Overview
- Aldi says surplus food from stores nationwide provided over 1.5 million meals to people in need during the festive period.
- Donations focused on fresh and chilled items collected after early closures on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and were routed to local charities via Neighbourly.
- Regional tallies include 78,000 meals in Greater Manchester, 42,700 in County Durham, 28,500 in Wiltshire, more than 24,000 in Cumbria, 14,300 in Dorset, and 6,585 in South Lanarkshire.
- Neighbourly reports that four in five charities saw rising demand over the past six months, with food provision needs expected to increase by nearly 30% through the colder months.
- In addition to store donations, Aldi supported redistribution from regional depots with Company Shop Group, helped provide over 2,500 free Christmas lunches through Community Shop, and encouraged public contributions via in‑store food points and a clothing appeal with The Salvation Army and InPost.