About Us

Our main goal, as a food poverty charity, is to raise funds to provide high-protein nutritious meals to those in need. We distribute these meals and raw meat to foodbanks and community kitchens across the UK.

Our meals are created by a specialist food manufacturer, with a 1-year shelf life, they are high in protein, low in fat and free of additives. They are available in two forms:

  1. Single, ready-to-use retort pouches that don’t require refrigeration
  2. 2 KG Catering packs for community kitchens that feed a large number of people at once.

We are committed to providing nutritious meals to those in need and supporting communities in need of assistance, our products include:

  • Free Range Pheasant Casserole
  • Free Range Pheasant Curry
  • Wild Venison Bolognese
  • Wild Venison pasta Bolognese
  • Turkey Casserole
  • Lentil Curry

The charity is funded by individuals, companies, trusts and other charitable organisations. See how you can help.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide nutritious meals to people in need. Through our efforts, we hope to make a positive impact on the lives of those who are struggling with food poverty and insecurity.

Why do we do this?

We believe that everyone, regardless of their economic circumstances, should have access to a balanced and nutritious diet and that is why we have set up The Country Food Trust.

The meals are given free to those people living in food poverty.

We do not
  • Lobby on the subject of food poverty or attempt to deal with the more complex issues surrounding people who find themselves in need.
  • Lobby for or against shooting. It is a legal sport and there are plenty of people lobbying both ways on the subject. We respect there are different views.
  • Ignore the subject of lead in game meat – please our Lead Policy.

2014

The first meeting took place in London in November 2014 and was attended by those who would go on to form the charity.

2015

Our first Free Range Pheasant Casserole was produced and we delivered our first 2,000 pouches of food to Bristol in March. Emboldened, we set ourselves the goal of producing and delivering 1,000,000 meals in the next 5 years.

2016

We ran a stall in London’s Borough Market selling our Free Range Pheasant casserole and held our first fundraising event at Syon House.

2017

We expanded our product range including the Free Range Pheasant Curry. Raw meat was also now distributed to community kitchens. England cricketer David Gower and restaurateur Mark Hix became our first Patrons.

2018

We held our first ‘Winter Appeal’ along with our second major fundraiser at Clothworkers Hall.

2019

Following our second “Winter Appeal” and we passed the 500,000 meal mark in December. TV presenters Phil Spencer and Adam Henson joined us as Patrons.

2020

We launched our COVID appeal which allowed us to produce an additional 500,000 meals. HRH the Duke of Cambridge announced we had passed a million meals a year ahead of target.

2021

We introduced the Wild Venison Bolognese to our product range. We held our first virtual fundraising dinner due to the ongoing restrictions. Mike Robinson, Restaurateur and environmentalist joined us as a Patron.

2022

We launched a Ukraine-specific appeal and sent over 23,000 bespoke Wild Venison bolognese meals with pasta to aid in the humanitarian effort. We held our fourth successive Winter Appeal to finish the year.

2023

We held our inaugural Scottish Dinner in Edinburgh, and our third London Dinner, raising funds to expand our work across the country. We introduced new recipes to our product range, including Turkey Casserole, Lentil Curry and Wild Venison pasta bolognese.