FareShare UK

Today we are launching our manifesto ahead of the General Election, calling on the next Government to commit to delivering more surplus food to those in need. Titled “Where’s the Food? Strengthening Communities Through Surplus Food Redistribution”, the manifesto lays out measures to incentivise businesses to redistribute more of their surplus, proposals to support the redistribution sector and strengthen communities in the process, and a plan for a wider food system reset. We are calling for: 💚 Subsidies for farmers to cover redistribution costs 💚 Tax benefits for businesses donating surplus food 💚 Mandatory food waste reporting 💚 Clear guidelines for ‘good samaritans’ on food donation safety 💚 Sustained funding for farm level food redistribution 💚 A UK-wide plan to end charitable food aid 💚 Resources for local food waste and food security projects By working together, government, the third sector, and industry can overcome the challenges to redistributing surplus – and ensure more food reaches the people who need it. To read the full manifesto and show your support for it, please click here 👉 https://bit.ly/3U5AZWP

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A massive thank you, and good luck, Marc! 🏅 Marc is taking on the Edinburgh Marathon to fundraise for FareShare on behalf of our amazing partner, SH Pratt Group! It is so amazing to hear that you are taking on this challenge, we really appreciate your support 💚 Are you looking to take on a challenge and fundraise for FareShare? Click here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/eDzD_PPq 🍏

🍓 We recently filmed at Tasker Partnership, who we have had a wonderful partnership with for four years. We collect surplus strawberries from Tasker Partnership on a weekly basis, to prevent good-to-eat strawberries from going to waste and help to get to them to charities across the UK that support children and families like Nippers 💚 If you are a food business who does not already work with us, join us in powering the UK's charities that rely on food to strengthen their local communities summer. Click here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/gFZE_UA Click here to watch the video on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/evTUWKQs

Thank you so much to Tesco for your ongoing partnership, and to every generous Tesco customer that supports our work by donating food and rounding up at till. These incredible donations will ensure we can continue getting food to our network of 8,000 charities across the UK, working tirelessly to feed people in their communities 💚

As the new school year approaches, alarming new research highlights a growing crisis in our schools: more teachers are being forced to personally provide food to students due to welfare concerns. A recent survey by FareShare found that teachers across the country, particularly in the North West and London, are increasingly stepping in to meet students' basic needs. In response, FareShare's "Where's The Food?" manifesto offers a plan to ensure more food reaches those in need and urges the government to tackle the economic and structural factors driving poverty. Support our cause and help create a sustainable food system: https://lnkd.in/eSAvN7Jv

Last month, Cereal Partners Worldwide (Nestlé & General Mills) hosted FareShare CEO George Wright and Commerical Manager Bronagh Rigney to speak at their 'Better Lives’ conference. Nestlé has been a long-standing and dedicated partner of FareShare UK for 19 years now and were our very first delivery partner back in 2005! To date, Nestle and Cereal Partners have diverted the equivalent of 9.3 million meals to the frontline charities in our network, 2832 charities in the most recent 23-24 financial year alone. It is our on-going mission to continue supporting people struggling with food poverty and insecurity, and we can only do that with the contribution from the food industry. We look forward to seeing what the next year holds as we approach our 20-year milestone.

📣 Don't miss out on applying for our Internal Communications Manager vacancy 💚 This role is vital in strengthening FareShare’s ability to promote its work across the internal network and ensure staff are engaged in the work of FareShare, understand its impact and can consistently communicate its activity. Thanks so much Charity People for partnering with us!

We are thrilled to share that comedian Matt Lucas is voicing FareShare’s BBC Radio 4 appeal. Tune in on Sunday at 7.53am and 9.26pm for a first listen and donate to help redistribute meals to people who need them across the UK. Just £20 can provide up to 100 meals of nutritious food for children and families facing food insecurity 💚

220 MILLION MEALS 📣 We are thrilled to announce that we have now redistributed the equivalent of a whopping 220 million meals’ worth of food thanks to our partnership with Tesco! Over the last twelve years, we’ve worked with Tesco to help redistribute surplus food from its stores and distribution centres to local charities and community groups across the UK. This amazing milestone is testament to everyone involved in our partnership. A HUGE thank you to all of the hardworking Tesco colleagues, dedicated volunteers and amazing organisations helping to ensure that food goes to people, not waste 💚