{"id":13666,"date":"2022-12-26T10:34:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T10:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/?p=13666"},"modified":"2023-01-03T10:35:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T10:35:40","slug":"missao-continente-has-donated-around-20-million-euros-in-food-surplus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/en\/news\/missao-continente-has-donated-around-20-million-euros-in-food-surplus\/","title":{"rendered":"MISS\u00c3O CONTINENTE HAS DONATED AROUND 20 MILLION EUROS IN FOOD SURPLUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>During the first nine months of the year, Miss\u00e3o Continente has donated food products, worth around 20 million euros, to 1,064 institutions across the country. This support is equivalent to more than 10 million saved meals.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn addition to the donations to institutions, the company makes food available to employees through MC\u2019s stores and warehouses\u2019 social areas, which represented the reuse of 3.2 million euros worth of food during the first nine months of 2022.\r\n\r\nDonated items are considered surplus when they lose their commercial character, but preserve all the necessary conditions for safe consumption, thus avoiding food waste in a circular economy logic. These include fresh produce such as fruit, vegetables, groceries and bakery items, among other food goods.\r\n\r\n\u201c<em>For 20 years, Miss\u00e3o Continente has sought to contribute to the population\u2019s well-being. The daily donations we hand over to several hundred institutions allow us, on the one hand, to prevent tonnes of food from becoming waste and, on the other hand, to provide very relevant support to thousands of families. Our responsibility, as an active agent, is to create positive social value among the communities we support<\/em>\u201d, explains N\u00e1dia Reis, Communication and Social Responsibility Director at Continente.\r\n\r\nMiss\u00e3o Continente represents Continente\u2019s social responsibility initiatives, such as Community Support, Inclusive Development and Environmental Citizenship, thus wanting to contribute to a more sustainable future.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During the first nine months of the year, Miss\u00e3o Continente has donated food products, worth around 20 million euros, to [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":13081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-missao-continente-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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