Tesco to donate 1.7m more meals to charities through FareShare
Howard Lake | 16 November 2015 | News
Tesco is to donate surplus food from all its ambient distribution centres to food redistribution charity FareShare. This will result in a further 700,000 meals going to people in need.
In addition the retailer will make a one-off donation to FareShare, which it already suppliers with surplus food from its fresh distribution centres, of one million meals. This will consist of products such as tinned meat, cereals, canned fruit and vegetables.
FareShare will distribute these donations to people in need across the country through organisations like women’s refuges, homeless shelters and children’s breakfast clubs.
Rebecca Shelley, Tesco Communication Responsibility Director, said:
“We hate to waste food and want to do everything we can to support people in need. We have been working with FareShare for the last three years and we know these donations will make a real difference to people’s lives. Every little help can make a big difference and it’s vital that we support those that need it most.”
Lindsay Boswell, FareShare CEO, said:
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“Over the last 12 months FareShare redistributed over 2,660 tonnes of food from Tesco – including food donated from the twice yearly Neighbourhood Food Collections – to over 2,100 charities across the UK. Our rewarding and longstanding partnership with Tesco means this latest donation will help us reach – and feed – even more vulnerable people.”
Photo: Tesco by Gordon Joly on Flickr.com
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