Rescuing Leftover Cuisine

THE MISSION OF RESCUING LEFTOVER CUISINE ("RLC") IS TO BECOME THE WORLD'S MOST WIDELY USED SOLUTION FOR COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO ELIMINATE FOOD WASTE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, MAKING FOOD RESCUE SUSTAINABLE AND UNIVERSAL, AND FOOD HUNGER A THING OF THE PAST.

THE LARGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2021 CONTINUED TO BE A FOOD RESCUE OPERATION ESTABLISHED WITH KIND SNACKS. IN THREE WAREHOUSES IN CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA, KIND SNACKS PRODUCES LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOOD INCLUDING BARS, GRAINS, AND CEREALS. RLC WORKS WITH THE CORPORATE KIND SNACKS OFFICES ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO GET OBSOLETE INVENTORY DONATED THAT IS ON AVERAGE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF BOXES OF FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BEEN THROWN OUT. MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE AND CHILDREN HAVE BENEFITTED FROM THE HEALTHY FOOD DONATED BY KIND SNACKS. IN 2021, THE PARTNERSHIP RESULTED IN 414,576 POUNDS OF FOOD RESCUED. THE SECOND LARGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2021 WAS A FOOD RESCUE OPERATION ESTABLISHED WITH PEPSICO. IN PORTLAND, OREGON, A PEPSICO FACTORY OF FRITO LAYS PRODUCES LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNACKS INCLUDING CHIPS, PRETZELS, AND OTHERS. RLC WORKS WITH THIS FRITO LAYS FACTORY AS NEEDED, PICKING UP ON AVERAGE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF BOXES OF SNACKS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BEEN THROWN OUT, AND DELIVER IT BY TRUCK TO MANY HOMELESS SHELTERS AND SOUP KITCHENS AROUND THE PORTLAND AREA. MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM THE FOOD DONATED BY FRITO LAYS ON EACH DELIVERY. IN 2021, THE PARTNERSHIP RESULTED IN 86,766 POUNDS OF FOOD THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT TO ACCOMPANY MEALS FED TO THOSE IN NEED.RLC FIRST ESTABLISHED ITS THIRD LARGEST FOOD RESCUE OPERATION WITH 3 GUYS FROM BROOKLYN IN AUGUST OF 2017 AND STEADILY GROWN SINCE THEN. THIS DYKER HEIGHTS GROCERY STORE IS OPEN 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS A WEEK AND HAS AN OPEN-AIR MARKETING WITH FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. RLC IS PLEASED TO PARTNER WITH 3 GUYS TO RESCUE EXCESS HEALTHY PRODUCE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE THROWN AWAY. RLC ENGAGES VOLUNTEERS WITH VANS AND TRUCKS MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK AS NEEDED, AND PICKS UP ON AVERAGE HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THE FOOD IS THEN TAKEN TO THE MASBIA HOMELESS SHELTER AND ST. JOHN'S BREAD & LIFE SHELTERS WHICH ARE BOTH LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTERS. IN 2021, THE PARTNERSHIP RESULTED IN 31,105 POUNDS OF FOOD RESCUED.