Since the start of the lockdown, Royco in partnership with the Shoprite mobile soup kitchens has supported more than 5 000 organisations and served more than 4.4 million meals of vitamin-enriched soup and bread.
This partnership has served many vulnerable communities across South Africa for over 10 years by providing meals of hope to those who need it most.
Royco’s contribution towards the soup kitchens dates back to 2007 when they started supplying vitamin-enriched soup to help fight hunger in the heart of communities such as old-age homes and township schools.
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Over the past 10 years, the partnership has resulted in the successful delivery of over 40 million meals nationally.
Despite tireless efforts to combat poverty and hunger, it remains an ongoing battle with a cry for more to be done, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
For this reason, Royco encourages South Africans to get to their local Checkers supermarket and purchase any packet of Royco soup before April 25.
For every packet of soup bought, Royco will donate a cup to be used to serve someone soup.
“We believe that the smallest act can create big change. This partnership allows us to feed children vitamin-enriched meals, which will contribute to building a stronger South Africa,” said Vickey Kahn, food portfolio manager at Mars.
The campaign, which is running during March and April, aims to donate half a million cups of soup.
Shoprite mobile soup kitchens travel across different communities in the country and operate daily.
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