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Meals & More has extended its operations to launch ‘The Big Day Out’ giving children a ‘fantastic’ experience over the summer holidays and ‘The Big Christmas Party’ ensuring that children in need can experience the ‘magic’ of the holiday season.

The charity Meals & More says it was one of the first organisations to identify and challenge the problems associated with holiday hunger, which is suffered by millions of families across the UK when schools are closed and support is not always available.

Peter McGrath, operations director for Meals & More, said: "The charity has come a long way since the early days of supporting a handful of children in South Wales. What that showed was the tremendous need that exists and every year we've raised more funds to help more children.

“We've now supported more than 2.5 million meals and helped thousands of children not only with a good meal, but also creating some positive memories through the clubs and other activity."

Driving the charity's success since its launch has been Brakes, which has donated the equivalent of more than £3m to fund the charity’s vital work.

Paul Nieduszynski, chief executive of Sysco GB, added: "Our purpose is to connect the world to share food and care for one another and I can think of no better way of doing that than through Meals & More.

“We feel we have made a meaningful contribution to change, and yet ten years on, there is still much to do. We will continue to support Meals & More as our contribution to tackling holiday hunger. We are grateful to all the colleagues across Sysco GB, our suppliers and customers who have all helped to raise funds in support of Meals & More and the important work it undertakes.”