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We give back
Engaging with communities
Supporting and working with our local communities
has been at the core of our business since we were
first established in 1875.
We support a range of charities and community
groups across the UK, from local clubs and charity
fundraisers to large charities helping people on
a national scale. We help in various ways, including
financially, through donations or on a practical level
with employee volunteering.
In focus
Support for GroceryAid
September 2022 saw us become headline
sponsors for “Checkout Scotland” an inaugural
music event held in support of retailer charity
GroceryAid.
GroceryAid is a charity that offers invaluable
support to colleagues across the retail sector
giving them access to vital financial and
wellbeing services.
The gig took place in the fantastic Glasgow
venue Barras Art & Design with over 700 guests
attending to enjoy an impressive line-up of acts
including Scouting for Girls, The Feeling and
Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
New charity partner
In June 2022 our employees voted for a new three-year
charity partner – Marie Curie.
After three successful years working with Mental Health
UK, our employees voted for Marie Curie as our new
partner, a fantastic charity that provides care and
support to people coping with terminal illness as well
as those close to them.
The three-year partnership will see the business donate
£150,000 directly to the charity, with additional
fundraising from employees adding further support.
Employee volunteering
Our employees are encouraged to take part in
volunteering activities, often giving something back
to the local communities we serve. This year saw
employees volunteering for a range of deserving
causes, including Women’s Aid, the Children’s Panel
and a local biodiversity project.
In focus
FUNKIN and The Drinks Trust
FUNKIN’s marketing team spent a volunteer day
hosting a marketing workshop for aspiring future
leaders within the hospitality and drinks industry.
In collaboration with The Drinks Trust, 21
members of its Develop programme – ranging
from hospitality staff to managing directors
and business owners – attended five separate
workshops learning about brands, trade and
digital marketing, menu-building, mixology
and innovation.
A rewarding day for both the participants and
our FUNKIN colleagues, it was an opportunity
to share expertise and inspire the future
professionals of the drinks industry.
Since 1886, The Drinks Trust has provided care
and support to the drinks hospitality industry
workforce, both past and present. The Drinks
Trust is run by industry professionals, funded by
drinks industry partners, including FUNKIN, and
supported by thousands of drinks hospitality
industry fundraisers, donors and contributors.
As headline sponsors, IRN-BRU’s presence was
unmissable from our branding, to our VIP area
and even IRN-BRU burger sauce.
The event helped raise awareness of the charity
and the life-changing work it does for industry
colleagues in need of a little help.
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