Tag: OLIO

Olio Announces Partnership With Whole Foods Market To Tackle Food Waste In London

Stuart Mitchell

Olio, the local sharing app, is launching a partnership with Whole Foods Market, supporting the natural and organic food retailer with food waste prevention at its stores in London. Olio has been brought in after a successful six-week pilot scheme at its Kensington store. The initial trial saw Olio’s team of Food Waste Heroes collect over 1,200kg of edible food from Whole Foods Market – the equivalent of 2,800 meals – with the store feeding 439 local households and avoiding 5,000kg of CO2 emissions. Whole Food Market’s London stores have…

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Tesco passes 85% target for redistributing surplus food

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced it redistributed 88% of surplus food across its UK business, surpassing its own target of 85%, which was set in 2016. The target was beaten in the last year thanks largely to the supermarket’s relationships with partners including FareShare and Olio. FareShare remains a long-standing partner, supporting nearly 8,500 community groups and charities with surplus food from Tesco’s network of stores and distribution centres. Last year, Tesco donated more than 25 million meals via FareShare to charities and community groups. Tesco has also been working with food…

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Booker redistributes five million meals through FareShare and OLIO partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Booker, the UK’s leading food & drink wholesaler, has redistributed enough food to provide the equivalent of five million meals thanks to a partnership with FareShare and OLIO. “We are constantly looking at ways to ensure no edible food goes to waste whether that is through being more efficient or collaborating with our supply partners and we are really pleased that we have been able to play our part in local communities across the UK.”Catherine Marston, Head of Sustainability at Booker To help tackle the UK’s escalating food waste problem…

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30 million meals rescued through Tesco’s partnership with waste-busting app Olio

Stuart Mitchell

Tens of thousands of ‘Food Waste Hero’ volunteers have now stopped more than 30 million meals from going to waste, thanks to a pioneering partnership between Tesco and the leading free sharing app Olio. Olio’s network of 80,000 volunteers collect surplus food still fit for consumption from Tesco stores in their local community. They then take it back to their homes and immediately list items on the Olio app, ready to be re-distributed for free, to those living nearby. Local people can then request items via Olio’s app, and pick…

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FareShare and OLIO team up with Booker Wholesale to get food to people in need

Stuart Mitchell

Food redistribution charity FareShare and free sharing app OLIO have partnered with wholesale operator Booker to provide much needed food to vulnerable people across the UK and to help reduce food waste. “We are really pleased to be partnering with FareShare and Olio.  Over the past year we have donated the equivalent of over six million meals to local charities and good causes and this will really help us build upon this success. ”Catherine Marston, Sustainability Manager at Booker Booker is leading the way for wholesale organisations by being the…

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