Aldi is calling on charities and food banks to register for its festive food donations scheme so they can receive a free donation this Christmas. 

The supermarket is aiming to redistribute all surplus fresh food from its stores in Cornwall to local charities on Christmas Eve. As part of the scheme, charities and food banks will be paired with local stores and can collect products such as fruit, vegetables, fresh meat, fish and bread after the store closes at 6pm.

Charities should contact Aldi’s Corporate Responsibility team at [email protected] before Sunday November 18 with their organisation name, charity number, organisation focus (eg. soup kitchen, food bank), contact details and the postcode of the three nearest Aldi stores (using the Aldi store finder www.aldi.co.uk/store-finder)

All charities that apply must be able to collect, store and distribute fresh food. Each store can be partnered with one charity only and the pairings will be allocated on a first come first served basis.