The Felix Project

We want to give a big thank you to our friends at Citi, who volunteered with us through the months of May and June and through their efforts in our warehouse and Felix kitchen, were able to provide over 150,000 meals to Londoners in need. But that wasn't enough for them! They also ran a food drive, collecting 580kgs of non-perishable and kitchen staples that will be delivered out to local schools and community organisations, where it will reach the hands of people experiencing food insecurity. That's the equivalent of 1,381 meals! It is truly amazing what the impact of volunteering can have on a community. A huge thank you to all the #CitiVolunteers that donated their time to help us keep perfectly good food out of landfill and get it into the hands of those who need it.

We are thrilled to share that The Collective UK | B Corp™ has joined us in our fight against food waste and hunger in our city 👏. Their products of traditional and dairy-free yogurts will support Londoners in need with vital nutrition and we can't wait to get them into their hands. Together 🤝 we can end food insecurity in our communities 💚.

He are honoured to be recognised by The Grocer and our food industry peers with the Waste Not Want Not Award. So much work and empathy went into understanding why this delicious fruit needed to be rescued and how we were going to ensure we made the absolute most of it. We could not have done this without the support and understanding of Peter at H Hall and Son Farm, thank you for becoming a part of the #FelixFamily. Thank you to everyone at Amazon, Matt Birch, Mohammed Patel, John Boumphrey, and Elise Kidd who made moving tonnes of apples, pears, and plums an absolutely breeze. And most importantly, thank you to all the volunteers that picked each and every piece of fruit 💚. You are legends. If you are food supplier, distributor, farmer, or somewhere in between and want to join #TeamFelix to win awards 😉, please send us a DM or message Richard Smith. Together we can make sure that no-one goes hungry and good food is never wasted.

Everyone cross your fingers 🤞 and toes for us! Tonight is the 2024 The Grocer Gold Awards and we, along with our partner, HE Hall & Son, are nominated for the 'Waste Not Want Not Award' for the 100 tonnes of apples, pears, and plums we rescued and redistributed. We even made our very own apple juice to extend the life of the fruit to ensure nothing went to waste. It was a huge undertaking that our volunteers rallied around so this nomination is also for everyone that turned up and helped us save all that incredible fruit and get it into the hands of Londoners in need! We would not be a finalist for this award with out your dedication and support. Thank you 💚.

We are so astounded by the incredible people and organisations that have partnered with the Felix Project. We could not rescue the tonnes of food and support the +1,000 organisations in London without volunteers and our food supply partners. And it's even more amazing when the two come together, like when Wasabi Sushi & Bento, who supply us with surplus food volunteered in our Park Royal Depot! We think it's so important to show our food supply partners where their food is going and the impact it is having on our community. Without their generous donations, we wouldn't be able to help Londoners in need. Thank you to all of our food suppliers and volunteers. You make this happen 💚.

10 million meals! That is how much surplus food HelloFresh has donated to The Felix Project since becoming a partner in 2017. Can you believe that? As Hello Fresh's official charity partner, we've been helping them reduce their food waste by taking their surplus food and distributing it across every borough in London to people who need it. We can't tackle hunger in our communities alone, and to be able to build a partnership on shared beliefs that no one should go hungry and no good food should go to waste is invaluable in this fight. Thank you HelloFresh 💚 and here's to 10 million more!

You still have time to submit your tender and help us find out what the environmental impact of our work rescuing and redistributing food is! This is a great opportunity to put some hard data behind our impact and see how we can improve! Learn more 👇

We want to thank Albion Fine Foods Ltd for joining us in our fight to rescue as much surplus food as possible and get it into the hands of Londoners in need. As one of our new food supply partners, we will be ensuring that their surplus food is distributed out across London and put to good use, helping people struggling to put food on the table. If you have surplus food or are unsure what qualifies as surplus food, send a message to us or to Richard Smith, we'd love to talk you about how we can work together and keep good food out of landfill!

Last week we had the pleasure of visiting the Black Prince Trust, one of our charity partners doing great work in South London and this visit was extra special as we brought along our supply partners, Amazon. It’s so important that we connect the dots across our organisations and share the real impact that that these connections make across our communities. If you’re currently one of our suppliers and or you're interested in becoming one, please get in touch with Richard Smith. We’d love to be able to share days like this with you too. Thank you to Mohammed Patel for making the time to visit one of our amazing community organisations and to Beverley de Valmency and Richard Joyce for not only being great hosts but for the incredible work you and your organisation is doing to make our community better 💚.

We had the pleasure to host our friends from Fortnum & Mason who volunteered at our Poplar location. The F&M crew sorted meat, dairy, and produce and then packed it all up to be delivered to charities and community organisations supporting London’s most vulnerable. Fortnum & Mason not only volunteer with us but also support us with food as one of our valuable food supply partners. As a stop on our Green Scheme, our walking and cycling food collection route, Felix volunteers’ pick-up food from their Piccadilly location 5 days a week and deliver it directly to local frontline charities. The Green Scheme is a vital collection and delivery service, collecting surplus food from supermarkets, cafes, restaurants and delis and then delivering it straight out to local Community Organisations in Central London to support people in need of food relief. One of the organisations we support via our Canary Wharf Group route is Luke House by St Mungo's where Project Worker Sharlene Reid described how important this food is to her clients. "The food is brilliant to be honest, especially for our clients who are not getting any support at all, such as those on NRPF or those claiming asylum, they either cannot claim benefits or work. We help them try to get their immigration matters sorted out, but they have so little money and so struggle to buy food and afford to eat. To know that every Thursday we get a little extra for the week, it's really a great thing to look forward to, especially for those clients who are really not getting any support." If you work in Central London or Canary Wharf and have a few spare hours every week or once a month, why not enjoy the summer weather and do some good rescuing healthy nutritious food and supporting organisations like Luke House. You can learn more about the Green Scheme and how to volunteer here: https://lnkd.in/euwYJsbF And if you work in the food industry and want to talk about surplus food, please don't hesitate to message us directly or reach out to Richard Smith, Paul Bains or Aimi Wilder.