Starbucks Steps Up to Donate All of Its Unsold Food

''In the battle to fight hunger in the United States, Starbucks is pulling out all stops by vowing to donate 100 percent of its unsold food items to hungry Americans. Inspired by its own baristas, who saw unsold food thrown in the trash as a matter of policy, the company is launching a new program called FoodShare, which is set to provide around 5 million meals for the hungry in 2017 before scaling up to around 50 million meals per year by 2021. The program, which plans to operate in conjunction with the Food Donation Connection and GreaterGood partner Feeding America, allows perishable, ready-to-eat meals to be transported from Starbucks 7,600 locations to rescue agencies and food banks via refrigerated vans. In the past, Starbucks, like many eateries, threw unsold food away due to concerns with keeping food refrigerated prior to donation...''

by The Hunger Site