To honour the Universal Children's Day, Fazer, celebrating its 120th anniversary, supplied celebration meals on Friday, 18 November for all families living in the SOS Children's Villages in Finland. Fazer has traditionally recognised its responsibility for the wellbeing of the local community and has supported the SOS Children's Village throughout the 50 years that the association has been active. The cooperation supports the activities of the SOS Children's Villages in Finland, Sweden and Russia.
The staff of Fazer has many times expressed their wish to do something concrete for the SOS Children's Villages. The meals, designed by our chef, were prepared by the Amica restaurant located the nearest to the Villages, and the staff of Fazer personally delivered the gift bags. We at Fazer believe that sharing and caring are a major part of wellbeing, and that delicious taste is not just about food but also about dining together.
On the 120th anniversary of Fazer, in addition to financial support, we have also wanted to celebrate together with the SOS Children's Villages. We have been involved in the association's events through product donations, we send a birthday gift to all children living in the SOS Children's Villages and we also send our greetings to all parents in the Villages on Mother's and Father's day.
Further information:
Family meal on the Universal Children's Day
Tuomo Antikainen, Communications Manager, Fazer Food Services, tel. +358 40 550 1890
Partnership between Fazer and the SOS Children's Village
Nina Törhönen, Brand Manager, Stakeholder Relationships and Corporate Identity, Fazer Group, tel. +358 40 509 3792
SOS Children's Village
Aija Rikala, Communications Manager, tel. +358 50 555 2515
Fazer Group
The origins of Fazer Group lie in a family company founded in 1891 when Karl Fazer opened his first café in Helsinki. Today, Fazer Group provides catering services, bakery products and confectioneries. The Group has operations in eight different countries. Its operations are based on a passion for the customer, quality excellence and team spirit. The Group operates in two business areas, which are committed to creating taste sensations: Fazer Food Service and Fazer Bakeries & Confectionery.
Fazer Group’s turnover for 2010 was over 1.5 billion euros. The Group employed some 16,500 people in 2010.
Fazer Food Services is the leading catering service company in Scandinavia, providing good food and customer-specific service solutions. Fazer Food Services has almost 1,200 restaurants in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Russia.
Fazer Bakeries and Confectionery
Fazer is Finland’s leading bakery company and one of the leading companies in the Baltic Region and Russia. Bakery products are manufactured in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia, where Fazer operates under the name Hlebnyi Dom. In the confectionery business, Fazer is Finland's leading company and a strong player in the Baltic Sea region. The confectionery factories are located in Finland: Vantaa (chocolate products), Lappeenranta (sugar confectionery) and Karkkila (chewing gum).
SOS Children's Village
SOS Children's Village is a private, independent children's rights association that operates in 132 countries. The association has operated in Finland since 1962 and has Children's Villages in Vihanti, Kaarina, Punkaharju, Espoo and Ylitornio as well as a home for young people in Vaajakoski. The association is expanding its operations; the first block homes will open in Tampere in summer 2012 Almost 100,000 children in Finland need help so that their safe growth and development can be ensured. The number is almost 10% of those under 18 years of age.
Of children and teenagers in child welfare, 17,000 live elsewhere than at home and 78,500 are covered by the support activities of open welfare. In 2010, the number of those in open welfare was 11% higher than in 2009. The number of children accommodated elsewhere than at home exceeded 17,000 for the first time. Of those, 12,547 were taken into custody or were urgently accommodated. The number of children taken into custody is continuously on the rise.