Community Partnership Awards
Entry to the 2009 FDF Community Partnership Awards is now closed. Winners will
be announced at a prestigious luncheon in London on Thursday 15
October 2009.
About the Awards
FDF's Community Partnership Awards recognise the food and drink chain's
longstanding commitment to the community and provides a showcase for the
sector's
widespread activities in corporate social responsibility.
First presented in 2003 by the then Secretary of State for Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, the Awards reward those UK food
and drink chain organisations, at the heart of Britain's communities, which are
making a positive difference to the everyday lives of people and/or the
environment.
The industry is full of people, from senior executives to delivery drivers, who
play their part. There are plentiful examples of companies which spend hundreds
of thousands of pounds on community-based partnerships, either in employees'
time, funding or support in kind.
The initiatives themselves are wide-ranging
and
include:
- sustainability initiatives with schools and people from companies' local
communities
- workplace schemes supporting companies' employees and their families
- programmes with local charities, which support children and adults alike
- working with schools to teach children about where food comes from
- mentoring schemes for older children from local schools, and
- sports schemes including walking, cycling and swimming.
A large number of companies were recognised for their community schemes in 2008,
including Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Great Britain, Dunbia, General Mills
UK, Ginsters, Kellogg's, Kettle Foods, Loch Fyne Oysters, Mars UK Snackfood,
McCain Foods, Musgrave Retail Partners NI, Nestlé UK, PepsiCo UK & Ireland,
Reading
Scientific Services Ltd, Schwan's Consumer Brands UK, Scotherbs, Tate &
Lyle,
The Authentic Food Company, The Wrigley Company, Tyrrells, Warners Retail,
William
Jackson Food Group.
The Awards continue to evolve and the categories now cover initiatives in
education, culture, media, sport, the local community and the workplace.
FDF is proud to recognise the valuable community involvement of staff and
companies throughout the food chain.
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Last reviewed: 12 Jun 2009