Overview
- Local tallies released this week include 25,132 meals donated in Bradford, 14,662 in Lancashire, and 2,926 in Cumbria.
- More than 2,000 volunteers supported store teams nationwide during the 24–29 November collection.
- The long-life items gathered are being distributed through FareShare and Trussell to frontline groups across the country for winter support.
- Tesco UK chief executive Ashwin Prasad thanked customers for their generosity, and FareShare’s Kris Gibbon-Walsh said demand on local charities is higher than ever.
- Trussell’s research estimates over 14 million people in the UK face hunger, including 3.8 million children, and customers can keep donating in stores or online until the end of February.