Counting the calories Food waste by numbers

13,000 tons of food waste is currently redistributed to charities by Fareshare

100,000 tons of food could be redistributed with the help of a £15m grant 240 million

worth of meals could be made from that 100,000 tons

£150 cost of getting a ton of waste food to a charity

2,381 meals can be cooked from one ton of food, at 420g per meal

270,000 tons of surplus food could be given to charities, according to Fareshare