Hunger relief experts, like Regina Harmon, CEO of the Food Recovery Network (FRN), say the need for food assistance increases during the summer, when many students no longer have access to the free or reduced-price meals they receive at school. 

We have talked to countless people who say, “I always wondered what happened to all of the food at the end of the conferences I attend.” People see the abundance for themselves, and they care. By having a food recovery plan in place, companies can be proud to answer that question: “The surplus food from this event will be donated locally to help feed people experiencing food insecurity.” That goodwill produced cannot be bought; it is genuinely earned by doing the right thing. 

"Every day, we have the choice to protect the planet and feed our neighbors. At a time when every dollar counts at the checkout counter, we cannot afford to let billions of pounds of food go to waste. "

Read CEO Regina Harmon's guest commentary in The Baltimore Sun : "The real cost of food waste in Baltimore"