Felix Project
Tackling food waste and providing help to those in need
Renault UK is growing its support of the London-based Felix Project
With the donation of a further 7 100% electric Renault Kangoo Z.E. panel vans, the charity’s fleet will grow by more than 50%, enabling it to significantly increase the 20 tonnes of food they currently deliver each week.
The Felix Project was established in March 2016.
The food industry currently generates around 2 million tonnes of avoidable food waste and The Felix Project is passionate about tackling this issue. The Felix Project volunteers collect food which is fresh, yet cannot be sold for a number of reasons from supermarkets, wholesalers and other suppliers, and distribute to around 200 charities and schools throughout London. In turn, these organisations then provide meals, snacks or food parcels to those in need.
“We started the Felix Project in 2016 because there is so much surplus food ending up in landfill or spread on crops, while at the same time one in ten parents are relying on food banks and charities to feed their families. We now distribute 7 tonnes of great food each day, to 200 charities and 50 schools, thanks to our team of 450 volunteers.”
“We’re exceptionally pleased to extend our support of The Felix Project. The charity is passionate in what it does and it’s a privilege for us to play a part in helping them to grow their operation and ultimately supply food to those in the capital who are in the most need. With its latest Kangoo Z.E. the Felix Project can extend their reach but also invest the majority of their current fuel and congestion charge costs back into other areas of the business.”
Our Renault volunteers
"Volunteering for The Felix Project is a fun and different way to help a charitable cause and do my bit for the community. Signing up and getting involved is so easy and I’d strongly recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a way to do some good!" - Rebecca Tevini, Volunteer Co-Driver
"Driving a Renault Pro+ van around London is a lot of fun and much easier than you’d expect. It’s great to see how much happiness the charity bring to the shelters and charities that they help when we deliver the food. It makes you appreciate the little things." - Elior Doani, Driver
Interested in volunteering with the Felix Project?
The history
The beautiful game
Football is a journey. For every victory, there’s a defeat, for every soaring high, a crushing low. But we wouldn’t have it any other way.
And just like any good match, the journey is more exciting when you’ve got someone to share it with. So, throughout the Premier League season, Renault will be partnering with Sky Sports to bring you a new series of TV adverts featuring the ultimate dream team: the Clio , Mégane R.S. and Thierry Henry.
We will be sponsoring Premier League football coverage on Sky Sports from the start of the 2018/19 season, including, live Saturday lunch time fixtures, Renault Super Sunday and Bank Holiday games.
Va Va Voom is back
In 2002, we teamed up with Thierry Henry for our ‘Va Va Voom’ advertising campaign – a series so popular that the phrase was added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
Sixteen years and hundreds of games later, in 2018, Henry’s back. And he’s glad to be home.
“It feels great to reignite my long-standing ‘liaison’ with Renault,” says Henry. “Especially as I’m returning to the team during its first journey into football. Having played in stadiums across the world I know first-hand the passion fans have for both life and their favourite sport.
“I’m looking forward to helping Renault publicly celebrate this passion over the course of the Premier League season, while injecting some ‘Va Va Voom’ back into British football.”
