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At Ample, we are building the infrastructure to turn UK farm surplus into affordable, nutritious meals for schools, hospitals, and public institutions.
We sit at the intersection of two broken systems: millions of tonnes of edible food wasted every year, and public services under pressure to deliver healthy, cost-effective meals under tightening budgets and new procurement rules.
Ample solves this gap by transforming surplus produce into scalable, contract-ready meals for institutional buyers. Backed by the Procurement Act 2023 and rising social value requirements, this is now a structural shift in public procurement not a future trend. We are pre-revenue, but already building operational capability in partnership with Oakland International, an award-winning UK logistics provider, to launch Ample Kitchen: a scalable production model designed for institutional demand.
The UK food system wastes over 26,000 tonnes of edible food every day, while public institutions struggle to deliver nutritious meals within tight budgets. This inefficiency costs the economy more than £20 billion annually and is a major contributor to national carbon emissions.
At the same time, policy shifts, including the Procurement Act 2023 and strengthened social value requirements, are pushing NHS trusts, schools, and public bodies to prioritise sustainable, impact-driven suppliers. Ample sits directly in this gap. We transform surplus farm produce into scalable, contract-ready meals for a £2.4B+ public procurement market, reducing waste while helping institutions meet cost, nutrition, and ESG goals.
The UK food system wastes over 26,000 tonnes of edible food every day, while public institutions struggle to deliver nutritious meals within tight budgets. This inefficiency costs the economy more than £20 billion annually and is a major contributor to national carbon emissions.
At the same time, policy shifts, including the Procurement Act 2023 and strengthened social value requirements, are pushing NHS trusts, schools, and public bodies to prioritise sustainable, impact-driven suppliers.
Ample sits directly in this gap. We transform surplus farm produce into scalable, contract-ready meals for a £2.4B+ public procurement market, reducing waste while helping institutions meet cost, nutrition, and ESG goals.
How will you save surplus with Ample?
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Why we exsist?
The equivalent of over 15 million meals of perfectly good edible food is wasted on UK farms EVERY SINGLE day.
Our food system is broken and, We are doing something about it! We take the surplus from farms and create nutritious and delicious meal components for easy use.
What can you buy from Ample?
Meal Elements
Ready-to-go curries, soups,
stews made with our bases
for consistency of flavour.
Prepped Chopped Veg
Fresh/cooked, chilled/frozen
to combine with our bases or
to have on their own
Bases and Sauces
Delicious sauces of all flavours
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What people say about us
“Ample makes the buying process quick and easy, providing consistent availability and advance purchasing with great customer service”
Michael Hales
Chief Executive Officer at Juniper Ventures,
"They handle my customer invoicing, collect the money and send it to me within a couple of weeks, leaving me free to focus on growing the best produce I possibly can"
Jack Scott
BBC Countryfile Young Countryside Champion
"The solution is simple. Ample leads the way, a move to plant-based agriculture, the use of 'surplus' food.
The planet gains. Farmer gain. The taxpayer gains. UK PLC gains. The NHS gains
Hugh Montgomery
Professor UCL Co-Chair, Lancet on Health and Climate Change
"Invest in good food, and you invest directly in better outcomes for patients, staff and the wider health system."
Phillip Shelley
Senior Operational Manager and National Lead for Food
NHS