Scottish Excellence Awards Young Chef of the Year Award sponsors, Albert Bartlett, celebrated their long-term partnership with food charity partners, FareShare / Felix Project with the help of Andy Murray today. The partnership between the potato firm and the surplus-food redistribution charity has reached the milestone of 20m meals, with the tennis star visiting the Move On facility in Glasgow, where he toured the new Coronation Food Project hub, created to supercharge the region’s ability to redistribute good-to-eat surplus food.
During the visit, Andy followed a potato’s journey through the hub and spent time with volunteers and charity partners to hear more about the difference the team’s work makes on the ground. He said: ‘It’s brilliant to be part of a partnership that has now helped provide millions of meals to those who need them most, and to meet the people making such a real difference in local communities.’
For Albert Bartlett, the milestone reflects more than 15 years of partnership with FareShare and the Felix Project, through which potatoes and other surplus produce
have helped deliver millions of meals to people across the UK. The company’s support has been central to efforts to cut food waste at source while helping charities provide nutritious food to communities who need it most. Having reached 10 million meals with FareShare by March 2023, the next major milestone was 15 million meals in February 2025, and they are now at 20 million meals. Sales Director, John Heginbottom, said: ‘We are extremely proud to have reached 20 million meals through our partnership with FareShare and The Felix Project. This milestone is a testament to the dedication of our teams and charity partners, and to the power of working together to reduce food waste and support families facing food insecurity. Seeing that work come to life in Glasgow makes it especially meaningful.’
One of 17 network partners, Move On last year redistributed the equivalent of 2.5m meals to 98 charities in Scotland.
Chief Executive Officer, Paul Sullivan, added: ‘It has been a delight to show Andy what we do and it has been especially momentous to host it at our fantastic new hub which strengthens our ability to rescue and redistribute more food to charities across Glasgow and the West of Scotland. Partnerships like this
are vital in helping us respond to growing need while building stronger, healthier communities.’
