New Partnership between Banco de Alimentos Quito and República Del Cacao
One third of all food produced in the world is wasted, while 821 million people suffer from hunger in the world. This absurd waste also occurs in the city of Quito, where more than 100 tons per day of food totally fit for human consumption is thrown away. As part of the solution to this social problem, the Quito Food Bank (BAQ) was created. Its objective is to prevent food waste, generating concrete actions to combat hunger in the city. This organization collects and selects food received in donation, which is in optimal conditions and distributes it monthly to more than 10,000 people.
Framed in the opportunity to contribute with an inclusive and responsible food; República del Cacao has created an alliance with Banco de Alimentos Quito, for the development of social entrepreneurship through gastronomy. The project will be based on the donation of chocolate that will be used for the empowerment of beneficiaries of the Food Bank through workshops taught by Chefs allied with República del Cacao.
At República del Cacao we believe in participating in projects and alliances with various actors in the cocoa and chocolate chain to promote the country's agro-industrial, inclusive, differentiated and competitive development. We are convinced that the participation of these organizations will allow us to expand our attention to the most vulnerable populations and develop transcendental impact opportunities.