Tag: FareShare

FareShare awarded $75k grant from Cisco Foundation for FARE Allocation Project

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare has been awarded with a $75k grant from Cisco Foundation Regional Grants for its FARE Allocation Project. The FARE Allocation Project is designed to make our food distribution more equitable and more aligned with the geographical distribution of poverty and other indicators of deprivation across the UK. It will take official data on various indices of deprivation and ensure we are directing food and other resources to the areas which are currently underserved. FareShare was nominated for the grant by a Cisco Foundation employee who is a volunteer at…

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Vitabiotics announces two year partnership with FareShare to help fund 110,000 meals

Stuart Mitchell

Vitabiotics announces two year partnership with FareShare to help fund 110,000 meals The UK’s number one vitamin company, Vitabiotics, has joined forces with FareShare to bolster the health and wellness of children nationwide. Both Vitabiotics Wellkid and FareShare understand that every child should have access to the vital nutrition essential for their growth and development. To help work toward this shared goal, Vitabiotics Wellkid has funded the equivalent of 110,000 meals. With over 14.4 million people in the UK living in relative poverty, Vitabiotics has partnered with FareShare to support…

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Fareshare Launches Sobering Pre-Election Manifesto

Stuart Mitchell

Leading food charity FareShare has launched its manifesto ahead of the General Election, calling on the next Government to commit to delivering more surplus food to those in need.    The UK is grappling with more than 4 million tonnes of perfectly edible food going to waste annually – the equivalent weight of 70 aircraft carriers – significantly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Simultaneously, 11 million people in the country face food insecurity, and the poorest households are forced to spend half their income to afford a healthy diet, leading…

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Nuby Announces Partnership With Fareshare To Support Up To 250,000 Meals For Children Across The Uk

Stuart Mitchell

Leading baby accessories brand Nuby has announced its partnership with FareShare, which will fund the distribution of up to 250,000 meals to children going hungry across the UK. Manufacturing products that cover all the moments that matter for parents – feeding, sleep, bathtime and playtime – Nuby seeks to create real world solutions at parent-friendly prices. That’s why, for every pack of Good Square Meal tableware sold, Nuby will support the redistribution of one meal for a child via FareShare. Across the UK, 3 million children are going hungry, as…

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Tesco customers donate 10 million meals to FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

Generous Tesco customers have donated over 4,400 tonnes of food, the equivalent of more than 10 million meals’ worth of food, to FareShare since launching in 2015. There are over 1,800 Permanent Collection Points (PCPs) in Tesco stores collecting food for FareShare across the UK, enabling customers to donate long-life food, such as tinned vegetables, cereals, and pasta, to FareShare year-round. In January 2024 alone, customers donated the equivalent of more than 290k meals to frontline charities via FareShare. All customer donations are collected by a local FareShare site or…

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