According to public information, as of 17:00 on January 31, 2020, the Red Cross Society of China and the Red Cross Foundation of China had received a total of 849.7232 million yuan in donations for the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus. This includes 656.9581 million yuan in cash and 192.7651 million yuan in supplies. The donated funds and supplies will be used according to the needs of epidemic prevention and control and the wishes of the donors.
-01- Food and Beverage Companies
1. Wahaha On February 1, the Zhejiang Fuli Charity Foundation, initiated by Zong Fuli, president of Hongsheng Beverage Group, announced a donation of 5 million yuan to the Zhejiang Charity Federation to establish a special fund for the overseas purchase of over 40,000 sets of MEDOP brand TRAJE MEDOP-TEX CLASSIC series emergency protective suits, to help alleviate the shortage of protective suits for medical staff in China. Previously, Wahaha had donated 6,845 boxes of eight-treasure porridge, 300 boxes of quinoa milk porridge, 6,720 boxes of purified water, and 2,100 boxes of active oxygen water to Wuhan and Hangzhou in three batches, totaling 15,965 boxes and 216,780 bottles.
2. Mengniu According to official news from Mengniu, on the basis of the 80 million yuan in cash and supplies already donated, the Mengniu Group announced on January 31 an additional donation of 660 million yuan in products, marking the sixth donation in nine days. The distribution of donated funds and supplies will be coordinated by the China Charity Federation and its local branches, with products delivered daily to thousands of hospitals and frontline epidemic prevention efforts.
3. Budweiser China Budweiser China decided to donate 10 million yuan in cash and supplies to the Hanyang District Charity Association in Wuhan, including 5 million yuan in cash, 4 million yuan in medical supplies, and 1 million yuan in emergency purified water. The first batch of 460 boxes (11,040 cans) of emergency purified water will be transported to the frontline of epidemic prevention.
4. Xiaoguan Tea Xiaoguan Tea donated 1 million yuan in cash to the Red Cross Foundation of China to assist in fighting the novel coronavirus epidemic. In addition, it donated 1 million yuan worth of Xiaoguan Tea insulated travel cups to frontline medical staff.
5. Baiguoyuan On January 27, Baiguoyuan donated 100,000 masks that arrived at Wuhan hospitals, and later added a donation of 1 million yuan in cash and supplies for frontline anti-epidemic and prevention work in Wuhan and other areas, including urgently needed medical supplies such as KN95 masks, disinfectant, goggles, and surgical gloves. At the same time, Baiguoyuan will leverage its advantages to deliver multiple truckloads of fruit to the frontline, and has partnered with its ecosystem partners to continue donations, such as 100 tons of Korla fragrant pears.
6. Mondelēz Greater China Mondelēz Greater China announced a donation of 2 million yuan to support the urgently needed medical protective supplies for frontline medical staff and patients in the epidemic area, and also urgently allocated and donated 1.5 million yuan worth of food.
7. Six Walnut Six Walnut donated 10 million yuan worth of walnut milk beverages through the Red Cross Foundation of China, to express condolences and provide nutritional support to medical workers fighting on the frontline of the epidemic.
8. Dongpeng Special Drink Donated 12 million yuan to the Red Cross Foundation of China, and also plans to donate 500,000 bottles of functional drinks.
9. Laoshan Mineral Water Donated a total of 1 million bottles of beverages and mineral water, worth 2 million yuan.
10. Yipin Dairy Group Yipin Dairy Group urgently donated 2 million yuan in cash to the Red Cross Foundation of China for the purchase of protective suits, masks, disinfectant, and other medical protective supplies and treatment equipment; and 10 million yuan worth of milk powder to provide nutritional supplements for medical workers and their families on the frontline.
11. Wyeth Donated a total of 27 million yuan in cash and supplies to the "Huize Fund" of the Red Cross Foundation of China.
12. PepsiCo Donated 5 million yuan in emergency funds and 48,000 bottles of purified water to fight the epidemic.
13. Abbott China Donated a total of 18.1 million yuan in cash and medical supplies.
14. Mars China Donated 1 million yuan in cash, and donated 820 boxes of Snickers chocolate bars and 1,000 boxes of KIND nut bars worth over 1.2 million yuan.
15. Xiangpiaopiao Donated 10 million yuan.
16. Swire China Donated 10 million yuan, and its Hubei branch donated 1.5 million yuan and 500,000 bottles of "Pure Joy" bottled water and "Schweppes+C" bottled drinks.
17. By-Health On January 27, By-Health donated 10 million yuan through the China Charity Federation, and established a "Special Fund for Fighting COVID-19" within the organization, specifically for the rescue and rewards of frontline medical staff and the procurement of medical protective supplies.
18. Muyuan Food On January 29, Muyuan Food Co., Ltd. donated 100 million yuan for the national prevention and control of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, especially in severely affected areas. Muyuan's subsidiaries are fully supporting epidemic prevention and control, organizing over 1,500 employees to participate in on-site prevention work, and providing masks, protective suits, alcohol, and other supplies free of charge. In addition, the company's actual controllers, Qin Yinglin and his wife Qian Ying, plan to donate 100 million yuan for the national epidemic prevention and control work.
19. Wuzizui Food Wuzizui donated 5 million yuan to help Wuhan fight the novel coronavirus pneumonia.
20. Tsingtao Brewery On January 29, Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. donated 10 million yuan in cash and 2 million yuan in supplies to the Qingdao Red Cross for epidemic prevention and control.
21. Yanjin Shop On January 27, Yanjin Shop donated over 3 million yuan in medical supplies to Wuhan and Changsha to support the fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. On the same day, the first batch of medical supplies worth about 1 million yuan was sent from Wuxi, Jiangsu, and Changsha, Hunan, to the Wuhan Red Cross and Hunan Wangwang Hospital, including 50 sets of special disinfection equipment, 26,000 N95 protective masks, 50,000 N90 and medical masks, 2,000 medical protective masks (including protective glasses), and a batch of protective suits and disinfectant.
22. a2 Milk a2 Milk Company announced a donation of cash and products totaling 10 million yuan, including 5 million yuan in cash and 5 million yuan worth of a2 brand products. At the same time, a2 Milk Company pledged a special fund of 1 million New Zealand dollars (approximately 4.53 million yuan) to support a leading independent research institution in Australia in the global field of vaccine development, to accelerate the development of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
23. Wolong Food Co., Ltd. On January 30, Qingdao Wolong Food Co., Ltd. donated 2 million yuan worth of nut food supplies to the Qingdao Charity Federation. This batch of supplies will be used for various emergency relief needed to fight the novel coronavirus epidemic.
24. Genki Forest Genki Forest donated its sparkling water to Wuhan Hubei Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuhan People's Hospital, Jingmen Red Cross, and Union Hospital through the Charity Federation and volunteers. On January 30, the first batch of sparkling water arrived in Jingmen, Hubei.
25. Milkground On January 30, Milkground announced a donation of 1 million yuan worth of cheese stick products to multiple designated fever clinic hospitals in Shanghai to ensure energy supplementation for medical workers.
26. Laiyifen Laiyifen donated food in 13 batches to support Wuhan and frontline medical staff across the country, covering the daily rations of all medical teams nationwide, doing their best to ensure that medical teams receive adequate nutrition under extraordinary work intensity.
27. Tongfu Group Donated 2 million yuan, along with supplies such as Tongfu bowl porridge.
28. Qinqin Food Donated 600 boxes of Yuneng functional suckable jelly to hospitals in the Xiaogan area.
29. Yinqiao Dairy Donated 5 million yuan in funds and supplies.
30. Evergrande Spring Evergrande Spring delivered 4,000 boxes of free love water to frontline medical staff.
31. Weigang Group Following the initial donation of over 200,000 yuan in supplies, it donated another 500 air purifiers worth 3.1 million yuan, with total donations expected to exceed 10 million yuan.
32. Gaphaber Chocolate Donated 2.5 tons of medical alcohol and 70 boxes of chocolate.
33. Kouwei Wang Donated 10 million yuan.
34. Lanjian Beverage Donated 10 million yuan.
35. Haichijia Donated 100,000 yuan in cash and 100,000 yuan worth of convenience food.
36. Orion The first batch of donations included 1,500 boxes of Q.T. cakes and 500 boxes of Orion Choco Pie, and also urgently purchased 100,000 medical masks from overseas to send to the epidemic area.
37. Juewei Duck Neck Donated 10 million yuan for the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus epidemic.
-02- Grain, Oil, and Condiment Companies
1. Totole Shanghai Totole Food Co., Ltd. actively responded to the epidemic prevention and control requirements of the municipal party committee and government, donating 1.1 million yuan through the Shanghai Red Cross for frontline medical staff to purchase medical protective supplies, and through the Shanghai Medical Workers' Union, donated over 100,000 yuan worth of Meicai pork sauce and Maggi mashed potatoes to relevant Shanghai hospitals for the convenience of frontline medical staff.
2. Shuita Vinegar Industry On the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, Shuita Vinegar Industry urgently sent two trucks of white vinegar to Wuhan, actively participating in the epidemic prevention and control battle.
3. Zilin Vinegar Industry Zilin Vinegar Industry supported epidemic prevention by donating 500,000 yuan through the Qingxu County Red Cross on January 30 for epidemic prevention and control.
4. Angel Yeast On January 28, Angel Group donated 2 million yuan worth of Yifukang yeast selenium yeast polysaccharide products through the Yichang Red Cross to medical staff in Yichang fighting on the frontline. It is understood that in addition to Yichang, Angel Group also decided to donate 3 million yuan worth of Angel Nutrite Yifukang, protein powder, probiotics, and other health products to Wuhan.
5. Yongyi Food After the outbreak, Yongyi Food quickly raised funds and donated 2 million yuan to the Wuhan Charity Federation for medical use in Wuhan's epidemic prevention and control.
6. China Salt Group Before the traffic control in Wuhan, China Salt Group had already transported over 1,000 tons of salt to Wuhan, and currently has nearly 5,000 tons of various salts in stock, ensuring stable and sufficient supply. China Salt Group's designated salt production enterprises in Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hebei, and other places maintain efficient production. On January 29, the party committee of China Salt Group held an expanded meeting and decided to donate 5 million yuan to Hubei Province through the transitional account of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission for epidemic prevention and control, and to firmly ensure the stable supply of salt, medical salt, and sodium hypochlorite products.
7. Yihai Kerry To support Hubei Province in fighting the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, Yihai Kerry Arawana Grain, Oil and Food Co., Ltd. stated that it will donate a total of 30 million yuan in cash and supplies through the "Arawana Public Welfare Charity Foundation" to the "China Overseas Chinese Public Welfare Foundation", with 20 million yuan in cash and 10 million yuan in rescue supplies. On January 25, 100,000 medical masks urgently purchased by Yihai Kerry arrived in Wuhan. As of noon on January 28, Yihai Kerry had cumulatively donated 236,000 medical masks to Wuhan.
8. Luhua Luhua Group announced on January 30 that it would donate 10 million yuan to the Hubei Charity Federation, 5 million yuan to the Shandong Charity Federation, and 5 million yuan to the Yantai Charity Federation (of which 1 million yuan is designated for Laiyang City), totaling 20 million yuan, mainly for the prevention, control, and treatment of the novel coronavirus pneumonia.
9. Kemen Noodle Manufacturing On January 29, a Kemen Noodle Manufacturing truck loaded with 1,000 boxes of instant noodles and 550 boxes of udon noodles departed from Xinxiang, Henan, heading south to support eight frontline hospitals in Wuhan, helping to ensure the supply of emergency supplies in the disaster area.
10. Jinshahe Noodle Industry On January 30, Hebei Jinshahe Noodle Industry Group donated 3,212 boxes of wheat flour and 2,213 boxes of dried noodles to Xianning, Hubei, totaling 68 tons and worth over 350,000 yuan, arriving in Xianning at around 10 p.m. that evening.
-03- Conclusion The novel coronavirus epidemic has not been effectively controlled, and related topics remain at the top of various channels. While a large number of people are hoarding N95 masks, vegetables, and Shuanghuanglian, many companies are spontaneously taking on social responsibility, dispatching supplies, money, and personnel to the frontline.
This war against the epidemic seems to deliberately hover between a "sprint" and a "marathon," but the key to winning any battle often lies in logistics and supply.
In fact, it has only been ten days since Wuhan was locked down, and because we are "trapped," time feels especially long. But we can clearly see the tremendous energy these companies have generated in just ten days. This is only limited to the FMCG industry, but there are a large number of "heroes in harm's way" in all walks of life. This tough battle against the epidemic will ultimately be won!
