Max SteventonVictorious Festival, owned by Superstruct Entertainment, has seen a significant impact of its food waste initiative which transforms leftover festival food into meals for those in need.
The scheme is a collaboration between Victorious’ in-house concessions team, the Portsmouth & Southsea Food Support Network, and Friday Fridge leader Jim Campbell BEM.
After the festival, volunteers collect surplus food from across the site, storing and redistributing it to local charities and community organisations.
In 2025, the initiative converted donated food into nearly 500 nutritious meals, supporting around 200 families and providing resources to vulnerable individuals across Portsmouth. The scheme has become an ongoing part of the festival’s legacy, ensuring its positive impact continues beyond the event weekend, said the festival.
Local organisations have reported significant benefits, including meal provision and increased food access for members of the community.
The success of the scheme follows other charitable efforts by the Portsmouth-based festival including the donation of £150,000 to local charities in 2024.
Campbell BEM said, “We, the whole Portsmouth & Southsea Food Support Network, and the hundreds of lovely people we’ve been able to feed, are immensely grateful. You absolute superstars.”
Victorious concessions manager Charlotte Race said, “Our goal was simple—to make sure that no good food from Victorious goes to waste when it could be doing something good for Portsmouth people instead. Working with the incredible local charities in Portsmouth has been truly inspiring, and we’re so proud to see the positive impact it’s had.”