Cedar’s Foods Donates $100K to World Central Kitchen for Ukraine Relief
Cedar’s Foods, a Haverhill, Mass.-based company with national distribution of hommus and Mediterranean products, has donated $100,000 for Ukraine relief, to World Central Kitchen to help feed refugees.
Since military operations began in Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes to stay in western Ukraine or other countries and WCK is serving millions of fresh meals to displaced families. Working at a 24-hour pedestrian border crossing in southern Poland, WCK began serving hot, nourishing meals within hours of the initial invasion, and are now serving round-the-clock dishes at eight border crossings across the country.
Additionally, WCK is supporting local restaurants preparing meals in cities across Ukraine including in Odessa, Lviv and Kyiv. WCK teams are also on the ground serving thousands of meals every day in Poland, Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia, and Spain.
As part of Cedar’s with Heart, the company’s non-profit initiative to invest and honor its employees, communities, and consumers, the national leading hommus brand in the natural and organic grocery channels is committed to fighting food insecurity both in its community and around the world.
“At Cedar’s, we believe in the power of sharing better in the form of authentic, honest foods. Cedar’s with Heart extends that mission to not only share better with the world, but do better for the good of our community and our planet,” said Charles Hanna, CEO and president. “We hope to lead by example through our acts of service and our commitment to promote positive change for the next generation and generations to come. The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is one of the worst that we have seen in decades. Our commitment to fight food insecurity transcends borders and when we heard of the great work WCK is doing, we wanted to help.
“Knowing better means doing better not only for our community, but for our global community as well. No family should have to worry about where their next meal will come from, especially after fleeing their homes and making the daunting journey to refuge,” Hanna said. “Food is a human necessity, a common ground among us all. It provides comfort and a sense of hope and stability. As a leader in the food industry, we are proud of the work WCK is doing on the frontlines and honored to be able to support them in feeding Ukrainian refugees.”
World Central Kitchen is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate and community crises. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Chef Relief Team mobilizes to the frontlines with the urgency of now to start cooking and provide meals to people in need. By partnering with organizations on the ground and activating a network of food trucks or emergency kitchens, WCK provides freshly made, nutritious meals to survivors of disasters quickly and effectively.
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Goya Delivers Food, Rosaries for Ukraine Relief
What started as a mission to nourish the body, has turned into a mission of nourishing the soul to bring peace and prayer to the people of Ukraine. Goya arrived in Poland to distribute more than 15,000 rosaries that were donated by Americans from around the country for Ukraine relief.
A hand-written letter with a request for rosaries from the Dominican priests in Ukraine was sent just as the Goya team arrived in Poland with the 15,000 rosaries; 7,500 rosaries were delivered into Ukraine.
The Goya team was led to go to the Ukraine border in Hrebenne by the Dominican priests and Our Lady of Mercy Sisters to the Knights of Columbus Mercy Hut Welcome Center, where a temporary chapel has been set up to distribute the rosaries.
On March 18, the third phase of Goya’s humanitarian and now spiritual mission brought the Goya team to Częstochowa, the spiritual capital of Poland, where a globally televised Holy Mass was celebrated by Archbishop of Częstochowa Waclaw Depo at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa. The Archbishop joined the Vatican and Pope Francis’ call for prayer and world peace.
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Bredemeier Takes Helm of Grand Havana Specialty Coffee
“My vision is to brand Grand Havana as a household name by immediately expanding our cafe portfolio,” Bredemeier said. “It’s time to open a new store in Miami. We plan to open our new location before June 30th, 2022. In addition, we plan to expand our online presence by focusing on increasing online sales in 2022.”
Rico will remain as a consultant and work closely with Tanya Bredemeier until Dec. 31.
As one of Grand Havana’s founders and president for more than seven years, Bredemeier played an instrumental role in creating the brand and publicly traded company.
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Bredemeier’s appointment follows a series of C-suite appointments this year. In January, former Wendy’s and Pollo Tropical executive Mr. Hugo Gutierrez was named president and COO.
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