The Port of Santander and Galletas Gullón deliver 5 tons of products to banco de Alimentos de Cantabria • The Galician company has donated a biscuit truck to address the social urgency caused by the Covid-19 in Cantabria • This donation joins the more than four tons of food previously donated to NGOs and Cantabrian institutions • Jaime González, president of the Port of Santander Javier Urbón, Director of Institutional Relations of Cookies Gullón and Antonio Soler, member of the board of directors of banco de Alimentos de Cantabria, have participated in the delivery of food at the Palacete del Embarcadero de Santander Santander, 23 June 2020. Galletas Gullón, Europe's leading century-old galletera and leading manufacturer, has donated a truck loaded with more than 5 tons of products to the Food Bank of Cantabria.
In the event, which took place this morning at the Palacio del Embarcadero in Santander, Jaime González, President of the Port of Santander, Javier Urbón, Director of Institutional Relations of Galletas Gullón and Antonio Soler, member of the board of directors of banco de Alimentos de Cantabria, participated. The objective of Galletas Gullón with this initiative is to address the social urgency caused by the Covid-19 facing Cantabrian society. In this sense, the company has delivered food, masks and other necessities during the last months of Alarm Status. This donation joins the more than four tons made by Galletas Gullón so far to Cantabrian NGOs and institutions, including the Banco de Alimentos de Cantabria, the Tres Mares Hospital and Civil Protection in Reinosa.
The company's donations already add up to more than 60 tons spread between food and necessities across the country. The president of the APS appreciated the "generosity" of Galletas Gullón and advocated that both companies and individuals continue to participate in the "Palacete del Embarcadero" campaign. Zero Zone of Solidarity". According to Jaime González, president of the Port of Santander, it is "essential" for the Food Bank to continue to help meet the basic needs of all those living in Cantabria as it is still "much needed". "From Galletas Gullón we feel in need of helping the Cantabrians at this critical time by contributing our grain of sand to all those families who are suffering the problems caused by social urgency," says Javier Urbón, Director of Institutional Relations at Galletas Gullón. "We want to emphasize that our commitment is based on both product donations and job creation. "The Covid-19 has hit the most disadvantaged families and the most vulnerable groups hard. In the face of this circumstance of social urgency, from the Food Bank of Cantabria we would like to thank Puerto de Santander and Galletas Gullón for their generosity and solidarity for the delivery of this truck full of food. Thanks to this contribution we will be able to continue to help and provide food to all the people who need them," said Antonio Soler, board member of the Food Bank of Cantabria.
About Gullón Cookies Gullón is one of the leading cookie makers in Europe. Founded in 1892, it is the only century-old family-owned Galician company to remain in the sector. His constant innovative effort has led him to position himself as the first company in the sector in Spain and lead the 'cookie-health' category. Its commitment to food quality and safety and innovation has led to an average growth of 10% over the past 15 years. Its modern Gullon II and VIDA factories, among the largest and most industrialized in Europe, produce biscuits that are exported to more than 125 countries around the world. Gullón's turnover in 2018 reached 360 million euros and the group currently has more than 1,600 workers.