Nestlé and Arla, two of the UK’s biggest food manufacturers, are joining forces to support families and communities in need across the UK. The companies are partnering to donate the equivalent of 1.25 million breakfasts to food charity, FareShare.
Did you know?
The UK is Europe’s largest contributor of food waste, producing around 9.5 million tonnes per year. This would be enough to feed around 30 million people. In addition to this, there are around 8.4 million people living in food poverty in the UK today.
Making a difference
FareShare is the UK’s biggest charity tackling the environmental problem of food waste for social good. It works with the food industry to take good-to-eat surplus food, which might otherwise go to waste, and redistribute it to a network of 8,500 charities and community groups across the country. These include school clubs, community centres, hospices, refuges and homelessness shelters, all working to tackle the root causes of poverty and using food to bring communities together.
For the past 19 years, Nestlé has been working with FareShare as part of an ambition to raise greater awareness of food waste. In addition, it aims to reduce food waste along its product value chain by redistributing quality surplus products. To date, Nestlé has contributed to providing the equivalent of more than six million meals around the UK. In 2023 alone it contributed towards 220,000 meals that were distributed to more than 2,500 different charities and organisations across the country.
The Coronation Food Project
Nestlé and Arla are both part of the Coronation Food Project, which was launched in November 2023. This project supports FareShare’s goal to bring together businesses from across the food industry to collaborate on new ways to address food insecurity and reduce food waste.
Nestlé will be providing cereal from its iconic brands, including Shreddies, and Arla will be providing Cravendale milk to contribute towards breakfasts for organisations supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the UK. The dedicated team at our Staverton factory made this donation possible, producing extra stock to enable us to make a positive difference. This donation is equivalent to 1.25 million breakfasts for those in need.
