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Booker provides one million meals for needy Booker has redistributed enough food to provide the equivalent of one million meals through FareShare’s network of charities. Working with FareShare, the UK’s biggest
Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO at OLIO,
charity fighting hunger and food waste,
said: “This is such an incredible milestone,
Booker has redistributed enough food to
as one million meals is an enormous amount
provide the equivalent of one million meals
of food. We’re absolutely thrilled about
for communities across the UK.
the impact our partnership with Booker and FareShare is having - both on the local
Booker is the first wholesaler to redistribute
community and the climate - and we look
food
forward to saving many more millions of
directly
to
FareShare’s
network
of charities through the FareShare Go
meals together.”
programme and the free sharing app OLIO. Catherine Marston, Head of Sustainability ‘Food Waste Heroes’ collect food directly
at Booker said: “We are delighted that our
from Booker and Makro branches, which is
teams across the whole Booker business have
then added to its app for people in the local
worked so hard with their local partners to
area to collect.
reach this fantastic milestone. Not allowing any edible food go to waste is something
Through FareShare Go, Booker sites are
that everyone at Booker is passionate about
matched with charities and community
and we are proud to be the first wholesaler
groups in the local area that collect the items
to work in such a collaborative way with
and turn that into food parcels or hot meals
FareShare and OLIO.
for the people they support.
represents just 0.15% of total food handled
Our food waste
which is market-leading. We are off to a
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The food redistributed by Booker includes
great start with this partnership and I’m really
a range of large catering size packs,
looking forward to building on this success.”
vegetables, deli and sandwich fillings, as well as smaller packs of meats, fish and @myLondis
fruit. Lindsay
Boswell,
Chief
Executive
at
FareShare, said: “Thank you to Booker for working with FareShare and OLIO to @myLondis @LondisRetail
redistribute the equivalent of one million meals. This food is needed now more than ever and is making a huge difference to people in need across the country.
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“We’ve received lots of positive feedback from our network of charities collecting food through Booker and the colleagues in Booker branches are building strong relationships with their local community thanks to this programme.”
