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France : Supporting the Food Banks
The Carrefour Foundation co finances the purchase of 15 refrigerating vehicles to ensure that the cold chain isn’t broken during the collect of fresh products.
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Each day, in most of Carrefour supermarkets in France, men and women take part in the collect of foodstuffs with the objective to give them to various associations including the French Federation of Food banks.
Many products are indeed prevented from being sold and taken off the shelves for one reason or another, such as labelling errors, faulty packaging, expired sell-by date, or display date. These products are sorted and then taken by the associations.
To support the collection of fresh foods without interrupting the cold chain, Carrefour Foundation is jointly financing the purchase of new refrigerated vehicles in France.
In 2011, in response to the increasing demand for fresh products, the Foundation finances the purchase of 15 refrigerated vehicles and of 7 cold rooms.
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Food Banks |
- 15
vehicles financed in 2011
- 50
million meals collected in France in 2010
- 98 780
tuns of products colected and distributed by the Food Banks in 2010, that is 10kg per person per month
- € 290 732
grant from the Carrefour Foundation in 2011
- € 1 220 635
grant from the Carrefour Foundation since 2002
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