Case study: Dunbia
Dunbia, a meat processing organisation, has been working with a local Christian
charity, Caring for Life (CFL), which specialises in caring for extremely
damaged people that have suffered physical, mental, sexual or alcohol abuse.
The charity is based at a farm in Leeds, which is close to Dunbia's sites in
Sawley and Preston. Dunbia is involved in a 'meat production' project with CFL
that
allows beef and lamb products to be sold through the small on-site farm shop,
generating an income for the charity.
Dunbia has provided financial support to CFL, as well as its expertise in beef
and lamb procurement, boning of carcasses and packaging of meat products for
sale.
Dunbia has played a part in CFL open days with live demonstrations of
de-boning a carcass and generally discussing the meat production activity with
people
who live on the farm and visitors to it.
The company is currently financing a new boning and packaging facility that will
allow the charity's beef and sheep production to develop. Dunbia involves many
of its departments in this community activity and the sponsorship of the new
facility.
CFL heavily depends on the income from the meat production and Dunbia
hopes this new facility will help increase income for CFL.
This initiative was highly commended at the 2008 Community Partnership Awards:
Local
Community Category
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Community
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links
with
their local communities and consumers.
Last reviewed: 12 Jan 2009