Sussex to get boost from Coronation Food project

The Coronation Food Project was launched to mark His Majesty The King’s 75th birthday on 14th November.

The Coronation Food Project represents a new initiative to save and circulate surplus food and use it for social good and will provide a much-needed boost to charities and people in need across Sussex and Surrey.

The project, which was inspired by The King, aims to create a fairer and more sustainable future by redistributing more food and supercharging food distribution through centres across the UK.

In Sussex and Surrey, food is redistributed by FareShare Sussex & Surrey, part of a nationwide network operated by FareShare, the UK’s biggest charity using the power of food to bring positive change to people and communities. FareShare Sussex & Surrey serves 153 frontline charities across the region, all of which use food to strengthen communities and help people access vital frontline services.

The Coronation Food Project will help to enhance and scale the infrastructure that gets surplus food to where it is needed most. It is being coordinated by the King Charles III Charitable Fund whose mission is to transform lives and build sustainable communities.

As part of the project, senior figures from the food industry, both major retailers and manufacturers, have joined forces under a new model to save even more waste and generate additional food for the charity sector.

Through the Alliance Manufacturing programme, they aim to utilise surplus and donated resources of any kind – food, packaging, labour and capacity – to produce more nutritious food to help people in need.

Dan Slatter, CEO of FareShare Sussex & Surrey commented: “We are delighted to be supported through The Coronation Food Project. It will enable us to access an increased level of food which would otherwise be going to waste. In the last year we have seen particularly low levels of food and an increase in demand from the local charities and community groups we work with. This food is a starting point to help bridge that gap.

“We want to encourage food suppliers, big and small, to get in touch if they are able to help in the same way. Ensuring that this good-to-eat food helps to feed hungry people, rather than heading to waste.”

For more information on the Coronation Food Project, please visit: https://www.kccf.org.uk/coronation-food-project/

For more information on FareShare Sussex & Surrey, please visit https://faresharesussexandsurrey.org.uk/