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We're helping to raise $50,000 and deliver meals to those in need.

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Can you believe that 40 per cent of all food produced never makes it to the plate?

In New Zealand we produce enough food to feed 20 million people - but still 305,000 children in this country are living in poverty.

And 40 percent of Kiwis are lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

Food that is being thrown out is an incredible waste for society when there are people in this country who are really struggling to feed their families. It’s a shocking situation.

I’m joining other New Zealand managing directors and CEOs who have accepted the culinary challenge. The event aims to raise money for FoodShare, a social venture that rescues food destined for landfill and redistributes it at no cost to social service agencies.

The competition hots up on October 19 when some of the country’s leading chefs team up with the bunch of business bosses with the aim of producing a mouth-watering meal for invited guests on the night at Dunedin’s Forbury Park Function Centre.

FoodShare is a great organisation. It gets the full support of CrestClean. As a responsible corporate we feel strongly this is something we can really get behind. The charity collects quality excess food from all types of food providers, including fruit and vegetable markets, supermarkets, wholesalers, catering companies, cafes, and restaurants.

The collected food is delivered direct and free of charge, to more than 60 charities providing much needed assistance to vulnerable men, women and children from Oamaru to Invercargill.

FoodShare's goal this year is to:

1. Deliver half a million meals to those in need from food that would otherwise go to waste.

2. Support local social agencies providing food support in our community.

3. Roll out our food skills programme delivering cooking skills and nutrition education to hundreds of vulnerable people in our community.

Please be generous and make a donation. Small amounts all add up to a lot.

Kind Regards

Grant McLauchlan

Managing Director

CrestClean

CrestClean's involvement (page creator)

CrestClean has always had a very social conscience to look after our team and our people. We feel this is a great opportunity to take this further and dip into our own pockets to help people in need in New Zealand.

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Sizzling recipes keep boss on the boil 7 October 2016

CrestClean franchisees have been sending their favourite recipes to managing director Grant McLauchlan as inspiration and support.

First to step up to the plate was Tauranga’s Pinakin Patel, who is sharing some of his family’s favourite vegetarian recipes and backing the fundraiser.

In Pinakin’s home the tradition to sit cross-legged on the floor during mealtimes.

“It’s great to be able to be involved and give our support in this way and share the sorts of food we eat as a family. Good luck to Grant, I’m sure he’ll do well on the night!”

And this weekend other CrestClean personnel are rising to the challenge by taking selfies of their favourite meals and sending their recipes for inclusion on the company’s websites and Facebook pages.

Grant has been delighted with the response.

“When I travel the country I am inundated with requests from our franchisees to come and join them for dinner to share their local cuisine.

“This is a chance to share all these recipes that they are fondly wanting me to enjoy on my travels.

“To get these authentic recipes from the many different countries our personnel are from will be fantastic,” he said.

Pinakin and his family are originally from the Gujarat region of India, 450km north of Bombay. The typical Gujarati thali consists of roti, dal or kadhi, rice, and shaak/sabzi (a dish made up of several different combinations of vegetables and spices, which may be either spicy or sweet).

Lapsi, cauliflower with peas and Gujarati dal are family favourites in the Patel home.

LAPSI

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 10

Ingredients:

1½ cups of cracked wheat

4 cups of water

1½ cups brown sugar

5 tablespoons ghee

4 cloves

½ teaspoon ground cardamom