Support for high street businesses
High Streets Beyond Waste
Calling London’s high street food and drink businesses!
Getting on top of the materials and ingredients you buy, use and throw away can help you cut costs, tap into new revenue opportunities, and get ready for upcoming waste regulation. Our high streets beyond waste support aims to help you do just that, with tailored advice from a business advisor and the opportunity to apply for a grant to try out new ‘beyond waste’ ideas!
Businesses we’ve worked with previously have saved up to £1,000 per month by wasting less food, and up to £475 per month by switching to reusable cups instead of disposable ones. Read on to find out how to apply for support to explore similar opportunities for your own business.
What’s on offer?
If you run a high street food and drink business, you can book a dedicated one-to-one session with a business advisor to explore how ‘beyond waste’ ideas could benefit your business and the environment.
In a 1 hour chat you’ll review the materials, ingredients and products your business uses. Our advisor will then take what they learn to create a tailored action plan to help you save money, boost revenue or strengthen customer relationships.
After completing the session you’ll be invited to apply for a grant of up to £5,000 to help bring your chosen action to life with ongoing help from an advisor.
This support is fully funded, and provided at no cost to you.
“This made me think about how I’m running my business, where I might be spending more than I need to and possible savings that could be made.”
- Genny's Emporium, Lewisham
Who can apply?
This support is available to high street food and drink business (eat in or takeaway), such as:
- Pubs and bars
- Restaurants and diners
- Cafés and coffee shops
- Takeaway shops and kiosks
- Hot food market stalls and vans
To be eligible, your business must:
- Be small or medium-sized (fewer than 250 employees)
- Have a physical trading address in London, accessible to the public
- Be actively trading (i.e. not pre-startup)
Not sure this is your cup of tea?
If you’re not quite ready to join a one-to-one session, sign up for one of our introductory webinars to learn about the benefits of ‘going beyond waste’ and get inspired through a range of real-life case studies before committing.
Join a webinar
What to expect
Attend a webinar
Get inspired
Learn why you should go ‘beyond waste’, what’s in it for your business, and how other businesses like yours have done it.
Book a dedicated session with a business advisor
Receive you action plan
Our business advisor will gather information about your business and recommend ideas for you to ‘go beyond waste’ in a bespoke action plan.
Apply for a grant
Get a financial boost to get started
Businesses who receive an action plan will be invited to apply for one of 5 grants of up to £5,000 to try a ‘beyond waste’ activity in their business.
Plan and deliver your beyond waste idea
Bring your idea to life
Successful grant winners will be assigned a business advisor to help figure out the details of your beyond waste idea – and they’ll be there to support you as you put it into practice.
What’s happening when
Jun-Jul 2025
Information webinars
Jun-Aug 2025
One to one bespoke sessions and action plans
22 Aug 2025
Deadline for grant applications (by invite only)
Sep 2025
Grant selection and award
Oct 2025
Beyond waste project planning and kick off
Feb 2026
Projects finish
Mar 2026
Celebration of successes!
