The Guardian – Friday 29th January Sainsbury’s has come up with a novel way to get people to take their food waste seriously – by commissioning a study from YouGov to assess the value of the food people buy but don’t eat. The study shows that on average people think they throw away around £30 a month in food, but the real figure is closer to £60 a month. It’s a bit of a … [Read more...]
GCDA Membership launch January 2016
In October 2014 GCDA changed its’ legal structure from a non-profit company limited by guarantee to a co-operative legal structure which is a charitable society for the benefit of the community (please see more detail below). The primary reason for this change was to create a GCDA membership that can be more involved in the work of GCDA. GCDA Membership Role in our legal … [Read more...]
Keri Moss, winner of MasterChef
GCDA are delighted to announce that we have just started working with Keri Moss, winner of MasterChef the Professionals 2012. We have been supporting her to set up her new café in Greenwich - Keri’s Kitchen. They are just adding all the final touches and the cafe should be open in the Spring of 2016 so watch this space for further information. Keri has signed up to paying … [Read more...]
Croydon Food Businesses Training Begins!
GCDA is delighted to have been awarded the contract to deliver training to budding food businesses in Croydon. As part of the Food Flagship Programme, Croydon Council has commissioned us to run an 8 week training course for 11 passionate food entrepreneurs. The course will cover all the fundamental elements of starting and running a food business including how to do … [Read more...]
Donate A Plate For Christmas
Donate a plate for Christmas. Help feed 2000 refugees this Christmas. Jai is a regular happy face in our shared kitchens here at the GCDA. You will often find him cooking lots of delicious food for massive events. Please watch the video below and donate as much as you can. … [Read more...]