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Gogos in Soweto who received soup from Marang Foundation.
Chefs with Compassion volunteers distributing ingredients to its kitchens.
94,359 litres of soup cooked in Mandela Day Challenge Chefs with Compassion – along with hundreds of home cooks, chefs, corporates and communities – have smashed their record in the third annual #67000litres Challenge for Mandela Day, cooking 94,359 litres of nutrient-rich soup for approximately 377,436 people in seven provinces around the country — almost 17,000 litres more than the 2020 record.
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n the biggest annual community cooking initiative in South Africa, 128 participants, representing hotels, restaurants, companies and individuals, took up the challenge and got behind their stoves to cook for a cause — cleaning out their pantries to showcase the massive problem of food waste in South Africa. From 2 litres to 12,000 litres, every drop contributed towards the total cooked in hotels, canteens, home kitchens and community soup kitchens in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga and North West — and to the thousands of people who went to bed without the feeling of hunger on Mandela Day. This year’s campaign was supported by Electrolux and AEG, whose partnership
went way above and beyond a financial contribution. The challenge captured the hearts of the Electrolux and AEG staff, who cooked soup from early in the day and delivered it to beneficiaries late into the night on Mandela Day. By the end of the day, 2,000 litres had been contributed to the total, by teams from the company’s head office and its retail partner, Hirsch’s Home Stores, and AEG’s brand ambassadors were proudly part of this year’s challenge. Tendai Mtawarira spent his Mandela Day buttering bread at the Out of Africa Children’s Home in Atlantis, Cape Town, where the children took the opportunity to rugby tackle their hero. The company was proud to host Xoliswa Ndoyiya, Nelson Mandela’s private chef for 22 years, at their head office cookoff, where she contributed to
their 2,000 litres. Murray Crow, managing director of AEG and Electrolux, said: “The spirit of compassion, collective action and working together to help those less fortunate is one we are proud to have been part of this year. As a brand with a global focus on sustainability, we are also deeply aligned to Chefs with Compassion’s mission to ensure good food doesn’t end up in landfill, contributing to climate change through methane emissions.” Another huge contributor to the success of the campaign was the involvement of the Poultry Association, whose members, Astral Foods, Country Bird Holdings and Rainbow Chicken, each donated R67,000 worth of chicken while Quantum Foods pledged 67 x 20 dozen eggs. This provided invaluable addition of protein to
Students at HTA School of Culinary Art preparing for the announcement.
Ra’eesah Moosa representing Nosh Food Rescue.
Volunteers serving soup at Orlando Communal Hall in Soweto.
36 Business Events Africa August 2022
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