On this episode of Sustainability Around the World, Chris talks with Chef Coovashan (Coo) Pillay, National Project Manager for Chefs with Compassion. A non-profit founded in response to the humanitarian crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are reducing food waste while alleviating hunger and suffering in cities and towns across South Africa.
Chefs with Compassion takes produce that would otherwise have gone to landfill and provides delicious, nourishing meals through the skills and compassion of a network of chefs in centres around the country, by leveraging relationships with farmers, agents, markets, retailers, wholesalers, producers, manufacturers and organisations.
So far, theyโve served more than 328,177 meals with over 300 volunteers in 5 cities.
Discover how Chef Coo and his team at Chefs with Compassion are transforming surplus rescued produce into wholesome and nutritious meals for those in need.
Resources
Learn more about Chefs with Compassion and find out how you can get involved atย chefswithcompassion.org.za. Find them on Facebook on their pageย Chefs with Compassion.
For more on the South African Chefs Association, visitย sachefs.co.za.
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For more on sustainability, tune in to Worldchefs Podcast: World on a Plate, and be sure to check out our episodes with UN Advocate Chefย Arthur Potts Dawson, influencerย Max LaManna, and The Vegetable Chef,ย Frank Fol.
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