Rethink Food and Blend Culinary Foundation unite for Sheffield event on World Food Day
Two Yorkshire food businesses are collaborating on a World Food Day to raise awareness of food insecurity and health inequalities affecting children in the region and showcase how they are trying to combat the issues.
Rethink Food and Blend Culinary Foundation are joining forces to run the free event at Cambridge Street Collective, in Sheffield, on Wednesday, October, 16 from 4PM to 6PM. The event will aim to “inspire and educate” attendees about how the firms are collectively teaching and supporting children to live food secure and healthy lives now and in the future.
World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October to commemorate the date that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation was originally founded in 1945.
Kevin Mackay, co-founder of Rethink Food CIC: "This event is a unique opportunity to bring people together, share stories, and highlight the vital work Rethink Food is doing in our communities and more so drive awareness of the need for funding to help us deliver our ambitions. By joining forces with Blend Culinary Foundation, we’re not just talking about change; we’re demonstrating it. We invite everyone to come, see our work in action, and join us in making a long term, much needed difference."
The event comes at a crucial time as 10 per cent of Yorkshire households are experiencing food insecurity, according to a recent DWP report.
The free event is open to businesses and community stakeholders in the Yorkshire region and places can be registered at the World Food Day Eventbrite page.