At FareShare Greater Manchester, we are on a mission to tackle food poverty and reduce food waste across our city-region and beyond.
We are a leading food redistribution charity serving Greater Manchester, High Peak and East Cheshire. We rescue good-to-eat surplus food from across the food industry and redistribute it to local charities, schools and community groups, helping reduce food waste while supporting people facing food poverty. By working with businesses that donate surplus food, we ensure more quality food reaches communities instead of going to waste.
We can’t do it alone. Whether you choose to volunteer, make a donation or, as a food business, contribute surplus food, your support is invaluable in the fight against hunger.
As a food redistribution charity, FareShare Greater Manchester helps turn surplus food into social impact. Food that may otherwise go to waste is redistributed through our network of charities and community organisations, supporting thousands of people each week while reducing the environmental impact of food waste.
Every action, big or small, helps us build a stronger, more resilient community where everyone has access to nutritious meals. Join us in making a difference today because together, we can create a Greater Manchester where nutritious, quality food is used to feed people and doesn’t go to waste.
Back in 2008, our parent organisation, EMERGE, partnered with FareShare UK in order to run the Greater Manchester ‘regional centre’.
We joined a network of independent charities who, like EMERGE, redistribute surplus in-date food to community groups, schools and voluntary sector bodies who use food to help alleviate poverty. By 2018, as a food redistribution charity, we were redistributing nearly 1,500 tonnes of food to 220 ‘Community Food Members.’
In 2024, that had increased to 2,000 tonnes of food redistributed to 290 beneficiary organisations – the equivalent of almost 4.8 million meals.
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Want to work in a fast-paced, fun team and help tackle food waste and hunger at the same time? Find any current job opportunities at our food waste charity in Manchester.
