Delivery

Whizz App hoping to ease delivery driver discomfort

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October 1, 2020

WaBa Grill, which serves healthy rice bowls, is partnering with The Whizz App, an app created by gig workers for gig workers providing subscribers with a Google-styled map identifying pre-screened locations where drivers may use restroom facilities, no purchase necessary. Users of The Whizz App also receive exclusive digital offers such as 20% off a chicken bowl and drink at WaBa Grill, according to a company press release.

"With dining rooms closed across the nation, both restaurants and consumers are more reliant on food delivery than ever, so it is not an overstatement to say that we owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the gig economy workers that enable delivery as an option for our industry," Mark Finnegan, VP of marketing and technology at WaBa Grill, said in the release. "When we were approached by The Whizz App team and learned the challenges delivery drivers experience daily, we knew that offering our restroom facilities at the nearly 200 WaBa Grill locations throughout Southern California was the least we could do."

Co-founders Robert Logan and Keith Crudupt said they were inspired to create the app by the increasing number of gig workers and drivers. On top of the physical challenges of working out of their cars daily, most drivers are working increasingly long hours, often far from home and at an unrelenting pace. Adding to their challenges, drivers are often denied access to restrooms leading to a growing indignity of having to find relief in parks, alleys and even containers they carry around in their own vehicles.

"The Whizz App was born as a result of uncomfortable situations experienced by myself and my fellow gig workers, and it is our goal to minimize these unfortunate circumstances with the help of brands like WaBa Grill by creating a mutually beneficial experience," Crudupt said in the release.

Users of The Whizz App must display a designated screen on their mobile device to be granted restroom access at any WaBa Grill. Subscribers may also access exclusive digital coupons through the app. The Whizz App is available via download on Apple IOS and Android devices.