, including Little Caesars, Blue Line Foodservice Distribution, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, Little Caesars Fundraising, Olympia Development, MotorCity Casino Hotel and Champion Foods. The organization also has a joint venture interest in 313 Presents. Ilitch Charities, a non-profit, was created by company founders Mike and Marian Ilitch to positively impact lives and empower communities.

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