ALDI has announced that it is has officially donated over 200,000 meals to local communties across Cumbria.
This comes after the major supermarket chain said that it has donated 30million meals to more than 4,000 causes across Britain since the launch of its food donations initiative in 2019.
In partnership with community giving platform Neighbourly, all of the supermarket's stores in Cumbria are partnered with foodbanks, charities and community groups, who receive surplus food year-round.
Liz Fox, corporate responsibility director at Aldi UK said: "Donating 213,200 meals in Cumbria through our partnership with Neighbourly is an amazing achievement, with the initiative now more vital than ever for local community groups and charities who face soaring demand.
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Steve Butterworth, CEO of Neighbourly added: "We’ve worked with Aldi for several years to help them further their support for those in need.
"The cost-of-living crisis is impacting communities in Cumbria and we’ve seen the demand on foodbanks and local causes increase drastically since our partnership began."
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