Tag: OLIO

Lidl GB And Neighbourly Accelerate Olio Partnership To Almost 200 Communities

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB and Neighbourly have expanded their partnership with food-sharing app, Olio, giving more shoppers the chance to collect surplus food from Lidl stores for free at the end of the day via the Olio app. The initiative is now available at around 200 Lidl stores, from Newcastle to Shepherds Bush in London, with plans to roll it out nationwide by the end of the year. When local charities can’t make late-evening collections, Olio’s volunteer ‘Food Waste Heroes’ step in to pick up surplus fresh produce, meat, and bakery items…

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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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