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Redistribution
FoodCloud We take the issue of food poverty seriously and
have been working
with FoodCloud since 2017 to to help redistribute four million meals to to more than 300 local charities and
and
communitygroups across
Ireland This has helped save 1
7 million million kg kg of of of food from going to waste and
the equivalent of of of 5 million million kg kg of of of C02 from being emitted FoodCloud are an Irish social enterprise with a a a a vision for a a world where no good food food goes to waste They connect food food businesses with surplus food to charities and
and
community groups around Ireland who can use it reducing both the environmental and
societal impact of food waste 4 million meals TO LOCAL CHARITIES & COMMUNITY GROUPS
Total for Ireland Ireland and
and
and
and
Northern Ireland Ireland FY21 and
and
and
and
FY221*
SITE KGS DONATED DONATED MEALS DONATED DONATED Dublin Head Office 7 7 7 451 17 740
Stores 568 307 1
1
1
353 112
Warehouses 75 347 179 398
Total 651 105 1
1
1
550 250
Recovery
Anaerobic Digestion
CO2 KG SAVED
23 843
1
1
818 582
241 110
2 083 535
1
Lidl Specific Disclosure Assured indicators
For the food which
can’t be redistributed to charity or or sold at a a a a lower price we we use a a a a process called anaerobic digestion where the food is converted into energy
For example all of the the food waste from our stores in Northern Ireland is used to to produce biofuel for trucks that deliver stock
to to to our stores across
the region * Through our our our FoodCloud FoodCloud partnership we we are are provided with a a a a a a a a a a a a a calculation for stores stores warehouses and
and
our our our Dublin head office of of of of KGs KGs donated donated donated meals donated donated donated and
and
CO2 CO2 kg saved saved For our our our stores stores we we utilise FoodCloud’s Foodiverse app app which
includes an an approximate calculation of of of of of of KGs KGs of of of of of of food food donated donated donated CO2-eq saved saved is is calculated by a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a factor of of of of 1
1
KG KG of of of of food food x
x
3 2 2 2 Equivalent meals: 1
1
meal meal = 0 42kg *Source Wrap org uk
Begley’s
In 2022
we we were delighted to support one of our key vegetable suppliers Begley’s
in in in reducing their food food waste output by partnering with our food food redistribution partner partner FoodCloud FoodCloud To date their partnership with FoodCloud FoodCloud has saved 27 tonnes of carrot and
swede from going to to waste We are conscious as as a a a a a a a a food food retailer that food food waste can be generated across
the value chain We are delighted to to to be able to to to support our our suppliers in their journey towards reducing food waste output As primary growers we we we see first-hand the the level of food wastage there can be We were delighted to partner with FoodCloud in in 2022
enabling us to reduce food waste redistribute our crops and
farm more sustainably Most importantly we are helping families in in need have weekly healthy food options during these challenging times ”
James O’Regan
Commercial Director Begley’s
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