Nourishment

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Nourishment

Order wholesome food donations online and pick up from local stores and food banks.

  1. Sign upRegister to browse free food ready for a second chance
  2. ShopPlace an order online

    No fees for businesses that donate, food rescue organizations or low-income households Learn more

  3. PickupPick up the order

    Pickup instructions in the order confirmation

Food rescue, simplified

Modern innovations to address food insecurity

Food rescue for businesses, food rescue organizations and households.
Businesses turn surplus into tax benefits with liability protection. Food rescue organizations grow donor networks and reach more people. Families and individuals get fresh, rescued food from local partners.

Nourishment is free for donating businesses, food rescue organizations and low-income households.

Businesses

Sustainability and tax deductions

  • Enterprise ready - inventory system integration, barcode scanning, SSO, Analytics, multi-location management and more
  • Federal tax deductions and liability protection for food donations, give with confidence
  • Expand impact with food rescue partnerships and direct donations
  • Achieve sustainability goals

Food rescue organizations

Partnerships and scale up

  • Discover local donors and build partnerships for recurring pickups
  • Online marketplace to streamline donations, reduce wait times and expand reach
  • Onboard staff and volunteers to collaborate on food rescue
  • Centralized reporting to help drive policy changes

Families and individuals

Convenient access to nourishment

  • Convenient app to shop for donations from local stores and food banks
  • Choose specific items. No mystery boxes.
  • More choice and more locations for nutritious food

Donations over discounted sales

Compare Too Good To Go and Nourishment

Too Good To Go fights food waste with surplus bags. Nourishment is a complete food rescue logistics platform that empowers businesses, co-ops, nonprofits, schools, trusts, foundations, religious and government organizations to come together as partners and achieve more with their efforts to rescue food and fight hunger.

Too Good To Go

$87/year

A food rescue app that offers discounted sales

  • Annual fees for businesses to use the platform
  • Typically businesses have to offer 70% discount on fair market value
  • Typical transaction fee of $1.79 per order in the U.S.
  • Surprise bags limit choice, unwanted food is wasted
  • Food rescue organizations do not use the platform

Breakdown

Source: CNBC
Fair market value$30
70% discount-$21
Transaction fee-$1.79
Taxes (21%)-$1.51
Net income$5.69

Nourishment

Free/year

A comprehensive food rescue logistics platform

  • No annual or transaction fees for businesses, food rescue organizations or low-income households
  • Businesses receive generous federal tax deductions on the fair market value of donations
  • Federal liability protections removes risk for donors
  • Households can shop for exactly what they need, no surprise bags, no waste

Breakdown

Source: ReFED
Fair market value$30
Basis value$25
Profit margin$5
Tax deductionDeduct the smaller ofBasis value X 2 = $50.00Basis value + (Profit margin ÷ 2) = $27.50
$27.50

Hunger

Growing food insecurity

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports 47 million Americans, including 1 in 5 children, experienced food insecurity. This is a 31% increase for adults and a 44% increase for children from the previous year, marking the highest hunger rate since 2014 and the largest one-year rise in food insecurity since 2008.

38%
of all food produced in the U.S. is wasted, over 145 billion meals worth $473 billion dollars

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47 million
people face food insecurity and hunger in the U.S. and 100% of U.S. counties turned to food programs

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170 million
metric tons of CO2 emissions per year is released due to food waste and inefficient food rescue in the U.S.

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