Tag: FareShare

FareShare breaks food surplus record but still can’t meet demand

Stuart Mitchell

In December 2022 FareShare received the highest amount of food since their efforts began, thanks to the efforts of their staff, volunteers and the charities they support working through the festive period to get food to people most impacted by the cost of living crisis. Simon Millard, Director of Food, said: “Without our food partners, we would not have been able to redistribute the equivalent of 6.8 million meals of good-to-eat surplus food, that may otherwise have gone to waste, to the million plus people supported by the charities we…

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Quaker Is Sharing The Warmth By Donating Up To 2.5 Million Warm Breakfasts To Those In Need This Winter

Stuart Mitchell

Quaker Oats is building on its long-standing partnership with Magic Breakfast and teaming up with FareShare, to unveil their new ‘Share the Warmth’ campaign. This will see the brand pledge to donate up to 2.5 million warm breakfasts to communities across the UK in need. New limited-edition packs will be rolling out across the grocery, convenience, and wholesale channels until March 2023 and will highlight that one pack sold = one donation*.  The campaign will be supported by wider marketing initiatives, including radio, social media and in-store activity. Claire Molyneux,…

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AGCO Agriculture Foundation to help FareShare secure enough food for a million meals in two years

Stuart Mitchell

The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation with the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable agricultural development, announced a USD 300,000 grant to FareShare to ensure surplus food reaches vulnerable communities in the United Kingdom while tackling food waste. The two-year partnership is expected to help FareShare secure 475 tonnes of surplus food and redistribute more than one million meals. The project will assist in supporting the award-winning Surplus with Purpose Fund, which covers the cost for farmers to harvest and divert food that would have otherwise…

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Cawston Press and FareShare join forces to tackle rising food insecurity

Stuart Mitchell

The pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis have dramatically increased the number of people in food insecurity in the UK. Up to 10 million people, including 2.5m children, are now skipping meals and struggling to get enough food to eat. Meanwhile, In the UK, more than 2 million tonnes of good-to-eat surplus food is wasted each year, the equivalent of 1.3 billion meals. Cawston Press is a trailblazer of great tasting soft drinks and is committed to only using natural ingredients, as well as improve their impact on people and the…

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One million Pink Lady® apples donated to FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

A landmark donation of 1 million Pink Lady® apples has been reached as part of the brand, and its supply chain’s, commitment to FareShare, the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste. This summer saw an initial donation of 300,000 apples communicated via an on-pack sticker in selected retailers, helping raise awareness of the amazing work the charity does, as well as showing consumers their purchase is making a difference to the lives of others. The donation increased to 1 million apples by October with the brilliant support of…

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