22 Oct 2018 --- A new socio-economic impact report claims that collecting food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributing it to good causes, could save the British economy approximately £51 million (US$66.5mn) every year. And, if charities such as FareShare could scale up operations, these savings could sky-rocket to an estimated £500 million. The Wasted Opportunity Report, carried out by NEF Consulting, evaluates the economic and social value of redistributed surplus food, as well as the current and potential cost avoided by the UK public sector as a result of the charity’s work.