🎉 Bankuet is 6: A Smarter, More Human Way to Give

Six years ago, we started with one big idea: get food banks what they actually need, when they need it.

It began with just a handful of food banks, some hopeful conversations, and a vision for a zero-waste donation model powered by technology and human generosity.

Today, thanks to you, that idea has become a national movement—delivering over 5 million items to 295 food banksacross the UK.

💥 The Impact So Far

Since 2019:

💷 £5.3+ million donated and used to purchase food bank supplies

🏙️ 295 food banks supported in 96 towns and cities across the UK

🚚 4,338 bulk deliveries made

🛍️ 131,030 food parcels provided

👨‍👩‍👧 174,211 people fed for a week

📦 5,226,323 items delivered (and counting)

Every donation. Every share. Every kind word. You’ve helped build something extraordinary.

Travis with Robin Ferris and Phil Storey, CEO of Hammersmith and Fulham food bank, during the 'Eat The Beat' fundraising campaign, October 2024

🎂 Highlights from Year Six

In the past 12 months alone, we’ve hit major milestones together:

📲 Launched Bankuet App 3.0 – our biggest upgrade ever, helping food banks order more easily, request exactly what they need, and access a wider range of essential items

🎶 Raised thousands through our music partnerships with The Last Dinner Party and Travis — two unforgettable fundraising tours that turned fans into food bank supporters

🏛️ Spoke truth to power at a 2024 Parliamentary Reception hosted by Feeding Britain at the House of Lords

🎓 Our Founder, Robin, received an Honorary Doctor of Civil Law for services to social impact

And we’re not stopping there.

🧠 Smarter Giving: Behind the Scenes

The heart of Bankuet is our zero-waste model, and in the last year we’ve made it even smarter.

The Bankuet App 3.0 now includes:

✅ Precise quantity ordering

🛒 A more intuitive basket system

➕ “Additional Supplies” requests

🔍 Improved search

📅 Extended deadlines

👶 Expanded ranges including baby essentials and seasonal lines

💸 Discounted pricing thanks to innovative fundraising

Every feature is designed to do one thing: give food banks what they actually need—without waste, inefficiency, or guesswork.

Bankuet volunteers supporting the ‘Ribbons for Provisions’ fundraising campaign at The Last Dinner Party gig, Eventim Apollo London – October 2024

📊 What Food Banks Need Most

According to our data, the Top 5 Most Requested Items in the last year were:

  1. 🥛 UHT Semi-Skimmed Milk

  2. 🍏 Apple Juice

  3. 🥫 Tinned Tomatoes

  4. 🐟 Tuna

  5. 🍓 Jam

With your support, we can keep delivering these essentials to where they’re needed most.

🙌 How You Can Help

We’ve always kept Bankuet free for food banks—no joining fee, no subscription, no hidden costs. But to keep doing that, we need your help.

Whether it’s a monthly donation, a fundraising challenge, or introducing us to your company’s CSR team, there’s a way for everyone to be part of this movement.

👉 Support Bankuet today and help us keep building a smarter, more human way to give.

🚀 The Next 6 Years – Together

Food poverty in the UK continues to rise. But so does our collective power to respond—with compassion, innovation, and a shared belief that everyone deserves access to food.

This milestone isn’t about us. It’s about you.

Thank you for being part of the Bankuet journey so far.

Here’s to the next 6 years—and everything we’ll achieve together.

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Introducing the Bankuet app 2.0

Team Bankuet has been working hard behind the scenes to improve our technology for getting food banks the supplies they need. The Bankuet app 2.0 is the latest release. It brings a refresh to the interface's look and feel, along with a bunch of new features.