To celebrate 40 years of Comic Relief, this Red Nose Day Holland & Barrett has teamed up with Big Zuu, as their newly crowned ‘Head of Funny’, to show shoppers how laughter and good nutrition are the perfect recipe for wellness and the key to making us all belly laugh.
The UK’s leading health and wellness retailer, aims to raise £500,000 for its charity partner this year, and with the help of Big Zuu, will encourage its shoppers to fundraise for the cause while also drawing attention to how good nutrition, alongside a belly laugh, is the best kept wellness secret.
In his newly appointed role as ‘Head of Funny’, Big Zuu has been surprising shoppers at the new Holland & Barrett store on Oxford Street, London, serving up belly laughs from behind the till. He has also been let loose in the H&B Kitchen, working alongside H&B’s expert chef, James Fisher, to dish out plenty of ideas and inspiration on how wellness fans can spice up their nutrition.
Shoppers can recreate Big Zuu’s favourite childhood recipe of fajitas, made using Holland & Barrett’s range of naturally nutritious ingredients, with 10p from the purchase price of selected new H&B branded food products (indicated by the red “donating” stickers instore and online) being donated to Comic Relief from 5th Feb – 24th March inclusive.
Anthony Houghton, CEO, Holland & Barrett UK&I, said: “We’re over the moon to be supporting 40 years of Red Nose Day through our partnership with Comic Relief, and to play our role in fundraising for this great cause by serving up the belly laughs. Together with our new ‘Head of Funny’, Big Zuu, we’re drawing attention to how good nutrition with the help of our great tasting range of products alongside a belly laugh is one of the best kept wellness secrets.”
Big Zuu, said: “I’m thrilled to be working with Holland & Barrett to raise awareness and to support this year’s Red Nose Day. I love great tasting food, and I love a good belly laugh, so I’m the best person for the job! I’m encouraging everyone to get involved, by laughing loud and giving a little, so we can make a big difference to some incredible projects, which help children to be happier, families be stronger, women feel safer, communities feel prouder and millions of lives fairer.”
Samir Patel at Comic Relief, said: “We really appreciate that Holland & Barrett and Big Zuu are partnering with us this Red Nose Day to have lots of laughs while doing good. It’s Comic Relief’s 40th birthday this year and changing lives for the better is needed as much today as it was in 1985. Whether big or small, every donation enables Comic Relief to work with fantastic organisations who are supporting communities by providing food, essential healthcare and safe shelter to the people who need it most – as well as so much more. We really appreciate every penny which is given”.
Follow @hollandandbarrett and @itsbigzuu to spread the belly laughs this #RedNoseDay and find out how you can get in on the fun to help raise money for @comicrelief. Because when we all do a little something funny for money, giving gets bigger and bigger – so people around the UK and the world can get the support they need.
Together we can do good for ourselves while doing good for others.
