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3/18/24, 9:29 AM UAE Food Bank to Distribute 5 Million Meals Throughout Ramadan
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 million meals of surplus food and turn it into fertiliser that will be

distributed to farmers in the Hatta region.

Since its inception in 2017, the UAE Food Bank has successfully distributed

meals to over 35 million beneficiaries, both locally and globally.

News Source: Emirates News Agency

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