Welcome to Food AWARE
Food AWARE is a social enterprise set up to find ways of redistributing surplus food from landfill or waste, to human consumption or other environmentally friendly means of reuse.
WHAT WE DO
We redistribute surplus food by diverting from potential waste and into needy communities. A key objective of our project is to redistribute healthy 5-a- day produce e.g. tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, fruit etc as this encourages healthier eating. In addition, we are in the process of distributing Food Standards Agency (FSA) leaflets which educate beneficiaries and equip them to make good food choices e.g. Eat Well Plate, 'Best Before' vs 'Use By', Traffic Lights on foods, Salt in food etc.
We currently collect and redistribute over four tonnes of quality-control failing '5-a-day' produce every week in partnership with International Produce, HumberVHB and Hedon Salads. We also collect and redistribute a tonne of bread returns from Cooplands Bakers, Doncaster every week consisting of bread, bread rolls, sandwiches, pastries, cakes etc.
Please contact us at info@foodawarecic.org.uk to discuss how we may be able to support or work in partnership with your group.
NEW - Food AWARE joins Facebook. Check out our very own group page! Lots of exciting news and photographs about our project (including examples of some of the surplus 5-a-day we receive every week!!!)
NEW - Listen to Sean Gibbons on Business Beat on Sine FM on 11th Nov 2009 talking about our fantastic Food AWARE project!!
Food AWARE supports Higher Rhythm Foundation - Surplus Food shipped out to Phillipines (7th Nov 2009)
