Petition · past parliament
Make Starbucks and Cafe Nero donate end of day food, not throw it away.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Big company chains throw away edible food at the end of the day when it is perfectly good to eat. This food should be donated to the food banks, the homeless and the companies that deliver end of day food.
It is extremely wasteful and should be unlawful and made fineable to throw this food away.
It is extremely wasteful and should be unlawful and made fineable to throw this food away.
Watchdog reported these company chains throwing nearly 5 billion worth of food away every year.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.