At FareShare Greater Manchester, we’re passionate about surplus food recycling. Together with partners like GXO, we work to reduce food waste and support communities across the region. Since before the pandemic, GXO has donated 13.9 tonnes of food, making a significant impact on reducing food waste and helping those in need.
FareShare Greater Manchester has been working with the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, GXO, since before the pandemic. In the last year alone, GXO has donated 13.9 tonnes of food to our Manchester operation.
“GXO and our customer, Greene King, aim to send zero food waste to landfill. When we first started looking at options, FareShare Greater Manchester was an obvious choice due to the number of people and communities they support,” says Hannah Chaffey-Green, Operations Director at GXO.
“Working with Fareshare helps us to meet our goal of reducing waste while also supporting those in need,” Hannah adds.
FareShare Greater Manchester’s Head of Development, Ruth Downes says GXO has helped us in other ways, not just food donations. “Before we had our current freezer capacity, GXO and Greene King offered us freezer storage so we could accept a large donation of frozen food. This prevented many pallets of ice cream going to waste and in turn we were able to get it out to our community members quickly and efficiently.”
How FareShare and GXO drive food waste reduction
Recycling surplus food isn’t just about preventing waste; it’s about creating opportunities to support communities while boosting sustainability. GXO has gone beyond donating food by providing additional support, such as:
- Offering freezer storage to accommodate large frozen donations, such as ice cream pallets.
- Partnering with their staff to support local food bank drives, improving employee morale and community impact.
Through these efforts, GXO aligns perfectly with FareShare’s mission to drive food waste reduction and promote sustainable food systems.
Recycling surplus food with FareShare Greater Manchester also boosts staff morale as Hannah Chaffey-Green explains, “Our colleagues love that we support local charities and always contribute to internal food bank donation drives. We also share information about where the surplus food ends up as our teams want to make sure that we’re doing the right thing.”
Encouraging more companies to join the movement
Hannah says the impact of such donations are huge and hopes other companies will be keen to donate their surplus food to FareShare. “Giving a little or a lot, it all helps the local community so much and once processes are in place, it’s really straight forward.”
If your business has surplus food and would like to learn more about donating to FareShare Greater Manchester, please reach out today.
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📧 Contact Ruth Downes at ruth@emergemanchester.co.uk
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