The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Supermarkets rolling out raft of measures to aid supply issues
The Courier contacted a number of UK supermarkets to ask what was being done to help resolve the foodbank supply chain problem. This is how they responded:
Co-op said it will be donating £1.5 million worth of food to Fareshare in a show of co-operation to help boost stocks, support local communities and citizens who are struggling.
These essential food products will be split among Fareshare’s 23 regional centres and then supplied to local community groups across the country.
Jo Whitfield, CEO, Co-op Food, said: “Foodbanks have never been more important, so it makes sense that we provide support to help Fareshare keep people fed and watered during this unprecedented time.”
Lindsay Boswell, CEO of Fareshare, said: “The very generous support of £1.5 million worth of food from the Co-op will enable the Fareshare
“Foodbanks have never been more important, so it makes sense that we provide support to help Fareshare keep people fed and watered
network to maintain a continued vital food supply line into our charities over a period of 10 weeks.”
Lidl said it will be rolling out its new customer food donation boxes in stores nationwide in an effort to help local community groups and those in need of food and supplies.
The initiative comes as an extension of its “Feed In Back” scheme which is run in partnership with Neighbourly.
Customer donations will be distributed to a broad range of organisations across Neighbourly’s network of community partners including foodbanks, community centres, soup kitchens and more, where any donated food will be put to good use every day.
In recent days, companies including John Lewis, M&S and Aldi have announced donations to charities, while Asda announced last week it was donating £5 million to the Trussell Trust and Fareshare as part of an effort to help four million vulnerable families.