Corporate and Organizational Giving
Billions of pounds of food go to waste each year in the United States. Second Harvest Food Bank's Surplus Food Program helps to eliminate some of that waste by receiving surplus food from manufacturers, distributors, supermarkets, processors, and brokers and distributing that food to those in need.
A great deal of food cannot be marketed by its manufacturer due to product overruns, off specifications, short-dated products, reformulations, mislabeled and unlabeled packaging, and discontinued brands, but is perfectly suitable for consumption. This is where Second Harvest Food Bank steps in.
The
Retail Store Pick Up Program is also an important and viable source of nutritious food for Second Harvest Food Bank and our member agencies. Each week, we visit local retail outlets including Walmart, Sam's Club, Winn-Dixie, Rouses, Target, Whole Foods, Breaux Mart, Big Lots, Langenstein's, Kroger, and Cannata's to pick up surplus foods such as fresh meats and produce, dairy items, baked goods and non-perishable canned goods.
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Read the additional
benefits of Corporate and Organizational Giving through the Retail Partnership Program as well as the
Good Samaratin Act that protects your rights as a donor.
For more information on how your business can become a part of the Retail Store Pick Up Program, contact
Tom Melton, Food Sourcing Specialist at 504.729.2847.