Aldi donated almost 4,000 meals to good causes in Ayrshire during the recent Easter school holidays.

Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket pairs its UK stores with local charities, community groups, and food banks to collect unsold fresh and chilled food year-round.

Around 500,000 meals were donated throughout the UK during the recent school holidays, with 19 causes in Ayrshire benefitting from the initiative in total.

The food donations are part of Aldi’s successful partnership with Neighbourly, a community giving platform that links businesses to charitable organisations.  

Liz Fox, national sustainability director at Aldi UK, said: “We know that the school holidays can be a particularly challenging time for families, and food banks regularly see heightened demand.

“By working with such amazing charities in Ayrshire through our partnership Neighbourly, we are able to give back by providing donations to those who need it most.”

Since the partnership began in 2019, Aldi has donated more than 44 million meals to good causes across the UK.