Booker has redistributed enough food to provide the equivalent of one million meals through FareShare Go and free sharing app OLIO.
The company is the first wholesaler to redistribute food directly to FareShare’s network of charities through FareShare Go and OLIO’s Food Waste Heroes via 192 of its branches across the UK.
FareShare Go programme matches Booker sites with charities and community groups in the local area that collect the items and turn that into food parcels or hot meals for the people they support.
The food redistributed by Booker includes a range of large catering size packs, vegetables, deli and sandwich fillings, as well as smaller packs of meats, fish, and fruit.
Catherine Marston, Head of Sustainability at Booker, said: “We are delighted that our teams across the whole Booker business have worked so hard with their local partners to reach this fantastic milestone. Not allowing any edible food to go to waste is something that everyone at Booker is passionate about and we are proud to be the first wholesaler to work in such a collaborative way with FareShare and OLIO.”
Lindsay Boswell, chief executive at FareShare, added: “This food is needed now more than ever and is making a huge difference to people in need across the country.”
Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder and Chief Executive at OLIO, commented: “This is such an incredible milestone, as one million meals is an enormous amount of food. We’re absolutely thrilled about the impact our partnership with Booker and FareShare is having – both on the local community and the climate – and we look forward to saving many more millions of meals together.”
