Tesco Food Collection

Winter can often be the most difficult time of year for people facing hardship, and our food banks are pushed to breaking point as levels of need continue to rise. With more people than ever struggling to afford the essentials, the Tesco Winter Food Collection is crucial in enabling food banks in our network to deliver emergency food and support to people facing hunger.

You can play your part and help your local community – donate food, volunteer your time, or make a financial gift to Trussell during the Tesco Food Collection.

Donate food

To make a donation, head to your local Tesco store, pick up an item or two from the list of your local food bank’s most needed items, and simply hand them to the volunteers or pop them in the collection point.

The items you generously donate during the Tesco Food Collection will help form emergency food parcels to support people facing hardship in your local community.

If you can’t get to a store, please consider making a financial donation instead to help us support food banks this winter. 

Volunteer

Volunteers are an integral part of the Tesco Food Collection, so if you have a couple of hours to spare, please get involved to support your local food bank.

To support the Tesco Food Collection, food banks across our network are asking people to spare an hour or two of their time to help the collection be as successful as possible.

Whether greeting customers with shopping lists or accepting donations, you’ll be playing a vital role in supporting people facing hardship in your community.

To get involved, click on the link below and enter your postcode to find your nearest food bank in need of Winter Food Collection volunteers. Once you register your interest, the food bank will receive your request and get in touch to confirm your volunteering slot. Please save the dates in your diary as you await confirmation from them. 

Wider support

We’ve been partnering with Tesco since 2012, and this partnership is the single biggest source of donated food in our community. Tesco also generously makes a financial donation of £1.25m per year to Trussell. Find out more about our partnership

Plus, for the third year in a row, Tesco Mobile has pledged a Byte for a Bite – matching every meal donated to Trussell during the Winter Food Collection with a free GB of data, meaning your donation will go even further by also helping to digitally connect people facing hardship. Find out more

In addition, over the last two years, Tesco Bank has supported Trussell through colleague fundraising activities.