Sustainable catering & cafe using surplus ingredients

Providing affordable & ethical food through our community café & catering service, with a vision towards a vibrant, healthy & sustainable food culture, committed to reducing food waste

Food with a conscience, this way

Cafe

Our cafe is a warm & welcoming space in East Oxford, with free parking and a delicious menu, all made using surplus ingredients. Learn more >

Food canapes for catering events from Waste2Taste

Catering

Our extensive and innovative catering menus provide vegan & vegetarian options that also make brilliant use of surplus ingredients. Learn more >

Community

With community at the heart of everything we do, our range of events, workshops and activities are a huge part of Waste2Taste. Learn more >

WELCOME TO WASTE2TASTE

We are an award-winning community interest company addressing food waste & FOOD poverty.

Providing affordable & Ethical food through our Catering business and Community Café – with a vision of a healthy & sustainable food culture. Committed to reducing food waste.

OUR Impact

7.1 tonnes of food waste saved from landfill - the equivalent of an African Elephant!

875 attendances across multiple community & resident activities, including chair exercise groups, pay-as-you-feel meals, workshops and entertainment

5,097 total free meals provided in 2023, totalling 26,563 since the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020

453.12 KgCo2e of carbon emissions savings by using Velocity Cycle Couriers for our catering deliveries

3 groups of 10-week health & wellbeing workshops held, reaching 30 people and saving 150kg in food surplus

530 Freezer of Love meals provided, and 956 Pay it Forward donations received

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As 2024 is coming close to its end, we are looking into our impact from last year while we work on this year's numbers. How did we support our community? What have we accomplished with the funding and donations we've been given? How many meals have
On the menu this week: sourdough toast with hummus, pan-fried asparagus and tomatoes, eggs and Dukkah What is Dukkah? It's a mix of spices, herbs, nuts and seeds typically used in cuisines from the Middle East and North Africa. Our version this we
It's canapés day (again)! We're happy to be back to the Department of Politics and International Relations of the University of Oxford, serving canapés and drinks for their start of the year celebrations @oxford_uni Today's menu is m
Rainy autumn days call for comfort food! Come have lunch at Waste2Taste and try our scrumptious vegetarian sausages & mash 😋 served with home made onion gravy Also on the menu this week: Buddha Bowl, Thai-style noodle bowl, Portobello mushroom