Our ambition is to show industry leadership on food waste, amplify redistribution to those most in need and enable a lasting positive impact in the community.

Targets

  • Reduce food waste in our own operations by 20% by 2025 and halve it by 2030 (against a 2022 baseline).
  • 100% of edible food surplus to be redistributed by 2025.

Our approach

Food waste and hunger are urgent environmental and humanitarian challenges. At Ocado Retail, we recognise our responsibility and prioritise reducing food waste and increasing redistribution to address these pressing issues.

Globally, one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, impacting food security and the environment. Ocado Retail has long partnered with social enterprises, charities, food banks and initiatives to tackle food redistribution, including providing donations of groceries, cash and operational assets such as vehicles.

Our performance

Tackling food loss in our operations

Maximising redistribution

Reducing waste in the supply chain

Preventing food waste in the home

Since 2005, we have been a signatory of WRAP's Courtauld Commitment, a voluntary agreement that enables collaborative action on food waste across the UK food chain, further demonstrating our dedication to these goals.

£10.7 million in surplus stock redistributed to our trusted network of charity partners in 2023.

1.9 million meals donated to The Felix Project in 2023.

Removed best-before date labels in 64% of our unprepared produce lines

Explore further

Communities

Our Christmas Meals Food Redistribution Partnership with Community Shop

Ocado and Beano food waste cookbook

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