The foodservice buying group’s initial target was £100,000, with money raised to be split between Hospitality Action and selected charities.
Some of the challenges undertaken by employees of the Group and its members were pub walks, quiz nights, fancy dress days, bake-offs, golf days, parachute jumps, gin nights as well as a sponsored leg wax and tattoo auction.
Martin Ward, Country Range Group chief executive, said: “A huge thank you to all the central office team and member employees for getting on board and embarking on some weird and wonderful challenges. The activities certainly brought the Group closer together and the funds raised will make a huge difference to Hospitality Action and our chosen local charities going forward.”
Of the total amount raised £50,000 has been donated to Hospitality Action, which offers a range of help and support to those working in the industry.
Mark Lewis, chief executive at Hospitality Action, commented: “We’re immensely grateful for the donation from the Country Range Group and its members and it will go a huge way towards helping people working in the hospitality industry get back on their feet again. With UK consumers facing a cost-of-living crisis and our industry facing unprecedented challenges, the donation and others alike couldn’t arrive at a better time.”