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title: "Chick’nCone Brings Hunger-Fighting GiftAMeal Program To 11 New Metro Areas"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6ea04c7e-88a7-463c-a98f-a92838547c92
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220407_chickncone_brings_hungerfighting_giftameal_program_to_11_new_metro_areas.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2022-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:10:15.665Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504674900247-0877df9cc836?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Chick’nCone Brings Hunger-Fighting GiftAMeal Program To 11 New Metro Areas

**TL;DR:** Chick'nCone launches GiftAMeal program in 11 new metro areas, allowing customers to donate to local food banks by snapping a photo of their purchase. The program is projected to feed tens of thousands and has the added effect of bringing GiftAMeal into 11 new markets.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-04-07. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220407_chickncone_brings_hungerfighting_giftameal_program_to_11_new_metro_areas.html).*

## Story

How? Starting April 1st, that other arm can have a phone in-hand to snap a photo of the Highly-Instagrammable item to feed someone in need locally.

Customers simply download the free GiftAMeal app, select their Chick’nCone location, and take a photo of their purchase. Chick’nCone then donates to a local food bank near that customer to fund 1 meal’s worth of healthy groceries getting to a neighborhood pantry.

Customers can also multiply their impact to provide up to 4 meals, all at no cost to them. After taking their GiftAMeal photo, they are asked if they would like to share their photo on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter – and each platform share gives an extra meal.

The program is available at all 17 Chick’nCone locations in the US and donations will benefit over a dozen regional food banks. With 58 more locations in various stages of development, the impact will continue to grow as more locations open.

“Unlike ice cream, when we see a problem, we don’t just melt,” explained Almanzar. “People are already photographing our food constantly for their own enjoyment. We want to take some of that joy and help them spread it around and do some good with it. Do something great with it. Our communities are everything and so giving back with GiftAMeal is a no-brainer.”

The program is projected to feed tens of thousands and has the added effect of bringing the hunger-fighting startup GiftAMeal into 11 new markets across the country.

And according to GiftAMeal CEO and founder Andrew Glantz, as new restaurants in each market follow Chick’nCone’s example in giving back, the ultimate effect will be millions of lives changed.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Twitter (company)
- restaurant expansion (topic)
- food donation (topic)
- GiftAMeal (company)
- social impact (topic)
- giftameal program (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220407_chickncone_brings_hungerfighting_giftameal_program_to_11_new_metro_areas.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6ea04c7e-88a7-463c-a98f-a92838547c92).