National Conference of State Legislatures Feeding People, Not Landfills Why Reducing Food Waste Matters

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1 National Conference of State Legislatures Feeding People, Not Landfills Why Reducing Food Waste Matters May 3, FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

2 THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK 202 Community Food Banks & 60,000 Agencies THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK 202 COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS 61,000 AGENCIES 37,000,000AMERICANS SERVED 2 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

3 FEEDING AMERICA: HOW WE WORK Growers Processors Restaurants Manufacturers Distributors Retailers Convenience Stores Wholesalers Food Industry Associations Food Service Operators USDA FEED: Feeding America sources, distributes, and tracks donated food to more than 200 certified member food banks nationwide. LEAD: Raises awareness & educates Mobilizes the public Runs programs helping kids, Seniors, and other at risk populations. Food Pantries Youth Programs Community Kitchens Senior Centers Day Care Centers Rehabilitation Centers Homeless Shelters Kids Cafes Residential Shelters Other Nonprofits Victims of Disaster Children Working Poor Single Parent Families Unemployed Persons with Disabilities Older Persons Homeless 3 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

4 FEEDING AMERICA S IMPACT 37 MILLION AMERICANS served annually, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. 8 MEALS supplied for each dollar donated. 3 BILLION MEALS distributed annually. 800 MILLION POUNDS of fresh produce sourced by our network in FY FOOD BANKS in our network. 60,000 AGENCIES distribute food from our food banks to their clients 4 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

5 PERFECT STORM OF CHALLENGES FOR STRUGGLING AMERICANS Unemployment/Underemployment Need for food assistance Gas Food prices Federal anti hunger programs face potential cuts Less available food declines in federal commodities Federal, State and local budget cuts to low income programs Proposed limits on charitable giving incentives 5 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

6 YET FOOD INSECURITY REMAINS AT ALL TIME HIGH Growth in U.S. Food Insecurity Rate Percent of Households that are Food Insecure 25.1% 26.2% 20.2% 14.9% All U.S. Households Households with Kids Black Households Hispanic Households 6 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013 Source: ERS based on Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement Data 6

7 THE NATIONAL MEAL GAP THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK 50 million Americans are Food Insecure 8.5 Billion Meal Gap Annually 73 billion pounds of food wasted 7 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

8 WHAT WE RE DOING ABOUT IT THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK 202 COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS 50 million Americans are Food Insecure 61,000 AGENCIES Leading Feeding 73 billion pounds of food wasted 37,000,000AMERICANS SERVED 8 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

9 AWARENESS & EDUCATION Feeding America is the national leader in hunger research and education and public awareness on the issue of domestic hunger 9 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

10 PROGRAMS Our programs reach vulnerable children and seniors at the places where they are and at the times when they are most in need. 10 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

11 ADVOCACY In an era of cost cutting and deficit reduction, Feeding America tirelessly advocates on behalf of our nation s most vulnerable men, women and children. 11 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

12 FEEDING AMERICA POLICY ENGAGEMENT Key Advocacy Priorities Protecting Federal Nutrition Programs SNAP, WIC Federal Commodities Increasing TEFAP/CSFP Tax Incentives to Increase Donations Improving federal tax incentives for food donation Protecting individual charitable giving incentives 12 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

13 Meals (MM) RESPONDING TO NEW WASTE OPPORTUNITIES WILL SHIFT FOOD BANKING MODEL Meals by Channel ~+1 Billion Billion Billion Billion Channel New Opportunities for waste reallocation SNAP Purchased Federal Commodities Manufacturing FY10 FY13 FY18 Retail Fresh Produce 13 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

14 MORE THAN 70 BILLION POUNDS OF EDIBLE FOOD IS WASTED IN THE U.S. EVERY YEAR Billions of Pounds Manufacturing 37 Food service (not including plate waste) 14 Fresh Produce 8 Retail Other Agriculture (meat, seafood, grain) FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013 Source: BCG analysis for Feeding America, 2011

15 FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE SHOULD BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY USE FOR FOOD WASTE, BUT IS NOT TODAY Source: EPA FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

16 FA PARTNERS WITH INDUSTRY IN THE FOOD WASTE RECOVERY ALLIANCE Food waste mitigation coalition 3-year cross-industry initiative Measured 70 billion lbs of food landfilled each year Researched food waste challenges & opportunities for rescue Surveyed leading manufacturers, restaurant companies, retailers, and foodservice distributors to learn more Two driving goals Reduce food waste to landfill Increase food to food banks Impact Engaged with industry leaders to share best practices and drive measureable results 16 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

17 FEEDING AMERICA PARTNERS ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN AS A WASTE SOLUTION Growing Harvesting Post-harvest Processing Production Packaging Wholesaling Grocery / Foodservice Warehousing Agency / client distribution Food value chain Farming Agri-processing Manufacturing Primary Distribution Donation Distribution Opportunity to capture more food across the value chain Traditional focus ~48B lbs of usable food loss pre-distribution ~22B lbs of consumable food loss in local markets Expanding into produce and processing waste Expanding into consumer-facing waste (retail, restaurants) Innovative models redirect food back into food supply that would otherwise lost Relationships with hundreds of growers, shippers, packers, and farm organizations Success capturing ends and pieces, off-spec and excess ingredients through further processing Ongoing waste partner for largest food manufacturers Significant growth in recent years as waste solution for largest food retailers, e.g. Walmart Piloting new models connect lowvolume waste opportunities (e.g. convenience stores) through automated matching 17 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

18 GOAL: 1B POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE ANNUALLY A BOLD VISION FOR THE FUTURE Already at 800 million lbs through national and local donations Will continue to expand the networks local, regional and national sourcing capability Enhance logistics for safe and efficient distribution Continue Feeding America partnership with growers to promote donation as strong alternative to passing on fields and plowing excess under Federal and state tax incentives for growers a key part of this strategy 18 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013

19 POLICY INNOVATIONS TO INCREASE FOOD DONATIONS Expand and improve federal tax incentives for donated food Legislation would help shift the decision from landfill to donate for many small businesses and help food banks capture millions of pounds of excess food Legislation would increase the amount of the deduction to full fair market value making the donation a wise business decision for small farmers in particular Examine innovative tax policy that could spur additional food donations Current federal tax incentives do not address the food waste throughout Farm to Fork Tax incentives can produce more favorable economic conditions so producers, processors, retailers, manufacturers have an incentive to capture food waste for donation 19 FEEDING AMERICA, NCSL Presentation 2013