26/10/2022

Halloween is almost here and kids will be looking forward to dressing up to go ‘trick or treating’.  However, with many parents feeling the pinch due to the rising cost of living, some may feel stressed at the idea of covering the cost of costumes and Halloween decorations. With this in mind, we wanted to remind you of OLIO. Operating across the UK, the sharing app allows people to give away items no longer needed to those in the local…

17/12/2020

Locals in Cardiff are invited to pitch in to stop surplus food from going to waste this Christmas by collecting it from Tesco stores and sharing it with their neighbours. Tesco stores in Cardiff have partnered with food sharing app and social enterprise OLIO to help reduce food waste and provide a helping hand in the local community. Across the UK, there will be approximately 2,000 volunteering opportunities to pick up food for the community this Christmas, which could put…

11/08/2016

Following successful roll-outs across a variety of UK cities in recent months, food sharing app OLIO launches in Cardiff as its first city in Wales. Smartphone users throughout the capital now have access to the app providing local people and businesses with a simple way to reduce food waste and connect with their community. OLIO is a free app that connects neighbours with each other and with local independent shops so surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. This…