This year, communities across Scotland continued to face the harsh realities of the cost-of-living crisis, persistent inflation, rising food and energy prices, and increasing pressure on household budgets have deepened food insecurity and widen inequality. Pantries were forced to adapt very quickly, as their landscape around surplus food was highly reduced.

Our response to this as a collective voice for pantries, was the development of Prepmate Meal Kits. Prepmate meal kits offer ingredients and step-by-step recipe cards for preparing nutritious main meals and soups.

Alongside distributing these kits, we will offer a six-week community cooking class for eight participants to further develop culinary skills and foster community engagement around healthy eating.