Starbucks has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to link holiday sales in the Philippines and other markets to school meal donations for children facing hunger worldwide.
From December 2 to 23, 2025, Starbucks will donate one school meal through WFP’s School Meals program for every Starbucks Four Cheese Flatbread sold in the Philippines. The initiative forms part of a broader global campaign across Starbucks markets and more than 23,000 coffeehouses, targeting up to 12 million donated meals.
“At Starbucks, our role as a community coffeehouse goes beyond the coffee we serve,” said Kelly Goodejohn, Starbucks chief social impact officer. Partnering with WFP and local hunger relief groups is intended to show “how a global brand can make a local impact at scale,” she added.
Starbucks Philippines president Noey Lopez said the program underscores how access to a simple meal can influence a child’s health, education and family life. “There has never been a more important time to unite our strengths and turn compassion into action—one meal, one child, one future at a time,” Lopez said.
WFP, the world’s largest provider of school meals, reaches more than 20 million children annually. It says school feeding programs not only help children stay nourished and focused in class but also support local economies by creating demand for farmers’ produce and generating jobs.
The campaign builds on Starbucks’ broader hunger relief initiatives. The company donates unsold food, invests in food rescue infrastructure, and supports long-term food security in coffee-growing regions. In the Philippines, the Starbucks FoodShare Program, run with the Philippine FoodBank Foundation and Grab Philippines, has provided more than 2 million food items to communities in need since its launch in 2022.
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