COVID-19 RESOURCES & G U ID A N C E For Retailers & Restaurant Partners

Legislation Overview | Charitable Organizations & Support | Supplier Partner Support

Updated 5/04/2020 To our customers, Our hearts go out to all those who have been affected by the Covid-19 virus. Martignetti has prepared this electronic resource guide to help you with quick access to Local, State and Federal aid. We hope that you find this information beneficial. Martignetti is committed to maintaining our operations and serving our customers to the best of our ability. Together we will get through this! LEGISLATION OVERVIEW

EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RESOURCES CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND FAMILIES FIRST ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT) CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT Federal stimulus bill for the U.S. business sector, Details of paid sick leave, free testing, and employees, individuals, and families expanded unemployment benefits https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic

NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) Programs/benefits for restaurants, foodservice Overview of paid leave for workers and establishments, and employees tax credits for small and midsize businesses https://restaurant.org/Covid19_CARES-Act https://www.irs.gov/newsroom

AMERICAN HOTEL & U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) LODGING ASSOCIATION (AHLA) Requirements to qualify for expanded Programs for hotel & lodging establishments sick leave provisions https://www.ahla.com/ https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic

WINE INSTITUTE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CARES Act provisions for wineries Loan resources for small businesses https://wineinstitute.org/ https://www.sba.gov/

U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE Financial loan modification guidance Guide to accessing small business loans https://ncrla-covid-19.org https://www.ahla.com/

UNITED STATES THE WOMEN’S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NATIONAL COUNCIL Standing up for American Enterprise Resources for Women-Owned Businesses https://www.uschamber.com/ in Response to COVID-19 https://www.wbenc.org/covid19

MASSACHUSETTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS MASSACHUSETTS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION Resources for unemployment benefits & COVID-19 COVID-19 Resources for Massachusetts restaurants https://www.mass.gov/ https://www.themassrest.org/

For Updates on the CDC and it’s response to COVID-19 CDC.GOV https://www.cdc.gov/ Updated 5/04/2020 LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS & SUPPORT

CAMBRIDGE VIRTUAL TIP JAR The city of Cambridge has ordered all bars, restaurants, and other non-essential businesses to shutter. Many of our friends and neighbors depend on tips to make ends meet. This virtual tip jar is for local service industry staff – employees at bars, restaurants, salons, etc. – to post their Venmo or Paypal information so that customers, neighbors, and Cambridge community members can continue to support them. https://sites.google.com/view/cambridge-virtual-tip-jar/home

GREG HILL FOUNDATION - RESTAURANT STRONG FUND The Greg Hill Foundation has teamed up with Samuel Adams to support those from the Massachusetts restaurant industry who have been impacted by the Covid-19 closures. Together, and with the insights of notable Boston-area chefs Ming Tsai (Blue Dragon), Ken Oringer (Little Donkey) and Chris Coombs (Boston Chops), we will be raising awareness and funds to provide grants to full-time restaurant workers in Massachusetts who are dependent on wages plus tips to cover basic living expenses and provide for their families.

Our goal is to provide $1,000 grants to as many qualifying grantees as possible. We are asking for those who are able, to consider making a donation to support the thousands of individuals and families that need financial help during this time. https://www.thegreghillfoundation.org/donations/restaurantstrongfund/

LOVING SPOONFULS Lovin’ Spoonfuls is dedicated to facilitating the rescue and distribution of healthy, fresh food that would otherwise be discarded throughout Greater Boston, MetroWest and Hampden County and beyond every weekday. Breaking new ground in the food rescue movement, we connect community resources by linking grocery stores, produce wholesalers, and farms to local meal programs and social service entities serving those in need. https://lovinspoonfulsinc.org/

EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR BOSTON AREA RESTAURANTS Emergency Funds for Boston Area Service Workers Fund https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-boston-area-service-workers

BEHIND YOU Effective 3/16/2020, Behind You is launching an emergency fund for MA restaurant employees in the towns of Beverly, Lynn, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem, and/or Swampscott whose work is currently negatively impacted by COVID-19. https://www.behindyouinc.org/

OPERATION GIFT CARD Beasley Media Group Boston set up Operation: Gift Card to get the word out on local restaurants and businesses in our area who offer gift cards for purchase on their websites. https://country1025.com/2020/03/operation-gift-card/#//

DALTON & THE SHERIFFS Virtual Happy Hour and Workin’ from Home, bartenders can sign on to virtually bartend these sponsored events https://www.instagram.com/daltonsheriffs/

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EATER As diners are looking for ways to support their favorite restaurant staffers, Eater Boston is building a running list of fundraisers, staff Venmo accounts accepting virtual tips, and other opportunities to help staff weather the storm in the coming weeks or months before their restaurants reopen. Email [email protected] with any updates. https://boston.eater.com/

FOOD LINK MASSACHUSETTS https://www.foodlinkma.org/ A food rescue organization that collects restaurant and cafe food and distributes to those in need.

GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK https://www.gbfb.org/ The food bank collects donations for people in the Boston area experiencing hunger as a result of the COVID-19 crisis

RALLY FOR RESTAURANTS https://rallyforrestaurants.com/ Rally for Restaurants is a grassroots initiative to give restaurants a fighting chance amidst the COVID-19 health crisis. You’ll have wonderful meals to look forward to, and your purchases will support restaurants in managing their businesses through uncertain times and keeping their staff and customers safe.

BOSTON RESILIENCY FUND https://www.boston.gov/departments/treasury/boston-resiliency-fund The Boston Resiliency Fund is the City of Boston’s effort to help coordinate fundraising and philanthropic efforts to provide essential services to Boston residents whose health and well-being are most immediately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. We are also working to help first responders and critical care providers.

MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 RELIEF FUND https://www.macovid19relieffund.org/ The Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund will help support essential frontline workers and those in need across the state. The relief fund will help residents and immigrants facing homelessness, food insecurity, and loss of critical services as a result of the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Updated 5/04/2020 NATIONAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS & SUPPORT

CHILDREN OF RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES (CORE) CORE: CHILDREN OF RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES is dedicated to serving food and beverage service employees with children, who are faced with life-altering circumstances and in need of our help. As the world faces the biggest pandemic in our lifetime, we want to continue to honor our mission by providing support to food and beverage service employ-ees, with children, who have been medically diagnosed with COVID-19. https://coregives.org/

UNITED STATES BARTENDERS GUILD EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap Bartender Emergency Assistance Program. Donate or apply to the USBG Bartender Emergency Assistance Program. You do NOT need to be a USBG member to apply for a philanthropic grant. https://www.usbgfoundation.org/

THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY RELIEF FUND The James Beard Foundation recognizes the dire situation the food and beverage community is in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help bring swift economic relief to these essential businesses, the Foundation launched a fund that will be gathering support from corporate, foundation, and individual donors to provide micro-grants to independent food and beverage businesses in need. https://www.jamesbeard.org/relief

RESTAURANT AID – THE PROJECT The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has caused unprecedented closures in many sectors, but the restaurant industry has been hit particularly hard. Since these individuals rely heavily on cash tips and not hourly wage, they (a) are immediately without cash flow and (b) may not qualify for unemployment in certain states/regions.

This means an entire chunk of the American population thrown immediately into crisis. These individuals need to eat, they need to feed their families, they need to purchase quarantine supplies, they need to pay for medicine, gas, etc. They need funds now! https://www.restaurantaid.org/the-project

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RESTAURANT WORKERS’ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND Restaurant workers make up 10 percent of America’s workforce, and they are among the country’s most vulnerable populations. More than 2.45 million restaurant workers live in poverty, and only 14 percent receive employer-sponsored health benefits.

As restaurants across the country cut hours, suspend business, and close for good, many restaurant workers will be faced with long-term loss of income. For months to come, they will need help accessing government benefits and mental health services, paying their rent, and feeding their families. https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-boston-area-service-workers

ANOTHER ROUND ANOTHER RALLY EMERGENCY FUND Another Round, Another Rally is a nonprofit financial resource for the hospitality industry. We provide reimbursement grants and immersive educational scholarships to further the education of underrepresented voices in the community, and supply emergency assistance to those employed in restaurants, bars, and hotels who have fallen on unexpected hardship. https://anotherroundanotherrally.org/our-offer/

HOTALING & CO Bar & Restaurant Emergency Assistance Programs & Resources http://www.hotalingandco.com/

UNITED WAY In Massachusetts, 2 in 5 workers lack sufficient savings to withstand a sudden loss in wages. With public events, schools and workplaces shuttering as the pandemic unfolds, hourly, low-wage workers will experience unprecedented financial hardship. The problem is acute for hospitality workers, retail workers, and other hourly workers, many living paycheck to paycheck, with no clear options for recouping lost wages. Additionally across the Commonwealth, several hundred thousand children rely on federally funded school-based programs for one, two or more meals each day. As schools close across the Commonwealth, the demand for food assistance will increase for these children and their families. https://www.nc211.org/

SNAP FOOD BENEFITS You may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) administers SNAP benefits. SNAP provides a monthly benefit to buy nutritious foods. https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program

IMBIBE Support hospitality workers: $5 of every subscription will be donated to the restaurant workers’ community foundation covid-19 relief fund. https://imbibemagazine.com/

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DINING BOND Due to the impact that the coronavirus COVID-19 has had on the restaurant community, a collective of restaurant industry professionals have set a global initiative in motion to get funds into the hands of restaurants NOW, even if they are temporarily closed.

A Dining Bond works like a savings bond, where you can purchase a “bond” at a value rate to be redeemed for face value at a future date.

For restaurants, many of whom are small businesses and are in serious risk of shutting their doors permanently due to this crisis, the bonds can bring in much needed revenue. And for us, the public, they’re a chance to show love and support, ensuring the future of some of their favorite restaurants, not to mention the many people who may be forced out of work. https://diningbond.com/

BAR METHODS These are difficult and worrisome times for all of us, especially those in the hospitality industry. Many of us are worried about our livelihood, health, and what’s to come. With restaurants being restricted to limited service and jobs being terminated we are working on ways to help supplement income and provide meals for out of work hospitality and those in need. https://www.barmethods.com/

ONE FAIR WAGE Every person who works in America should be paid at least a full, fair minimum wage from their employer. They are providing cash assistance to tipped & service workers including restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers and more. https://onefairwage.com/

PROJECT BREAD Project Bread works to fully enroll individuals in state and federal nutrition programs as well as refer callers to local food resources. For more information about any of the below resources, call Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline at 1-800-645-8333. http://www.projectbread.org/get-help/

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THE WINE AUCTION https://www.86lostwages.org/ Wine Country for Restaurants is organizing an all-charity, online wine auction housed on the https://www.winebid.com/ platform. All of the proceeds from the auction are going directly to Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund. The first auction went live on Sunday, April 5th at 7:15 pm PST and will close at 7:00pm PST. Each subsequent auction week will follow the same schedule: Open on Sunday at 7:15pm PST and close the following Sunday at 7:00pm PST, lasting for as many weeks as we have lots to sell. The lots themselves are unique, often one-of-a-kind collections of wines that have been curated and donated by wineries of all shapes and sizes with the simple goal of giving any wine enthusiast something to fit their taste and budget. You’ll even find bottles donated from private collectors and restaurants themselves. All of them offered in the spirit of community for our hard-hit, restaurant friends.

OFF THEIR PLATE https://offtheirplate.org/ Restaurants receive donations to feed hospital and first responders, in turn funds help to support wages for employees

WOMEN OF THE VINE & SPIRITS https://www.womenofthevine.com/auth/signup?plan_id=59a05e1e6862136b0407a694 Free access to Women of the Vine and Spirits to anyone affected by the crisis, from now to June 15, 2020

Updated 5/04/2020 SUPPLIER PARTNER SUPPORT all financial and hand sanitizer donations

DIAGEO is pledging $1,000,000 to the USBG (United Stated Bartenders’ Guild Foundation) to support the bartender and hospitality professionals across the country. Additionally, DIAGEO has pledged to provide more than eight million bottles of sanitizer to frontline healthcare workers. Diageo pledges the distillate for more than 8M bottles of hand sanitizer globally for frontline healthcare workers, with 500K liters from North America. Diageo North America and its portfolio of brands launched #TipsfromHome, powered by Givz, with an initial $500K pledge and will, through the brands’ many ongoing social activations, donate up to $500K more to the bar and restaurant community. The initiative will also be featured through partners, such as happy hours with our friend Jimmy Kimmel, during his at-home broadcasts. Diageo Canada is committing $200K to support industry partners, including the Canadian Hospitality Foundation, the Bartenders Benevolent Fund and the Canadian Professional Bartenders Association. Diageo Valleyfield provided 19K liters of Grain Neutral Spirit to help the Quebec community produce hand sanitizer, we also contributed to the Manitoba and Ontario communities. has also initiated a “Generosity Hour” initiative. This initiative invites anyone who virtually raises a glass to tag #generosityhour on Instagram or Facebook and in turn, Crown Royal will donate $1 to the USBG for each post. is trying to help: 42 day and Tequila Don Julio support the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation and will kickstart the effort with a $50K pledge and will donate an additional $1 for every viewer who tunes in. - In Plainfield, IL, an initial run of 250K bottles of 200ml handsanitizer is completed for all our frontline workers and for distributors in key hotspots, as well as Plainfield first responders. Smirnoff continues to produce limited Supplies of hand sanitizer for our frontline workers. US committed $1M to the Guinness Gives Back Fund to support those in the hospitality industry and their communities. provided hand sanitizer to their own frontline team and to the City of Tullahoma Emergency Services. CÎROC launched the #WeAintGoinNowhere social movement by donating $1M in support of Diddy’s Team Love 12-hour Instagram Dance-A-Thon (Sunday 12th April) to raise funds forDirect Relief to raise funds for healthcare workers to access resources like PPE. , Crown Royal and Bulleit donated $100K to Southern Smoke Emergency Relief Fund, a Texas-based organization supporting the local food & beverage industry.

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TITO’S Tito’s Handmade Vodka has committed $2,000,000 to organizations that are providing assistance to people currently affected by the current pandemic. This includes an immediate donation of $1,000,000 split between four organizations: CORE, USBG, Southern Smoke and World Central Kitchen. Tito’s will fund an additional $1 million as they uncover further needs stemming from COVID-19 pandemic. They have also donated 24 Tons of Hand Sanitizer, 9,000 KN95 masks and over 6,000 nitrate gloves to emergency care workers, first responders and non-profit partners, and have provided 1,500 meals to hospital workers.

GALLO Barefoot Wine has donated $300,000 to CORE (Children of Restaurant Employees). This donation will fund essential needs to families of restaurant employees during the current pandemic. Barefoot wine is also donating proceeds from Barefoot Pride Packaging to Free Mom Hugs New Amsterdam Vodka and Barstool Sports have sold 4800 shirts with 100% of the net proceeds going to aid the United States Bartenders Guild Foundation’s additional $5 for every shirt purchased, that equates to over $150,000 in the first week alone. Orin Swift -David Phinney haltes production to focus fully on making hand sanitizer - He plans to produce 4.5 million Ounces (35,000 Gallons) Liberty Creek Donated $100K to the First Responders’ Childrens Foundation Ecco Domani Donated $50K via a partnership with Brandon Maxwell to the Meals on Wheels Covid-19 Response Fund A $100,000 donation from seven wineries in E. & J. Gallo Winery’s premium wine division will support GuildSomm’s mission to deliver educational content to the Sommelier community. The donation is a joint contribution from J Vineyards & Winery, Louis M. Martini, Orin Swift, Pahlmeyer, Talbott Vineyards, Whitehaven and William Hill Estate Winery. MOËT USA Together with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Moët Hennessy USA raised over $8.37 million to support the US Bartenders Guild and other associations like NRAEF National Restaurant Association Education Fund.

Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy has now produced more than 130 metric tons of hand sanitizer in its factories, around 50 to 60 tons per week. It has also ordered 40 million masks for the French healthcare system. In France, Hennessy Cognac has given hand sanitizer, surgical masks, overalls, and alcohol to local medical infrastructures. In Poland, Belvedere vodka is making several thousand 1-liter bottles of 70 percent alcohol solution, which it will donate to local communities to use for health sanitation purposes

RÉMY COINTREAU USA Rémy Cointreau USA has donated $100,000 to USBG to aid in Covid-19 relief efforts. Rémy Cointreau has also donated 8,000 surgical and FFP2 masks to hospitals in Cognac and Saintes, France. Westland Whiskey has dedicated themselves exclusively to the production of hand sanitizer, for as long as the community needs. If you know any organization in need of hand sanitizer, please e-mail [email protected]. DEUSTCH FAMILY WINE & SPIRITS Josh Cellars and Joseph Carr Wines are pledging $100,000 to the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation (RWCF) to benefit the many workers who have been laid off in recent weeks and to help support struggling restaurants.

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SKREWBALL WHISKEY & INFINIUM SPIRITS The California Restaurant Association Foundation (CRAF), a non-profit that invests in and empowers California’s restaurant workforce, more than 1.6 million strong, announced it has received a $100,000 donation from Skrewball Whiskey to support its Restaurants Care program. An emergency assistance fund for restaurant workers facing illness, injury, personal crisis or natural disaster, Restaurants Care provides grants for basic living needs like groceries, utilities, clothing, gas and rent. Skrewball also committed $400,000 to two organizations: The U.S. Bartender’s Guild Nat’l Charity Foundation (Bartender’s Emergency Assistance Program), and C.O.R.E. Gives (Children of Restaurant Employees) fund. Additionally, they established a care bag disbursement program providing essentials like peanut butter, bread, pasta, protein bars, bathroom tissue and other needed supplies to over 1,200 people in San Diego. Skrewball is also producing hand sanitizer and distributing nationally. BUSHMILLS IRISH WHISKEY Bushmills Irish Whiskey donated $100,000 to USBG to aid in COVID-19 relief efforts and will be matching additional donations up to $100K moving forward. This is the first of many steps Bushmills is taking to support the bartending community.

PROXIMO Proximo has pledged a nationwide donation of $1,000,000 to the World central Kitchen and CORE Charitable organizations. SONS OF LIBERTY Sons of Liberty Beer & Spirits Co. and Java Skin Care joined efforts to produce and donate hand sanitizer to the local businesses and first responders. AVIATION GIN - #Tipyourbartenders Aviation Gin has announced a two-fold approach to assisting bartenders during the coronavirus pandemic. To kick off its initiative entitled, #TipYourBartender, the company is donating $15,000 to USBG. In addition, Aviation will donate a 30% tip to USBG for every bottle of Aviation ordered online in the U.S., through May 1. CINCORO TEQUILA – #Tipyourbartenders Cincoro Tequila is donating 30% of all online sales through May 1 to USBG. EVERCLEAR Everclear donated $100,000 to The Center for Disaster (CDP) COVID-19 Response Fund. The Fund focuses on supporting nonprofit organizations working directly to respond to the communities most vulnerable to the health and economic impacts of the pandemic. PERNOD RICARD USA Jameson pledged $500,000 to the USBG to be allocated to those facing financial hardship and will match up to $100,000 in individual donations until March 31. Pernod Ricard USA, the producer of Absolut and other drinks has stopped producing alcohol at their Fort Smith, Texas distillery and is now focused on producing Hand Sanitizer for health care workers across the United States. COMPASS BOX Compass Box Whiskey is creating 1,000 limited edition t-shirt’s, sweatshirts, and totes with the messaging, “kindness, community, creativity” that are now available for purchase on their website. 100% of proceeds will go to initiatives helping the hospitality industry around the world.

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KOVAL DISTILLERY Koval Distillery delivering gallons of free hand sanitizer to first responders, medical community thanks to your support “I’m so proud of my team, they’ve worked wonders to get this done in record time while also being careful with social distancing”. REDEMPTION Redemption Whiskey is donating $30,000 to the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation to help restaurant workers who have recently lost their jobs.

PROPER NO. TWELVE IRISH WHISKEY Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey has donated $100,000 to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Covid-19 fund. The money will provide meals, protective equipment, and, if needed, mortgage payments for health care workers battling the virus. Additionally, Proper No. Twelve is selling ‘One For All’ t-shirts with 100% of the money going to Tunnel to Towers.

DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL MEMBER COMPANIES (DISCUS) DISCUS Donated More Than $12.2 Million to U.S. Bartenders Guild Foundation Emergency Relief Fund and Other Charitable Organizations. Member companies participating in the donation initiative include: Agave Loco; Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.; Beam Suntory; Brown-Forman Corporation; Campari America; Constellation Brands, Inc.; Diageo; Edrington; Mast-Jägermeister US; MGP Ingredients, Inc.; MHW; Moët Hennessy, USA; Ole Smoky; Pernod Ricard USA, Inc.; and Rémy Cointreau Americas.

DUSTED VALLEY For every case of Dusted Valley Boomtown purchased, Dusted Valley Wine will donate $50 to the hospitality industry.

DALLA TERRA WINERY DIRECT https://www.dallaterra.com/news/the-dalla-terra-winery-family-supports-the-independent-restaurant-coalition Dalla Terra Italian Winery suppliers will donate 3% of their sales to the Independent Restaurant Coalition

BOGLE VINEYARDS Bogle Vineyards, in Clarksburg, Calif., spent around $60,000 to buy meals from Sacramento-area locally owned restaurants and gave them to healthcare workers around the city

ROMBAUER $50,000 to the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation, a national organization helping restaurant workers in crisis. Meals on Wheels for the Elderly specifically targeted to COVID-19 victims, with a donation of $25,000. $5,000 to each of 5 California food banks and $1000 to the United Sommeliers Foundation.

ARGYLE WINERY Argyle is partnering with the James Beard Foundation as an official donor to the JBF Relief Fund. This important fund is providing emergency financial assistance to small, independent restaurants across the country that are faced with closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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DEUTSCH FAMILY WINE & SPIRITS AND YELLOW TAIL Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits and Yellow Tail have announced a donation of $100,000 to World Central Kitchen, the charitable organization led by chef Jose Andres, to support #ChefsForAmerica, a program that provides fresh meals to frontline medical workers and Americans in need. #ChefsForAmerica is active in more than 85 cities, and has stepped up to serve nearly 1.5 million fresh meals across the country, currently clocking in at 130,000 a day and rising.

KOBRAND The Kobrand Foundation has made two separate $100,000 donations to Covid-19 relief efforts. The first is going to the United Sommeliers Foundation, which provides immediate financial assistance to sommeliers out of work because of the crisis. The second $100,000 gift is headed to the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation, which funnels funds to direct relief of individual restaurant workers, non-profits serving restaurant workers during the crisis, and interest-free loans to get restaurants back up and running.

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Legend of Hollywood and vine Francis Ford Coppola and his family announced a campaign to help children impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The winery is donating $150,000 to the No Kid Hungry organization to help it feed vulnerable children who are dependent on school meals.

BOSTON HARBOR DISTILLING Boston Harbor Distilling partnered with Evolve to create hand sanitizer for the restaurants and stores in need.

UNCLE NEAREST WHISKEY Uncle Nearest Whiskey is providing KN95 Masks to Emergency Workers across the country.

INFINIUM VIA CORRALEJO TEQUILA Infinium Spirits partnered with the Martignetti Companies On Premise & Strategic Accounts Teams, to contribute over $3000 to the Boston based Strong Fund. For every sales person that took the Corralejo Tequila training, Infinum donated $50.

RED BULL Red Bull contributed product donations to hospitals, and works with #ThePaulieProject, providing meals to out of work restaurant workers.

REMY MARTIN Remy Martin produced and donated over 10,000 liters of hand sanitzer and additional monetary donations around the world

PAUL CLUVER WINES With the Paul Cluver Wines “Save & Support” campaign, for every purchase consumers make, Paul Cluver Wines will donate 20% of the sale to a restaurant of the consumers choosing. This is an immediate contribution to many of their our longest standing restaurant partners.

AVIATION GIN In celebration of #GivingTuesdayNow on May 5, 2020, an emergency response to help with the immediate need caused by COVID-19, Aviation Gin will support and partner with national accounts to deliver lunch to frontline hospital workers across the country as a sign of appreciation. In Massachusetts, TGI Friday’s will be providing lunches to South Shore Health.

From May 7th – 31st, Aviation Gin will also extened Aviation’s popular #TipYourBartenders initiative where 30% of proceeds from each bottle ordered online is used as a “tip” to the United States Bartender’s Guild Fund for unemployed Bartenders. Updated 5/04/2020