November 22, 2011
Integra2, the ambient and controlled temperature transport company, has altruisticly distributed 1,151 tons of food products: 1,095 for the “Great food collection in Catalonia” and 56 tons for the Seville Food Bank. Both charity campaigns took place on November 25th and 26th 2011.
The third edition of the charity campaign in Catalonia collected 1,095 tons of long-lasting basic food products throughout Catalonia during November 25th and 26th and exceeded all expectations. Integra2 was responsible of the logistics and transportation for the campaign, organized by the Food Bank Foundation and La Caixa Foundation. The transport company collected the food products at supermarkets and markets and distributed them among the charity entities supporting final beneficiaries.
The “Great food collection in Catalonia” campaign is aimed at responding to food urgencies from needed people in Catalonia, a group which due to the economic crisis has significantly grown. It is estimated that near 1.5 million people in Catalonia currently live in an extreme poverty situation.
Meanwhile, Integra2 distributed 56 tons of food products for the the Seville Food Bank Foundation, which organized for the first time a large food collection campaign aimed at responding to food urgencies from needed people in the province of Seville. The Great Food Collection in Seville was also aimed at raising awareness on these people’s situation, which has grown due to the economic crisis. The campaign collectied long-lasting nutritious food products from 150 supermarkets throughout the province’s main cities. It is estimated that close to 100,000 people currently live in extreme poverty (less than €8 daily) in Seville. Since 2008, the amount of people asking the Food Bank for help has doubled
Integra2
The ambient and controlled temperature industrial package transportation company is referencing in the gourmet food and pharmaceutical industries. It is part of Grupo Logista, the first integrated logistics operator in Spain and Portugal and one of the foremost operators in Southern Europe.
Integra2 has 58 delegations equipped with refrigerated chambers and pre-chambers with more than 120,000 m³, and its fleet exceeding 1,000 vehicles makes use of cutting-edge technologies in controlling temperature.
It is the first transport company in Spain certifying its cold chain under CCQI (Cool Chain Quality Indicator) regulation. It has also certified its entire network under ISO 9001 regulation.