FoodCloud get €30,000 boost from Ricoh Ireland donation
RICOH Ireland has announced that it has donated and implemented a managed print and document solution to FoodCloud in Tallaght worth in excess of €30,000.
FoodCloud is an organisation that aims to provide a socially responsible, environmentally sensitive and business-friendly alternative to wasting food.
FoodCloud is a social enterprise which takes the problem of food waste from supermarkets and food producers and turns it into an environmentally sound solution by donating surplus food to over 5,900 charities and community groups in Ireland and the UK before it becomes waste.
The organisation is growing rapidly and has now redistributed more than 20 million meals from almost 2,000 businesses across Ireland and the UK since it was established in 2013.
To fulfil its growing commitments, FoodCloud developed its own app which connects supermarkets such as Tesco, Lidl and Aldi to charities around Ireland.
Supermarkets can upload information regarding surplus foods to the app, which then sends out a message to charities that the food is available for collection at their stores.
Ricoh has installed three multifunctional print devices in FoodCloud’s offices and distribution centres in Dublin, Cork and Galway.
They will play a vital role in allowing the social enterprise to assist local charities every week in drawing down from bulk food supplies to help people in need throughout the country.
Ricoh is providing proactive support and management of the print infrastructure.
In addition to the managed print service, Ricoh has also donated a suite of office furniture to FoodCloud, and arranged for it to be installed at the enterprise’s headquarters in Broomhill Business Park, Tallaght.
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