Tag: foodbanks

Julia and Hans Rausing announce £3.5m Foodbank Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Julia and Hans Rausing are launching a £10 million grants programme to support charities and food banks across the UK to help tackle the growing food poverty crisis. Following the £3.5 million cornerstone donation to the Trussell Trust’s emergency foodbank appeal last month, Julia and Hans Rausing are launching the Food Bank Fund in which an additional £3.5 million will be donated. The Fund is open to all food banks across the UK. The Fund will help food banks meet the rising demand across the UK as well as to assist…

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The Vegetarian Society delivers its 100,000th meal to foodbanks

Stuart Mitchell

A food box scheme that puts meals on the tables of people who use food banks has reached a major milestone. An incredible 100,000 meals have been distributed to people across the UK, with the landmark 100,000th meal going to a food bank in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The national charity the Vegetarian Society launched the scheme back in March 2020 in response to the impact of Covid-19 and rising food poverty. Each Vegetarian Society food box contains the ingredients and recipes to provide people with eight meals. One person who had a…

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Morrisons To Help Restock Britain’s Foodbanks

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons is to help restock the nation’s food banks during the coronavirus outbreak by producing extra food from its foodmaking sites and distributing more food from its stores. Morrisons is the UK’s largest fresh foodmaker and will be running its bakery, egg and fruit & veg packing site for an extra hour every day to make, prepare and pack food required to restock the food banks. Morrisons will also be sending deliveries of ambient food – such as canned goods and pasta – to its stores to also give to…

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Catelli Foods launches campaign to challenge misperceptions of food bank usage and child hunger in Canada

Stuart Mitchell

To launch its Feed the Hope campaign this year, Catelli recently commissioned a new study to uncover Canadians’ thoughts and perceptions of those who use food banks. The research, which aims to shed light on the face of hunger in Canada, found that one-in-five Canadians have used a food bank in their life. “Many Canadians think they know the kind of person who uses a food bank,” says Claire Labrom, Brand Manager, Catelli® pasta. “The harsh reality, however, is that hunger doesn’t discriminate and affects people you’d least expect –…

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