Roadchef Raises £2.6m For Cancer Research UK

We're delighted to announce that we have extended our partnership with Cancer Research UK until 2023    with Cancer Research UK for three years after raising £2.6m since 2018.

Teams at Roadchef were asked to vote for the company’s charity partner, with incumbent Cancer Research UK once again the overwhelming favourite among colleagues.

Earlier this year, Cancer Research UK named Roadchef the ‘Corporate Fundraising Team of the Year’ as part of its Flame of Hope annual awards ceremony, which celebrates the outstanding achievements of volunteers and fundraisers across the UK.

The charity, also named Mike Jackson, Director of Supply Chain Management and Head of Charity at Roadchef as ‘Corporate Charity Champion of the Year 2020’, for his outstanding fundraising achievements and personally raising over £230,000 for the cause by completing the Jurassic Coast Challenge, the Shine Night Walk and the Lake District 10 Peak Challenge, among others.

Eve Mitchell, Head of Partnership Management at Cancer Research UK said: “Raising £2.6m is an incredible achievement and we want to say a huge thank you to Roadchef’s staff and customers for the support we have received, especially over the last year. We’re delighted that Roadchef employees have chosen to continue our partnership for a further three years and look forward to working together again. The money raised through the partnership will help continue our vital work to make progress for people affected by cancer.”

Mark Fox, CEO of Roadchef, commented: “We’re extremely proud of what we’ve achieved in aid of Cancer Research UK, even during the difficult circumstances of 2020. It’s clear that our colleagues are keen to continue supporting the charity’s life-saving work and we look forward to three more years of partnership helping to raise more vital funds.”