Project Preserve®: According to America's Second Harvest Food Bank, nearly 70-billion pounds of food have gone to waste this year. That's why local food banks find ways to fight hunger by using potentially wasted food. At the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, they've invested in equipment to process that food in their own building. It's a one-of-a-kind food rescue program that makes perishable food available to those who need it most.
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144 Affiliates in 43 states have used Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee as a supply for affordable food purchases.
These programs have been successful because they increase food bank traffic and provide a revenue stream for
additional purchases and/or meet the needs of funding streams.
We believe to have a number of unique benefits to offer our customers and are interested in serving all food banks
within the ASH network.
- Nonprofit Supplier
- All proceeds go into our mission of feeding hungry people.
- Lowest Prices Available
- Our prices are competitive in the market, and we consistently sell at less than wholesale rates. We have a core of long-term suppliers and are always searching for the products food banks request and need.
- Inventory Control
- We will assemble orders of varied products and quantities allowing food banks greater flexibility in purchasing.
- Recipe Control
- We manufacture some of our own boil-in-bag food products through the Project Preserve program. We control the production process, so recipes can be changed for sodium levels and fat content.
FUNDING PROGRAMS:
Government, Foundation or Private
- Purchases are made by food banks for the specific foods needed at fair prices.
- Food banks get more products for their money.
FOOD BANK CO-OP PURCHASE PROGRAMS:
- A small revenue stream is created for the food banks to fund programs such as Emergency Food Boxes and to make themselves more self-sufficient
- Companies help themselves while also helping their communities.
- Production schedules are maintained keeping staff employed.
- More employee and business taxes are paid to city, state and federal governments.
- Spin offs occur for all business involved from the trucking industry to the producers of cans, labels, plastic packaging, boxes, fuel etc.
THE NON-PROFIT AGENCIES WE SERVE:
- Agencies receive products for less than they can purchase from a wholesaler, which means that each dollar goes further and they can help many more people in their community.
HUNGRY PEOPLE:
- Clients receive nutritionally-sound meals from first line products.