Mark Game has been a leading light within the surplus food redistribution sector for over 20 years, tirelessly working to rescue and transform edible surplus food for social and environmental purpose, creating innovative and effective solutions both for the food industry and communities on low incomes with families facing food insecurity, diet inequality and isolation. As CEO of Company Shop, Mark was responsible for its relocation and rapid expansion, establishing its ‘profit for purpose’ culture and business model. During his tenure, he developed Company Shop’s CIC, the UK’s first social supermarket - Community Shop. Recognising the value of food socially, beyond the calories, in 2016 Mark established The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT). TBBT is a charity that strives to make life more affordable for people by using community led food clubs to build community resilience, partnering with existing community projects and working with service providers to develop wraparound support for the community as a whole. Mark is also a Trustee of Food Cycle, offering operational advice and support to the senior team and knowledge and experience surrounding food redistribution. FoodCycle develops community dining experiences across the UK and uses surplus food to make a three course dinner for guests in socially deprived communities.

The Bread and Butter Thing won a GOLD Global Good Award for Community Partnership of the Year in 2023.