Case study: Tate & Lyle
Case Study 1
Central to Tate and Lyle's local community initiatives are long term
partnerships with a small number of key strategic organisations. Together they
deliver
focused programmes designed to meet those identified needs. Working with the
Newham
Education Business Partnership, Tate and Lyle identified the need for a
programme of education initiatives in its local community of Newham, in East
London.
Activities under this programme have been running for a number of years, and
have involved a huge number of students in the Newham area. Just in the last
year:
- 660 students made half day curriculum related visits to the manufacturing plant
and its Education Resource Centre
- 80 students were helped in schools by Tate and Lyle employees on business
skills
- a further 350 students have been in contact with Tate and Lyle employees, via
their involvement in assemblies and classroom presentations
- 73 students were provided with on-site interview practice, and
- 34 students were given on-site work placements.
These initiatives are still running.
Gold Award Winner of 2006 Community Partnership Awards: Large company/Local
Community Category
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Case Study 2
Tate and Lyle's partnership with Community Food Enterprise Limited (CFE) helps
local residents to create, develop and lead their own sustainable food
enterprise. Community Food Enterprise tackles food poverty and food access
issues by
providing community led projects such as, breakfast clubs for school children,
fruit
delivery schemes for the elderly and infirm and social food outlets
operating
from school playgrounds.
Tate and Lyle provides support to the Enterprise in a number of significant
ways including:
- donating a warehouse and office facilities, with full plumbing and electrical
upgrade; sponsored signage; adjacent office accommodation, and office
furnishings
and IT equipment;
- funding transport, including sponsorship of a Mobile Food Store and the purchase
of a brand new food delivery van; and
- business expertise, involving the voluntary support of the Finance Director of
Tate & Lyle Sugars Europe to ensure the long-term sustainability of this
social enterprise.
This initiative is still running.
Highly Commended in 2005 Community Partnership Awards: Local Community Category
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More Information
FDF has published a booklet called Working in the Community: the food industry in action
(pdf, 1.2Mb) . This publication features a range of company case studies and
Community
Partnership Award winners demonstrating how our members are forging
links
with
their local communities and consumers.
Last reviewed: 16 May 2008