Pulmuone Orgahol Food, Lunchbox Donation for Underprivileged Neighbors

Olga Whole Food CEO Kang Byung-kyu (left), Gellare Nader, Agricultural Attach? of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea (center), and Seo Sang-mok, Chairman of the Korea National Council on Social Welfare, are posing for a commemorative photo after the 'Food Bank Lunchbox Sharing Donation Ceremony' held on the 6th floor meeting room of the Korea National Council on Social Welfare on the 22nd.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Orgaholfood has launched a lunchbox sharing campaign to deliver warmth to marginalized neighbors.

Orgaholfood, a subsidiary of Pulmuone, announced on the 24th that on the 22nd, it held the ‘Orgaholfood X Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea Lunchbox Sharing Donation Ceremony’ at the Korea National Council on Social Welfare located in Mapo-gu, attended by Kang Byung-kyu, CEO of Orgaholfood, Gellaare Nadder, Agricultural Attach? of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea, and Seo Sang-mok, Chairman of the Korea National Council on Social Welfare.

This lunchbox sharing donation was made with the purpose of supporting marginalized groups such as children at risk of food insecurity, elderly living alone, and people with disabilities by receiving donations of surplus food and daily necessities from companies and individuals, in collaboration with the Food Bank operated by the Korea National Council on Social Welfare.

At this ceremony, Orgaholfood and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea donated a total of 500 lunchboxes to Food Bank Market Centers in four districts of Seoul (Nowon, Yangcheon, Jung-gu, Songpa). Specifically, 160 lunchboxes each were provided to the Food Bank Market Centers in Nowon-gu and Yangcheon-gu, 60 to Jung-gu, and 120 to Songpa-gu.

The donated items consist of two lunchboxes and two energy bars. The lunchboxes utilized Orgaholfood’s safe and healthy trusted agricultural products produced in eco-friendly farming areas. In particular, the lunchboxes contained ‘Abalone Risotto’ made with non-standard agricultural products that are only unattractive in appearance but of excellent quality, fully utilized to consider the global environment, and prepared with a recipe developed by Chef Song Hoon. The energy bars provided alongside the lunchboxes are handmade granola bars made by using grain by-products left over from making sikhye, enhancing both taste and nutrition.

Nam Yoon-kyung, Head of Brand Communication at Orgaholfood, said, “We decided to carry out this donation together with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea with the hope of delivering a little warmth to those who may be having a difficult winter due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.”

Meanwhile, on the 21st, Orgaholfood conducted the ‘Zero Food Waste Campaign’ together with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea with the aim of protecting the global environment by reducing leftover food resources and food waste. The campaign was held for a week at Orgaholfood Bangi Branch, the Ministry of Environment’s first designated ‘Green Specialized Store,’ and successfully concluded with high consumer interest in good consumption and sustainability values by introducing ‘Zero Food Waste Dishes’ developed by Chef Song Hoon and food upcycling energy bars.

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