Lovin' Spoonfuls Food Rescue - Boston, Massachusetts

Join us

for

Chef-a-Thon

Join us and some of our favorite chefs September 21 - 23 for family-friendly, virtual cooking demos with a focus on low-waste, whole ingredient cooking.

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Learning lessons

from

the Covid-19 pandemic

We ran an essential business in the pandemic. These are our lessons learned.

Lovin' Spoonfuls

advocating for change

While we’re working to meet an immediate need for fresh, healthy food, we’re also committed to addressing the root causes of hunger and climate change and building a fairer food system.

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Spoonfuls' commitment

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Lovin’ Spoonfuls began intentional work around DEI in 2018, and we continue to prioritize our commitment to it.

How Spoonfuls

tackling hunger

At Lovin’ Spoonfuls we are committed to providing innovative solutions to food insecurity, rescuing and distributing fresh food in the same day.

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Bridging the gap

Between abundance and need...

Lovin’ Spoonfuls is dedicated to facilitating the rescue and distribution of healthy, fresh food that would otherwise be discarded throughout Greater Boston, MetroWest, Hampden County and beyond. Breaking new ground in the food rescue movement, we connect community resources by linking grocery stores, produce wholesalers, and farms to local meal programs and social service entities serving those in need.

42 M

Struggle Daily

Roughly 42 million people are facing food insecurity.

35 %

Surplus Food

Meanwhile, 35% of the food we produce goes unsold or uneaten.

How

We’re doing it

76% of surplus food comes from perishable items. We are the bridge between abundance and need, providing fresh, healthy food to our neighbors who need it most, the day we rescue it.

75+ vendors

OVER 80,000 LBS WEEKLY

Grocery stores, produce wholesalers, farms, farmers markets

Same day delivery

8 ROUTES

Refrigerated delivery vehicles, professionally trained drivers, mobile inventory tracking system

180+ Nonprofits

33,000 PEOPLE WEEKLY

Homeless shelters, soup kitchens, food pantries, domestic violence agencies, senior centers, after school programs, meal delivery services, and more

Spoon-fed:

News & updates

13 Sep

Off the Road: With Becca Handford

Get to know Becca Handford, one of Lovin’ Spoonfuls’ Operations Coordinators, in this Q&A. How long have you been in your current role? In July of this year, I became the second Operations Coordinator but was a Food Rescue Coordinator for about two and a half years before that. What do you do in your […]

8 Sep

Fighting Wasted Food with Whole Foods Market and Brewer’s Foods

“When good food winds up in a landfill, it’s a missed opportunity at best,” said Lovin’ Spoonfuls COO, Lauren Palumbo. “That food loses its value. It’s not feeding anybody – and it could have.” With 35% of the food produced in the U.S. going unsold or uneaten and 42 million Americans struggling with hunger according […]

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