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As part of our ambition to halve our emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050, we already ensure that none of our surplus food goes to waste. We redistribute it, turn it into energy or feed it to animals. But we want to do more than that. We want to prevent it from becoming waste in the first place.

As a part of our close association with WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), we’ve joined forces with a number of food waste charities, including Company Shop, Community Shop, FareShare and FoodCloud (Ireland).

Company Shop, Community Shop

Company Shop Group is the UK’s largest redistributor of surplus food. Our commitment to their social enterprise, Community Shop, is the largest of any UK food manufacturer.

Community Shop is a community food centre supporting people in some of the UK’s most deprived communities.

The Community Shop is made up of:

  • Community Kitchen – a café and cookery school
  • Community Hub – a community learning and mentoring hub
  • Community Store – a standard convenience store with products at 30% of the retail price.

The food provided by Company Shop is safe and in-date but can’t be sold through traditional retail for a variety of reasons – for example, a KitKat without wafers, an Aero mint chocolate bar with an orange centre or simply damaged packaging.

Some of our surplus products are sold to Company Shop to use in their stores and others are directly donated to Community Shop. 25% of the value of the sold product is donated to Community Shop to help those in need. 

During the Covid-19 pandemic we made a £1 million investment in Community Shop to enable vulnerable families access to food. We helped Community Shop open a new store in one of the most deprived areas of the UK, which offers nutritious food at heavily discounted prices, a community kitchen and support services to help people get back on their feet. 

Read more about our donation here Supporting 8,000 families at risk of summer holiday hunger | Nestlé (nestle.co.uk)

 

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Fair’s fair with FareShare

Since we became partners with FareShare in 2005, we’ve provided 3,200 tonnes of fit-for-consumption food to feed vulnerable people. That equates to 6.8 million meals that would otherwise have gone to waste.

As a result, our resource efficiency has increased. We’ve created and implemented more enhanced demand planning. And we’re generating less surplus food across our business.

Ahead in the cloud with FoodCloud

Since our partnership with FoodCloud began in 2018, we’ve contributed 110 tonnes of surplus food to be redistributed to charities in Ireland. That’s the equivalent of about 260,000 meals. That has avoided about 340 tonnes of CO2.

We were also the first supplier in Ireland to make per pallet financial contributions to FoodCloud Hubs. This is to cover the costs of managing, storing and redistributing unforeseen food surpluses. This creates a new, sustainable income stream for FoodCloud.

In September 2020, we further supported FoodCloud in Ireland, with an investment of €110,000 for a pilot project to address food poverty as a result of Covid-19. 

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Our collaboration with food redistributors has also helped us to gain new insights into resource efficiency. This benefits not just our own operations, but the industry as a whole.

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Fighting food waste with Community Shop

Community Shop gives members access to good-quality wholesome, nutritious food at around a third of the retail price. Food waste is a critical priority and, though we want to reduce food waste at source, redistribution can also help, both to minimise environmental damage and to make a real positive social impact.

It’s important for companies to get involved in this kind of operation. Rather than sending surplus food to landfill or for incineration, it can be put to good use and have a positive impact on local communities. We don’t just want to make a difference to them today, but for tomorrow and future generations as well.

  • In league with champions
    In addition to our work with FareShare, Community Shop and FoodCoud, we are a member of Marcus Rashford’s Child Food Poverty Taskforce.
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