
CJ Freshway provided nutritional special meals to about 470 seniors at 12 day care centers in Seoul, and Starbucks Korea carried out sharing activities to celebrate Senior Citizens' Day by delivering drinks and food to 500 seniors and care workers at Nowon-gu City Senior Nursing Home and Day Care Center.
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To celebrate Senior Citizens' Day (October 2nd), the food industry carried out a sharing activity by providing special meals and drinks to the elderly and care workers.
In celebration of Senior Citizens' Day (October 2nd), the food industry carried out sharing activities by providing special meals and drinks to the elderly and care workers.
According to the food industry on the 1st, CJ Freshway [051500] provided nutritional special meals to about 470 seniors at 12 day care centers in Seoul on the 30th of last month.
This special meal consists of a menu jointly developed by CJ Freshway and the Department of Geriatrics at Kyung Hee University's Graduate School of East-West Medical Science.
At Hanshin Day Care Center in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, CJ Freshway executives and employees also carried out volunteer work to distribute special meals prepared by CJ Freshway chefs to the elderly.
A CJ Freshway official said, "We have expanded our sharing activities by providing special meals in connection with the advanced meal service in the senior market," and added, "We will continue our social contribution activities to help the vulnerable in the community achieve healthy eating habits."
On the 28th of last month, Starbucks Korea also visited the City Junggye Senior Nursing Home and Day Care Center in Nowon-gu, Seoul and delivered 500 servings of drinks and food to the elderly and care workers.
Starbucks organized this event to encourage workers who work hard to care for the elderly. Coffee and chocolate were provided to care workers, and citron mint tea and cookies were provided to the elderly.
A Starbucks official said, "We prepared this event to express our gratitude and support to the elderly and care workers," and added, "We will spread the culture of sharing through campaigns with customers."

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