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Our Mission

Food Forward® fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same. Get involved >

Platinum Transparency 2023 Seal 'Candid'

Total pounds recovered and distributed to date:

pounds distributed since 2009

Health, Environmental, and Economic Impact

Food Forward recovers and donates enough produce each day to meet the daily nutritional needs of nearly a quarter of a million people.

$138.9M

in social impact in 2022

250+

hunger relief partners*

*as of Q3 2023

300+

distribution sites*

*as of Q3 2023

880+

produce recovery donors*

*as of Q3 2023

320,000+

total metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions prevented from entering the atmosphere

2M+ gallons

of water prevented from going to waste each day–the equivalent of 3 Olympic-sized swimming pools

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Volunteers power our food recovery work
1,910 events in 2022

Your surplus fruit goes to people experiencing food insecurity

For every dollar donated, we recover 16 pounds of produce

“We are thrilled to be collaborating with Food Forward which has supported Oppy in its effort to upcycle product. This valuable partnership upholds one of our key sustainability focus areas: Ensuring we have solid repurposing programs in place to decrease our overall carbon footprint by mitigating waste.”

- Garland Perkins, Oppy’s Director of Innovation & Sustainability, The Oppenheimer Group

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