Massachusetts food rescue, Lovin’ Spoonfuls, recovered more food last year than at any other point in the organization’s 11-year history – this at a time when panic-buying and barren grocery store shelves painted a picture of scarcity.  Said Lovin’ Spoonfuls’ Founder and Executive Director, Ashley Stanley, “On the one hand, the pandemic highlighted some of […]

Two years ago, Tyler Crawford joined the Lovin’ Spoonfuls team as a Food Rescue Coordinator when we launched our Hampden County route. In those two years, he’s helped us rescue almost 1 million pounds of food in Western Massachusetts! Says Operations Director, Sean Ahern, “From his first day at Lovin’ Spoonfuls, Tyler ingratiated himself to […]

Here’s some date-labeling guidance for Lovin’ Spoonfuls’ non-profit partners. Let’s talk about that date. The one on your food. The one that indicates things like “use by,” “best before,” “sell by,” “enjoy by,” and “expires on.” Consumers routinely misunderstand what date labels mean. They mistake safe, wholesome food for something that has “gone bad” because […]