social supermarket

English

Noun

social supermarket (plural social supermarkets)

1. A supermarket created to offer groceries at minimal or occasionally zero expense for families facing financial problems.
   • 2015 May 20, BethPH, “'Social Supermarkets' Get City Hall Funding Boost”, in Londonist‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

     In February, a report by the London Assembly Environment Committee found that just 34% of food waste was recycled, yet food bank usage has reached record highs. Charities are aiming to bridge that gap with a range of social supermarkets, community cafés and sustainability projects.

   • 2018 January 19, “Northern Ireland's first 'social supermarkets' to open”, in BBC‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

     "In our social supermarket, The Apex Food Club, we are asking members to pay £5 membership on a weekly basis. For that they will receive £25 worth of food."

   • 2022 May 24, “Norfolk and Suffolk residents turn to social shops and pawnbrokers”, in BBC‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

     A social supermarket and pawn shops in Norfolk and Suffolk say they are seeing more people walk through their doors. Those using and running the sites have spoken to the BBC about the reality of living through the crisis.

   • 2024 January 29, “Praise for Australian 'social supermarket' model”, in Phys.org‎^[4], archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

     The "social supermarket" is a progressive model already active in many European countries, with a recent surge in the U.K., presenting improved access to affordable food in a retail-like environment. These social supermarket examples usually restrict access with eligibility criteria and rely on surplus food supply.

   • 2024 April 11, Whakaata Māori, “South Auckland’s first social supermarket opens in Māngere”, in The New Zealand Herald‎^[5], archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

     South Auckland residents will see the doors open at the first social supermarket in the area, which was opened with the help of Foodstuffs North Island and Māngere Budgeting Services Trust.