Food bank app makes up for a collapse in donations

Bankuet sees massive growth as the lockdown clears long-life items from supermarket shelves

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For the UK's foodbanks, the pandemic has presented a severe problem: as demand has surged, supplies have stalled. Lockdown has curtailed in-person donations and emptied supermarket shelves of tinned and longlife goods. Some foodbanks have had to close due to lack of food and resources. But a tiny tech start-up is offering a solution.

Bankuet launched last year as a donation service for foodbanks. The app's initial purpose was to reduce inefficiency and end food waste. As a foodbank volunteer I'd seen them constantly getting too much pasta and baked beans, but not enough tampons and rice," said Bankuet founder Robin Ferris. And I knew consumer tech could fix it."