Tesco stores in County Derry have donated 13,116 meals to local people in need thanks to Tesco’s surplus food redistribution programme, Community Food Connection, in partnership with FareShare FoodCloud.
This contribution from stores in Derry, Coleraine, Limavady, Magherafelt and Portstewart has helped the programme reach its first milestone of one million meals of surplus food donated by Tesco stores nationwide.
The programme sees Tesco stores across the UK donating their unsold food to local charities and community groups for free.
Tesco launched the programme earlier this year and has been working closely with food redistribution charity FareShare, and local charities and community groups.
FareShare FoodCloud is the latest step in Tesco’s work with FareShare on the provision of surplus food.
The partnership spans three years and includes activities which make food available from the Tesco supply chain, distribution centres and dotcom centres as well as supporting FareShare and foodbank charity, The Trussell Trust.
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