At last! matching surplus food with social need

[PAWS]

http://www.theguardian.com/business/...s-queens-award


I know this story is a few weeks old but I Just got around to reading it and think it is totally brilliant. There is a huge amount of waste at food manufacturing plants and let’s face it, very few people would reject a loaf of bread at 20p because the packaging is a bid squiffy.
This is about basic food products but many manufacturers of skincare and similar products also dump tons of product every year. I know we should be just talking about essentials but remember ‘give us bread but give us roses’. Those who are in desperate need the odd treat more than most.

[teaboy2]

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There's an online company that sells food that are past their sell by date and reduced prices, but still within their used by date - Can't for the live of me remember what its website address is though, but the owner was rejected by dragons den 3-4 years ago. Though since then his business has be successful.


Edit:

Here is is www.approvedfood.co.uk

wow smirnoff ice (275ml) £0.39p each of 3 for £0.99p - Best get some of that lol

[Kati]

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Here is is www.approvedfood.co.uk

they're great for stocking up - and you get the odd 'code' for AF on the Facebook group "Feed your Family for about £20 a week" (they have some great recipes on there too )

[teaboy2]

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Yep, i always like a bargain and who wouldn't want to reduce their weekly shopping bill and pay less on food, regardless of financial or personal situations?!

[Kati]

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I know we should be just talking about essentials but remember ‘give us bread but give us roses’. Those who are in desperate need the odd treat more than most.

I don't see why we should be talking about essentials only, I agree about those in need deserving the odd treat :nod: ... most foodbanks I've heard about do more than 'just food' (many hand out toiletries, hair brushes, tooth paste/brushes and sweets for the kids etc... too). Have you seen these old(ish) links??
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...o-charity.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fo...ood-waste.html
http://elitedaily.com/envision/food/...-video/672280/

[teaboy2]

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Totally agree with you. Just because the packaging is damaged on a load of toilet paper, doesn't mean they can be sold. Someone will need them or want them.

Yes i heard about the french MP's wanting to make it law, and i think the same should be done here - Hell only other week a couple walked free from caught from stealing perfectly safe to eat food from a supermarkets bin that had been thrown out of waste, after the judge struck out the case due to the supermarket not actually suffering any loss due to the food having no value to the supermarket (i.e. being waste in supermarkets eyes).

And yes i have heard of spoiled veg and fruit being used to make soup and juice etc. Nothing wrong with that either.

[Kati]

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and don't forget about Muscle Food too - http://www.musclefood.com

They're good for bulk buy meat and dairy (although I always use my local butcher ... it's a bit more expensive, but well worth it for the customer service Kevin gives us )

[teaboy2]

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Ohhh i never heard of them before. Cheers kati i will have a look lol.

[Kati]

Re: At last! matching surplus food with social need

Ohhh i never heard of them before. Cheers kati i will have a look lol.

they have some good deals on most of the time

[teaboy2]

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yeah already seen a few bargains on there

[Kati]

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yeah already seen a few bargains on there

http://www.musclefood.com/utimatemixedmeatselection

You can get all of this:

• 5kg Premium Skinless Chicken Breasts
• 12 x 75g Chicken Breast Sausages
• 700g Chicken Drumsticks
• 800g Irish Grass Fed Beef Mince
• 4 x 6-7oz British Beef Hache Steaks
• 8 x 100g Prime Pork Loin Steaks
• 12 x 75g Meaty Pork Sausages
• 800g Premium Turkey Thigh Mince
• 1kg Jacket Potatoes
• 1kg Carrots
• 1kg White Onions

for £60 with the code "FYFULTMIX" before sunday using the link at the top

[teaboy2]

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Don't think id fit it all in my freezer. i'd have to buy an extra freezer i think lol

[PAWS]

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Many of the supermarkets chase off people rummaging through the discarded food. I notice that food that is about to go out of date is not reduced in price until the very last minute and then it is like fighting over a lame gazelle on the Serengeti Plain. Pees me off!
I grew up in a rural area where stuff like eggs, Milk veg and even meat came from our own stock or neighbours’ farms. None of it had a ‘use by’ date. We used the good old sniff test! Dare I say ‘it never did me any harm’!

[Kati]

Re: At last! matching surplus food with social need

wow smirnoff ice (275ml) £0.39p each of 3 for £0.99p - Best get some of that lol

- I've got a code for that too
Just add FYF10 at the checkout