Myung Seung-min, compliance division head at Korea Seven (left), and Kim Hyun-hoon, chairman of the Korea National Council on Social Welfare (right), pose for a photo Thursday during a ceremony marking an MOU between Seven-Eleven and the council to support food aid for vulnerable groups. [Courtesy of Seven-Eleven]
Myung Seung-min, compliance division head at Korea Seven (left), and Kim Hyun-hoon, chairman of the Korea National Council on Social Welfare (right), pose for a photo Thursday during a ceremony marking an MOU between Seven-Eleven and the council to support food aid for vulnerable groups. [Courtesy of Seven-Eleven]

Seven-Eleven said Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea National Council on Social Welfare to support food aid for vulnerable groups and expand a donation project that provides food to those in need at no cost.

The project, run by the Korea National Council on Social Welfare under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, provides food to vulnerable groups and connects them with welfare services to help close gaps in the social safety net.

Seven-Eleven is using its nationwide store network to spread the word about the project. Since Sept. 1, the company has been promoting the project through point-of-sale terminals and digital signage at all of its stores so that those in need can easily find the information. To mark World Food Day on Oct. 16, the company will donate about 10,000 units of local farm produce to donation sites participating in the project nationwide.

"We will continue to cooperate so we can provide real help to our neighbors, and keep up social contribution activities that let us grow together with local communities," said Kim Mi-so, senior ESG manager at Seven-Eleven's communication team.


spa@heraldcorp.com