FoodCloud

FoodCloud is an Irish social enterprise with a vision for a world where no good food goes to waste. They connect food businesses with surplus food to charities and community groups around Ireland and the UK who can use it, reducing both the environmental and social impact of food waste.

Lidl began working with FoodCloud in 2017 and we now operate a national food redistribution programme that sees all of our stores connected with local charities via the FoodCloud technology platform. We also donate to FoodCloud directly through our three regional distribution centres and FoodCloud then redistributes this surplus stock to their network of 500+ charity partners and community groups in Ireland through their warehouse Hubs solution.

Through our partnership with FoodCloud we have redistributed the equivalent of  over 2 million meals to charities across Ireland and each day we are building on this impact. In Ireland over 1 million tonnes of food is wasted each year and globally food waste accounts for 8% of greenhouse gas emissions. Through our work with FoodCloud we are not only supporting our communities but we are also having a positive impact on the environment through food waste reduction. See what one of our charity partners are saying about the partnership below:

“Portadown Cares started in 2012 to provide help to those most in need in their local community. They collect donations from Lidl Portadown throughout the week and through FoodCloud, they redistribute it to local hostels and families in need in their area. Through these donations from Lidl, they have been able to help more people than ever before. They believe that Lidl are committed to seeing their surplus food put to good use and find that the staff are always there to give a helping hand.”

– Portadown Cares, County Armagh, Northern Ireland