More than one million meals will be donated to charities across Scotland and the UK by supermarket chain Aldi.
Through a partnership with a community giving platform called Neighbourly, the store has said they will build on their goal of distributing 10 million meals in 2021.
They have connections to organisations in areas like Edinburgh, Renfrew, Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Dundee, Fife and Aberdeen who support families on low incomes.
The various charities, community groups and food banks will be working with Aldi to donate surplus food, including over 700,000 meals going to causes that feed children.
Mary Dunn, managing director of corporate responsibility at Aldi UK, said: “We’re proud to be supporting so many incredible causes up and down the country, helping them to donate meals to those in need this summer.
“The school holidays can be a hard time for families, particularly when many are experiencing heightened financial hardship due to the pandemic, and this is why we are committed to doing what we can to donate more meals than ever before.”
Steve Butterworth, from Neighbourly, added: “The summer school holidays are always one of the busiest times for the nation’s charities and food banks, but this year we’re expecting things to be even busier. Aldi’s donations have never been more of a vital support to these organisations.”
Aldi stores across the country work with Neighbourly to partner with local charities, who can collect surplus food and perishable products, such as fruit, vegetables and baked goods, up to seven days a week.
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