In celebration of World Coconut Day on 2nd September, Hoppers’ bar team have created two spanking new, limited edition drinks celebrating the vibrant diversity of the versatile coconut tree and both Vita Coco and Hoppers’ shared connection to Sri Lanka. Vita Coco sustainably sources their coconuts from South East Asian countries including Sri Lanka and runs The Vita Coco Project which supports farming communities with funds and tools to educate, grow and guide future generations for a more sustainable future.
“On World Coconut Day this September, we are thrilled to partner with Vita Coco, a brand that shares our love for Sri Lanka and all things coconut, to support the amazing work done by The Felix Project to reduce food waste and eliminate hunger in the UK.” says Karan Gokani, Director, Hoppers Restaurants.
“The Felix Project is on a mission to deliver 38 million meals to Londoners in need this year. We recently launched Felix’s Kitchen – the largest charity social kitchen created in central London. Launched in association with The Evening Standard, Felix’s Kitchen cooks surplus food to make delicious ‘ready meals’ for local charities in East London. We are delighted to be partnering with Vita Coco and Hoppers to shine a light on the issues of food waste and hunger in London.” – Mark Simpson, Director of Operations.
The Pol Gaha £8.50
Pol Gaha is Sinhalese for ‘coconut tree’ and combines the traditional Sri Lanken spirit Ceylon Arrack with a coconut reduction, Vita Coco coconut water, ginger and curry leaf
The Felix £5.00
A refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail made with New London Light (non-alcoholic spirit), Vita Coco coconut water and a spiced jaggery cordial
Both drinks will be available from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th September exclusively at Hoppers King’s Cross and all proceeds from their sales will be donated to The Felix Project, a London based food redistribution charity set up in 2016 to battle hunger and food waste.