1. Fairbite™ Excess Food Club
Members can shop once a week and select items from the shelves
“Members” are referred by community workers to confirm eligibility
Members pay £2 per visit, max two visit per week.
Food stocks are supermarket “waste” via FareShare including fresh fruit and veg
Fruit and veg and other items (tampons, baby food) provided as extras (help yourself)
Opened in Jun 2018
Currently over 50 signed up members
Averaging about 40 visits per week.
Cambridge City Foodbank 2017(c)

2. Successes Systems are working well “Extras” and Fresh Food
Membership registration
Membership checking and recording in shop
Ordering and shelf packing
“Extras” and Fresh Food
Baby food, female sanitary items available free
Odd “non-food” stuff donated to foodbank
Fresh fruit & veg from public
Fresh fruit, veg & bakery items from FareShare
Excellent atmosphere in shop for staff and members
Some members are also volunteering to run the shop

3. Challenges Unreliable and unpredictable food supply from FareShare
Limit to the number of members
“Crowd control” at certain times

4. The numbers

5. What next? Introduction of chilled food
Monitoring member growth – waiting list
Re-establishing confidence in food supply
Planning for growth