Food Service businesses send over $100B of food to landfills each year.
- Only 20% of these businesses donate unserved surplus food.
- An estimated 30% of wasted food was never even served.
- Food service throws away enough good food to provide a meal to EVERY hungry kid in the U.S., everday.
Food insecurity is real in Kansas City and across the country.
- In Kansas City, 1 out of every 6 kids is food insecure.
- 40% of food insecure kids don't qualify for federal nutrition programs like SNAP.
- Food pantries typically do not offer prepared, ready-to-heat meals for their clients.
Pete's Garden gets wholesome meals to hungry families.
- Our food recovery program makes it easy, safe, and convenient for caterers, restaurants, and food service operations to donate good-to-eat prepared foods.
- Our Kids Feeding Kids program sponsors Culinary and Family & Consumer Science students to prepare free take-home dinners.
- We partner with social service organizations to get these wholesome meals to families.
Healthy family meals help support healthy families.
- We make it easier for more moms and dads to enjoy fresh, healthy meals with their kids.
- We promote family meal time as an opportunity for families to connect over food, fun, and conversation.