A tonne of food, that would otherwise have gone to waste every day, has been given to some of the north-east’s most needy.
The fresh, in date surplus food have been collected by Fareshare Grampian, and distributed to community groups and charities.
The 365 tonnes collected this year has provided more than 869,000 meals for those at risk of hunger.
It is thought as many as 17,600 vulnerable people have benefited from the scheme.
Nearly 200 organisations in Aberdeen and the north-east regularly receive food from Fareshare.
The supply has saved these school breakfast clubs, domestic violence refuges, elderly lunch clubs and food banks an estimated £1,500,000.
Chief executive of CFINE and FareShare Grampian Dave Simmers said: “Times are tough for charities, with funding increasingly hard to come by.
“The food we redistribute is great quality and tastes just like the food you’d eat at home.
“It’s amazing that we can take something that could been thrown away and turn it into something that creates enormous social benefit.”
One such project is Tillydrone Community Flat, which supports local people in Tillydrone, one of Aberdeen’s regeneration areas.
“Development worker Fiona Young, said: “Tillydrone Community Flat is delighted to be a partner of FareShare Grampian.
“The fresh, high quality food provided by FareShare would often otherwise be out of the financial reach of our beneficiaries.”