Olio

Information about our business partners for Food Waste Heroes

Business Partners

ASDA confirms food availability after 2 PM. Only collect if you get a squad chat code. No code, means no collection. Please Don’t call the store.

ASDA: Collection process

ASDA collections open once you get a code (from 2 PM). Pick up anytime before 7 PM. Some slots appear last-minute if charities drop out.

ASDA: Collection Windows and Types of Collections

Only collect items allowed by ASDA: no chilled, frozen, expired, or damaged goods. Report any issues with photos via the Issue Report form.

ASDA: What you can and can't collect

Guidance for Food Waste Heroes collecting from ASDA stores, including how collections work, timings, and what you can expect during pickup.

ASDA

A car is required for Booker collections due to high food volumes. Parking is usually available, but fuel or parking costs aren’t reimbursed.

Booker: Using Cars for Collections

Booker collections include chilled, ambient, and fresh items - often near or past best-before dates. Always collect, no matter the quantity.

Booker: What Food to Expect

Information for Food Waste Heroes collecting from Booker sites, including transport guidance and what food you may receive.

Booker

Boots collections include chilled items like wraps, sushi, yogurts, and desserts. They're popular and often requested within 40 minutes.

Boots: What food can I expect from my collection?

Details for Food Waste Heroes collecting from Boots stores, including what to expect and how the collection process works.

Boots

Confirm 1 hr before, open lids in photos, include allergen info, and report recurring issues. Contact the site if a slot is unassigned.

Catering Sites: What to Expect

Use clean, food-safe containers if the site doesn't provide them. Return any borrowed ones, and list that requesters must bring their own.

Catering sites: Collecting Food in Reusable Containers

Catering collections are flexible. Donate at least 5 items per pickup. Olio manages safe sharing. Non-food donations are welcome too.

Catering Collections: General Information

If issues arise at an Olive Dining school (e.g. no answer, confusion, wrong containers), inform your squad and submit an Issue Report Form.

Olive Dining School Collections – Common Issues & What to do

Guidance for Food Waste Heroes collecting from catering sites, including food safety rules, donation types, packaging, and general expectations.

Catering Sites - Guidance for Food Waste Heroes

Cooked food must be kept hot (above 63°C) and shared within 1.5 hrs, or chilled (below 5°C) and shared within 24 hrs for safety.

Food safety - Guidelines for Catering Clients

Catering clients can report no-shows or issues via a partner form. Olio offers impact reports and can show or hide your business name in listings.

Food Waste Hero Programme - Guidelines for Catering Clients

Catering sites can donate loose food via Olio by portioning, labelling with use-by dates, and providing allergen info at collection.

Donating Loose Food - Guidelines for Catering Clients

Catering clients can donate small non-food items (e.g. toiletries, cleaning products). For larger items, contact your account manager.

Types of donations - Guidelines for Catering Clients

Cooked food must be packaged by the business. Use recyclable containers. Raw fruit/veg doesn’t need packaging, volunteers should bring bags.

Packaging - Guidelines for Catering Clients

Catering Sites - Guidance for Clients

Always attend H&B collections, even for 2–3 items. List under your slot and mark as collected so your effort is tracked and counted.

Holland & Barrett: Small collections

List non-food items (like lip balm or shampoo) under your H&B slot. Don’t share supplements or medicine—report those instead.

Holland & Barrett: How Do I List Non-food items?

Collect food, drinks & cosmetics near expiry. Never take supplements, medicine, or damaged items. Report anything unsuitable.

Holland & Barrett: What You Can and Can’t Collect

Instructions for collecting from Holland & Barrett, including how to list non-food items and what you can and can’t collect.

Holland & Barrett

Iceland collection timings (Lucky Dip & FWH)

No, yellow sticker items may still be for sale. Only take food handed to you by Iceland staff during a collection.

Iceland: Reduced ‘yellow sticker’ Items

Guidance for Food Waste Heroes collecting from Iceland stores, including reduced-item rules and collection timings.

Iceland

Check in by 2 PM, post a pre-listing, and collect 30 mins before close if the store confirms food. Skip if unavailable, don’t just no-show.

Midcounties Co-op: General Information

Information for collections at Midcounties Co-op stores, including general processes and what to expect.

Midcounties Co-op

Share all Pret food by midnight on the use-by date. If staff don’t answer calls twice or more, report it via the Volunteer Hub.

Pret: General Information

Pret collections include chilled food only - no hot items. Share by midnight. Include allergen labels and report any issues via the Volunteer Hub.

Pret: What to Expect from Collections

Information for Food Waste Heroes collecting from Pret stores, including what to expect and how Pret collections work.

Pret A Manger

Sainsbury’s confirms collections 1 hour before your slot. Only attend if you get a message, no confirmation means don’t go.

Sainsbury’s: Collection Process

Sainsbury’s collections include chilled food like sandwiches and salads. No loose bakery or yellow/refuse bags.

Sainsbury's: What food can I expect from my collection?

Guidance for collecting from Sainsbury’s stores, including processes and typical food types.

Sainsbury's

Tesco collection schedules are managed by a third-party charity. Olio can't make changes—requests must go through Tesco HQ and may take 7 days.

Tesco: Collection Times

Only collect Tesco Ireland items approved by FSAI, e.g. chilled goods with freezing guidance, ambient groceries, whole veg, and flowers.

Tesco Ireland: What can/cannot be collected

You’ll collect chilled or ambient surplus food. Amounts vary. Slots may shift if charities return. Check your Volunteer Hub for updates.

Tesco: What Should I Expect from a Collection?

Olio auto-confirms Tesco collections based on store input and slot assignments. Only go if you receive a confirmation message in chat.

Tesco: How Does the Collection Process Work?

At multi-collector stores, Olio collects chilled food and charities take ambient. Follow staff guidance and only take what’s offered to you.

Tesco: Multi-Collector Collections

Tesco redistributes 88% of unsold food, sends none to landfill, and aims to halve food waste by 2025, supporting the UN's global goals.

How is Tesco working towards their sustainability goals and reducing food waste across the UK?

Tesco

Join WhatsApp chats to confirm TV/film set collections and get updates. Use Squad Chat for FWH talk; exit the group when your slot ends.

TV and Film sets: Whatsapp Group Chats

Follow NDA rules on TV/film sets, no photos, stay in allowed areas, and wait for staff guidance. Always be polite and follow directions.

TV and Film sets: When You Arrive

TV & film set collections vary in location and timing. Stay flexible, keep details private, and always include allergen info when sharing.

TV and Film Sets: What to Expect

Information for Food Waste Heroes collecting from TV and film productions, including arrival procedures, communication channels, and what to expect on set.

TV & Film Sets

Find answers and get help from Intercom Support and Community Experts

This site employs cookies and other technologies that we and our third party vendors use to monitor and record personal information about you and your interactions with the site (including content viewed, cursor movements, screen recordings, and chat contents) for the purposes described in our Cookie Policy. By continuing to visit our site, you agree to our {websiteTermsLink}, {privacyPolicyLink} and {cookiePolicyLink}.

This site uses cookies and similar technologies ("cookies") as strictly necessary for site operation. We and our partners also would like to set additional cookies to enable site performance analytics, functionality, advertising and social media features. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for details. You can change your cookie preferences in our Cookie Settings.

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details.

Advertising cookies are set by our advertising partners to collect information about your use of the site, our communications, and other online services over time and with different browsers and devices. They use this information to show you ads online that they think will interest you and measure the ads' performance. Social media cookies are set by social media platforms to enable you to share content on those platforms, and are capable of tracking information about your activity across other online services for use as described in their privacy policies.

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details about how we use your data.

Your Privacy Choices

We use cookies to enhance your experience. You can customize your cookie preferences below. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details.

Cookie Settings

Link, Press control-option-right-arrow to exit

Empty Help Center

Uh oh. That page doesn’t exist.

Disappointed

Neutral

Smiley

Thinking...

Searching through sources...

Analyzing...

Tickets submitted through the messenger or by a support agent in your conversation will appear here.