The volume of food that would otherwise be wasted has more than doubled since the coronavirus lockdown, The Guardian newspaper reports.
In a better-than-average “good week” FareShare would typically be given 350 tonnes of food via its 24 regional distribution centres, but this has soared to 711 tonnes a week after the government ordered the closure of millions of hospitality businesses around the country, it has revealed.
The organisation takes good quality surplus food from across the industry – direct from suppliers as well as from supermarkets – and redistributes it to almost 11,000 frontline charities and community groups. This typically provides 1m meals a week to vulnerable and needy people, along with essentials for regional food banks run by the Trussell Trust and smaller local projects.
