WARBURTONS is committing to support communities and Basingstoke will see at least 25,000 fresh products donated this year.

They have launched The Warburtons Foundation, pledging to help more families at a time of continued financial uncertainty.

Basingstoke has been identified as a key area to benefit from a commitment to donate £1million products by the end of the year, which will go directly into the hands of those families most in need through community hubs including schools and food banks.

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This sits alongside a trial with the charity Magic Breakfast in which Warburtons will be supplying fresh bread to children in 30 schools.

Jonathan Warburton, chairman of Warburtons, said: “For as long as I can remember, our family has been committed to supporting local communities, and have been supporting organisations and schools in Basingstoke since the depot opened.

"Today we are launching The Warburtons Foundation to reaffirm this support, with an ambitious one million product donations for distribution this year. Our local Basingstoke depot is supporting this national goal, aiming to distribute 25,000 freshly baked products this year. In such uncertain times we’ll continue to listen and act so that we can support families as best we can, from product donations to education and new community grants.”

To help tackle the gap in food education, The Warburtons Foundation has developed a national programme named 'Bake the Most of Life' in partnership with education specialists.

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Free online resources are being made available to support both primary and secondary school learning in line with the curriculum. The specially crafted lesson plans and interactive content, designed to engage kids on healthy eating and food provenance, will be available for all schools to access, with a target of reaching 1.5million children in the next three years.

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