Overview
- Aldi reported it helped deliver more than 710,000 meals over the Easter school break by donating surplus food from its stores.
- The Neighbourly partnership has delivered the equivalent of more than 50 million meals since 2019.
- Following a successful trial at three regional distribution centres, Aldi plans a nationwide rollout that it says will add 1.2 million meals this year.
- Recent local tallies include 6,250 meals in Lanarkshire, more than 3,400 in Hampshire, over 1,800 in Dorset, and more than 1,600 in County Durham.
- A new appeal in Yorkshire asks shoppers to donate pet food at in-store points so local groups can support families who are struggling to feed their animals.