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3/18/24, 9:27 AM UAE Food Bank launches initiative to distribute 5 million meals during Ramadan | Emirates News Agency
community solidarity and acknowledge the invaluable

contributions of workers.

The bank is set to organise the 'Cook of Thousand

Meals' competition, an event convening aspiring chefs

to cook and distribute 4,000 meals daily over five days

during Ramadan in the UAE. This collaborative initiative

is being organised in partnership with Taya Production.

Furthermore, the bank will collaborate with 200 donors

from fruit and vegetable markets, commercial

enterprises, and wholesale markets to redistribute

surplus food and prepare meals adhering to high-

quality standards for the well-being of workers, to

provide up to two million meals. Additionally, any

surplus cooked meals from local restaurants and hotels

will also be distributed.

The UAE Food Bank's 'Food Rescue' initiative strives to

recycle unsuitable food for human consumption,

diverting it from landfills and transforming it into

fertilisers. This will be implemented with the National

Food Loss and Waste initiative 'Neama' and partnership

with the private sector. The initiative aims to recycle 1.5

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