M&S Leeds Central Square

Rethink Food is an award winning non-profit organisation recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 social enterprises in the NatWest SE100 Index 2025...on a mission to create a generation of healthy, food-literate, and environmentally conscious young people. We intercept and make sense of food surplus. Educate and empower people to live food secure lives. Redistributing to primary schools, families and those that need it. We also offer education to make the food system fair and sustainable.

Surplus To Purpose (SToP) is an environmental enterprise which specialise in the interception of surplus food destined for waste. This produce may be past Best Before, suffered accidental damage or surplus to requirements. Trained personnel record, process and quality control all intercepted food, to ensure it is safe for consumption. This food is then redistributed through various activities such as; boxes for families, outside catering & events, Pay As You Feel cafes and into schools. SToP intercepts approximately 1,000 tons per year at its headquarters in Leeds - the equivalent of 2.3 million meals per year. A majority of the produce we intercept is perishable items such as fruit & vegetables, and bakery goods. However, we also intercept frozen meat & fish, chilled dairy items and non perishable items such as dry goods, drinks and confectionary. In 2022 SToP aims to become the U.K.s largest caterer of events using intercepted produce. From weddings, to conferences, birthdays and work lunches, we wish to provide environmental alternatives to mainstream providers of contract catering. Our mission is to Feed Bellies Not Bins, whilst educating people on the inhumane amounts of edible food wasted every year in the U.K. All of our spaces are inclusive, and all the food we intercept is available to all. "Let's REALLY feed the world" #SToP wasting food #FeedBelliesNotBins

Social Justice is important in all aspects of society. Leeds is rich with a diverse community of multi ethnic and multi faith communities. However, women suffer greatly due to social deprivation and poverty. Women from BAME communities have a double disadvantage due to racism, language & access barriers. We would like to achieve these goals mentioned above because we view food as a tool for social development that can be used to reduce poverty and social inequalities, This project will also encourage women empowerment, tackle loneliness of the elderly, and help children and young people overcome violence, strengthen the SU mental health, discrimination and disadvantage in their lives. The people that will benefit from this project are: • Invisible Victims of Domestic Violence • Migrants, refugees and Asylum seekers • People with learning disabilities and special educational needs We believe this project can make a significant change in the quality of life of these individual. We use Goal 2 from the SDG as an inspiration to tackle acute hunger in deprived communities. This project will meet the immediate food needs of vulnerable women and other vulnerable people. The uniqueness of this project is to provide a discreet and inclusive service for women to engage with confidence and dignity. However, the main purpose of this project is to ensure victims of domestic violence and crisis have immediate access to food to relieve acute hunger. Referral - professional referrals are being taken and self referrals too. Operating via deliveries to the door.