All rise for Foxcroft & Ginger

Over 1 million tonnes of unused food is wasted each year and artisan café-cum-bakery Foxcroft and Ginger has stepped in to help make a change.

Foxcroft & Ginger is now donating all unsold bread and pastries, from its newly opened East London site, to the Whitechapel Mission each day.

Around 4 million tonnes of food is wasted each year and 1 million tonnes of this is unopened. The total cost of wasted food amounts to £200 a year per person. By donating unsold goods, Foxcroft & Ginger makes sure its food is given to those who need it and not into the bin - also benefiting the environment.

The Whitechapel Mission is volunteer led and has been helping Londoners help the homeless since 1876. Each day they see around 300 people to provide a cooked breakfast, showers, clean clothing, medical attention and toilet facilities.

Foxcroft & Ginger is the lovechild of dynamic husband and wife duo, Quintin and Georgina. The artisan café and bakery also offers a specialist range of hand-made baked goods, incredible cakes, delicious brunches, sourdough-based pizza and exquisite coffee.