MCR Services help deliver 100,000th meal box
24 Sep 2021
The meal box scheme that puts meals on the tables of people who use food banks reached a major milestone at the end of September.
MCR Services has been working with The Vegetarian Society since March this year to help keep food on the tables of North East families in need of the support, and have now successfully delivered the 100,000th meal box to a food bank in the heart of Newcastle.
Taking in deliveries of ingredients in bulk, the team at MCR Services have sorted, packed and labelled the meal boxes which contain the recipes and ingredients for two hearty vegan friendly meals - a tomato & green lentil ragu, and a bean chilli - enough for 8 servings.
Matthew Fretwell, production supervisor at MCR Services said, “I’m really proud of the team who have worked so hard to keep the fulfilment and deliveries of the food boxes consistent over the last 7 months.”
Karen Brown, production team leader at MCR Services has thoroughly enjoyed the project, adding “This has been my favourite job to work on at MCR. I’ve loved the hands-on creation of the meal boxes, but also being part of something special to help the community.”
Can you help to get vegan food boxes to families? Make a donation here www.vegsoc.org/foodbank.