BRITISH potato supplier Albert Bartlett has supplied the equivalent of more than 11m meals to FareShare during its 14-year relationship with the UK charity which tackles food waste for social good.
Surplus potatoes from the company are redistributed nationwide throughout the year to a network of 8,500 charities and community groups. The network includes school groups, lunch clubs for older people, domestic abuse refuges, homelessness centres, and community centres.
Last Christmas, it included golden tickets worth £100 in its surplus potato bags which were used by five charities to buy essentials to support their communities. The tickets were found within the 62 tonnes of surplus potatoes redistributed throughout the UK by FareShare to 632 charities and the winning charities included: Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen, The Food Chain, Kellands School, Dundee Survival Group, Faifley Community Council.
Brand and Marketing Director at Albert Bartlett, John Hicks, said: “We have a strong relationship with FareShare and we’re dedicated to helping deliver its mission of tackling food waste and hunger.”
Director of food at FareShare, Simon Millard: “We are enormously grateful to Albert Bartlett for its ongoing support for FareShare."
