Kettle Foods Crowned Community Partner at FDF Awards
19 September 2014
Kettle Foods Crowned Community Partner at FDF Awards
Norwich-based gourmet potato snack producer Kettle Foods scooped the Community Partner Award at last night's prestigious Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards for its 'Kettle Cares' programme. The ceremony held at London's The Brewery celebrated businesses across the food and drink industry and their contribution to the community, economy and environment.
Kettle Foods' employees run the Kettle Cares community partnership programmes which invite employees to highlight a charity or community group to receive l support from the company. For example, in 2013 an employee whose son has dyslexia proposed Indigo, a local charity supporting adults and children with dyslexia to receive support from the company. Kettle Foods made financial donations, organised a fundraising quiz night for staff, their families and friends, and funded a stand at the Royal Norfolk Show to support Indigo with awareness and profile rising.
As Kettle Foods has a diverse workforce, Kettle Cares receives requests not just for national charities but also from further afield, such as supporting the Philippines Typhoon Disaster relief efforts. To date, Kettle Foods has been able to support all applications made by employees under this programme.
FDF's Director of Economic and Commercial Services Steve Barnes said: “The FDF Community Partner Award recognises businesses which have developed and delivered partnerships which benefit the communities in which they operate. With Kettle Cares, Kettle Foods has given its employees the opportunity to build real partnerships with the local community and direct fundraising and volunteering efforts towards causes close to their hearts. FDF congratulates Kettle Foods and the Kettle Cares Community Team for creating a fantastic initiative which offers demonstrable benefits to employees and the local community.“
Winner's case studies are accessible here:www.fdf.org.uk/fdf-awards.aspx.
The 2015 FDF Awards will launch on 18 November 2015. For more information on the FDF Awards visit www.fdf.org.uk/fdf-awards.aspx.
Photography available from 19 September here: www.flickr.com/photos/fdfphotos/sets
Notes for editors
- The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is the voice of the food and drink manufacturing industry – the UK's largest manufacturing sector. For more information about FDF and the industry we represent visit: www.fdf.org.uk
- Full details of all the winning company initiatives are available at: FDF public site: Events > FDF Awards
- Kettle Foods is an international manufacturer of potato chips, tortilla chips, and nut butters based in Salem, Oregon, United States, with a European and Middle East headquarters in Norwich, United Kingdom. For further details on Kettle Cares visit: www.kettlefoods.co.uk
For More information, please contact:
FDF Fleur Williamson on 020 7420 7120 pressoffice@fdf.org.uk
Kettle Foods 0800 616996
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