Retailers urge customers to ‘ShopKind’ as they return to high street
The Home Office, Crimestoppers, trade bodies and a host of UK retailers launched the campaign today
Nisa retailer offers local council outdoor space for lateral flow testing facility
Walsall Council will be parking a mobile lateral flow testing van outside the shop for community use
Morrisons gives away millions of sunflower seeds as ‘sign of hope’ after lockdown
The seeds will be offered to customers by checkout staff and within online shopping orders
East of England Co-op beefs up value of Healthy Start vouchers to £5
Government increased base level for vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25 on 1 April
FareShare celebrates 130 million meals redistributed in a year working with Marcus Rashford
It is an average of four meals every second to vulnerable children, families and individuals
Aldi to donate over 250,000 meals during Easter school holidays
The discounter will be donating surplus food from stores to local causes through the community giving platform Neighbourly
Brakes cuts prices on 3,500 products in ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign
The ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign will also see Brakes offer 10% cash back on key categories
One million breakfast boxes delivered by charity to pupils in need
School Food Matters supplied breakfast boxes throughout school closures and the holidays
All the food & drink B Corps certified this year – and how they did it
In celebration of B Corp Month, we list every food & drink company that has been certified this year and find out how they did it
FareShare scours supply chain for new head of food as Jo Dyson steps down
Dyson, who joined FareShare in 2018, began her career as a buyer for Sainsbury’s
Too Good To Go teams up with FareShare to fight hunger
Too Good To Go users will have the chance to make donations of £2, £4 or £6 directly to FareShare through the anti-waste app
Food for Good network raises £2m for Farm Africa
Food for Good was established in 2011 to unite global food and farming businesses behind the power of food to change lives
Iceland celebrates raising £5m over 10 years for Alzheimer’s Research UK
The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation has helped the charity with fundraising events involving staff, customers and suppliers
Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods announces partnership with WWF
Centring on Nomad Foods’ agricultural operations, the tie-in will aim to improve biodiversity and tackle climate change
Plant-based frozen brand Strong Roots awarded B Corp certification
It joins the likes of Danone, BrewDog and Ben & Jerry’s in achieving B Corp certification
Morrisons to donate 100,000 Easter eggs to vulnerable people
Morrisons Community Champions will work with local food banks, schools and community groups
AF Blakemore to launch charity campaign in memory of Raj Aggarwal
Spar will be calling on convenience retailers to join its campaign by donating goods, supplies and products to charities, organisations or individuals most in need
Over 5,000 sign-ups for M&S’s online network for former staff
The new platform was introduced for former M&S staff to share memories and images from their time working for the business
Spar delivers a million pieces of PPE to Marie Curie nurses
The partnership allows the charity to use Spar stores and lorries to deliver the PPE
Nisa retailers raise £100k with Making a Difference Locally collection tins
The symbol group’s charity tins were launched in 1,000 shops across the UK and Ireland in April 2017