How Does Food Rescue Work

Food rescue is an easy way for the food industry to help feed hungry Delawareans. In

addition to feeding hungry people, food rescue allows donors to reduce waste

costs. In the amount of time it would take your business to throw out food waste, food

can be packed in plastic bags and picked up by the Food Bank's rescue team. Click here

to see what foods we can accept.

As a possible donor, here are some of the options you can consider:

  • Scheduled daily/weekly/monthly pickups
  • Occasional/on-call pickup for donors who have excess food less often than
    once a week
  • One-time-only pickup for donors who have minimum storage space

 Pick-ups work in two ways:

  • Trained Food Bank of Delaware staff and volunteers will pick up your donation
    and deliver to one of our more than 350 feeding programs. Poundage will be
    tracked and the food industry company will be receipted.
  • A representative from the feeding program will pick up the food directly to bring back to their agency. Poundage will be tracked and the food industry company will be receipted.

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