What we do

We collect surplus food from manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers. 4.6 million tonnes of surplus edible food was disposed of by the UK food industry last year. We rescued and redistributed 2,000 tonnes of that food to over 250 charities and community groups across Greater Manchester from Wigan to High Peak, Manchester city centre to East Cheshire. In order to be able to do that, we relied on the help of our staff and our brilliant team of volunteers who donated 23,687 hours of their time. In real terms, the work we did meant the equivalent of 4.72 million meals were redistributed to people who need it most across our city and beyond.

We receive deliveries each day at our Greater Manchester warehouse which our brilliant team of volunteers sort and store. In turn, we provide support to our volunteers; our way of saying thank you.

Our volunteers then redistribute food to over 250 charities, schools and community groups across Greater Manchester through our Community Food Membership network. Members can then sign up to weekly orders of food from our warehouse to support their food needs, which they then compliment with regular purchases or donations of food.

Read more about getting extra food from us.

In 2024 we redistributed enough food for 4.8 million meals. The organisations we support provide vital services alongside their food offering. They range from homeless shelters to food clubs and pantries, disability charities to school breakfast clubs, striving to address food insecurity locally and regionally.