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Panda Express gives hospital workers, first responders in-store discount

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May 11, 2020

Panda Express said it is offering a 10-percent off "appreciation discount program" for hospital staff and first responders that starts this National Hospital Week and continues the rest of the year, according to a news release. The reduced prices are available on all orders made in-store at participating Panda Express and Panda Inn locations to those who show their employment badges at checkout.

Since March, the company's philanthropic arm, Panda Cares, and its co-founders, Andrew and Peggy Cherng, have donated nearly $9 million to support various COVID-19 relief efforts, including partnering with Feeding America as well as providing hot meals and personal protective equipment to healthcare workers. In fact, it has given more than 4 million N95, KN95 and surgical masks to hospitals in 13 cities and committed to giving the health care community 50,000 meals by June. 

"In a time when connection seems difficult to grasp, we hope to bring comfort and hope by giving back and letting our communities know that they are not alone," co-founder and co-CEO, Dr. Peggy Cherng, said in the release. "The appreciation discount program for hospital workers and first responders is a small token of our appreciation for all that they do for us."

Panda Express has been recently chosen as the exclusive lunch and dinner partner of MED 4 OUR WORLD, an organization that focuses on providing medical care to underserved communities. 

The Rosemead, Calfornia-based firm has more than 2,200 U.S. locations.