Nisa helps to fill Coventry foodbanks

Foodbank centres across Coventry had their stocks boosted following donations received from Nisa’s annual trade show held at the end of September.

Volunteers collected surplus stock when the Nisa trade show ended.

Fresh produce weighing in at nearly 4,000kg was collected by Coventry Foodbank at the end of the two-day event at the NAEC in Stoneleigh.

The food, with a value of almost £8,000 has now been distributed to 14 foodbank centres in the city, feeding around 500 people.

The initiative is one that Nisa has worked on with The Trussell Trust Foodbank Network for a number of years and sees large quantities of stock from Nisa’s exhibited store, as well as surplus stock from supplier stands, collected by volunteers when the show ends.

Hugh McNeill from Coventry Foodbank said: “This year’s collection from the Nisa Expo has proved invaluable to us at foodbanks and the Coventry community hubs, as we tackle the current cost-of-living squeeze.

“On behalf of Coventry Foodbank and the Feeding Coventry Network, we would like to thank Nisa for their incredible support again this year. It really does make a difference.”

Nisa Retail’s event manager Jenny Potts added: “We are always delighted to see Hugh and the volunteers at the end of the Nisa Expo and to make our contribution to the brilliant work they do to tackle food poverty in local communities.”