(VIA BLOGTO) Toronto restaurants are coming up with lots of creative ways to support their communities right now, and one in particular is paying it forward by offering free meals.
Throughout the month of April, Score on King (known pre-COVID-19 for outrageous Caesars) will allow anyone not in a financial position to pay for a meal to call and order one item from their takeout menu for pickup, free of charge.
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“All we ask, is that you pay it forward to someone else in need when you can,” says Jesse Ritchie of Score.
“We recommend buying someone else a meal once you’re back on your feet. It started during a meeting of how to drive take-out/delivery revenue. We felt like at this point, instead of using our platform to prolong our business while it’s closed, we decided to go this route.
“We are in an OK place for a few months with the help from our landlords and suppliers who have been working with us to make sure we don’t have to close our doors permanently. We had an amazing first year in Toronto and want to be around for when things get back to normal, whatever that will be.”
According to Ritchie, the concept has been embraced wholeheartedly.
“We have seen a huge outpour of support in calls, emails and social media messages from people wanting to help us out,” says Ritchie. “At this point, we will cover the cost of this for the people who call us directly, but if they want to spread the ‘Pay it Score-ward’ movement, we encourage them to donate to local food banks, shelters, etc.”
Customers have already been paying it forward. “A couple of beauties, Dylan and Kent ordered take-out and ordered two more meals for people they knew who needed it,” says Ritchie.
