Fareshare Go allows eligible organisations to collect surplus food from retail supermarkets including Tesco, Asda & Waitrose at the end of the day at no cost.
FareShare Go provides charities and community groups with direct access to surplus food from local supermarkets.
The food is good quality food that for a variety of reasons can no longer be sold, such as damaged packaging or a short-shelf life. This does not have an impact on the standard or safety of the food items available. Food available often includes bread, eggs and fresh fruit. It will always be within its use by date and is perfectly good to eat.
FareShare Go takes food from the supermarket (retail) level of the supply chain. There is a smaller quantity and variety of surplus food at this level, and FareShare Go isn’t designed to provide you with all your food needs. It will provide you a supplement to your existing food supply that is free, good quality and tasty too!
How does it work?
Our FareShare Go service links up local charities, schools and community organisations with their local participating supermarket. When the supermarket has surplus food, they send out a text notification to organisations. The organisation then collects the food themselves from the supermarket either that night or the next day. The FareShare Go membership is different from the full membership that charities receive from the FareShare Manchester warehouse. If you require food on a regular basis you may also want to sign up for full membership.
