
Kerry has a proud record of community engagement and support. Since its foundation, we have contributed significant time and resources to initiatives and charitable causes in the regions where we operate and the philosophy of positive engagement with local communities continues to be a core value of the organisation.
As the world’s leading Taste and Nutrition company, we understand the primary importance of nutrition across all life stages and need states. Our market and consumer research give us an insight into the different requirements across cultures and geographies and we recognise the challenges presented by hunger and poor nutrition.
RAIN (Realigning Agriculture to Improve Nutrition)
Project Leche
Key achievements to date include:
- 7,600 children in 178 schools benefitted from nutritionally enhanced meals
- Over 200 teachers from 170 schools can now educate their students on nutrition
- Milk production levels doubled on project farms over the 3-year programme
- Higher inclusion rates of protein and calcium in meals helped to drive an overall improvement in physical growth and a reduction in stunting of 18.5%, over the life of the project.*
- The programme also contributed to a reduction in wasting among schoolchildren from 8.1% to 1.5%, with zero presenting severe wasting by end of project.*
* Source: UN WFP Project Leche Final Report 2020 | Photography: ©WFP / Boone Rodriguez