Free Coffee: Dunkin’, Starbucks Offer Free Coffee To First Responders During Coronavirus Outbreak

Dunkin’ (DNKN) and Starbucks (SBUX) have stepped up to offer first responders free coffee during the coronavirus pandemic.

Certain Dunkin’ franchise locations are offering the coffee promotion to medical professionals through April 30 as a way to say thanks to the healthcare industry for their hard work over the last few weeks, WISC, a CBS affiliate out of Madison, Wisconsin, reported.

The coffee deal is reportedly available at Wisconsin stores in Dane, Brown, Columbia, Crawford, Dodge, Douglas, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Sauk, Sheboygan, Washington, Winnebago and Wood County and the City of Beloit, as well as Menominee, Michigan, and Duluth, Minnesota.

Medical professionals just need to show a valid medical ID to receive a free medium hot or iced coffee.

Starbucks is also offering free coffee to first responders through May 3 at all of its locations.

Front-line responders will receive a tall hot or cold brewed-coffee at no charge from the coffee chain just by identifying that they are a first responder.

Shares of Starbucks were down 2.55% as of 3:32 p.m. EDT on Friday while shares of Dunkin' stock were dwon 3.40% at the same time.