20.05.2019, 13:45
Gala Dinner Raises £125,000 for Duchenne UK
Food procurement organisation Foodbuy has raised over £125,000 fot its charity partner, Duchenne at a gala dinner at Twickenham Stadium.
The third annual Foodbuy gala dinner saw over 170 guests from across the procurement, food & beverage and non-food sectors, enjoy a special three course dinner in the newly refurbished East Wing of Twickenham Stadium. The menu was prepared by Culinary Director, Nick Vadis and a brigade of Compass Group chefs with Foodbuy’s supply partners generously donating all of the ingredients.
Donations were raised for Duchenne UK through ticket sales, a raffle and an auction. The gala dinner also saw colleagues from across Foodbuy provide all of the front of house and non-catering services.
Duchenne UK is the leading charity working towards accelerating treatments and finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common genetic killer of children. Foodbuy has partnered with Duchenne UK for the last three years in which time it has raised over £350,000 for the charity.
Ian Murphy, Managing Director of Foodbuy, said: “Our 2019 gala dinner has been our most successful ever and to raise £125,000 for a small charity in the space of one evening is an incredible achievement. We are very fortunate to have some fantastic supply partners and event sponsors and I want to thank everyone for their continued support. The event couldn’t have happened without the support of our wider Foodbuy team and I was very proud of everyone pitching in to make the event a big success.”
Duchenne UK co-founder and CEO, Alex Johnson, said:
"I want to thank Foodbuy and their generous supply partners for their ongoing support. The gala dinner was a fantastic event and it raised a lot of money, all of which will go directly towards vital research into finding treatments and a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We are a small charity and events like the Foodbuy gala dinner make a big difference in accelerating our research into Duchenne."
The Foodbuy team’s fundraising attention now turns to endurance events with 40 colleagues training to take part in a 75km trek from Henley to Thames in 24 hours and seven colleagues training for the Duchenne Dash. The Duchenne Dash is a gruelling 24-hour bike ride from London to Paris, covering more than 200 miles. Cyclists pass through some of the most rural areas of France before finishing up the Champs-Élysées and at the Eiffel Tower.
Foodbuy would like to thank the following supporters for their generosity:
Bunzl Lockhart
Lowe Rental
Britvic
Direct Corporate Clothing
Mash Purveyors
Moet
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Direct Seafoods
Molson Coors
United Coffee Company
Nigel Fredericks
Enotria & Coe
Becketts Foods
Davins Foods
Ambius
Nestle Professional
Bread Factory
Elis
Pepsico
Harvey & Brockless
Linney
Quorn
Town and Country
Well Dressed Tables
Brakes
Classic Fine Foods
Judes
Jongor
Brew Tea
Samsung
Paul Rhodes Bakery
Mondelez
Vistavis
Oritain
Redbull
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