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Donate Surplus Food

Who can donate? Everyone! Restaurants and caterers, hotels, grocery stores, and food processing facilities and food distributors can donate almost anything they serve or sell, including meats and dairy, even if they are close to their expiration date. Individuals can donate also.

Why donate? Help fight food insecurity. Donating surplus food can be a sustainable way to help local charitable organizations that provide hunger relief to those in need in your community. Although a special public health permit is not required, donating, receiving, and distributing surplus foods must be done safely in order to minimize food safety risks.

See the following toolkit for details.

Related Documents

  1. Feed It Forward - Complete Toolkit Package (PDF)
  2. Page 2 - Tax Deductions (PDF)
  3. Page 3 - Date Labels (PDF)
  4. Page 4 - Start a Food Donation Program at Your Facility (PDF)
  5. Page 5 - How to Donate Safely (PDF)
  6. Page 6 - Legal Protections (PDF)
  7. Page 7 to 8 - Grocery Store Food Loss Prevention Tips (PDF)
  1. Page 9 to 10 - Restaurant Food Loss Prevention Tips (PDF)
  2. Page 11 to 12 - Food Donation Agreement Form (PDF)
  3. Page 13 - Example Donated Food Label (PDF)
  4. Page 14 to 15 - Food Donation Delivery Form (PDF)
  5. Page 16 to 17 - School Donation Information (PDF)
  6. Page 18 to 19 - Glossary (PDF)