The Growth Bites Podcast 

Season 2, Episode 7: Duncan Swainsbury

How Bounceback Food is Tackling Food Poverty

 
 
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This week on Growth Bites, Jo sits down with Duncan Swainsbury, Managing Director of Bounceback Food, to discuss the incredible mission and evolution of this not-for-profit tackling food poverty. From their innovative buy-one-give-one model to opening community kitchens and teaching cooking skills, Duncan shares how Bounceback is creating long-term solutions for those in need.


Duncan also dives into the challenges of running a sustainable food organisation, the vital role partnerships play in their success, and their ambitious plans to scale nationally.

 

Meet our Guest

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Duncan Swainsbury

Founder

Duncan Swainsbury is the founder of Bounceback Food CIC – a social enterprise that has been tackling food poverty and food waste across the UK since 2014. Having spent time volunteering at a foodbank in Manchester, he began developing Community Cookery School teams and more recently Community Kitchens – that collectively provide beneficiaries with nutritious meals, cooking skills and accredited qualifications. Duncan is now focussed on scaling Bounceback’s model across the UK, having donated 250,000 meals & taught more than 10,000 people how to cook predominantly in the North-West.

Past Episodes 

season 1

Season 1

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season 2Season 2

Listen to all season 2 episodes here.