Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., joined Tesco Ireland CEO, Natasha Adams, and FoodCloud Co Founders, Aoibheann O’Brien and Isuelt Ward, at a special event in Dublin on Thursday, to mark a decade of partnership between Tesco and FoodCloud.
In 2013, Tesco made its first surplus food donation through FoodCloud and then became the social enterprises first national retail partner in 2014. Since then, Tesco’s Surplus Food Donations Programme has provided almost 20 million meals to people living in food insecurity in Ireland. Powered by FoodCloud technology, every day surplus food from each of Tesco’s 167 stores is distributed to 350 community groups and charitable organisations across the country. This has enabled the charitable sector in Ireland to reduce its food bills by €23 million directly because of the food they receive from Tesco and FoodCloud.
At the event, Tesco Ireland CEO, Natasha Adams, announced that the company has written to 500 of its suppliers, encouraging them to join Tesco in committing to the EPA’s Food Waste Charter and help steer Ireland towards its commitment to reduce food waste by 50 per cent by 2030, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
