Scarborough-based McCain, has announced a significant achievement in its partnership with FareShare, having donated the equivalent of three million meals to charities and community groups across the UK.
This milestone highlights the company's long-standing commitment to tackling food insecurity and reducing food waste.
The collaboration between McCain and FareShare, the UK’s largest food redistribution charity, began in 2013. Over the past decade, McCain has consistently provided FareShare with regular donations of surplus food, including both frozen potato products and raw potatoes.
FareShare plays a vital role in ensuring that good-to-eat surplus food reaches those facing hardship. The charity supports an extensive network of over 8,000 frontline organisations, which include school breakfast clubs, domestic violence refuges, mental health support groups, homelessness shelters, and older people's lunch clubs. These groups provide not only meals but also essential support to vulnerable individuals and families.
Jillian Moffatt, Regional President at McCain Foods GB, expressed pride in the achievement.
“Through a partnership that has spanned more than a decade, we are incredibly proud to have donated over three million meals to FareShare.
As a family-owned company, we are committed to supporting local communities across the UK and are honoured to work with FareShare, who help nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.”
Nicole Sanchez-Castillo, Head of Food Partnerships at FareShare, also celebrated the milestone. “We're thrilled to have reached this incredible 3 million meal milestone with McCain,” Sanchez-Castillo said. She highlighted the critical impact of McCain's contributions:
"We're thrilled to have reached this incredible 3 million meal milestone with McCain. Their support has enabled us to ensure more of this good-to-eat food goes to the people who need it most instead of it going to waste.
Without partners like McCain we wouldn't be able to support our brilliant network of over 8, 000 charities; from afterschool clubs and breakfast clubs, to homelessness shelters and older people's lunch clubs. These wonderful charities then transform this surplus food into meals, supporting many communities across the UK.
We're incredibly grateful for McCain's support, helping us harness the power of surplus food, strengthening communities and changing lives."
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