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Booker helps to redistribute five million meals

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Booker has redistributed enough food to provide the equivalent of five million meals thanks to a partnership with FareShare and Olio. To help tackle the UK’s escalating food waste problem and the current cost of living crisis, food sharing app Olio and charity FareShare are working together on the 200 Million Meals initiative with the …

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