Hamlet Foods Cohorts with Filipino Relief Group to Create Sustainable Social Enterprise Model


credit: Gawad Kalinga Official Website

Hamlet Foods has partnered with Filipino relief organization, Gawad Kalinga, to help eliminate poverty and hunger in many Filipino communities through the development of a sustainable social enterprise model.

The social business is called Hamon , which has already developed a diverse number of food items that are natural, nutritious and appealing to customers. The business will also lay the groundwork for a chain of Hamon Food Stalls throughout the country. For additional marketing capital, Hamlet Foods will be raising $24,000 through its crowdfunding campaign.

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