Del Monte and Iceland Unite to Promote Frozen Fruit
- Sept. 9, 2022
- FMCG HORECA BUSINESS
Iceland has partnered with Del Monte to advertise the NHS Healthy Start initiative on 4.6 million packets of the brand’s frozen fruit goods, and the promotion will appear on Iceland’s products. A statement reading “Could you get this for free?” will be printed on packs that are distributed for sale in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
People with low incomes who are pregnant or who have parental responsibility for a child under the age of four are eligible for vouchers from the government worth £4.25 per week if they participate in the NHS Healthy Start programme. The vouchers are issued by the government in the form of monetary credits that are added to a payment card that the claimant may use to make purchases.
According to the Managing Director of Iceland, Richard Walker, “Data from the NHS Business Services Authority reveals that full take-up of the NHS Healthy Start scheme would lead to tens of millions of pounds worth of additional benefit being administered each year to approximately 130,000 families in need.”
It is of the utmost importance that this takes place, seeing as how the difference may result in an additional $442 per year being spent on necessities such as food, infant formula, and vitamins. It is believed to be the first time a supermarket and brand have worked together to promote the programme in this manner.
“We hope that, by broadening the options for low-income families so that they can buy the brands that they know and love, even more will come forward to claim their financial support during this difficult time,” Walker added. “We hope that by broadening the options for low-income families so that they can buy the brands that they know and love.”
The announcement comes after Iceland at the beginning of this year started marketing the plan on its own label milk bottles. “Fresh Del Monte has a century-long dedication to fresh fruit with no compromise on quality,” said Martin Tilney, senior commercial director for Del Monte.
“As the UK prepares for one of the costliest winters we’ve had to date, it’s more important than ever to be making every effort to increase uptake and awareness of NHS Healthy Start for low-income young families,” said Zoe McIntyre, Children’s Right2Food lead at The Food Foundation. “As the UK prepares for one of the costliest winters we’ve had to date, it’s more important than ever to be making every effort to increase uptake and awareness.”
“Iceland is doing an excellent job, and we eagerly anticipate seeing the outcomes of this campaign.” It is excellent that Iceland is once again helping to promote this essential programme, according to Maggie Throup, minister for public health at the Department of Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom.