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Going Bananas – Fyffes focus on fighting food loss

Julie Nash — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:19:59 +0000

To mark UN International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, Fyffes has partnered with food charities across the globe to ensure that, at this time of rising prices, the most vulnerable in society continue to have access to healthy nutrition.

For 2022, Fyffes has chosen food banks and food charities as the recipients of its European and North American community investment donations. In addition to the regular donations of fresh fruits, Fyffes has donated €10,000 to FoodCloud in Ireland to ensure the organisation can maximise the use of their surplus food to support their 600 community partners.

In addition, Fyffes donated just over €5,000 each to various food charities, including Fareshare in the UK, a long-term partner of Fyffes which will be used to support their logistics and distribution.

These food donations help Fyffes achieve their sustainability commitments, which are to reduce food loss in all our own operations by 80% by 2030; and provide five millions healthy meals to vulnerable communities by 2025 by working with qualified partners.

Fyffes Sustainability Manager Stella Davis said “At Fyffes we are determined to reduce food loss and ensure the surplus reaches people who will benefit from our healthy produce.”

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Fyffes expands children’s fitness coaching team

Linda Stewart — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:14:52 +0000

Irish banana distributors Fyffes has expanded its Fit Squad coaching team with the appointment of two additional trainers ahead of the commencement of their 2022/23 programme of ‘fitness visits’ to schools, north and south.

New to the team are fitness trainers Gemma Habington (from Celbridge) and Sarah Ryan (from Limerick City). With fellow fitness trainer, Tom Dalton (Rathfarnham), they will be embarking on their programme of in-person school visits which resumes following a two years break due to Covid-19.

Continuing until next March, it is expected that some 7,500 pupils will participate in the interactive Fit Squad sessions, adding to the over-20,000 pupils who have taken part in it since it was first launched in 2018.

Gemma, founder of Celbridge-based Circ Fitness Ireland, comes to the programme having worked as a fitness coach in the USA, Canada, Australia and Spain. Sarah, qualified as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, kids yoga instructor and pilates instructor, has taught youth and adult fitness classes in studios and schools throughout Limerick.

Welcoming them both, Fyffes Head of Marketing, Emma Hunt-Duffy, says: “as we embark on our most ambitious schedule of school visits, their experience, skills and expertise will help to enhance our programme of introducing children to the importance of physical exercise and healthy eating.”

Schools interested in participating are invited to register at www.fyffesfitsquad.ie/register

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The search is on to find ‘Ireland’s Best Banana Dessert’

Julie Nash — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:05:10 +0000

Celebrity cook-it-yourself advocate, Donal Skehan – whose television cookery programmes have
inspired a generation of young meal-makers – is going bananas again! His challenge this year, which is backed by banana importer Fyffes, is to find Ireland’s best banana dessert creation that has a banana as a key ingredient.

The popular presenter hopes to repeat his success of last year, when his task was to judge Ireland’s most creative banana bread bakers – a quest that gave national recognition to the talents of overall winner, Cobh native Gillian Carney.

National Banana Day – 21st April

The event is part of celebrations to mark National Banana Day on 21st April, during which Fyffes is supporting the national drive to encourage healthy eating – especially amongst young and growing children – and to remind shoppers to ‘think bananas’ when choosing a natural and nutritious food or meal accompaniment.

Entries are open from 14th – 19th April, with winners announced on National Banana Day itself, 21st April. Rewards will go to the overall winner and multiple best category winners, including one for junior entrants.

Upbeat about the appeal the event will have for people of all ages, Fyffes marketing manager, Emma Hunt-Duffy says: “We witnessed some exceptional entries last year for the banana bread initiative, so are excited to see how families around Ireland take up this challenge. Aside from raising awareness of what a fun and versatile fruit the banana is, we want to capture as many creative ideas, ingredients and recipes as possible, then share them far and wide”.

Details and entries online at Facebook – www.facebook.com/FyffesIreland/ and Instagram –
www.instagram.com/fyffes_ireland/ using #FyffesGBBO21

To mark National Banana Day on 21st April – during which Fyffes is supporting the national drive to encourage healthy eating, especially amongst young and growing children – popular television cook, Donal Skehan is on a mission to find Ireland’s best banana dessert creation that has a banana as a key ingredient. Pictured with him to launch the initiative is Fyffes marketing manager, Emma Hunt-Duffy.

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