This solidarity support for Algarve institutions is done on a “regular basis” and is part of a donation program by the supermarket chain, called “Alimenta o Bairro”, the company contextualised in a statement, highlighting that, at a national level, food donations reached 7.1 thousand tons in 2024.

The associations receive “surplus food that can no longer be sold, for example, because its packaging is damaged or is approaching its expiration date, but which complies with safety standards,” he explained.