Food Companies like CJ and SPC Say "No More COVID-19 Spread... Donation Campaign Underway"

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Saeng-hye] As the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea surpasses 6,700, food companies are joining social efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

According to the industry on the 7th, CJ Group decided to donate 1 billion KRW to participate in social efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. CJ CheilJedang delivered 15,000 home meal replacement products such as Hetbahn Cupbap to medical staff, isolated patients, and vulnerable groups in Daegu City and Gyeongsangbuk-do.

SPC Group decided to donate 10,000 pieces of bread daily throughout March from affiliated brands such as Paris Baguette and SPC Samlip through the Korean Red Cross. In particular, SPC Group’s overseas partner, US Dunkin’ Brands, also joined by donating 300,000 bottles of water.

On behalf of the Korean Red Cross, which lacks capacity for on-site response, the company plans to directly deliver products to places in need such as Cheongdo Daenam Hospital, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service Daegu Hospital, Daegu Infectious Disease Control Support Group, and public health centers through its logistics network. In addition, products will be delivered to vulnerable groups in social welfare facilities designated by the Korean Red Cross.

SPC Group also supported 2,000 pieces each of bread and bottled water to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency workers and Korean residents temporarily isolated due to COVID-19. The products donated by SPC Group through the Korean Red Cross were delivered to about 600 counselors at the KDCA 1339 call center and about 150 third-wave repatriated Koreans from Wuhan living at the Defense Language Institute in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province.

Korea Yakult donated 300 million KRW to the Daegu Community Chest of Korea to support the prevention of COVID-19 spread in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. The donation will be used for purchasing quarantine supplies, emergency relief supplies, and restoring the local community. Korea Yakult has completed quarantine measures at over 500 sales points nationwide and continuously supports masks and hand sanitizers for hygiene management of Fresh Managers to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Daesang donated 50,000 convenience food products worth 110 million KRW, including Jongga Kimchi and cup rice noodles, through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association. The donated items were delivered to self-isolated individuals and medical support personnel in the Daegu area.

HiteJinro supported a total of 1.2 billion KRW in quarantine supplies and donations to overcome the rapidly spreading COVID-19 situation. HiteJinro plans to use the support through the Korean Red Cross Daegu branch for COVID-19 infection prevention in Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. They will first provide 200,000 masks, 60,000 hand sanitizers, and a total of 319,000 bottles of water and Black Barley to social welfare facilities, self-isolated individuals, medical staff, and vulnerable groups in the specially managed Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas. In addition, cash support will be provided to procure necessary items for prevention and damage recovery.

Maeil Dairies has been sequentially delivering Selex and Sangha Farm soup products to about 800 people including dairy farmers, dealerships, partners, and internal employees in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions since the 26th of last month. The delivered products include the high-protein adult nutritional drink ‘Selex - Maeil Drinking Protein’ and the easy-to-cook home meal replacement (HMR) product ‘Sangha Farm Slow Kitchen Soup,’ along with a message of encouragement from the CEO, hoping to overcome COVID-19 healthily and wisely.

Dong-A Otsuka held a blood donation event on the 25th of last month in front of its headquarters in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, using a Korean Red Cross blood donation bus. This event was held to support the blood supply shortage. The Korean Red Cross recently posted an appeal for blood donation participation on its website due to difficulties in blood supply caused by COVID-19. Dong-A Otsuka President Yang Dong-young and about 30 employees from the Seoul headquarters participated in the blood donation event.

Meanwhile, Dong-A Otsuka expressed gratitude to medical staff working on the front lines of the COVID-19 response and delivered 2,000 bottles each of Pocari Sweat and Oronamin C to Myongji Hospital medical staff on the 24th of last month. In addition, the company has introduced a flexible work system and stocked masks, hand sanitizers, and quarantine mats at the Seoul office, branches, and factories to ensure the safety and health of employees.

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