The charity is dedicated to fighting hunger and tackling food waste. The collaboration will see Compass Group, along with its supply chain distribution partner Brakes, supply FareShare with good, in-date food that can no longer be sold to customers.
Surplus food includes discontinued lines, food with out-of-date packaging due to promotions that have finished; all fit for purpose products that are now going to a worthy cause.
FareShare redistributes good quality food from the food industry to over 1,300 charities and community organisations across 20 regions, covering more than 137 towns and cities in the UK. Last year, the charity redistributed 5,500 tonnes of food which contributed towards one million meals per month, benefiting 62,200 people every day.
Dennis Hogan, managing director of Compass Group UK & Ireland, said: “As a business, we are committed to growing sustainably, supporting organisations like FareShare who are making a real difference in local communities and tackling key environmental challenges at the same time.”
Reducing waste is a key part of Compass Group UK & Ireland’s corporate responsibility strategy. It also signed up to the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement in 2012, which commits to working to develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way, in order to achieve collective environmental targets for the industry.
The company championed national industry-wide initiative, Working on Waste, last month, which aims to reduce household food waste, costing the average household £700 a year.
Throughout October, Compass ran a range of activities as part of the ‘Working on Waste’ initiative. Compass colleagues took part in free seminars about how to avoid waste and save money at home, they also received rescue recipes, meal planners, top tips and took part in a top tip competition to share ideas on waste reduction.
Compass Group UK & Ireland is part of Compass Group PLC, a world-leading food and support services provider with annual revenues of £17.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2013, and £1.8 billion of revenue in the UK and Ireland.