New Deputy Manager
Welcome to Jane Wilson who is our new Deputy Manager at the Foodkind CIC community shop and hub. Jane applied to us after being a…
Welcome to Foodkind
Foodkind C.I.C is delighted to announce that Kathryn White is joining our not-for-profit organisation as Executive Chair. Kathryn has over thirty years’ experience in the…
Volunteer Collectors Needed
Volunteers needed! We urgently need help to bring collections of food in from supermarkets and restaurants to our Foodkind Hub. If you have a car…
Baby milk and bread are free
Our core mission may be to avoid food being wasted, but we are conscious that in the cost of living crisis that the Community Shop…
Our new logo
We are moving all our social media and signage to our new logo, designed to be part of a marketing campaign for our Northampton Hub…
Winter Coat and Christmas Present Appeals
A belated thank you to the many people who supported our appeals for winter coats and Christmas presents and shared among our recipient organisations. We…
National Exposure!
Foodkind CIC was delighted to appear at a national event attended by many of the leaders or supermarkets, restaurants and manufacturers who contribute surplus food…
Volunteer Appeal
Can you help collect for Foodkind CIC, or work in our hub or Shop Zero? We couldn’t run without our wonderful teams of volunteers, who…
Balloon Festival
Our volunteer team covered the whole of the Northampton Balloon Festival in August to raise awareness about preventing waste food. We chatted to the public…
Hygiene Rating 5
We are delighted to have a level 5 category on our food hygiene awarded by the Environmental Health Department. It is thanks to the hard…
Award Finalists
We are delighted to be finalists in the Weetabix Sustainability Award ! The organisers say, “Rewarding businesses for taking action to help build a more…
Changemaker Awards
We are completely dependent on the amazing collectors, goods handlers and shop assistants who volunteer with us. They are all committed to the mission and…
Covid-19 Impact
Covid-19 led us to close our Kettering and Northampton community shops, as well as our community cafes: Elsie’s and Cafe Zero and end work with…
Bags of Good: crisis response
In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, Revolution Zero cafes may be closed and Shop Zero stores on limited opening, but our food collections are…
Volunteer Appeal
Foodkind CIC couldn’t run without our wonderful teams of volunteers, who were recognised in the Local Food Hero Awards 2022. Our projects are run by…
Bread Recipes
Even with our best efforts, bread is always is abundant supply at our projects. The chefs at The Good Plate have come up with some…
Curry in a hurry
Fruity Curry Ingredients 1-2 tbsp oil 2-4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 1-2 onions or 6-10 shallots, finely chopped about 1 tsp ginger, finely chopped…
Banana Heaven
Brown bananas can often end up in the bin, so Bec Groom gave us some of her favourite recipes for making the most of this…