Eggcup – Eggcup

Eggcup is about food, people and community.

0ur mission is to reduce waste, feed our community, and build a brighter future for all.

Eggcup coordinates vital logistics support for 8 food clubs in Lancaster District providing weekly surplus food collection, delivery and storage services.

Hundreds of people in our District are caught in an affordability trap: working, caring, contributing, and yet still unable to afford basic, nutritious food due to escalating food, housing and fuel bills, where even full-time employment doesn’t guarantee financial security. Food clubs offer a membership-based scheme restoring dignity and stability, while offering people a chance to regroup and rebuild.

Feeding Britain Report 2025

Join us in reducing food waste and addressing food insecurity. Whether you’re interested in donating, volunteering, or becoming a member, please join us in making a difference today!

So, how does it work?

We intercept food that would otherwise go to waste from farms, factories, distribution centres, shops and other food businesses.

The food is safely stored at our Community Food Hub and then sorted by our team of fantastic volunteers.

The food is then taken to Community Food Outlets where members of the public come to collect it each week and turn it into delicious meals.

Membership

If you’re interested in becoming a member you can read more here.

Learn about membership

Offer Food

If you’re a food business and you’d like to ensure that your surplus avoids landfill and supports your local community, please check out our Offer Food page.

Find out more

Volunteer

You can make a real difference in your community. Find out how on our volunteering page.

Find out more about volunteering

Farming and food Sept 2025 – images Claire Griffiths (85) (1) (1)

Local Business Support

Join a growing movement of businesses who believe no one in our community should go hungry. Stand with us to help us keep Eggcup on the roads, preventing food waste and getting food to people who need it most through 2026 and beyond.

Business Partnerships – find out more

Message from an Eggcup member:

“Dear Eggcup, I think I’m finally in a position where I can manage without Eggcup. I am so grateful to you all for keeping our family afloat while both my children have been ill and I have barely been able to work. Things have changed for the better lately regarding their health and the support I receive is better. So, it is farewell from me with huge thanks for all you have done and for the gracious and dignifying way you serve people like me”.