• talabat launches #LunchforLebanon initiative – donating all talabat’s order profits generated between 12-4pm on Wednesday 12 August to Lebanon.
• 100% of all profits made from #LunchforLebanon will be donated to recovery efforts in Beirut.
• talabat Qatar encourages all aggregators to join the initiative.

talabat, the region’s leading food and grocery delivery app, today announced, on top of other initiatives that has already rolled out this week, that 100% of all profit made between 12pm-4pm Wednesday 12 August whether it is food or non – food orders will be donated to Lebanon through the #LunchforLebanon initiative.Francisco de Sousa, Managing Director of talabat Qatar expressed “talabat solidarity with everyone affected”, by announcing that “on top of other projects already rolling to donate to Lebanon, talabat will also contribute with the full profit made between 12PM-4PM Wednesday 12 August”, inviting all customers to participate.

Tomaso Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer of talabat, says that talabat employees feel a strong sense of solidarity with the people of Lebanon.

‘I think we have all been affected by the tragedy which unfolded in Beirut, and the outpouring of support from the region has been testament to that. Many of our employees, customers, and partners are Lebanese and are heavily affected by the situation in Beirut, and our hearts and thoughts are with them and their families. We – not only as talabat but as individuals – want to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to help.’

‘This means using our platform as a vehicle for support. Through #LunchforLebanon, every order placed between 12pm – 4pm across all the region will contribute to Lebanon. We will be donating 100% of our profits to the recovery efforts in Lebanon.’

‘We are calling on other aggregators in our sector to join us, and make sure that #LunchforLebanon is an initiative right across our industry. Beirut needs us, and this is a time where we need to join forces to help our beloved Lebanese people recover from this tragedy.’

Customers can download the talabat application from the Google Play Store or IOS App store to order their meals during #LunchforLebanon.

About talabat

talabat transformed the food ordering business in the Middle East when it launched in Kuwait in 2004. With a network of over 13,000 restaurants and stores and 24,000 branches, talabat has become the region’s home of food.

Today, talabat lives to help people create and enjoy the moments that matter. With talabat as their trusted sidekick, customers can spend less time preparing food, shopping for groceries, and doing other unimportant tasks and more time doing what matters to them. Talabat is part of Delivery Hero, the global leader in online food ordering and delivery.

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