Founded in 2001, Foodlink Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to fighting hunger, building self-sufficiency, and fostering nutritional wellness among those in need, while simultaneously reducing food wastage in hotels and F&B outlets in Hong Kong.
The vision at Foodlink is to ensure that every needy person has access to a hot, healthy meal. We collect safe-to-eat surplus food from F&B outlets all over the city and deliver to those in need. The role of Foodlink is to connect the supply to the demand as effectively as possible. The benefits are twofold – while reducing hunger we also reduce the pressure on our landfills.
- Project Name
- We Love Green Food Store
- Project Summary
- A community-based green food store is to be set up in Kowloon District, where a large population of low-income families are living in public housing. In Hong Kong, 3,255 tonnes of food go to waste every day, while 1.65 million people are living in poverty. The food store targets to provide food assistance to the underprivileged who are suffering from food insecurity.
Foodlink collects surplus fresh produce from its supermarket partner and will supply this to the food store for distribution to the beneficiaries living nearby. The store will serve as the Charity’s first direct distribution outlet, increasing its collection and distribution capacity while mitigating food insecurity.
- Beneficiaries
- 430 underserved elderly, new immigrants, disabled, single parent families, CSSA recipients in Kwun Tong District
