New Cork food donation programme aims to create 100,000 meals for those in poverty

A new food donation programme in Cork aims to create 100,000 meals for people suffering from food poverty.

The programme — a partnership between Lidl Ireland and Bia Food Initiative — will see surplus food collected on a daily basis from each of the participating Lidl stores in Cork. These include Lidl stores in Midleton, Ballincollig, Ballyvolane, Churchfield, Togher, Cornmarket Street, and its Regional Distribution Centre in Charleville.

All the participating stores have been issued with a Bia Food AHT chilled cabinet. The refrigerated cabinet will be used to collect all surplus food products that have been removed from sale.