Iceland to give away food on last day of shelf life to online customers for free
Iceland gives away millions of items of food on the last day of their shelf life for FREE to online customers
Online customers will receive money back on last day of shelf life productsThe company previously sent out goods with at least two days of shelf life leftCustomers will not be charged in future for products on their final day Iceland said this could divert 1.3m products from landfill saving shoppers £500k
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Iceland is to give food products on the last day of their shelf life away for free to online customers in an effort to reduce waste.
The supermarket says its ‘Free on Last Day of Life’ initiative has the potential to give away more than 1.3 million items worth £500,000 a year to Iceland’s customers while cutting food waste.
All food items ordered and delivered by Iceland have previously had a shelf life of at least two days.
Iceland is to give away food that is on its final day of shelf life for free (PA)
Iceland previously despatched items with at least two days of shelf life for online home deliveries. The firm believes the new policy could divert 1.3 million items away from landfill saving customers £500k a year
The launch across all 1,000 of the supermarket’s sites follows a successful trial in 40 stores with more than 17,000 items given away for free and customers receiving an average refund of £1.58 per order.
The process does not require any additional action by the customer. If an item ordered is the only one left and has the same day date it will be scanned, labelled and placed in the shopping cart as normal.
The customer will be made aware of the free item ahead of delivery and will not be charged the original price.
All chilled, fresh, cakes, bread and morning goods will be included in the scheme.
Iceland Foods managing director, Richard Walker, said: ‘Reducing food waste is a huge priority for us as we continue to reduce our impact on the environment.
‘We know that shelf life plays a big role in the creation of surplus food so we to have find an innovative way to combat this within our stores and via our online shopping.’
‘Our Free on Last Day of Life scheme not only helps reduce food waste but also supports our customers.
‘We know cost is key to many of our shoppers and this new initiative allows us to offer them the opportunity to reduce their weekly shopping bills as well as helping to reduce food waste.’
