The additional food donations will include both fresh and chilled products, including fruit, vegetables, fresh meat, fish, and bread.

Organisations will be able to pick them up ahead of Aldi stores closing on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Mary Dunn, Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility at Aldi UK, said: “Our food donations scheme operates year-round, but we know that Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for the families and communities we support.

“That’s why we are so committed to increasing the number of meals we donate over the festive season, and we look forward to working with local charities this Christmas to help us meet our 10 million meals target for the year.”