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MOD Pizza's latest dessert helps fund employee grants

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April 6, 2022

MOD Pizza has released its latest limited-edition "Squad Cake" — a lime-flavored white cake filled with tarte lime cream covered in a white chocolate coating and topped with salted sugar. Each cake sold will provide 25 cents to support the MOD "Bridge Fund," the company's employee relief fund to help Squad members in times of crisis, according to a press release.

The Bridge Fund came to life when a group of employees pooled money together to surprise and replace a fellow Squad member's stolen bike — his only mode of transportation to work. In 2015, the Bridge Fund was established as a company fund to provide grants to Squad members struggling with an unexpected crisis. It is fueled by voluntary paycheck contributions from MOD employees, store events, company contributions, and generous donations. MOD Squad members can apply, confidentially, for grants at any time during their employment. To date, MOD has distributed over $1.7 million in emergency grants to Squad members experiencing unexpected hardships.

"MOD has always existed to serve others and that begins with taking care of the MOD Squad, the people who show up every day to take care of our customers and keep our stores running," Ally Svenson, MOD co-founder, said in the release. "This newest little tropical cake is not only super tasty, but it also helps support the heart of MOD — our MOD Squads."