FareShare Greater Manchester is a leading food redistribution charity committed to tackling food insecurity and reducing food waste. As a trusted Manchester food charity, we work with a network of over 300 charities in Manchester and across Greater Manchester including food banks, schools and community groups to ensure surplus food from the food and drink industry doesn’t go to waste. Our passionate commitment is making a profound impact on our community, providing nutritious meals to those who need them most. We invite you to become a vital part of our mission! Whether you choose to volunteer with our food charity, contribute donations or encourage local businesses to donate surplus food, every action helps us fight hunger in Greater Manchester. To support our cause further, consider exploring our charity donations Manchester page.

As one of the top redistribution organisations, we help support people in Manchester experiencing hunger, mental health challenges, or poverty. From volunteering opportunities to charity donations, there are many ways to get involved. Whether you’re a local business looking to donate food to charity or a resident ready to help, your support matters.

Join us in combating food poverty and waste in Manchester. As a dedicated Manchester charity, we are leading the charge in saving good food from waste and ensuring it reaches those who need it most. Your support, whether through volunteering with a food charity, making donations or encouraging local businesses to contribute surplus food, is vital in shaping a city where everyone has access to nutritious, quality food. Together, let’s make a difference today.



Manchester's #1 Food Redistribution Charity

FareShare Greater Manchester volunteers
21,199
Volunteer hours given April 2023 - March 2024
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1,929
Tonnes of food redistributed in April 2023 - March 2024
FareShare Greater Manchester boasts hundreds of Community Food Members they've supported in 2020
306
Community Food Members supported in April 2023 - March 2024
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4.6 million
Meals provided in April 2023 - March 2024

How we fight hunger and food waste

saving good food from waste
We save good food from going to waste…
Hundreds of tonnes from the food industry.
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redistribute it around Greater Manchester…
From Wigan to Stockport.
charities, schools & community groups
to charities, schools and community groups…
over 200 of them including children’s clubs, homeless hostels and refuges.
meals for vulnerable people
…who turn it into meals for vulnerable people
Last year we redistributed enough food for over 3,000,000 meals.

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FareShare is the only charity to take food from the wholesale level of the food industry

The vast majority of surplus occurs before food even gets to the supermarket. Each FareShare regional centre takes that food and redistributes to those in need. FareShare Go is our supermarket collection service, which deals with supermarket-level surplus.