A WREXHAM food firm is supporting local charities by allowing employees to donate foods to a cause that is special to them.

The Portable Foods Manufacturing Company operates from the same site as Kellogg’s Wrexham factory on Bryn Lane, and produces a range of Kellogg’s foods such as Kellogg’s cereal bars and fruit winders.

It has donated food to local causes in support of the Kellogg’s commitment to help people during this difficult time.

Last month, Kellogg's announced it would be distributing a minimum of three million servings of food to its charity partners, to reach food banks, schools and community groups supporting the most vulnerable people.

The business is also donating a further 1.2 million servings of food direct to NHS workers on the front line.

Donations of Kellogg’s cereal bars and Pringles have been taken to 23 local causes which were personally selected by the employees at the factory.

Lee Evans, operator at Wrexham Portable Foods, said: “I have chosen the Rhos Community Café as one of the charities to receive the Kellogg’s donations.

"I decided to choose this particular charity as after spending two weeks in isolation myself, I realised how difficult it can be for people to get what they need.

"This charity is committed to getting food to those who need it, especially the elderly and those at a high risk.

"I have been delivering parcels to the community for a couple of weeks now and it is great that I am also able to help by nominating the Rhos Community Café as my chosen charity.”

More than 8,000 items of Kellogg’s food have been split between the following causes: Caia Park Partnership Foodbank, Caia Park Health Visitors, Borras Park Junior School, Rhos Community Café, Wrexham Ambulance Centre, Wrexham Maelor Hospital Heddfan Adults Metal Health service, Wrexham Maelor Hospital Pharmacy, Tapley Avenue Children’s Centre, Leave No One Behind community support group and Nightingale House Hospice.

Other organisations to benefit include Liverpool Women’s Trust, Rhos Food bank, Llangollen zero food waste and Food Share, Penley Community Hospital and Penley Rainbow Centre, Meifod and Vicarage Court Care Home, Overton NHS Clinic, Countess of Chester Hospital Midwifery, Gobowen Orthopeadic Hospital, Sycamore Lodge Dementia Nursing Home, Borras Park School and the Salvation Army.

More broadly across Wrexham, Kellogg’s factory colleagues have been providing donations of cereals and snacks to Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Gobowen Hospital, Ty Derbyn, Y Heddfan, Grove Road Health Centre, Wrexham food bank at the Salvation Army and Hafod Y Wern Primary School.