Donate Food
Do you want to donate food to Feeding San Diego? Feeding San Diego partners with a range of businesses to rescue food, including grocery stores, retailers, farms, packing sheds, manufacturers, food distributors, convenience stores, restaurants, caterers, and hotels.
We also accept donations from individuals through food drives and Instacart Community Carts.
Other Ways to Donate Food to Feeding San Diego
Donate Fruits and Vegetables
If you have produce from a garden or fruit trees, we recommend contacting a local group that can help you harvest and donate them properly.
FAQs
The first step to organizing a food drive for Feeding San Diego is to fill out our Food Drive Request Form here. Once you do so, our team can provide you with information about the items we need most and tips for making your food drive as successful as possible. Learn more about starting a food drive.
Donating money is the best way for individuals to support Feeding San Diego’s mission. Buying a single can of food at the grocery store costs more than a dollar. Our food rescue model means that every dollar you donate to Feeding San Diego helps provide two meals to the community. While food drives and donating food are still great ways to help, we recommend considering donating funds or starting a fundraiser instead!
The first step to joining Feeding San Diego’s network of food donors is to sign up for MealConnect, an app that makes it easy for food producers to donate excess food to Feeding San Diego. If you have questions about how to get started, you can reach out to our food rescue team at fooddonation@feedingsandiego.org.
Yes! Feeding San Diego has the tools to make compliance with SB 1383 easy for your business. We can arrange regular pick-ups of surplus food and assist with reporting to make sure your logs meet requirements. Learn more about complying with SB 1383.
We can only accept fruit that was harvested properly. You can reach out to a local gleaning group like ProduceGood, Senior Gleaners, or San Diego Co-Harvest for help with harvesting extra fruit from your trees.
Still have questions?
Contact us at fooddonation@feedingsandiego.org or using the form below. Once we process your request, a member of our team will contact you.
DIGITAL FOOD DONOR WALL
DIGITAL FOOD DONOR WALL
Feeding San Diego is grateful to our food donors for their generosity in our fiscal year 2024 (between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024).
UNITE — 1,000,000 – 9,999,999 Pounds
California Association of Food Banks
Costco Wholesale
Albertsons
Target
Sprouts Farmers Market
Walmart
Amazon
Trader Joe’s
SUSTAIN — 500,000 – 999,999 Pounds
Smart & Final
Farmlink
Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce
Ralphs
Arizona Food Bank Network
INSPIRE — 300,000 – 499,999 Pounds
Aldi
Sam’s Club
Feeding America
Starbucks FoodShare
CONNECT — 100,000 – 299,999 Pounds
Hollandia Dairy
Food 4 Less
Henry Avocado
Divine Flavor
Gelson’s Markets
Canteen San Diego
General Mills
Central California Food Bank
Feeding Washington
Big Lots
Jimbo’s Naturally
BlueTriton Brands
Coast Citrus
The Growers Connection
Dole Fresh Fruits
FlowersFoods
Specialty Foods International Inc.
Restaurant Depot
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC
ENGAGE — 50,000 – 99,999 Pounds
Jensen Meat Company
Alpine Fresh Inc.
Frazier Farms
Otay Mesa Produce
US Foods
Spindrift Beverage Co Inc
Barilla America, Inc
Del Rey Avocados
Second Harvest Orange County
SunOpta
Kellogg
The Not Company Inc
Bimbo Bakery- Sorrento
El Super
iDeal HarBest
WK Kellog Sales LLC
Winco Foods
San Carlos Oriental Produce
99 Cents Only Stores
EXPLORE — 25,000 – 49,999 Pounds
Neptune
Second Harvest Food Bank of the Greater Valley
Conscious Alliance
Seafood City
ProduceGood
Whole Foods Market
Pinos Produce
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
Congo Brands
Kind LLC
Niagara Bottling, LLC
Boochcraft
Perdue Foods, LLC.
Grocery Outlet (El Cajon)
Cache Produce LLC
Tawa Supermarkets
Royal Flavor
UNFI
Kellanova USA LLC
Fruselva USA
Stump’s Family Marketplace
Mars Food
McDaniel Fruit Co
Move For Hunger
J.M. Smucker Company
Challenge Dairy
Vallarta Supermarkets
Dickinson Family Farms
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Major Market Grocery
Barons Market
