Lindsay Boswell, ceo of FareShare said: Our partnership with Tesco will enable us to provide even m

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A new partnership preservation of foods between Tesco and food re-distribution charity FareShare will help to tackle food waste by preventing 2,300t of surplus food being returned to UK food manufacturers every year, according to the retailer.
World Food Day is a timely reminder that food poverty is a growing problem in the UK and around the world, said Tesco s group corporate affairs director Rebecca Shelley. Our scale puts us in a unique position to make a difference, so we re building on our relationship with FareShare and through them, we will be giving all our surplus fresh food to those who need it most.
The partnership will help FareShare sponsored charities including homeless shelters, breakfast clubs for children and luncheon clubs for the elderly save an estimated 4M in the first year of the scheme. 
Lindsay Boswell, ceo of FareShare said: Our partnership with Tesco will enable us to provide even more high quality, nutritious food to some of the most vulnerable people in our society.  It will also mean the charities we support preservation of foods will save millions of pounds on their food bill, which they can invest into providing additional support services for their beneficiaries, helping to get people back on their feet.
Meanwhile, FoodDrink Europe claimed food waste was a missed opportunity to feed more people, a waste of resources and had broader environmental consequences such as increased greenhouse gas emissions.
The trade body representing preservation of foods Europe s food and drink manufacturers preservation of foods latest figures estimated about 90M tonnes of food waste was wasted annually in Europe, despite over 35M people being at risk of malnutrition.
FoodDrink preservation of foods Europe s president Jesús Serafín Pérez said: On the occasion of this year s World Food Day, Europe s food manufacturers are stepping up their efforts preservation of foods in the fight against food wastage, which is of critical importance to the building of more sustainable food systems.
FoodDrink Europe is currently running a number of initiatives, such as Every Crumb Counts preservation of foods and food wastage toolkit Maximising Food Resources to prevent edible waste by sharing best practice and guidance throughout the industry.
A new partnership between Tesco and food re-distribution charity FareShare will help to tackle food waste by preventing 2,300t of surplus food being returned to UK food manufacturers every year, according to the retailer. preservation of foods
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