STILL OPERATING THROUGHOUT LOCKDOWN

Hi, I am Ella - founder of TOPUP TRUCK. For those of you who haven't met me, I dreamt up and set up TOPUP TRUCK this summer whilst on furlough.

My background is in food and sustainability, and I had been thinking for some time about how to make zero-waste shopping more convenient. I also wanted to be more connected to the local Hackney community hence the idea was born.

Following a successful pilot, combined with my recent redundancy, I will now be doing TOPUP TRUCK full time (so please keep those bookings coming in!)

This means we will be adding more days to the schedule and improving our service - and this has afforded me a bit of time to get the newsletter up and running!

We will be operating during lockdown but with some minor changes - see below for details.

INTRODUCING WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS! 

TOPUP TRUCK is all about sustainability, community and well-being. By well-being, we mainly just mean eating well; feeling good about respecting nature; connecting with others and (not forgetting) having fun! But there is even more we can do to look after ourselves in these -let's admit - horrendous times.

We have teamed up with soul healer Emma Shoesmith who will be doing an instagram LIVE with wellness tips for surviving lockdown at 1pm EVERY WEDNESDAY on the TOPUP TRUCK Instagram throughout November.

NEW COVID-19 TOPUP PROCESS ALLOWS YOU TO KEEP WARM AND SAFE 

We will be operating as normal only with a slight difference to our service - you will need to leave your containers labelled on your doorstep. We will collect them, refill them and drop them back on your doorstep (you can even do this when you aren’t at home) and you can pay either contactless or via pament link.

HELP US DECIDE WHERE THE TRUCK GOES WHEN:

COMPLETE OUR SURVEY TO ENTER OUR DRAW!

We will be adding more days and expanding our area a bit hopefully as well. Help us decide where to go!

One lucky winner will receive £10 TOPUP TRUCK prepaid TOPUP

TOPUP TRUCK RECIPE: VEGAN PARMESAN

Here is a ridiculously easy recipe that you can make entirely from TOPUP TRUCK ingredients that is great to whack on top of pasta dishes or a gratin of seasonal vegetables like Jerusalem artichokes. Mmmmm....

Ingredients:

100g Cashews

3 tablespoons of Nutritional Yeast

Half a teaspoon of salt

Method:

Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until a fine powder is achieved. Store in the refrigerator to keep fresh. Lasts for several weeks.

REFER A FRIEND

As a small business we rely heavily on word of mouth so we thought we'd throw a little discount in the mix if you help you help us spread the word. If you know someone who will be interested in getting onboard with the TOPUP TRUCK, who hasn’t booked before, then get them to state your name and postcode in the ‘how did you find out about us’ section of the booking form, and we will offer you 10% off your next TOPUP.