'Continued success story': Almost £600m of surplus UK food redistributed by firms and charities in 2022

Stuart Stone
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Amount of food redistributed rather than sent to waste rose by around a quarter last year, according to WRAP

More than 400 million meals worth over £590m were saved from going to waste in the UK in 2022, with the amount of food redistributed by retailers, manufacturers, and farmers rising by around a quarter...

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