QMU Food Pantry

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QMU food pantry is about providing good food on a student budget. Run by students, for students. Come say hi! Find us beside the microwaves at the 1875.

We all know the difficulties of budgeting as a student and we are here to provide you with one less challenge - affording good food. every Wednesday from 10-11!

27/10/2026

We are so excited to announce our fundraising event this semester, our big Food Pantry quiz!!! Our lovely food themed trivia (with all your usual categories) is open to all! So whether you’re a food pantry member, a cheese connoisseur, a veg expert, a competitive quizzer, a fruit fanatic, or just looking for a fun time, we’d love to have you!

We’ll have prizes for the both the quiz itself as well as a raffle! Tickets are £3 at the door, and raffle tickets are 50p a pop.

So join us in Maggie’s, Thursday November 12th, 6:30 to 9pm for an a-maize-ing time!

24/09/2026

We had such a great seeing so many fresh and returning faces at our first official pantry of the year! Thank you all for showing up and supporting the Food Pantry. Just a reminder that memberships are open and just £5 for the year! See you all next week x.

21/09/2026

It’s t-minus two days until the first official food pantry session of the year! Just a reminder that in order to access the pantry you need to first join as a member on the QMSU website! So if you’re a returning member looking to access the pantry or you’ve been pondering joining, now is a good time!

Also a reminder that you don’t have to pay £3 every week, just the weeks you choose to visit the pantry, so don’t worry about any extra charges. Once you join you also get access to our email list and our members and volunteers WhatsApp chat where we’ll be posting handy info and the links to the weekly virtual queue.

Any questions? As always feel free to email us or DM us!

16/09/2026

It was so lovely to see so many new and returning faces today at give it a go! If you liked what you saw today (for free) you’ll love paying £3 a week for up to £20 of groceries every time you visit! If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We are so excited for a new, promising year!

14/09/2026

Got questions? We’ve got answers! Feel free to DM us if you’ve got a question the FAQ doesn’t answer, we’d be peas-ed to help you out!

10/09/2026

Thinking about joining the Food Pantry? Maybe this is your sign! Scroll through to learn more about what we do, what sessions look like, where and when we meet, and how much it costs to join! We’ll be at the Give it a Go fair on the 14th and we’ll be holding our Give it a Go session at 2pm on the 16th. Hope to see you there!

09/09/2026

Hello all! We are so excited to meet you at the give it a go fair on the 14th. And we wanted to let you know about our give it a go session on the 16th!

The session is a taster of our normal sessions, but free! Everyone is welcome to come along and see what Food Pantry is like, and if membership is right for you! If you have any questions come ask us at the give it a go fair, or message us!

We’re so excited to see you there!

27/08/2026

Thinking about volunteering? We’d love to have you! The Food Pantry is run on the generosity and kindness of our volunteers. Swipe through to learn more! —>

04/08/2026

Introducing our final committee member, the guy making the posts, our social media manager, Benedict Salmi Klotz! Among Benedict’s favorite fruit and veg are radishes and cherries!

03/08/2026

We are delighted to introduce the lovely Cora, our 2026/27 treasurer! Among Cora’s favorite fruit and veg are sweet corn and papaya!

Address

Queen Margaret Drive
Musselburgh
EH226UD

Opening Hours

10am - 11am

Website

https://www.qmusu.org.uk/groups/qmu-food-pantry

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