Two million meals have been donated to FareShare UK thanks to a generous supply of regular spuds from national potato supplier Branston.
A supporter of FareShare UK since 2017, Branston regularly supplies the charity with potatoes to create nutritious, filling meals for the users of its almost 8,500 services across the country, including lunch clubs, homeless shelters and community cafes.
Mark Willcox, agronomy director at Branston, said: “We’re always looking to find ways to minimise waste from our farms and factories whilst maximising crop utilisation. Potatoes are a nutritious and healthy side of plate staple that really does help feed the nation! On top of that, they’re a great British farming success story.
Simon Millard, Director of Food at FareShare, said: “We are enormously grateful to the team at Branston for reaching an incredible milestone of delivering the equivalent of 2 million meals to FareShare. This good-to-eat surplus food has been helped to support our network of charities across the UK including after school and breakfast clubs, hospices, domestic abuse refuges and homelessness shelters.
