The companies are joining forces to celebrate the milestone anniversary and raise awareness of the global water crisis through One’s ‘Give Water Give Life’ campaign.
Bidvest Foodservice’s head of sustainability, Shirley Duncalf, said: “Our aim of the campaign is to see how much bigger we can make One’s initiatives with the support from others in the industry. Supporting One Drinks is something we’d love more businesses to consider. The goal is simple and the results are life-changing.”
As part of the campaign, teams from across Bidvest Foodservice’s 22 depots around the UK are undertaking One’s 5 Litre Challenge. Staff members will test themselves to use just five litres of water over 24 hours for all of their drinking, cooking and washing needs – an every day task for millions of people around the world without access to clean water. The average person in the UK uses 150 litres of water per day.
Bidvest Foodservice is also recruiting others in the industry including key customers such as service provider ISS. Other activities include sponsored walks, cake sales and African-themed lunches and are taking place in the lead up to and during World Water Day on March 22nd.