Asda unveils food bank pledge for surplus stock

Instead of sending stock back to manufacturers, which often ends up in landfill, Asda will send it to FareShare Asda has unveiled a multi-million pound pledge to redistribute all surplus stock to one of the UK's biggest food banks. In the latest move by a major retailer to cut food waste, Asda said that instead of sending stock back to manufacturers, as is current practice, it would send it direct to FareShare. The retailer said the initiative would increase the quantity of food sent annually to...