Who We Are - Launch Foods
In 2018, in response to Glasgow’s shocking child poverty rates, Craig Johnson established Launch Foods, a social enterprise which directly funds free meals for children in Glasgow living in poverty. Initially focused on catering, the business soon expanded with Launch Coffee, a new café in the heart of Glasgow’s business district.
Glasgow punters can feed hungry kids by buying a £1 coffee at this cafe
Jul 12, 2022 · For every purchase made at the food joint a child in Glasgow will receive a hot meal, bottled water and piece of fruit. Hot drinks, snacks, sandwiches, salads and other refreshments are on the...
Free Launch treat as Craig Johnson dishes out food to kids in Glasgow
Jul 22, 2018 · Free Launch treat as Craig Johnson dishes out food to hungry kids in Glasgow The humble 57-year-old entrepreneur has embarked on a one-man mission to eradicate food poverty from his home...
Launch Foods | A Charity Feeding Glasgow's Kids since 2018
Launch Foods wants to help! We focus on maximising food surplus by feeding kids in our communities with free, hot, nutritious food after their school day and during holidays. Since our inception six years ago, we’ve provided in excess of 750,000 free meals and we want to do more.
New Glasgow cafe helping to feed hungry school children
Jul 11, 2022 · The social enterprise is the latest venture from Craig Johnson, who started Launch Foods in 2018 to divert surplus food, from some of Scotland’s biggest food and drink companies such as Highland Spring, Brakes Scotland and butcher Simon Howie, to feed children in need of nutritious meals outside of school hours. The charity has so far ...
'I want to go out of business': One man's mission to feed ... - BBC
Jul 11, 2018 · Businessman and former restaurateur Craig Johnson has an unusual mission statement. He wants to be out of business as quickly as possible. Sickened by the thought of children going hungry,...
Launch Coffee feeding 300 Glasgow children every day
Jun 29, 2023 · Craig Johnson's City Centre cafe funds a meal for 300 Glasgow schoolchildren every day but he doesn't want your charity.
New Glasgow café on a mission to help feed city’s kids
Jul 11, 2022 · Launch Café is located at 99 Bothwell Street and will open from 8am–4pm, Monday–Friday, serving a range of hot drinks, snacks, sandwiches, wraps, salads and other refreshments. Simply buying one coffee will provide a hot meal, bottled water and fruit for …
Launch Foods | Merson Group
May 2, 2023 · After the challenges in the hospitality industry during the pandemic, @Launch Coffee finally opened last July in Glasgow City Centre’s Bothwell Street. The café offers delicious baked goods, sandwiches and toasties freshly prepared on the premises every day not to mention amazing coffee (we can vouch for that) for reasonable prices.
Enterprise is on a mission to feed city kids - TFN
Jul 11, 2022 · One coffee will provide a hot meal, bottled water and fruit for a child. A new lunch spot has opened its doors in the heart of Glasgow’s international financial services district, with every coffee or sandwich purchased helping towards free after-school meals for …