Glanbia Nutritionals recently donated protein ingredients to the production of a nutrition bar designed to help fight food insecurity in the Chicago area. An innovative non-profit - Bigger Table - collaborated with eight local suppliers, including Glanbia Nutritionals, to create a tasty, nutrient-rich, no sugar added chocolate almond bar containing 18 g of protein and 10 g of fibre per serving. A second round of 73,000 bars was recently delivered to five Chicagoland partner organizations: Northern Illinois Food Bank, Blessings in a Backpack, Fight to Feed, Humans for Hope, and Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry.
Bigger Table aims to bring together the Chicago area’s food & beverage industry to collaborate and deliver on a series of charitable and economic growth initiatives. By working together, Bigger Table believes it can work more effectively, have a bigger impact on the community, and better engage employees and the communities it serves. It is creating new ways to donate consumer-ready product where and when it is needed most.
Wilf Costello, Chief Marketing Officer of Glanbia Nutritionals said, “Glanbia Nutritionals was pleased to partner with Bigger Table and the Chicagoland Food and Beverage Network on this effort and donate healthy ingredients for the protein bars. Delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey is our mission and supporting food banks and groups such as Blessings in a Backpack when they are facing such an increased need, really brings that mission to life.