THE WASTE COST

A family of four bins £1,000 of food a year

Two ingredient lists — smaller amounts of more items, with different use-by dates — only make it worse. SameTable helps you buy what you’ll actually use.

Cited — direct source
£1,000
a year, family of four
More lists, more in the bin
Source · WRAP 2022
THE EVIDENCE

More lists, more in the bin

The average UK household wastes food worth £470 a year — and for a family of four, edible food waste reaches £1,000. The biggest driver is food that isn’t used in time, and buying two separate ingredient sets makes that far more likely.

£470
wasted per UK household a year (WRAP)
£1,000
for a family of four
12–27%
more spent by dietary-need households
Shopping list — combined across variants, grouped by aisle
BUY WHAT YOU’LL USE

One combined list, shared where meals overlap

Your plan becomes a single smart shop — grouped by aisle, de-duped across every variant, and aware of what’s already in your cupboard. Shared stocks, vegetables and sauces are bought once.

  • De-duped across all variants
  • “You already have ginger” smart swaps
  • Aware of what’s in your cupboard
Cited — direct source

WRAP — Household Food and Drink Waste in the UK 2022. UK Government Food Security Report 2024.

Waste less, every week.

One combined shop for the whole household — start free tonight.