General Mills and Foodbank Australia extends partnership
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General Mills and Foodbank Australia’s partnership is still going strong and continues into its third consecutive year with the Collaborative Supply Program, which involves General Mills donating production time and labour to make products for Foodbank Australia every month.
The program relies on donations of raw ingredients from suppliers, packaging, and logistics to ensure Australians in need can receive a consistent supply of delicious food and provides certainty for Foodbank Australia to plan for and distribute meals to those most in need while saving them time and money.
General Mills Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, Matt Salter said he was incredibly proud to see General Mills continue this important partnership for another year.
“At General Mills, we strive to be a force for good. Giving back through the Collaborative Supply Program is just one way we have done this in recent years,” Salter said.
“Our Rooty Hill manufacturing plant in Western Sydney will continue to supply 10,000 dedicated
meals of Latina™ Fresh ricotta and spinach agnolotti every month for people in need. The Rooty Hill team has worked hard to ensure this remarkable program continues to be consistently delivered, despite a pandemic and broader supply chain issues.
“At the end of July this year, we will have delivered 234,000 meals to Foodbank as part of the Collaborative Supply Program.
“This year we’re so grateful for the ongoing support of all of our suppliers, especially Ferraro Dairy and Primary Connect.
“We strongly encourage other businesses to consider this unique program to help Foodbank Australia as it makes a real difference to our community,” Salter said.
Foodbank Australia Chief Executive Officer, Brianna Casey said that with rising costs of living and the amount of people needing assistance rising, the value of the partnership with General Mills is immeasurable.
“Foodbank is currently providing food relief to one million people every month. People are doing it tough right now and partnerships like this make sure we can consistently help vulnerable Australians,” Casey said.
“We see the partnership with General Mills as an integral part of our program at Foodbank and are excited to continue our relationship into the future.”
To donate to Foodbank Australia and find out more information, visit www.foodbank.org.au.
Lourdes Antenor is an experienced writer who specialises in the not-for-profit sector and its affiliations. She is the content producer for Third Sector News, an online knowledge-based platform for and about the Australian NFP sector.
