Freight service Convoy will cover the cost of hauling food to local pantries and soup kitchens donated by U.S. businesses to help reduce a growing food shortage for millions of Americans
In normal times, U.S. supermarkets are a major source of food donations but during the current crisis panic-buying at grocery stores has brought a big drop in unsold merchandise that may have otherwise been donated. Feeding America estimates it will cost about $1.4 billion to offset plunging donations from grocery stores and the volunteer labor they provide, according to Convoy.
Shippers wanting to help can contact Convoy to donate full truckloads of food that will go to food banks or soup kitchens within 40 miles or less of their facility. Convoy then books and pays a truck driver to deliver the donation. Land O’Lakes will initially donate more than 1,300 cases of macaroni and cheese to South Michigan Food Bank in Battle Creek.
“In this unprecedented time of crisis finding innovative ways to immediately help our communities feels more important than ever,” said Alex Brewin, a transportation procurement executive for Land O’Lakes. Convoy customers wanting to make donations can contact the account manager they work with to arrange shipments of donated food. Companies that Convoy doesn’t’ currently work with can arrange shipments by emailingConvoy, founded in 2015, counts Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management as investors and
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