MILAN – Keurig Dr Pepper is donating millions of cups of coffee and thousands of bottled beverages to hundreds of U.S. hospitals through its Fueling the Frontline program. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based beverage company’s initiative is a way to say thank you to health care workers in the country during the pandemic, a spokesperson for the company said in a statement.
“To date, thousands of breakrooms in approximately 250 hospitals have been supplied with beverages, and the company expects to donate millions of cups of coffee and thousands of bottled beverages during this crisis,” the statement said.
The Boston hospitals Keurig Dr Pepper has partnered with include Beth Israel Lahey Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Tufts Medical Center, according to the company.
Drinks will also be provided to Cape Cod Healthcare, the Cambridge Health Alliance, Lowell General Hospital, Newton-Wellesley Hospital and UMass Memorial Health Care in Boylston, Keurig Dr Pepper said.
Beyond Massachusetts, the company said it is donating to hospitals near its co-headquarters in Dallas Fort-Worth, Texas, and in communities hit hardest by the public health crisis, including Detroit, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York and Seattle.
All frontline employees at the beverage company will be given a free Keurig brewer and coffee supply as well, according to Keurig Dr Pepper. Office workers have also been asked to gift the machine to an essential worker.
“The company feels an enormous responsibility to protect and reward its many frontline employees working to ensure trucks are loaded with beverages, that product is delivered to stores and that shelves are stocked,” the company spokesperson said.
“It is keeping all of its 26,000 workers employed and continues to hire, with 35 open positions in Boston right now.”
