Following the start of a national partnership in December 2023, leading meals provider apetito has since made a real difference to charities and communities across the UK by donating the equivalent of 57,000 meals to FareShare – the UK’s leading food redistribution charity.
FareShare takes donations of surplus food from across the food industry and redistributes it throughout its network to 8,000 charitable organisations nationwide.
In just 12 months of working together, the partnership has already impacted almost 1,000 charities across the UK and supported FareShare’s mission of ensuring no good food goes to waste. This includes a large number of charitable organisations that are working with people experiencing homelessness, working with children and young people, supporting asylum seekers, and older people’s community groups.
As well as this, the donations from apetito have helped to drive down some of the environmental impacts associated with food waste, saving an estimated 48 tonnes CO2.
Lee Sheppard, director of corporate affairs, policy and sustainability at apetito, said: “We feel passionately about addressing the challenge of food waste and are committed to ensuring our surplus ingredients and meals support organisations doing incredible work for those who really need it.
“We are proud to have established this partnership with FareShare and to be making a real difference to communities and charities across the country.”
Simon Millard, director of food at FareShare, said: “We are really pleased to see how this partnership has built in the last 12 months and are grateful for all the food donations from apetito that have been distributed through the FareShare network.
“It’s important to us to work with partners that share the same values: ensuring edible food goes to people to eat, instead of going to waste. These charities we provide surplus food turn this into meals, providing a gateway to vital support services, strengthening communities across the UK.”
