Globe and Facebook Online Community Fine Dining Club Philippines are launching the Gourmet Giving Series, a culinary initiative that combines the best restaurants in Metro Manila to donate a portion of their profits to support feeding and livelihood training initiatives for Filipino families struggling with involuntary hunger. The series, which aims to embody the spirit of Thanksgiving, will feature chefs and restaurants collaborating to provide a culinary journey and support The Hapag Movement fundraiser events.
Participating establishments include A-list Filipino restaurants: Alegria Manila, The Black Pig, Chef Jessie Rockwell Club, Ember, Flame by Discovery Primea, Gallery by Chele, Helm, La Cabrera, The Test Kitchen, Tiago’s Restaurant, Txoko Asador, and Your Local. Every venue promises distinctive offerings, from special Hapag Movement set menus to exclusive holiday previews.
“With the Gourmet Giving Series, we’re channeling Filipinos’ love for food and sharing meals together into meaningful avenues of giving. We are excited and grateful to have some of the best Filipino restaurants and chefs as partners in our endeavor,” shared Yoly Crisanto, Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at Globe. “Globe is not only a service provider. We are catalysts for change, forging pathways that seamlessly link our customers to opportunities where they can make a genuine difference and leave a lasting impact.”
RG Orense, Globe Digital and Social Strategy Head, explained, “We are using the power of the social media community to help transform and uplift the lives of The Hapag Movement beneficiaries. We believe that engaging with Facebook’s Fine Dining Club Philippines is leveraging the platform’s passion for food to also make a purposeful difference.”
Globe Platinum customers are in for a treat with exclusive priority booking access through their dedicated lifestyle concierge exclusively for Globe Platinum and Fine Dining Club Philippines members from October 24 to 28. Special treats also await other Globe mobile and broadband customers who avail of the Hapag Movement tasting menus from November 20 to 30.
“Through the Gourmet Series, we hope to unlock meaningful, memorable, and sought-after dining experiences for our customers with this food offering. By partnering with some of Metro Manila’s premier restaurants, Globe delights customers to dine in their favorite establishments while supporting a movement for social good,” said Darius Delgado, Head of Globe’s Consumer Mobile Business.
Fine Dining Club Philippines, a community of over 23,300 culinary enthusiasts, has partnered with Globe to launch the Gourmet Giving Series. The event builds on Globe’s Longest Hapag series, which has raised PHP21.5 million since its launch in August last year. The Hapag Movement has already impacted 70,000 Filipinos through supplemental feeding and livelihood training. The Gourmet Giving Series aims to widen the ecosystem of support for the Hapag Movement, leveraging fine dining as a focal point to transform the lives of 500,000 Filipinos facing involuntary hunger.
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