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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.

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