As part of Pan Pacific Hotels Group's commitment to care for its wider community, the Group has harnessed the collective experience of the senior chefs from its five Singapore hotels to mark World Food Day with the creation of special dishes made from ingredients which are sourced locally from Singapore farms. In a special partnership with urban farm Comcrop Singapore, these dishes will be available exclusively on the dinner buffet for a limited period, with part of the proceeds donated towards The Food Bank Singapore for the purchase of food parcels for low-income households.

Promoting farm-to-table eating with sustainable dishes

Using an assortment of mushrooms, vegetables, herbs, eggs and fish from Comcrop, an urban farm in the heart of the city, and complemented with produce from farms in Lim Chu Kang, the team of Chefs is proud to introduce these delicious dishes in support of sustainable eating: Spiced Dust Mushroom Fritters, Light Veloute Hairy Gourd Soup, Tea-Smoked Soft Yolk Egg, Baked Tilapia Fillet in Carta Fata, Baked Barramundi Fish Fillet, and Steamed Seabream Fillet.

Encouraging diners to eat well and do good for low-income households

Pan Pacific and PARKROYAL chefs' creations will be available exclusively on the dinner buffet from 15 July to 15 August at the respective hotels: Pan Pacific Singapore, Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore, PARKROYAL on Pickering, PARKROYAL on Beach Road and PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road. During this period, diners at the restaurants (Annex 1) will be able to join the chefs in doing good as one per cent of all dinner proceeds across the five hotels will be donated to purchase food parcels for low-income households in support of World Food Day, a global day of action against hunger.

Supporting the needy through wholesome food bundles

PPHG launched the initiative last year in partnership with The Food Bank Singapore where the money raised was used to purchase the largest number of food parcels ever received by The Food Bank Singapore. Once again this year, the chefs at Singapore's Pan Pacific and PARKROYAL hotels will be creating food parcels containing carefully curated ingredients which the beneficiaries can use to make wholesome meals. The food parcels and accompanying recipe ideas will be distributed in conjunction with World Food Day which falls on 16 October 2017.

Strengthening a culture of giving back

As one of Singapore's leading hospitality companies, PPHG has made its passion for all things culinary the heart of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts by leveraging the culinary skills of its hotel chefs. Since the launch of its “Eat Well With Us” culinary initiative back in 2015, its team of Chefs has been making regular visits to a number of adopted charities – which have grown from four to ten homes for the elderly, children, and those with mental disabilities – to impart healthy and tasty recipes to their resident cooks.

As a natural extension of these culinary visits, award-winning Executive Chef Andy Oh from PARKROYAL on Beach Road is also consulting for Bakery Hearts, a social enterprise which provides employment opportunities for less privileged women, to help equip them with the necessary skills as they enhance their business model and expand their operational capabilities.

Quote from Pan Pacific Hotels Group

“We are delighted to partner Comcrop and The Food Bank Singapore in our food donation drive, which is becoming our signature event for our CSR efforts. Since it was introduced three years ago, “Eat Well With Us” has successfully harnessed the collective experience of the senior chefs from our five Singapore hotels to enliven the meals served at our adopted charity homes. This year, our chefs put their creative juices together to create dishes using Singapore produce to show our support for sustainable eating. We truly hope our diners enjoy these special creations, which are made with love for a good cause.” – Gino Tan, Area General Manager for Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group

Quote from Comcrop Singapore

“As an urban rooftop farm, we wanted to tap into the potential of land that a lot of people overlook, and through farming, bring communities closer together and to their food source. While we have been supplying regularly to hotels, this is the first time we are partnering a hotel group to provide the key ingredients for their dishes and also supplying ingredients for food parcels for Singapore's less-privileged households. We have a powerful message when partners from different sectors can come together and do good through food which is honestly good and sustainably grown.” – Allan Lim, Founder/Chairman, Comcrop Singapore

Quote from Food Bank Singapore

“World Food Day carries a special significance to us as food is the heart and soul to why we do what we do. We are deeply fortunate to be able to work with Pan Pacific Hotels Group for the second consecutive year to bring healthier food to needy families in Singapore. We are also delighted to have our long-standing partner Comcrop coming onboard this year, which will impart another dimension to the food parcels by showing how local produce is of good quality and fresh yet accessible.” – Nichol Ng, Chief Food Officer, The Food Bank Singapore

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For details, visit us at www.panpacific.com/eatwell and www.parkroyalhotels.com/eatwell

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