Tag: FareShare

Four major supermarkets launch joint campaign to help fight hunger in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

One in seven people go hungry in the UK, 2.7 million of them children and in community centres, schools and shelters across the country, the demand for meals is only increasing. The food industry working together:The food industry is joining forces to help tackle the issue, at scale, through a new campaign and a new coalition. On May 19th, the Let’s make a meal of it campaign launches across four major supermarkets – one of the most ambitious retailer collaborations to date, to help fight hunger in the UK. It…

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Kris Gibbon-Walsh Named Permanent Fareshare CEO And Dominic Blakemore Appointed Chair Of Trustees

Stuart Mitchell

Following an external recruitment process, FareShare has announced that Kris Gibbon-Walsh has now been appointed as CEO, having held the position as interim since October 2024.  Dominic Blakemore has also been appointed FareShare’s Chair of Trustees, following the announcement that John Bason will be stepping down from the role after serving as Chair for 13 years.  John Bason’s time as Chair oversaw a significant expansion of FareShare, which now redistributes food to over a million people across the UK every year.  Dominic Blakemore, CEO of global food service company Compass…

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Waitrose celebrates major milestone reached with 25 million meals provided to FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose has announced that, as of February 2025, it has diverted the equivalent of 25 million meals from surplus food, delivered from over 300 stores and distribution centres, to people in need through FareShare. The retailer has committed to halving food waste in its operations and supply chains by 2030, and helping customers do so at home by the same date. The partnership with FareShare is fundamental in helping divert surplus food from branches and distribution centres and saving it from becoming waste.  2024 was Waitrose’s best year ever for…

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Government Announces £15m Fund To Save Surplus Farm Food

Stuart Mitchell

In a joint statement, Charlotte Hill, CEO of The Felix Project, and Kris Gibbon-Walsh, CEO of FareShare, said: “Following years of campaigning by FareShare and The Felix Project, we are delighted that this fund will become a reality. We are pleased that the government has recognised that too much food goes to waste on our farms and that it should be redistributed to feed people who need it. It is vital that the scheme is delivered in a manner that maximises the redistribution of surplus food to those who need…

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Enjoy Breakfast Your Way this autumn and winter with Nestle and FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

This autumn, Nestlé are once again donating thousands more jars of Nescafé Coffee and boxes of Shreddies to FareShare to go towards breakfast for people across the UK. “We are enormously grateful to the team at Nestlé UK & Cereal Partners UK for their continued support for FareShare and launching the “Enjoy Breakfast Your Way” campaign this autumn. For nearly 20 years, Nestlé UK has been providing their surplus products to help support our network of over 8,000 charities across the UK, including after school and breakfast clubs, hospices, domestic…

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