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Rappi launches 'Cocina Reconstruida' to aid earthquake-damaged restaurants in Colombia

Rappi launches a campaign to help Colombian restaurants repair kitchens damaged by an August 2026 earthquake.

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An earthquake occurred on August 10, 2026, causing damage to restaurant kitchens in the Eje Cafetero and Cali regions of Colombia. [1] Rappi launched an initiative called 'Cocina Reconstruida' to help restaurants affected by the earthquake repair their kitchens and reopen. [2] The Association of Food Banks of Colombia (ABACO) will administer a common fund to distribute the raised resources equally among the participating restaurants. [3] The initiative allows users to make symbolic orders, with Rappi matching each user contribution 1:1 in Colombian pesos to double the available funds. [4] All funds are administered by ABACO and distributed equitably among participating restaurants, as the company stated that resources will enter a common fund managed by the association. [5] Rappi implemented a 1:1 matching scheme, doubling the resources donated by users to amplify the campaign's impact. [6] The campaign allows users to place symbolic orders on the app, with proceeds designated for the reconstruction of selected kitchens following a review process by Rappi. [7] Donations from the symbolic orders go into a common fund administered by ABACO, which then distributes the total amount equally among all participating restaurants, so the choice of a specific restaurant is purely symbolic. [8] Under the Cocina Reconstruida program, users place symbolic orders via a dedicated button in the Rappi app, and Rappi contributes an equal amount in pesos for each symbolic order, doubling the total donation. [9] Rappi selected the beneficiary restaurants for Cocina Reconstruida following its own review and validation process. [10]
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  1. An earthquake occurred on August 10, 2026, causing damage to restaurant kitchens in the Eje Cafetero and Cali regions of Colombia. · Publimetro Colombia
  2. Rappi launched an initiative called 'Cocina Reconstruida' to help restaurants affected by the earthquake repair their kitchens and reopen. · Publimetro Colombia
  3. The Association of Food Banks of Colombia (ABACO) will administer a common fund to distribute the raised resources equally among the participating restaurants. · Publimetro Colombia
  4. The initiative allows users to make symbolic orders, with Rappi matching each user contribution 1:1 in Colombian pesos to double the available funds. · Publimetro Colombia
  5. All funds are administered by ABACO and distributed equitably among participating restaurants, as the company stated that resources will enter a common fund managed by the association. · Caracol Radio
  6. Rappi implemented a 1:1 matching scheme, doubling the resources donated by users to amplify the campaign's impact. · Caracol Radio
  7. The campaign allows users to place symbolic orders on the app, with proceeds designated for the reconstruction of selected kitchens following a review process by Rappi. · Caracol Radio
  8. Donations from the symbolic orders go into a common fund administered by ABACO, which then distributes the total amount equally among all participating restaurants, so the choice of a specific restaurant is purely symbolic. · El País
  9. Under the Cocina Reconstruida program, users place symbolic orders via a dedicated button in the Rappi app, and Rappi contributes an equal amount in pesos for each symbolic order, doubling the total donation. · El País
  10. Rappi selected the beneficiary restaurants for Cocina Reconstruida following its own review and validation process. · El País
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