Feeding San Diego Participates in Starbucks FoodShare Pilot

CBS This Morning correspondent John Blackstone recently reported on a first in the nation pilot program between Starbucks and Feeding San Diego. The program was inspired by Starbucks employees, who cringed while watching unsold sandwiches, parfaits and food boxes go into the garbage every evening.

Through the Feeding America and Starbucks partnership, the company plans to donate five million meals to individuals and families in need this year, many in San Diego, and hopes to extend the program to all of its 7,600 company operated stores in the U.S. over the next year. “If other companies emulate this, think of the exponential impact that it’s going to make around the country. If we can move that needle just a little bit, we’re going to make a real difference in fighting hunger,” said Al Brislain, CEO of Feeding San Diego.

Watch the clip on CBS This Morning.