Food app helps supply 500k homeless meals

Innovative new app Foodcloud only partnered with Tesco last summer, but already the union has resulted in more than half a million meals for homeless people in Ireland.

The Foodcloud app connects businesses with charities — allowing retailers with surplus food to donate it to organisations feeding those most in need.

Businesses such as restaurants and supermarkets can use the app to upload details of food they are willing to donate — local charities receive a notification of the donation and can pick it up if they are willing to accept it.