COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Mondelez India - Initiatives to combat the COVID -19 pandemic in the country

Starting March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the entire world to a standstill. Demonstrating our value of “Do What’s Right”, Mondelez India stepped up and extended support through multiple initiatives to help fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below is the consolidated list of efforts undertaken by the company for our communities in India, till date –

Phase 1 (2020)

  • The company donated 1,00,00 masks, 45 sanitizer cans of 5 liters and 3000 sanitizer bottles of 50 ml across hospitals and police stations in Mumbai to support the Maharashtra state government in this fight against Covid-19
  • Provided aid at local factory locations of Induri, Sri City, Baddi & Malanpur, the company distributed about 1,800 relief kits – consisting of critical masks and sanitizers and products
  • Colleagues of Mondelez India collectively facilitated over 110,000 meals, through the Akshaya Patra Foundation
  • Launched Limited-Edition Cadbury Dairy Milk ‘Thank You’ Bar, to facilitate India’s spirit of generosity. The company also committed part proceeds from Limited-Edition ‘Thank You’ Bar sale towards health insurance policies of the daily wage earners, via a partnership with Nirmana, an NGO that works with the unorganized sector

Phases 2 and 3 (2021-22)

  • Contributed over 350 tonnes of Chocolates, Biscuits & Beverages to India FoodBanking Network and NGOs
  • The company also helped over 43,000 beneficiaries by contributing 2 weeks of dry ration kits to support families around its 4 factory locations
  • Extended our support to communities located around Mondelez India factories in Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), Malanpur (Madhya Pradesh) and Sri City (Andhra Pradesh)
  • Distributed 580 oxygen concentrators and medical equipment at the Covid care facilities across eight states in partnership with Save The Children
  • Established a 200 bed COVID care facility, which includes 50-bed ICU unit in Bhopal
  • Upgraded an 80-bed ICU and operationalized a new 25-bed pediatric ICU facility at Jalna Hospital
  • Extending support to vaccination program by currently administering 5 lakh vaccine doses for communities in partnership with Save The Children
  • Employees contributed personal funds to NGO Concern India towards purchase of medical equipment for Covid hospitals/ treatment