Charities invited to apply for £15m funding to redistribute surplus food

Stuart Stone
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New scheme offers food redistribution charities grants to help tackle estimated 330,000 tonnes of food waste each year

Food redistribution charities can now apply for grants under a £15m government scheme designed to deliver thousands of tonnes of edible food to those most in need, preventing mountains of waste and cutting...

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