Two men in green shirts sit on a truck bumper with arms resting on boxes of assorted fruits and vegetables.

Delivering Food with Purpose

“What can I do to take action on food waste and hunger?” A lot, actually.

About us

Spoonfuls is the largest food recovery operation of its kind in New England. Guided by a series of Core Values and Inclusion Tenets, our mission is to facilitate the recovery and distribution of healthy, fresh food that would otherwise be discarded. Our team works to efficiently deliver this food directly to those organizations where it can have the greatest impact and to address the health, environmental, and economic effects of wasted food on our community.

what we do

Preventing Good Food From Going to Waste Through Food Recovery

By intercepting perfectly good, unsold food and getting it from where it is to community programs feeding people facing food insecurity, we’re able to reach over 55,000 people each week with fresh, wholesome food.

Impact

110k

pounds of food

recovered each week

A man lifting a box of food donated to Boston area food recovery organization Lovin Spoonfuls.
A bunch of boxes of fruit and vegetables donated to Boston area food recovery charity Lovin Spoonfuls.

How We Do It

We work with hundreds of businesses to get good food from where it is to those who need it now. We partner primarily with food retailers and brands like grocery stores, wholesalers, farms, and farmers’ markets that donate their unsold-but-still-good food. We pick up food five days per week and deliver it directly, same day, to community organizations like local pantries, meal programs, shelters, senior centers, after school programs, and more that serve neighbors facing food insecurity.

Highlights:

  • Spoonfuls employs a professionally-trained, ServSafe-certified Food Recovery Team that works to ensure partners receive the most reliable and useful deliveries.
  • We have a fleet of temperature-controlled, GPS-monitored vehicles that keep food, our drivers, and community members safe.
  • Spoonfuls’ focus is on fresh, perishable food (like fruits and veggies). These are foods that are typically among the most expensive and most out-of-reach for neighbors facing food insecurity. They’re also among the most sought-after. 
A bunch of boxes of fruit and vegetables donated to Boston area food recovery charity Lovin Spoonfuls.

Diving into the issues

Education and Advocacy

As we’re working to meet a need for food for people who could use it now, we’re also committed to raising awareness about the issues at the heart of our work.

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