Foodservice giant Brakes helped provide two million meals to vulnerable families in 2021 through its partnership with FareShare.
Since the partnership began in 2020, Brakes and its sister businesses in the Sysco Speciality Group have donated enough surplus food to provide more than eight million meals to homeless shelters, low-income families and community groups.
Brakes and SSG said they work closely with local charities to manage their stock and ensure any leftover food is redistributed through a network of over 3.000 organisations.
“We firmly believe food should not be wasted, and are focused on minimising surplus wherever possible,” said Sysco GB merchandising director Stuart Smith.
“As we all face significant increases in the cost of living, FareShare’s work to redistribute food to those families most in need has never been more important.”
FareShare commercial manager Emma Brown said: “We have been working with Brakes and SSG for 12 years to redistribute good-quality surplus food to charities and community groups across the UK.
“We’re grateful for our partnership which enables us to continue supporting those most in need around the UK.”