BRF S A : ANNOUNCES DONATIONS TO TOLEDO

14/04/2020 19h00 BRF ANNOUNCES DONATIONS TO TOLEDO

Personal protective equipment for hospital applications delivered to the local government

BRF, one of the largest food companies in the world, has donated personal protective equipment for hospital applications to Toledo, to help fight the Coronavirus in the city. The company supplied 200 kits of disposable clothing, including gowns and pants, 100 gowns and 300 caps to the local government, which sent the materials to the medical teams of the city's Mini Hospital.

This is part of the BRL 50 million announced last week by BRF to be donated as food, medical supplies and support to research and social development funds to help fight the impacts of the pandemic. The donations are earmarked for hospitals, Santa Casa clinics, social assistance organizations and health professionals based in the states and cities where the company has operations.

Altogether, in hospitals alone, including field hospitals, donations are expected to benefit more than 15,000 people/day, with nearly 2.5 million meals served for the next three months. As a global company, BRF will extend this initiative to countries where it owns production plants, such as Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

About BRF

The world's largest poultry exporter, BRF is present in over 140 countries and owns iconic brands, such as Sadia, Perdigão and Qualy. Its purpose is to offer increasingly tastier, practical, good-quality food to people around the world through the sustainable management of a vivid, long and complex chain that provides everyone with a better life, from farm to fork. Based on the fundamental commitments of safety, quality and integrity, its strategy is based on a long-term vision and is designed to generate value for its 90,000 employees, to more than 250,000 clients, about 11,000 integrated partners in Brazil, all of its shareholders, and society.

BRF owns 34 manufacturing plants in Brazil, in 10 states, in addition to another 5 plants abroad. It employs about 14,000 drivers and 45 distribution centers that ensure the distribution of food to more than 250,000 clients and millions of consumers.