M&S joins coalition turning surplus food into millions of meals for UK families

Ben Cornwell2026-04-28T08:05:00

Marks & Spencer backs Alliance Food Sourcing initiative transforming surplus supply chain food into meals for UK families facing food insecurity.

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has joined an industry coalition working to tackle food insecurity in the UK by transforming surplus food from supply chains into millions of meals for families in need.

The retailer has partnered with 2 Sisters Food Group through Alliance Food Sourcing (AFS) to produce more than 1.5 million pizzas and ready meals using surplus production capacity. The wider AFS coalition has already delivered over 10 million meals, with ambitions to reach 30 million meals annually by 2028 as more food businesses join the partnership.

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