The goods our Food Redistribution Centre supplies to communities comes from across the food retail supply chain – farmers, producers, manufacturers, wholesalers and supermarkets. Their surplus stock would typically otherwise go to waste.

We work with national suppliers as part of the FareShare network, as well as local and regional suppliers we have forged our own relationships with. Family business James Hall & Co, which supplies SPAR stores across the North of England, is one of these. Based in Preston, it sent us 57,709kg of food in 2024 – the equivalent of 137,405 meals.

“Reducing food waste is an important focus for our business,” explains Barry Widdowson, Fresh & Frozen Stock Manager. “So it’s great to have the Charity’s Food Redistribution Centre on the doorstep of our SPAR Distribution Centre in Preston to help us with this.

“They have excellent links with grassroot community organisations across Lancashire and Cumbria. We know the food we provide them with to redistribute is gratefully received by people who need it most.”