City’s first food bank to redistribute surplus supplies

Cork’s first food bank will open next year, with organising group Bia saying the initiative will provide access to tonnes of surplus food that otherwise would go to waste.

The Bia Food Initiative said it hoped to open the food bank in the city next March, provided sufficient funds had been raised. It has already secured initial seed funding and located three possible warehouses, as well as linking with local charities, such as the Cork Branch of the Society of St Vincent de Paul.

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