According to the most recent report by the charity Waste and Resources Action Programme, the UK produced around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste in 2018.
This waste had a value of over £19 billion a year and is associated with more than 25 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
It has said that of this waste, 6.4 million tonnes could have been eaten—the equivalent of over 15 billion meals.
Penny Kemp’s Community Pantry & Café is a non-profit community food pantry initiative for the wider Headcorn Parish looking to tackle the problem of food waste head-on.
We actively help reduce wastage by redistributing local produce nearing the end of the viable commercial cycle back into the local community.
We provide free access to good quality fresh food that is surplus to the requirements of local producers, supermarkets, food distribution centres and local individuals.