Anheuser Busch InBev’s Hand Sanitizer; Burger King’s Safety Measures; Food Insecurity with Russell Wilson

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🗓️ 31 March 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

“We are in a John F. Kennedy moment.” Wheels Up CEO Kenny Dichter has taken his private jet company into “Meals Up” mode. Inspired by NFL Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and singer/songwriter Ciara, Wheels Up and its members are donating 10 million meals to Feeding America, a nonprofit devoted to providing relief for the food insecure in the U.S. Wilson and Dichter urge other business leaders to help struggling Americans as the pandemic wages on. The world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, is pivoting its business as well. CEO Carlos Brito explains why and how his company is making hand sanitizer as well as Budweiser in a global health crisis. Plus, Jose Cil, CEO of Restaurant Brands, owner of Burger King and Popeyes, says it’s business as usual, serving millions safely around the world.

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0:00.0	This is Guacapod, I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer, today on our podcast, Eating and Drinking during a shutdown.
0:08.0	The world's largest brewer pivoting from Budweiser to hand sanitizer.
0:12.0	We'll hear from AB Invebed CEO Carlos Brito.
0:15.0	So it's all about the human being in the need to meet others physically,
0:20.0	and that's where our business thrives.
0:22.0	Keeping the drive through open at Burger King and beyond, the president of restaurant brands
0:26.7	Jose Sill joins us.
0:28.0	We're going to be getting thermometers to the restaurants very soon to ensure that all the restaurants
0:32.0	and team members are safe and
0:33.7	delivering food safely to our guests.
0:36.0	And private jet company, Wheels Up, has gone Meals Up, donating to Americans facing hunger
0:40.8	in this pandemic.
0:41.9	Seattle Seahawks quarterback and inspiration for this move, Russell Wilson.
0:46.0	37 million people, you know, looking for food on a daily basis.
0:50.5	The worry is that this may double. It's Tuesday, March 31st, 2020, Squawk Pot begins right now.
0:57.0	Good morning, everybody.
0:59.0	I'm Becky Quick, along with Joe Kerner and Andrew Ross Sorkin.
1:02.0	The watching the...
1:03.0	First up today on the pod, this buds for clean hands.
1:07.0	As companies large and small see their businesses disrupted from the coronavirus
1:11.0	and safe at home orders in many states.
1:14.0	Some big corporate names are purposely making a pivot to help manufacture much needed supplies.
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