zero waste: Food
Flawsome! Drinks
Flawsome! makes juices from misshapen and surplus fruit and vegetables that would have otherwise gone to waste! At least two apples are saved per bottle!
By producing delicious drinks, they help to reduce food and packaging waste, support growers that can't shift wonky produce and reinvest all profits into saving more fruit.
Their bottles are made from recycled glass, reusable and recyclable bottles and no refrigeration required!
‘From Wonky to Wonderful’
Toast Ale
“Award-winning beer brewed with fresh surplus bread”
Did you know 44% of the bread produced in the UK is never consumed? Toast are on a mission to change that... using beer as pint-sized solution to a huge global problem.
Toast source surplus loaves from bakeries and the heel ends of loaves not used by sandwich makers. They have used 11.4 tonnes of surplus bread to brew 116,900 litres of beer - using the equivalent of a slice of surplus bread in every bottle!
All profits go the charity Feedback to end food waste.
"To change the world, you’ve got to throw a better party than those destroying it"
Rubies in the Rubble
“Condiments with a Conscience”
Rubies in the Rubble is a sustainable food brand, making high quality relishes and jams from surplus ingredients that would otherwise go to waste. Rescuing fruit in a pickle since 2011.
Just some of their range includes: Chipotle Mayo (Suitable for Vegans), Banana Ketchup (Great Taste Award ‘16), West Coast Apple Chutney (in partnership with Virgin Trains West Coast).
(P.S. we also love these tips on how to use food scraps to re-grow food!)
Snact
“Delicious food waste fighting snacks. More taste, less waste!”
Snact create hand made fruit jerky and banana bars, packed with nutrition of flawless fruit that would otherwise go to waste! Snact snacks are vegan, gluten free, have no added sugar, additives or preservatives!
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ChicP
Did you know that around 40% of British crops are rejected because of their shape or size?
ChicP is a raw vegetable houmous company producing delicious alternative dips, founded on a passionate commitment to reducing food waste.
Choose from four exciting flavours: Beetroot, Horseradish and Sage; Carrot, Ginger and Turmeric; Herby Houmous; Banana Chocolate.
Waste not, want not.
Dash Water
On a mission to naturally hydrate the nation and reduce food waste in a fun, sustainable way, Dash Water have created sparkling water infused with wonky fruit and veg.
Three simple ingredients - British Spring Water, Wonky Fruit, Bubbles - are combined to create a range of flavoured sparkling water including raspberries, cucumbers and lemons.
Spare Snacks
“Waste not, want lots”
Originally named ‘Spare Fruit's,’ Spare Snacks now create air-dried crisps using rescued fruit and vegetables such as pears, apples and beetroot.
“They may have been wonky once but they’re pear-fect now.”