Amazon is set to provide free home delivery services for its food bank partners through to 2028
Amazon says that it has donated and delivered more than 60 million meals, for free, to 200,000+ US and UK families from food banks across the United States and United Kingdom.
It is also extending this commitment through to 2028.
"The impact of home delivery goes beyond convenience - research shows that it can save families on average $100 monthly in time and travel costs," says Bettina Stix, Amazon's Global Director of Community Impact. "By extending home delivery through 2028, we're committing to continue using our delivery network to help ensure families have reliable access to nutritious meals."
Amazon's home delivery programme, which began during the pandemic, leverages the same network that serves millions of customers daily, including Delivery Service Partners, Amazon Flex drivers, and its rural delivery infrastructure.
It also works upstream by helping food banks move large quantities of food efficiently.
"Transportation can be expensive, and we help by putting our logistics network to work - using vans, trucks, and routes to help organisations get what they need quickly and reliably," says Amanda Adcock-Worthy, Head of Amazon Local Good. "We transport tens of thousands of pounds of food for our community partners around the world, each week, for free."
Amazon transports groceries from suppliers to food banks, and from food banks to pantries, schools, and other community distribution points using its fleet of tractor-trailers, box trucks, and vans.
2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS
Food delivery was a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.
We received a record number of entries and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.
For a full rundown of all of the shortlisted entries, click here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC in Central London on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
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