Food Suppliers

Food Industry Support:

The Foodbank of Southern California is pleased to accept highly nutritious
food product from manufacturers, wholesalers, retailer, distributors,
restaurants, farmers or other food industry businesses.

The Foodbank accepts items that have not reach expiration. This includes:

  • forkliftFresh produce
  • Frozen foods
  • Shelf-stable product
  • Dairy
  • Juice
  • Food related inventory from promotions, seasonal merchandise, and national or private-label products.
  • Excess food products from trade shows.

 

The Foodbank cannot accept:

  • Product that has been thawed.
  • Product removed from its original packaging.
  • Repackaged or opened product.
  • Prepared food that has been exposed to public self-service.

Safety and Liability:

All food donations are handled in compliance with food safety handling procedures.  The Foodbank has a secured warehouse facility that includes both a 2,400 cubic foot walk-in freezer and a large walk-in cooler. The Foodbank’s fleet of trucks, forklifts and other equipment can safely handle donated items.  Every donation is weighed and inspected for integrity prior to distribution.

The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act, signed into law by President Clinton in 1996, releases all food donors from liability if the product was given in good faith at the time of donation.

Business Tax Deduction:

The Foodbank provides receipts for all donations.. The 1976 Tax Reform Act allows businesses to deduct the costs associated with donating food to The Foodbank of Southern California. Business should consult with their tax advisors as well as visit the
IRS website for more information on tax deductions for charitable donations. 

The Foodbank sincerely thanks the several hundred food donors who have make it possible to feed hundreds of thousands of hungry children, families and seniors every day in the community. The Foodbank is especially appreciative of its Major Food Donors this past year:

  • Albert’s Organic
  • ASR Frozen Foods
  • Bristol Farms
  • CDS Produce
  • Chiquita Brands
  • Clement Pappas & Co.
  • Del Monte
  • Dreyers Grand Ice Cream
  • Driftwood Dairy
  • Feed the Children
  • Foodlink
  • Frito Lay
  • Funway Snacks
  • Honeybaked Ham
  • Humboldt Creamery
  • Hyde & Hyde
  • Jenny Craig Distributors
  • Jessy Lord Bakery
  • Jon Donaire
  • Jordana Cosmetics
  • Juanita Foods
  • King Henry’s
  • LA Dream Center
  • Long Beach Seafood
  • Los Angeles Cold Storage
  • M & M Distributors
  • Michael B’s LLC
  • Mother’s Cookies
  • Namar Foods
  • Nestle Waters
  • Nissin Foods
  • Ralph’s Distribution
  • Return Inc.
  • Robert’s Company
  • Santa Fe Importers
  • Spud Organic
  • Tomich Bros. Foods
  • US Growers
  • VersaCold
  • Whole Foods
  • WTI
  • Xcite Foods