Tillery Valley staff sign up to help FareShare charity

The partnership between the contract caterer and the charity began two years ago. Recently it became the first firm to provide food supplies to FareShare's Cardiff depot, which opened in July. It has provided frozen 'overs' to the charity for some time, but Tillery Valley now also supplies its chilled 'overs' to the Cardiff depot in order to reduce waste and relieve poverty across the UK. To strengthen the relationship even further, Tillery Valley staff were asked if they would be willing to help out at the depot in the run up to Christmas when homeless people can be at their most vulnerable. Several volunteers offered their services to help FareShare with the organisation of food, packaging, and distribution, which will take place from December 6. Employees attending include Phil Hall, site director, Denis Farrell, purchasing director, Russell Lane, low risk manager, Jeff Dunlop, operations manager, Andy Keohane, logistics manager and Phil Binding, distribution manager. In addition to providing food to FareShare and offering staff services to the charity, Tillery Valley also donates £5 for every pallet that is collected from its production plant in South Wales, which helps to fund training for FareShare volunteers. Tillery Valley site director, Phil Hall, says: "We are 100% committed to improving our sustainability and the FareShare scheme is a great example of how food companies can give something back to the community and reduce waste at the same time. "The number of Tillery Valley employees that volunteered to help out at the depot is proof that all our staff are behind the scheme and want to do their bit for the community at this festive but often lonely time of year."