Why do companies donate food to a Food Bank?
Food and nonfood products come from many sources: supermarkets, wholesalers, and distributors, food producers and even private gardens. Besides outright gifts from some companies, they donate for a variety of reasons: Dented cans Broken case lots Torn or damaged labels Holiday surplus Crushed or torn boxes Processing errors with respect to color or consistency Overproduction Wrong size or weight Code dates expired (or about to) Less than full cases with glass products Most companies prefer not to deal with the hundreds of requests each year from nonprofit organizations. Dealing with a single organization such as a food bank allows them to donate the food and let someone else be responsible for the distribution. Food banks have been formed to channel the food between food donors and the various nonprofit organizations serving the needy and providing a service which would otherwise be unavailable. Another reason companies prefer dealing with an organization like a food bank is that they
