City centre restaurant donates weekly meals to Foodcycle

A city centre restaurant has teamed up with a national charity to help deliver community meals at venues across the city. 

Based in Grand central Birmingham, Holy Moly is a Harlem-inspired soul food eatery and home of the ‘Proper Mac’.

National charity Foodcycle operates at five locations across Birmingham, including Longbridge Methodist Church. Community kitchen spaces and surplus food are utilised by volunteers to prepare a free, weekly, three course meal – reducing food waste, building community and supporting those in need.

Holy Moly donated its first selection of its vegetarian cheesy ‘Proper Mac’ in January and will be providing hot meals to the charity every week.

Justin Powell, Regional Manager Midlands at FoodCycle, said: “We are thrilled to have Holy Moly onboard supporting us in feeding people who may be struggling with hunger or loneliness. The backing of local food suppliers and restaurants is vital to us in order to provide free community meals; we can’t thank Holy Moly enough for their ongoing assistance each week and what is the start of a fantastic partnership.”

Paul Elliott, Head of Business at Holy Moly, added: “FoodCycle do some incredible work supporting the local community. The charity is made up of amazing volunteers who provide so much to those in need and being able to play a small part in helping means a lot to us all here.”

Holy Moly opened in 2018 as Birmingham’s first ever Mac ‘n’ Cheese restaurant: the perfect place to go if you’re looking for a light bite, dinner with the family or a drink with your mates. The menu a delicious range of macs, burgers, chicken, cocktails and much more. There’s no need to book and you can find out more on the Holy Moly website.

Foodcycle Longbridge is held every Monday at 6.30pm at Longbridge Methodist Church, 1654-1658 Bristol Road South, Rednal B45 9TY and all are welcome. For more information, visit the Foodcycle website.