ChicP was born to combat food waste. Our founder Hannah started making hummus using surplus vegetables from London wholesale markets, helping to tackle food waste and encourage people to eat a healthier, more sustainable diet. She wanted to create food that had a positive impact on her community, while also shaping health habits for the better, working with farmers to use their surplus produce in her products.

Misshapen vegetables that are used to make ChicP hummus and veggie bites

THE PROBLEM

40% of British crops are rejected because of their shape or size. 

1/3 of the food we produce in the UK is never eaten.

600,000 tonnes of food are wasted in restaurants per year.

300,000 tonnes of food wasted by supermarkets per year. 

7 million tonnes per year are wasted within the home.

The list goes on...

  • Vegan lunch made by ChicP founder Hannah McCollum

    Hannah has catered throughout Europe and the UK, cooking for large families and friends. She hated seeing vast amounts of food and packaging wasted at events, so instead created dips and hummus from leftover dishes.

  • ChicP Founder, Hannah McCollum, in her organic vegetable garden. She has a basket filled with green vegetables as she goes to pick more vegetables from her plants

    Hannah’s ambitions are to create a more sustainable future and to encourage as many people as possible to eat plant-based diets. If we all ate less meat and fish and ate food that was local and seasonal, the planet would be in a much better state and we would all be leading healthier, happier more productive lives. Her next mission is plant-based alternative plastic packaging...watch this space.

  • ChicP Spinach and Parsley hummus

    Hannah is hugely driven by health and the functionality of ingredients. All of the ChicP products are vegan, sugar-free, natural and healthy. They are all high in fibre and protein and full of healthy fats as well as containing 30% vegetable content.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO HELP?

THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND

Our biggest partner is The Royal Countryside Fund who's mission is to create a real future for rural Britain.

The Royal Countryside Fund is inspired by a vision of thriving family farms and rural communities, encouraged and recognised for their role in creating a sustainable future for the countryside and our whole nation. They are proudly the only UK-wide charity empowering family farms and rural communities to ensure their future.

GREEN SAKTHI

Green Sakthi unifies reforestation, social empowerment, zero-waste management, education and environmental sustainability in India by planting forests in Tamil Nadu, South India.

CARBON CLOUD

We have worked with Carbon cloud to measure our carbon emissions and will be sharing the results with you shortly!

EVERTREEN

We have partnered with Evertreen to restore and plant trees, involving local farmers and creating livelihoods for people living in extreme poverty. Learn more about ChicP's forest profile (including our tree counter and their GPS coordinates) at Evertreen here.

GRADUATE KICKSTART OPPORTUNITIES

Creating new 6-month job placements for young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment, helping with their career development and future prospects.

TOO GOOD TO GO

We list our hummus and veggie bites on Too Good To Go if they have reached their sell-by-date so that no ChicP products go to waste.

CHARITY SUPPERCLUBS

We have hosted supper clubs for a number of charities. The latest one - raising money for Ukraine - was held at Layla's cafe.