Aldi says it will give excess food to community shops across the UK. Items will be sold at discounted prices to help those in need.
The products are from the supermarket chain's network of regional distribution centres. It has extended its partnership with Company Shop Group to help redistribute surplus food that cannot be sold in its stores.
Since first collaborating in 2015, Company Shop Group has helped Aldi prevent an estimated 14,700 tonnes of food going to waste. Aldi says the new national roll out will prevent a further 2,860 tonnes of food from being wasted each year.
Liz Fox, corporate responsibility director at Aldi UK, said: "Reducing food waste is incredibly important to us, and we know that by rolling this scheme out nationally, it will make a huge difference to communities across the UK. The work that Community Shop does is vital to so many people and, sadly, the demand it is seeing for surplus food is currently higher than ever.
"By extending our partnership with them, we can make a positive difference together."
Gary Stott, executive chairman, Community Shop, added: “We’ve worked with Aldi for a long time now and are incredibly excited to be able to extend our partnership with them. The surplus stock that we redistribute through Community Shop is a lifeline for so many people, and by rolling out the partnership nationally, we can deliver positive impacts for people and communities on a much greater scale."
The locations of Company Shop Group stores can be found HERE.
