The Real Junk Food Project

The Real Junk Food Project (TRJFP) is an organisation that uses food that would otherwise have been disgarded from supermarkets, restaurants and other independent food suppliers to produce meals that are sold on a "pay as you feel" basis.[1] These meals are produced in different "pay as you feel" cafes around the UK.

TRJFP raises awareness of the amount of food waste in the food system. It directly responds to this problem through using waste food in its cafes and other food outlets. Through using a "pay as you feel" scheme, it also aims to make the food accessible to everyone.[2]

The first PAYF cafe was started in Armley, Leeds, in December 2013 by Sam Joseph, Conor Walsh and Adam Smith.[2] Since its opening, this cafe has fed over 10,000 people using over 20 tonnes of unwanted food.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Campbell, Lisa. "Real Junk Food Project: The Leeds cafe that has fed 10,000 people, using 20 tonnes of unwanted food – and started a worldwide movement". www.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "About The Real Junk Food Project". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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