AGT FOODS AFRICA TEAMS UP WITH FOOD FORWARD SA
| 25th February 2020
AGT Foods Africa teamed up with Food Forward SA, which is a Non-Profit Organisation, expanding their social responsibility and providing dry food goods to tens of thousands of people throughout South Africa. AGT will be supplying monthly food donations which include a pulses and grains. Food Forward SA was established in 2009; has to date provided over 150 million meals throughout South Africa and adopts the same mantra as AGT Foods – to reduce hunger in South Africa. Dean Miller, Corporate Affairs Manager at AGT Foods says, “The team-up with Food Forward SA makes perfect sense because they are the largest food distribution charity in South Africa”. Reducing food waste and loss is the third most effective solution for fighting climate change. For every ton of food recovered, 4 tons of greenhouse gas emissions are saved. AGT Foods Africa are proud to be partners with Food Forward and are taking a lead in helping them, help others.
About AGT Foods
AGT is a value-added pulse, staple food and ingredient processor for export and domestic markets. Through its offices and processing facilities located in some of the best agricultural growing regions in Canada, the U.S., Turkey, China, Australia and South Africa as well as merchandising and sales offices in the U.K., the Netherlands, Spain and South Africa. AGT produces a full range of pulses and specialty crops including lentils, peas, chickpeas, beans and canary seed as well as food ingredients such as pulse flours, proteins, starches and fibres. Its subsidiary in Turkey, the Arbel Group, produces staple foods such as Arbella Pasta, rice and milled wheat products, including bulgur and semolina. In South Africa AGT Foods represents the Retail, Hospitality, Spices, Ingredients, Popcorn, Bakery and Protein Divisions.
