Booker celebrates donating equivalent of 25 million meals to FareShare

Booker is celebrating a milestone with FareShare, having donated the equivalent of 25 million meals over five years.

The 25 million meal milestone highlights the scale and impact of the partnership, which sees surplus food from across Booker’s estate redistributed to charities and community groups nationwide – helping to support families and individuals facing food insecurity while preventing good food from going to waste.

Booker is also marking five years of involvement in the FareShare Go programme, which helps charities access additional surplus food direct from branches.

Alongside FareShare, local communities are supported to access surplus via Olio’s Food Waste Hero volunteers, while colleagues can also take advantage of Booker’s Colleague Shop.

Angela Hughes, technical & sustainability director at Booker, said: “Reaching 25 million meals donated with FareShare is a milestone we’re incredibly proud of. This partnership is about more than reducing food waste– it’s about making a meaningful difference to people’s lives, supporting local communities and creating long-term, positive impact. As we look ahead, we remain committed to building on this work and ensuring no good food goes to waste.”

Kris Gibbon-Walsh, deputy CEO of FareShare and The Felix Project, said: “We are enormously grateful to everyone at Booker for their ongoing support. Reaching the milestone of providing the equivalent of 25 million meals alongside celebrating five years of partnership with the FareShare Go programme is hugely important. This food will have a life-changing impact on communities right across the UK, meaning more good-to-eat food goes to the people who need it most instead of going to waste.

“With the support of Booker, thousands of charities and community groups in every region of the UK can run transformative services for local people. By saving on food, our amazing charities can focus on providing the services that matter most to their communities – we are so grateful for Booker’s support.”

Saasha Celestial-One, co-founder of Olio, said: “We’re incredibly proud that, together with FareShare, we’ve been able to help Booker redistribute 25 million meals back into communities. Thank you to every single Olio and FareShare volunteer that’s made this possible, as well as the Booker HQ team and colleagues, whose flexibility and commitment to sustainability have been so crucial in making our partnership a success. Here’s to the next 25 million.”

Published Date: March 17, 2026