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Bread Redistribution Program. Our Goal. To work with bakeries in Hong Kong, collect their unsold bakery products that would otherwise be thrown while helping people in needs. The Pressing Issue. 40% of Hong Kong’s solid waste is food waste
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Our Goal To work with bakeries in Hong Kong, collect their unsold bakery products that would otherwise be thrown while helping peoplein needs.
The Pressing Issue • 40%of Hong Kong’s solid waste is food waste • 3,600 tonsof food waste ended up in landfill EVERYDAY Hong Kong has the HIGHEST Gini Coefficient • One in fivelive in poverty • 300,000 childrendo not have 3 meals a day • One in threeseniors do not have basic nutritional needs
The Bakery Industry • Top ten chains has about 416 outlets in total • Another 2,261individual mom-and-pops stores Daily Wastage Enough to Feed many People in need
The Solution Bakery Shop Receiving Partners Volunteers
Food AngelBread Redistribution Program Food Angel Volunteers Bakery Partners Receiving Partners
Bakery Partners • Donate unsold bakery productsdaily • Bakery products will be picked up by Food Angel’s volunteers at closing hours • Specified bakery productonly: • non-dairy: no cream or cheese • non-perishable: no meat or fish • Prepare delivery note with number of bread going to be donated. • Indemnity agreement in place
Volunteers • Each volunteer will be expected to: • pick up bakery products from 1 or 2bakery outlets (after shop close) minimum1 time per month, maximum 1 time per week - deliver to receiving partners within the same arearight away • Volunteer ID will be given for identity purpose • Training on food safety and delivery related issues will also be provided before the program • Minimum commitment period of 3 months with quarterly review • Stand by team recruit at the meantime as back-up
Volunteers Recruitment • Target Group • 8 universities • Commercial companies • Gov’t agencies • Ways to recruit • Seminar will be hold in each target group to encourage people to join • Application process to be performed right after seminar • Appreciation certificate to be given after completion of each committed period.
Receiving Partners • senior homes,homeless shelters, elderly center and community centers • Receiving partners are expected to: • receive deliveries by volunteers at late hours • acknowledge deliveries by matching actual number of bread received to the delivery note • store bakery products according to safety guidelines provided by Food Angel • consume bakery products within next day
Roll-out Plan • Target to launch in 18th February 2013
Roll-out Plan • Target coverage expansion: • 10 stores by March 2013 • 30 stores by June 2013 • 100 stores by December 2013
Waste Not Hunger Not