Bvlgari Provides Lunch Boxes to Healthcare Professionals Fighting New Coronavirus
Tokyo, April 23, 2020-High Jeweler Bulgari representing Rome, Italy, continues to support the scientific and medical communities in the eradication of the new coronavirus. As part of its corporate activities, Bulgari Japan's nutrition and hygiene by Executive Chef Luca Fantin of Michelin-starred restaurant Il Ristorante Luca Fantin (Ginza, Tokyo) is part of its corporate activities. From April 22 (Wednesday) today, we will target medical workers fighting day and night at infectious disease designated medical institutions in Tokyo decided to manufacture and deliver bento boxes that are colored with Italian food We have started to provide it.
The first "Bulgari Lunch Box Project" yesterday (22nd) delivered 180 meals to Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, followed by 200 meals to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine on Thursday, April 23rd. Was provided free of charge.
Atsushi Sugiyama, Director of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, who received the lunch, said as follows.
"Thank you very much for delivering a heartfelt Italian bento. We have been working day and night to help patients with new coronavirus infections. I would like to send it to medical staff as well as to the site of the center hospital. I am energized by the support of everyone. I think it will be a great encouragement for nurses and staff on site. ”
In response to this activity, Bvlgari Group CEO Jean-Christophe Baban commented as follows.
“The Bulgari Hotels & Resorts division is joining this activity, and we are fighting against the new coronavirus by globally utilizing our expertise in food and sterilization based on alcohol in Europe and Europe. We are very proud to support the brave healthcare professionals who are at the forefront of the worldwide epidemic of infectious diseases.Bulgari begins with education support for children in refugee camps, disaster relief, and gender equality. We continue to be a pioneer of CSR activities in the luxury industry, from the Bulgari Aurora Awards to the endorsement to the donation to historic Roman architectural restoration. Believes it must contribute to the communities that have benefited for decades. Thanks to the trust of its brands in the region, Li has established itself as a global luxury icon, with Japan being the first subsidiary established after Europe, It's one of the most loved Bulgari countries and I hope this activity will help Japanese healthcare professionals push forward under the immense pressure. "
In addition, Mr. Terumi Kanzawa, the director of Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, who received this offer the day before yesterday, commented as follows.
"In response to the new coronavirus, medical staff are seriously facing each day in a situation where it is unpredictable. At such times, the provision of lunch boxes is a encouragement for working medical staff. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of you for supporting our warm feelings, and as an infectious disease designated medical institution, we can meet the expectations of many people in order to save our precious lives. Thank you very much for this time. Let's continue to fight with the new coronavirus together. "
Walter Boronino, President and CEO of Bulgari Japan Co., Ltd. said,
“We are confronting each other with the belief that they will eventually come to an end. This support pays homage to the doctors, nurses, and researchers who work hard for our society every day. Bvlgari Japan's support is a natural dedication to medical professionals who are striving to bring us the foundation of hope. I hope that there will be a future where people can help each other all over the world.I hope that the situation we are in now is not a hindrance to the future, but an aspect to the future where light will come. I will never stop. ''
In addition, Luka Fantin, Executive Chef of Il Ristorante Luca Fantin, who was in charge of the actual cooking from the menu structure this time, said, “ Much of the medical field who fights on the front line that protects life beyond the boundaries of work. This "Bulgari lunch box project" is a simple Italian menu, but it is a seasonal food with high nutritional value so that you can feel the "season" that we always value. We hope that we can deliver a relaxing time to people who are busy working in the medical field, feeling the season of spring with a look and taste, and relaxing their hearts. " .
This activity is conducted twice a week during the period of the government's declaration of emergency, the next time is Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital on April 27 (Monday), and National Day on the following day (Tuesday) 28. We plan to provide it free of charge to the International Medical Research Center Hospital.
Until now, Bulgari has been actively engaged in CSR (corporate social responsibility) activities, and especially to save the children, an international NGO, for over 10 years since the conclusion of the partnership, US $ 90 million (about 9.7 billion yen) * As of April 20, we are also taking the initiative in charitable activities, such as making a donation of $ 1 = 107 yen. In the eradication of the new coronavirus, we supported the provision of a state-of-the-art 3D microscope to the Italian National Institute of Infectious Diseases Del Vecchio Pavilion, and ICR ( With Industrie Cosmetiche Riunite SpA), we have produced hundreds of thousands of hand gels using disinfectants, distributed them to medical facilities throughout Italy, and later started providing them to medical facilities in Switzerland where serious infection spreads. .