Compass Scotland partners with FareShare

Compass Scotland has announced a new surplus food partnership with FareShare. The move will encourage the caterer’s Scotland sites to work with the charity to donate surplus food so that meals can be distributed to those who need them most.

The food FareShare distributes – such as fresh fruit, veg, meat and non-perishable items including pasta and tins – is surplus, but it is still good to eat and would otherwise go to waste. It provides food to almost 9,500 projects across the UK, including community centres, foodbanks and homeless shelters.

Launched as a distinct business in November 2020, Compass Scotland is part of Compass Group UK and Ireland, which has worked alongside FareShare on a national level since 2014. In 2021, Compass’s donations amounted to the equivalent of more than 200,000 meals for people in need, supporting 2,510 charities in the process.

David Hay, managing director of Compass Scotland, said: “Working with FareShare is something we’re all really motivated to get behind. There’s something significant in taking an existing relationship that we have with the group and driving it forward in Scotland, making sure that surplus Scottish food is going to Scottish people in need.”

Jon Molyneux, Scottish affairs lead for FareShare, added: “No one can escape the news about the rising cost of living, so this partnership with Compass Scotland has come at such a crucial time. We look forward to working with their team to ensure that good surplus food gets onto the plates of those in Scotland who need it most.”

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