Tag: FareShare

Sainsbury’s donates £3 million to fight food poverty this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s will donate £3 million to those in need, with £500k going to FareShare through Comic Relief’s On the Breadline Winter appeal which will provide funding for the equivalent of 2 million meals to those living in food poverty across the UK. In response to the rising cost of living, the retailer has launched Nourish the Nation, a long-term programme, working with longstanding charity partner Comic Relief, that will fund initiatives designed to tackle food insecurity and ensure communities have access to balanced, nutritional, and sustainable food sources now and…

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FareShare Cost of Living Crisis Appeal: Charities say demand for food is higher than ever

Stuart Mitchell

In a recent survey of the 9,500 charities that receive food from FareShare, over 90% said demand for their services has increased since January due to the cost of living crisis. Charities have also said that this influx is coming from people who are accessing support for the first time (73%) despite being fully employed (51%).  “The cost of living crisis is driving millions into food insecurity, at a time when food prices are rising, and demand for our surplus food has skyrocketed. What we are hearing from the charities…

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Charities urge people to volunteer for the UK’s biggest winter food drive

Stuart Mitchell

As food banks and frontline charities face up to their hardest Christmas ever, people are being urged to give the gift of their time to take part in the UK’s biggest food donation drive, The Tesco Food Collection is taking place in all Tesco stores from December 1 to 3 and the Trussell Trust and FareShare are urging volunteers to sign-up to support the event in store. It comes as both charities face an unprecedented demand for food. The Trussell Trust, which has the largest foodbank network in the UK,…

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Charity Times Award win for FareShare and Tesco

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare’s longstanding partnership with Tesco has been recognised at the Charity Times Awards.  The Corporate National Partnership with a Retailer award was awarded to FareShare for our work with Tesco, which in the last year includes the innovative Buy One to Help a Child (BOTHAC) campaign and the bi-annual Food Collection.  The partnership between FareShare and Tesco was bolstered by an exponential increase in support from the retailer in the last year, including additional funding during the pandemic, an extra annual food collection and BOTHAC.   Across two BOTHAC campaigns, Tesco…

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Gousto celebrates 1 million meals milestone with Fareshare

Stuart Mitchell

Fareshare are delighted to announce that Gousto has donated a grand total of 1 million meals to them. “This partnership is such an important part of our purpose to have a positive impact on people and the planet, as we help put food on the table for those who need it, whilst continuing to tackle food waste. We can’t wait to create even more positive impact as our work with FareShare continues and evolves.” Since Fareshare started working together in December 2020, Gousto has really prioritised minimising food waste. As…

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