(GoodNewsPilipinas) The Jollibee Group is continuing to provide food assistance to communities and frontliners in need through the Jollibee Group Foundation’s FoodAID Program which has distributed over 6.4 million meals since March 2020.

The initiative is part of the homegrown Filipino global restaurant chain’s promotion of food access amid the hunger problem in the Philippines due to the COVID-19 pandemic as it notes that hunger remains prevalent among low-income families.

In response to the hunger situation, the Jollibee Group has mobilized more than PHP321 million worth of meals, hygiene kits, and other food items sent through the FoodAID Coin Bank, as well as donations from various partner organizations such as Temasek Foundation and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through DEG (German Investment Corporation).

Of the total resources mobilized by the Jollibee Group Foundation, PHP240 million-worth of food products was donated directly by the Jollibee Group through ready-to-eat meals from brands, specifically Jollibee, Chowking, Mang Inasal, Red Ribbon, Greenwich, Burger King, Panda Express, and PHO24. The Jollibee Group also developed and distributed ready-to-cook beef meatballs and sauteed chicken to ensure that families in need have enough food while coping through the pandemic.

“The Jollibee Group recognizes the crucial need to address hunger in the country and commits to effectively promote food access among communities and healthcare workers through our FoodAID Program. As we continue to grapple with the effects of the pandemic, we would like to thank the generous donors and partners for trusting us. Together, we can continue to help the people who need it the most,” said JGF Executive Director Gisela Tiongson.