Why surplus food works for food banks
Demand on food banks, pantries and community projects keeps rising while budgets stay tight. Surplus food is the natural answer: manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers constantly carry overstock, short-dated lines and cancelled orders that are perfectly good but need to move quickly. Redirecting that stock to charities means more food on the shelves for less money, and less edible food sent to landfill.
On ClearanceFood you buy that surplus directly, at clearance prices, with the dates and quantities shown up front so you can plan distribution.
What your project can source
We list ambient, chilled and frozen stock suited to a wide range of charitable projects:
- Food banks and referral-based emergency food parcels
- Social supermarkets and pay-as-you-feel pantries
- Community fridges, larders and lunch clubs
- Shelters, refuges and community kitchens cooking at scale
- Schools, breakfast clubs and holiday hunger programmes
Buy in bulk, at the right size for you
Every listing can be bought by the unit, case, pallet or full lot, so a small pantry and a large distribution hub can both find a quantity that fits. Auctions let you set your own price ceiling, while Buy Now listings let you secure stock immediately when timing matters.
Food safety and dates
We list best-before (quality) stock and never anything past its use-by (safety) date. Best-before food is legal to redistribute and remains good to eat beyond the date; each listing shows the best-before window, storage type and quantities so you can distribute responsibly.
Read more in our guide to best before vs use by dates.
Suppliers: donate as well as sell
If you are a business with surplus you would rather give than sell, we can route it to a redistribution partner so it reaches charities directly. Tell us what you have on our sell your stock page.