FareShare is honoured to be part of a new initiative launched by His Majesty King Charles to mark his 75th birthday next month which seeks to redistribute more surplus food to vulnerable communities.
Citing his ‘increasing concern’ over the cost of living crisis, the King’s Coronation Food Project aims to radically reduce food waste and help people most at risk of food poverty across the UK.
A royal source said: “His Majesty has chosen to make the launch of this project the focus of his landmark 75th birthday. He would prefer to use the occasion to shine a light on an important cause rather than on himself.”
George Wright, Chief Executive at FareShare, said: “FareShare already supports more than 8,500 charities and community groups, and demand is far outstripping supply, so these plans to get more food out where it’s needed are really exciting. We’re already redistributing four meals every single second and when we know the food IS out there, we know there is huge potential to increase that number.”
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