
Food waste
We encourage customers to donate food through Food Collection events and collection points in our stores. Tesco then tops up donations by 20%. Donated food goes to our charity partners the Trussell Trust and FareShare, who help to feed people in communities.
We’re working alongside Fareshare and Trussell Trust to collect in-store donations of long-life food items for communities across the UK. Between June 30 and July 2 our generous customers donated a total of 1.3 million meals across the UK in large stores, with an additional 20% top up.
We have collection points in all our stores so customers can donate as part of their weekly shop.
Choose items from the shopping list displayed on the in store collection point.
Drop purchased items into the collection point.
Charities collect donated food and distribute it to charities, families and individuals who need it. Tesco tops up your donations by 20% in cash.
Trussell Trust foodbanks provide three days of emergency food to individuals and families in crisis. Frontline, professional agencies like the Citizen's Advice Bureau and children centres refer people in need to their local foodbank. By donating food, you can help support local people in a simple, practical way.
FareShare is a UK-wide charity that redistributes food that would otherwise go to waste to charities and community groups, including homeless shelters, children's breakfast clubs, and domestic violence refuges. These organisations turn the food into nutritious meals and provide life-changing support. FareShare provides more than 2.5 million meals a week to vulnerable people and communities.
FareShare
Trussell Trust
Customers who can't make food donations in store can still support our two food charities by donating Clubcard vouchers to the Trussell Trust and FareShare through the Clubcard website.