SPC donates delivery trucks to Foodbank, remains largest donor

SPC CEO Do Se-ho, center, poses with Korea National Council on Social Welfare President Kim Sung-yi, fourth from left, at SPC Future Creation Institute in Seoul’s Dongjak District, Monday, in front of cold chain trucks donated by SPC to Korea Foodbank. Courtesy of SPC

SPC is extending its record of donating to Korea Foodbank by providing two cold chain delivery trucks and promising to deliver 10 more in five years, the major food product conglomerate said Wednesday.

SPC CEO Do Se-ho on Monday met Korea National Council on Social Welfare President Kim Sung-yi at SPC Future Creation Institute in Seoul’s Dongjak District for a truck donation ceremony. The state-run agency under the Ministry of Health and Welfare manages the free food provider for those living in poverty.

SPC previously signed a cold chain truck supply deal with the agency in 2022, helping the philanthropic group distribute food under controlled temperatures. The company has previously donated eight cold chain trucks to the agency.

SPC remains the country’s largest donor to Korea Foodbank. Its total donation value so far has reached 327 billion won ($234 million) with an annual average donation of 16.9 billion won since the beneficiary group’s establishment in 1998. Last year, 7 percent of the overall food value Korea Foodbank received was contributed by SPC.

“As a food company, SPC, with its subsidiary brands, has been investing efforts to resolve the food shortage problem for those in need,” Do said.