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# FareShare expands food redistribution network with new Ipswich site
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/fareshare-expands-food-redistribution-network-with-new-ipswich-site/
- Published: 2024-09-18T09:18:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:35:20.000Z
- Description: FareShare has officially launched its new site in Ipswich, aiming to provide more surplus food to communities in need across the region.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, #article, FareShare East Anglia, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**The big picture:** [FareShare East Anglia](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/fareshare-east-anglia/) is part of the UK's largest food redistribution charity network. Last year, it distributed 1.6 million meals via over 140 organisations across Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire.

**Why it matters:** The larger facility will allow FareShare to increase its capacity for redistributing food that would otherwise go to waste, supporting local charities and community groups.

![Kris Gibbon-Walsh, Rev. Lawrence Carey, Steve Dermody, Cllr Lynne Mortimer, Oliver Paul, Debbie Blacker, Les Dobson and Mike Barrett](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1726587190-fareshare-ipswich-launch-1.jpg)

Kris Gibbon-Walsh, Rev. Lawrence Carey, Steve Dermody, Cllr Lynne Mortimer, Oliver Paul, Debbie Blacker, Les Dobson and Mike Barrett Photo: Glen Farthing (Red Wren Studios)

**Key details:**

- The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on 12 September, attended by local supporters and partners.
- Deputy Mayor of Ipswich, Councillor Lynne Mortimer, officially opened the new site.
- The expansion was made possible with support from funders, including Comic Relief.

**What they're saying:**

- Mike Barrett, regional manager, FareShare East Anglia: "Opening a larger site, with greater capacity, is going to make a huge difference and we're enormously grateful to all our partners who have helped bring this project to fruition."
- Kris Gibbon-Walsh, COO of FareShare: "This new bigger warehouse will allow the teams to work safely, whilst really making a difference to our capacity for redistributing food to organisations across the region and beyond."
- Reverend Lawrence Carey of Triangle Church Ipswich: "The ability to have a regular delivery of food items from FareShare has helped us to offer support to our community through our Top Up Shops."

**What's next**: FareShare East Anglia is hosting an Open Day on 31 October for prospective partners, suppliers, and organisations interested in receiving food.

**The bottom line:** The new site will enable FareShare to expand its operations, providing more support to local communities facing food insecurity while reducing food waste.

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