The third annual Foodbuy gala dinner saw over 170 guests from across the procurement, food & beverage and non-food sectors, enjoy a special three course dinner in the newly refurbished East Wing of Twickenham Stadium.
Ian Murphy, managing director of Foodbuy said: “Our 2019 gala dinner has been our most successful ever and to raise £125,000 for a small charity in the space of one evening is an incredible achievement.
“We are very fortunate to have some fantastic supply partners and event sponsors and I want to thank everyone for their continued support. The event couldn’t have happened without the support of our wider Foodbuy team and I was very proud of everyone pitching in to make the event a big success.”
The menu was prepared by culinary director, Nick Vadis and a brigade of Compass Group chefs with Foodbuy’s supply partners donating all of the ingredients.
Donations were raised for Duchenne UK through ticket sales, a raffle and an auction. The gala dinner also saw colleagues from across Foodbuy provide all of the front of house and non-catering services.
Duchenne UK works towards accelerating treatments and finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Foodbuy has partnered with Duchenne UK for the last three years in which time it has raised over £350,000 for the charity.
Alex Johnson, co-founder and CEO at Duchenne UK: added: “I want to thank Foodbuy and their generous supply partners for their ongoing support.
“The gala dinner was a fantastic event and it raised a lot of money, all of which will go directly towards vital research into finding treatments and a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We are a small charity and events like the Foodbuy gala dinner make a big difference in accelerating our research into Duchenne.”