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'''FareShare''' is a charity aimed at relieving food poverty and reducing [[food waste in the United Kingdom|food waste]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/yorkslincs/series7/supermarket_landfills.shtml BBC Inside Out]</ref> in the UK. It does this by rescuing good quality surplus food that would otherwise have gone to waste and sending it to almost |
'''FareShare''' is a charity aimed at relieving food poverty and reducing [[food waste in the United Kingdom|food waste]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/yorkslincs/series7/supermarket_landfills.shtml BBC Inside Out]</ref> in the UK. It does this by rescuing good quality surplus food that would otherwise have gone to waste and sending it to almost 11,000 charity and community groups across the United Kingdom.<ref name="food redistribution">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/28/huge-rise-in-food-redistribution-to-people-in-need-across-uk|title=Huge rise in food redistribution to people in need across UK|last=Smithers|first=Rebecca|date=28 May 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=15 August 2018|authorlink=Rebecca Smithers}}</ref> |
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FareShare only redistributes food inside its best before and [[use by date]]; in |
FareShare only redistributes food inside its best before and [[use by date]]; in 2018/19 they rescued nearly 20,000 tonnes of food which would have otherwise gone to waste or [[landfill]].<ref name="food redistribution"/> |
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FareShare works with all sectors of the supply chain; producers, manufacturers and retailers. All of the major UK food retailers have encouraged their suppliers to work with FareShare to minimise food waste. FareShare has also run |
FareShare works with all sectors of the supply chain; producers, manufacturers and retailers. All of the major UK food retailers have encouraged their suppliers to work with FareShare to minimise food waste. FareShare has also run successful food drives with both [[Sainsbury's]] and [[Tesco]].<ref>{{cite news |
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}}</ref> In February 2018, the charity announced a three year £20 million partnership with [[Asda|ASDA]] and [[The Trussell Trust]] with the aim of helping more than one million people out of food poverty over the next three years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/home/topics/waste-not-want-not/asda-set-to-spend-20m-on-key-food-waste-charities/563157.article|title=Asda set to spend £20m on key food waste charities|last=Quinn|first=Ian|date=8 February 2018|work=[[The Grocer]]|access-date=2018-08-15}}</ref> |
}}</ref> In February 2018, the charity announced a three year £20 million partnership with [[Asda|ASDA]] and [[The Trussell Trust]] with the aim of helping more than one million people out of food poverty over the next three years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/home/topics/waste-not-want-not/asda-set-to-spend-20m-on-key-food-waste-charities/563157.article|title=Asda set to spend £20m on key food waste charities|last=Quinn|first=Ian|date=8 February 2018|work=[[The Grocer]]|access-date=2018-08-15}}</ref> |
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FareShare redistributed food equivalent more than 46 million meals in 2018/9, which equates to feeding over 934,000 people a week. The food FareShare supplies enables the charity sector to avoid £33 million in like for like food costs per year.<ref name="food redistribution"/> This food is delivered to a broad range of frontline charities and community groups across the UK including [[homeless shelters]], day centres, women’s refuge centres and children's breakfast clubs. |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Revision as of 15:52, 9 July 2019
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| Formation | 1994 |
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| Type | Charity |
| Focus | Food waste in the United Kingdom, Food Poverty and Volunteering |
| Headquarters | Unit 7 Deptford Trading Estate, Blackhorse Road, London SE8 5HY. |
| Location | |
| Members | Almost 10,000 |
| Lindsay Boswell | |
| Website | www.fareshare.org.uk |
FareShare is a charity aimed at relieving food poverty and reducing food waste[1] in the UK. It does this by rescuing good quality surplus food that would otherwise have gone to waste and sending it to almost 11,000 charity and community groups across the United Kingdom.[2]
FareShare only redistributes food inside its best before and use by date; in 2018/19 they rescued nearly 20,000 tonnes of food which would have otherwise gone to waste or landfill.[2] FareShare works with all sectors of the supply chain; producers, manufacturers and retailers. All of the major UK food retailers have encouraged their suppliers to work with FareShare to minimise food waste. FareShare has also run successful food drives with both Sainsbury's and Tesco.[3] In February 2018, the charity announced a three year £20 million partnership with ASDA and The Trussell Trust with the aim of helping more than one million people out of food poverty over the next three years.[4]
FareShare redistributed food equivalent more than 46 million meals in 2018/9, which equates to feeding over 934,000 people a week. The food FareShare supplies enables the charity sector to avoid £33 million in like for like food costs per year.[2] This food is delivered to a broad range of frontline charities and community groups across the UK including homeless shelters, day centres, women’s refuge centres and children's breakfast clubs.
Awards
In 2010 the charity won "Britain's Most Admired Charity" at the Third Sector awards.[5] In 2017 the charity won "Charity of the Year" at both the Charity Times awards[6] and Third Sector Awards[7], and were selected for the Telegraph's Christmas Charity Appeal[8].
See also
References
- ^ BBC Inside Out
- ^ a b c Smithers, Rebecca (28 May 2018). "Huge rise in food redistribution to people in need across UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Greg Morgan (2012-09-27). "Food bank: We need more food to feed UK's hungry". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ Quinn, Ian (8 February 2018). "Asda set to spend £20m on key food waste charities". The Grocer. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ Donovan, Tristan (17 March 2010). "Britain's Most Admired Charities". Third Sector. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Charity Times Awards". www.charitytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ webvid.co.uk. "Winners 2017 - Third Sector Awards". Third Sector Awards. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ Reporters, Telegraph (2017-11-10). "Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal 2017: Our chosen charities". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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