Community

Bula! Welcome to Fiji, where happiness finds you!

In the heart of the South Pacific and comprising of 333 tropical islands, Fiji is home to many things- exquisite white sandy beaches on the islands of the Mamanucas and Yasawas, undersea marvels in the Kadavu group, lush interior rainforests of Taveuni and regions filled with hidden treasures and adventures. From beautiful rivers and waterfalls, soaring mountains and limestone caves, to authentic cuisine and fascinating cultural experiences like fire dancing, arts and crafts and kava ceremonies.

Community is the heartbeat of Fiji, where people greet you with a warm Bula smile and gracious hospitality to make you feel at home. It’s true that Fiji’s people are some of the happiest on Earth, which we put down to our communal attitude. Our people are rarely alone and share everything, from shoes to musical instruments to a good story and a laugh or two.

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Yee’s Community Initiative

At Yees, we’ve created a culture of helping others through our charitable actions and community strengthening programs. We aim to foster a positive community not just through the delicious food and beverages happily devoured by people throughout Fiji, but through our community service. Whether we’re helping to bridge the gap towards sustainable Fijian communities, empowering the next generation of students, improving health services, or quickly acting in response to relief needs, Yees are doing what they can to make a difference with meaningful acts to enrich the lives of Fijians. But don’t just take our word for it, take a look at some of the work we’ve done within the community over the past few years.

Improving health services with new ECG monitors

In an effort fill a much-needed medical equipment short supply, Yees in partnership with the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, was able to successfully deliver six donated ECG monitors to the Fiji Ministry of Health. These machines were then distributed across low-resource hospitals in Fiji.

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Making wishes come true for sick kids

“Give them love, give them hope, give them a reason to smile” was the catchphrase we adopted to help fulfil the wishes of children suffering from cancer. With the support of Unilever, Yees was able to work with the Lautoka Hospital to identify the wishes of some of their young patients and make them come true! Ananaiyasa Mocei, aged 3, and Tanya Kumar, 7, both received bicycles, while Timoci Ratu, 9, was given an iPad.

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Cyclone Winston Relief

Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston was one of the most intense tropical cyclones ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. The effects across Fiji were devastating with 40,000 homes damaged and 44 people losing their lives.

Yees were quick to spring into action, spending two days distributing food hampers to the affected families in the Ba-Rakiraki area of Western Viti Levu. At the end of a two-day period, 1,000 boxes of food rations, 600 cartons of Walls Ice Cream and 50 cartons of Blue Band Margarine were delivered to the most affected people.

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National Barista Competition

Yee’s in partnership with JDE Coffee and the Fiji Chefs Association have been organising the Piazza D’Oro Fiji Barista of the Year competition for nearly a decade. Seasoned and new baristas from every facet of the coffee and hospitality industry are given an open invitation to compete and showcase their art, based on international competition criteria and rules.

The Latte Smackdown section additionally gives competitors an opportunity to demonstrate their creative, personal and artistic flair with latte art and presentation being the primary focus.

The Piazza D’Oro Fiji Barista of the Year attracts the best baristas every year and the ever-improving skills we see is testament to the interest that this competition creates amongst Fiji’s baristas. It also recognises the achievements in the art of espresso coffee preparation and we are so encouraged by the noticeable growth in the industry.

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Great brands we work with

Coon logo
Tegel logo
Mission logo
Flora logo
Birdseye logo
Knorr logo
Moccona logo
San Pellegrino logo
Essential logo
McCormick logo
Pizza D'Oro logo
Antoniou Filo Pastry logo
Bertolli logo
Whitestone Cheese Co logo
Org logo
Waimea logo
Domex logo
Unilever Food Solutions logo
Sunlight logo
Australian Gold logo
McGuigan Wines logo
Walls logo
Brookfarm logo
Sandhurst logo
Kilcoy Pastoral Co logo
Beerenberg logo
Sunfresh logo
Nepenthe logo
Realfoods corn thins logo
Magnum logo
Lemnos logo
Tempus Two logo
Myojo logo
Passion Pasta logo
Nissin logo
L'Abruzzese logo
Go Natural logo
Cornetto logo
Thins logo
Kikkoman logo
Don logo
John West logo
Edgell logo
Tatua logo
Blue Ribbon logo
Peckish logo
Mae Ploy logo
Oceans Catch Seafood logo
Leggo's logo
Maggie Beer logo
Vaalia logo
Bell logo
Amoy logo
Chris' logo
Pickwick logo
Weis logo
Sherwood Estate logo