By John Vibes | Truth Theory
The discount supermarket chain Aldi has announced that they will be giving away all of their unsold fresh food after their stores close on Christmas eve. The unsold food will be handed out to “less fortunate individuals” in order to “prevent food going to waste.”
The company will also be sharing large volumes of food with local food banks near its many locations.
A statement from the company read, “Aldi is offering local organizations the opportunity to receive surplus food from their stores on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. As Aldi stores will shut at 4pm on Christmas Eve until December 27, they will have a variety of good quality surplus food products that they will wish to redistribute in support of less fortunate individuals and to prevent food going to waste.”
Aldi says that they expect to give away about 20-30 crates of food at each store this year. Last year, Aldi’s Christmas charity initiative was able to give away just under a half-million meals to charities across the UK alone.
