Cardiff Foodbank was set up in 2009 with the vision that nobody in the city should go hungry, and there would always be a safety net for those in the most dire need. Fast forward to today, and the foodbank is still finding its services providing emergency food parcels are in strong demand.

The founders had identified real hardships in local communities and set to work to establish the Charity. They persuaded supermarkets and other organisations to support the team of hard working volunteers giving their time to feed struggling families and individuals.

In 2020 the pandemic arrived, adding to an already difficult situation. As everything closed down, the Foodbank resolutely kept its doors open and carried on its vital work bringing relief to those in need.

When the pandemic passed, however, it became clear that Cardiff Foodbank had developed and changed. It had storage depots at two sites, one of them at UKSE’s Cardiff Bay Business Centre, and another on the outskirts of the city.

It was clear that a single, larger headquarters would be more efficient, and fortunately a suitable unit became available at CBBC, which turned out to be the perfect solution.