McDonald's gives away 1 million meals to families in need with Rashford backed charity

McDonald’s has partnered with food charity FareShare to provide 1million meals for families in need.

The funding from the burger chain let FareShare, a charity backed by campaigner Marcus Rashford, redistribute food to families who need it most in the coming weeks.

McDonald’s UK chief executive Paul Pomroy said: “In these challenging times, we know it’s more important than ever to support those most in need.

“When we temporarily closed our restaurants in March, our people, franchisees and suppliers rallied to provide surplus food and support to food banks and charities.

“We were pleased that we were able to donate surplus food through FareShare and other organisations earlier this year, and we admire the fantastic work that FareShare continues to do to support families facing very tough situations."

FareShare chief executive Lindsay Boswell said: "McDonalds is showing real leadership in supporting the most vulnerable in society to get access to healthy food at this critical time.

"The funding will enable the equivalent of 1 million meals to be redistributed to our charity network very swiftly, and we are very grateful for their urgent support."

McDonald’s is a member of the End Child Poverty Taskforce and supports the group’s efforts to end food poverty across the UK.

It's not the first time the two organisations have worked together.

When its restaurants were closed as a result of the coronavirus, McDonald's redistributed a lot of the food that would otherwise have gone to waste.

Through FareShare and other organisations the burger chain handed out more than 400 tonnes of food and 100,000 litres of milk over the summer.

Reference: Mirror:  James Andrews: 1 day ago