Tesco joins students’ effort to donate food

A group of students who formed a social enterprise and created a smartphone app to distribute food to those in need have formed a partnership with Tesco.

Tesco Ireland and Foodcloud yesterday announced a deal that will see all surplus food from the chain’s 146 stores redistributed to charities and community groups.

Foodcloud and Tesco want charities and community groups from across the country that could benefit from surplus fresh food products to register on foodcloud.ie.