Shoppers could find themselves £1,000 richer in the near future, though many remain oblivious to their potential windfall. The supermarket chain has relaunched its Community Pledge collaboration with easyfundraising, offering five separate £1,000 prizes to good causes and local community organisations across the UK.

The bonus? Those taking part do not need to spend a penny extra. Customers can gain entries into the £1,000 draw simply by doing their normal grocery shopping or buying F&F clothing items – as long as they use the easyfundraising platform or website.

Every qualifying transaction made between May 1st and May 30th automatically gives a chosen cause a shot at winning the £1,000 prize. Additional smaller rewards are also on offer. First online grocery orders can generate £3 for a selected organisation, while follow-up purchases contribute 50p each.

Even purchases made in physical stores now count, provided customers link their bank card to the app. The scheme welcomes various types of groups – including charities, schools, sports teams, and community groups – all competing for the £1,000 funding boost.

With only a short window available, the chance is easy to miss – yet equally easy to seize. For shoppers, this means one thing: routine weekly food shopping could secretly help secure a £1,000 victory for a cause in their community.

This announcement comes after Tesco decided to extend its Free Fruit & Veg for Schools initiative from September, increasing participating institutions from 500 to over 1,000, with ambitions to double the programme’s reach again the following year.

Together with its Fruit & Veg Grants and Free Fruit for Kids in its stores, Tesco aims to help one million children across Britain eat more produce. Customers can help grow the initiative as Tesco will donate each time shoppers buy fruit and vegetables at Tesco until May 24th.

According to Tesco Group CEO Ken Murphy, too many children across the UK are missing out on the fruit and veg they need to thrive at school. He explained that Tesco has set out an ambition to help one million children access free fruit and veg through their school and community programmes, supporting the development of healthy habits that they hope will stay with them through life. Schools have reportedly told Tesco what a positive impact the Free Fruit & Veg for Schools programme has made, which is why the company is delighted to be able to double the number of schools receiving support from September.