According to Feeding America, 53 million people turned to food banks and other food programs in 2021.
According to Feeding America, 119 billion pounds of food is wasted every year in the United States. That adds up to 130 billion meals — and $408 billion — tossed into landfills.
Last year the company rescued 3.6 billion pounds of groceries, and provided food for more than 36 million Americans in need.And many nonprofits around the country are echoing that sentiment. SHA implemented programs to share food with the community, including Meals with Meaning, a partnership with the city of Atlanta and HelloFresh.
And it's not just grocery stores that have a surplus of food. Wellstar Hospitals donate their café leftovers using the food waste solution, Goodr. "Eighty percent of our 200 food banks said they're still seeing elevated need and elevated demand," said Letson.
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