2025 Charity Partner: Dublin Simon Community

Dublin Simon Community offers emergency accommodation and outreach services to people who are experiencing homeless or are at risk of homelessness, as well as providing soup kitchens and around 1,000 meals a day to vulnerable people.

We are delighted to partner with Dublin Simon Community’s Food for Simon program to donate excess products from the judging process to those in need around the Dublin area.

At the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards we are delighted that we could help the community whilst simultaneously reducing our food waste. The products were very well received by all.

“The food we received [from the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards] was top quality, really great stuff, such a diverse range of product, it really uplifted our clients and community at a challenging time."

The estimated monetary value of the food donations equated to €3,917 with over €900 in fresh food donations and over €1,500 in dry food donations. This not only is great for cost avoidance but really helped them to provide great fresh food to their clients.