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| (L-R): Globe Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer Yoly Crisanto, Carlo Lorenzana of La Cabrera Manila, Chef Luis Chikiamco of Flame by Discovery Primea, Chef Albert Mendoza of Tsoko Asador, Chef Patrick Go of Your Local, Chef Josh Boutwood of Bistro Group's premium restaurants (Ember, Helm, and The Test Kitchen), Chef Jorn Fonseca of Tiago's Restauran, Chef Carlos Garcia of The Black Pig, Globe Director for Customer Growth and Experience Cynthia Mangahas (Image Source: Business World/Globe Telecom) |
Globe Telecom, in partnership with Facebook online community Fine Dining Club Philippines, proudly introduces the “Gourmet Giving Series: A Fine Dining Thanksgiving Experience for the Hapag Movement". This culinary venture brings together Metro Manila’s hottest restaurants, each pledging a portion of their proceeds to support supplementary feeding and livelihood training initiatives for Filipino families experiencing involuntary hunger. As the holiday season approaches, the Gourmet Giving Series taps into the spirit of Thanksgiving, embodying the essence of gourmet as a means of giving back. Chefs and restaurants will bring together their talents and influence for a noble cause while patrons can enjoy an epicurean culinary journey and support The Hapag Movement fundraiser events.
Participating establishments include A-list Filipino restaurants comprising of 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. 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," shared Globe's Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer Yoly Crisanto. Globe Digital and Social Strategy Head RG Orense, on the other hand, 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.”
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Last October 24-28, 2023, Globe Platinum customers were treated with exclusive priority booking access through their dedicated lifestyle concierge exclusively for Globe Platinum and Fine Dining Club Philippines members. Special treats from Globe and Fine Dining Club Philippines await other mobile and broadband subscribers who avail of the Hapag Movement tasting menus on November 20-30, 2023. “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 Globe's Head of Consumer Mobile Business Darius Delgado. Fine Dining Club Philippines, a vibrant community of over 23,300 culinary enthusiasts, has been instrumental in fostering unique dining partnerships and events, making this collaboration with Globe a perfect pairing. The event builds on the momentum of Globe’s Longest Hapag series which bridged World Hunger Day to World Food Day and has mounted a number of food-driven fundraisers to gain support for the Hapag Movement.
Since its launch in August last year, the Hapag Movement has already raised Php21.5M, impacting close to 70,000 Filipinos through supplemental feeding and livelihood training. With the Gourmet Giving Series, Globe further widens the ecosystem of support for the Hapag Movement, leveraging fine dining as a focal point to inch closer to its goal of transforming the lives of 500,000 Filipinos facing involuntary hunger.
