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How Tackling UK’s Shocking Food Waste Saves Country Millions

Stuart Mitchell

New research has shown that the Government saves nearly £118 million a year by getting nutritious, edible food to people rather than letting it go to waste. Food redistribution through FareShare was found to make savings to the NHS, childcare costs, and the cost of destroying food waste.   The Hertfordshire Business School at the University of Hertfordshire conducted the research in partnership with FareShare, the UK’s largest food redistribution charity, which rescues 50,000 tonnes of surplus food to over a million people across the UK every year.    The…

Danone UK & Ireland partner with FoodCycle

Stuart Mitchell

FoodCycle are incredibly excited to announce that they have been selected as Danone UK & Ireland’s charity partner. The three-year partnership will see Danone, the market leader in branded yogurts, plant-based drinks and waters in the UK and Ireland make a financial donation that will support the running of existing community projects, as well as the launch of new locations. Employees will also be encouraged to volunteer at a FoodCycle Project, as part of Danone UK’s unlimited volunteer days programme. In addition, Danone UK’s team of nutritionists and dietitians will…

Just Eat donates 1.2m meals through winter meal appeal

Stuart Mitchell

Since launching their annual Meal Appeal in 2020, Just Eat has raised enough funds to provide over 1.2m meals to those in need.  Now in its third year, the initiative encourages customers to raise money for Just Eat’s charity partners, FoodCycle and Social Bite to support low-income families and people facing food hunger, loneliness and homelessness. The most recent campaign saw record customer donations, with over 600,000 individual customer donations made after ordering a meal on the food delivery app between November 2022 and February 2023, doubling the customer participation…

The Creative Shootout Charity Of The Year 2024

Stuart Mitchell

The Creative Shootout, the UK’s leading done in a day creative-for-good awards are back, and are looking for nominations from UK charities to be its Charity of the Year 2024. The Shootout is calling on all UK charities that work to support, improve and protect the health of the nation to enter. These charities might help with the cost-of-living after a diagnosis, support families through palliative care, fundraise for critical medical research, promote initiatives to combat mental health issues and loneliness, provide access to hygiene products and rehabilitation programmes –…

Cadent and YMCA: ‘Safe and Well Communities’ Project

Stuart Mitchell

A new two-year partnership between YMCA and Cadent has recently started which will provide much-needed support to vulnerable communities across England that are at risk of fuel poverty, loneliness and isolation and protect against exposure to carbon monoxide. As the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll, this partnership will help provide greater support to those who need it most. YMCA’s research into the true cost of living for those in supported housing showed that the health, wellbeing and future prospects of young people were at risk. Cadent…