Supermarket chain gives $200K in gift cards to struggling restaurants amid coronavirus pandemic

He explained that the initiative to purchase about $200,000 worth of gift cards for Schnucks employees to use at local restaurants is a way that "we could thank our teammates who have been working so hard this year through the whole pandemic while paying it forward to a degree."
The company said that each Schnucks employee will receive a $15 gift card to a restaurant located within five miles of their work location.