Food Industry Partners
Each year, nearly 600 manufacturers, wholesalers, brokers, retailers, and growers donate more than 32 million pounds of food to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. Food is donated to us for a variety of reasons: production overruns, labeling errors, soon-to-expire product code dates and discontinued or obsolete products. Although the product is not marketable, it is still wholesome and safe for our neighbors in need to consume.
It’s easy to become a corporate food donor, and it makes good business sense.
Regularly donating product:
- Increases warehouse and/or storage space
- Reduces waste and increases sustainability within your business
- Reduces your costs associated with disposal
- Can provide substantial tax benefits
- Improves employee and customer perception of your business
Why Choose Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin?
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin provides accountability and ensures the integrity of your product.
We can:
- Track your product from the point of origin to the actual 501(c)(3) charity that receives the product
- Ensure that your donation will reach a family in need—not the secondary market
- Recall donated product quickly and efficiently when the need arises
- Assure donors that product is handled safely from the point it is picked up until it reaches those in need
Our Commitment to Food Safety
We are food professionals, and we adhere to strict food safety handling procedures among our staff, our fleet, and our facilities. We are regularly inspected by AIB International, Feeding America, the State Department of Health, and the County Health Department. We are also under the jurisdiction of the USDA, FDA, and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.
Becoming a Donor:
Food industry partners who would like to donate excess food should contact Beth Urbaniak, Senior Food Resource Coordinator, at 414-831-6308 or by email to discuss setting up a partnership.
Fill out the Food Donation Form to make a donation.
