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Barilla, Marriott, Red Cross team up for World Pasta Day

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Maria Bettina Valeroso, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Italian food company Barilla and Marriott Hotel Manila teamed up to create a nutritious pasta dish for Red Cross Philippines children to mark World Pasta Day.</p><p>Barilla executive chef Andrea Tranchero and Marriott executive chef Meik Brammer served Penne Bolognese Filipino-style for the Red Cross Philippines team and some of their student beneficiaries from Villamor Air Base Elementary School. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="World Pasta Day" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/10/25/20231025-pasta-day.jpg"/><figcaption>Barilla executive chef Andrea Tranchero and Marriott Hotel Manila executive chef Meik Brammer with Red Cross Philippines team and its student beneficiaries from Villamor Air Base Elementary School.</figcaption></figure></div><p>As food waste is a major global problem, with billions of tons of food for human consumption being thrown away at landfills, Tranchero said it is important for chefs to teach young children about it. </p><p>He also mentioned that people nowadays are buying more food but highlighted that there is a “need to be conscious and to take care of the world.” </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Barilla executive chef Andrea Tranchero and Marriott Hotel Manila executive chef Meik Brammer" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/10/25/20231025-pasta.jpg"/><figcaption>Barilla executive chef Andrea Tranchero and Marriott Hotel Manila executive chef Meik Brammer</figcaption></figure></div><p>Brammer, who has been with Marriott for more than a decade, also shared that their initiative in addressing food wastage is donating excess food to the underprivileged through Red Cross Philippines. </p><p>“We are passionate about giving back to the communities we serve, and this event exemplifies our dedication to making a positive impact,&quot; Brammer said.</p><p>For her part, Micot Juico, food coordinator of Red Cross Philippines, said, “We wish that more restaurants and bake shops in other areas can donate [their excess food] to us.” s</p><p>For more than 12 years, Juico has been teaming up with hotels, restaurants, bake shops and food storage facilities in the Philippines to provide food for street-dwelling children and calamity victims. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo caption: Micot Juico, food coordinator of the Red Cross Philippines, with their student beneficiaries from Villamor Air Base Elementary School" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/10/25/20231025-pasta3.jpg"/><figcaption>Micot Juico, food coordinator of the Red Cross Philippines, with their student beneficiaries from Villamor Air Base Elementary School</figcaption></figure></div><p>Juico added that they are also looking forward to grocery stores to join in their initiative to donate vegetables and other goods to underprivileged Filipinos. </p>

Italian food company Barilla and Marriott Hotel Manila teamed up to create a nutritious pasta dish for Red Cross Philippines children to mark World Pasta Day.

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Barilla, Marriott, Red Cross team up for World Pasta Day

Maria Bettina Valeroso,

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Published Oct 25, 2023 08:52 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 25, 2023 09:42 PM PHT

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