Adani Wilmar Limited (AWL), one of India’s largest food and FMCG companies, aims to touch the lives of every Indian, enabling them to live life fully and making the country stronger, healthier, and more productive. This mission began with Fortune SuPoshan, a flagship CSR project, addressing malnutrition and anemia. In a bid to extent the mission further, the company has collaborated with the Akshaya Patra Foundation to support its Mid-Day Meal Program to provide nutritious meals to underprivileged school children in Ahmedabad.

As part of this collaboration, six new delivery vans have been introduced to ensure the seamless distribution of nutritious meals to schoolchildren. The flag-off ceremony for these vans took place in Ahmedabad, attended by key representatives from Adani Wilmar and The Akshaya Patra Foundation. This initiative reinforces the commitment shown by the FMCG company to improve food accessibility and fostering a healthier future for children across the country.

Commenting on this initiative, Mr. Angshu Mallick, MD & CEO of Adani Wilmar, said, "We are proud to deepen our collaboration with The Akshaya Patra Foundation in their mission to combat child hunger through the Mid-Day Meal Program. At Adani Wilmar, we believe that proper nutrition is fundamental to education and a brighter future. These delivery vans will ensure that meals reach children seamlessly, reinforcing our commitment to nourishing young minds and supporting their growth.”

The Akshaya Patra Foundation, headquartered in Bengaluru, operates the Mid-Day Meal Program across 24,000 government and government-aided schools in 16 states and two union territories, serving over 2.1 million children daily.

Sri Raya Rama Dasa, Vice President of The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Gujarat, expressed gratitude for the partnership, stating, "We are incredibly thankful to Adani Wilmar for their unwavering support in ensuring seamless distribution of meals to children. These vans are crucial in helping us reach more children efficiently, strengthening our shared vision of eradicating classroom hunger.”

Last year, Adani Wilmar further strengthened this commitment by donating three vans and providing meals for 2,000 children for one year.

Adani Wilmar has been actively involved in social impact initiatives through its CSR projects, particularly Fortune SuPoshan. This continued partnership with The Akshaya Patra Foundation aligns with the company’s broader vision of creating a healthier, well-nourished, and educated generation.

About Adani Wilmar Limited

Adani Wilmar Limited (AWL) is one of the largest Food & FMCG companies in India offering most of the primary kitchen essentials for Indian consumers, including edible oil, wheat flour, rice, pulses and sugar. The company’s products are offered under a diverse range of brands across a broad price spectrum catering to different customer groups. Its flagship brand ‘Fortune’ is one of the largest selling edible oil and food brands in India. It has a wide array of packaged foods including packaged wheat flour, rice, pulses, besan, sugar, soya chunks and ready-to-cook biryani kits. It also offers a diverse range of industry essentials, including oleochemicals, castor oil and its derivatives and de-oiled cakes and the HPC category under the brand Alife which includes soap and hand wash and a multipurpose cleaner brand Ozel.

About The Akshaya Patra Foundation

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation headquartered in Bengaluru, India running the Mid-Day Meal Programme in over 24,000 government and government-aided schools across 16 States and 2 UT, serving 2.1 million children every school day. Akshaya Patra has cumulatively served over 3.5 billion meals since its inception in the year 2000. Akshaya Patra has also responded proactively to several crisis situations such as floods, cyclones, earthquakes and COVID-19 pandemic, working within and outside the boundaries of the nation. It began COVID-19 Food Relief Efforts from the first day of India’s nationwide lockdown on March 25, 2020. Food Relief comprises Cooked Meals and Grocery Kits. The latter includes standard kits, as well as specialised kits for mid-day meal beneficiary children, anaemic pregnant women and families. Akshaya Patra also rolled out Incentivised Vaccination Drives in marginalised communities to overcome vaccine hesitancy, while looking to protect lives and livelihoods in the long term.