WPE’s Food Rescue Program addresses a problem that every food market faces: what to do with surplus fresh food. WPE picks up high-quality, unsold food, customizes every delivery, and transports it within 24 hours to 98 nonprofit organizations.
If you are a food-based business interested in becoming a regularly scheduled food donor, please contact us. Our Food Sourcing Manager will respond promptly to help facilitate your donation pick-up and partnership.
For information on tax credits in California, please see the Charter 503, Statutes of 2011 (Fuentes, AB 152).
The Federal Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act was established in 1996 and protects businesses that donate food in good faith from being held liable should someone become sick from the food. California AB-129 states, “except for injury resulting from gross negligence or intentional misconduct in the preparation or handling of donated food, no person, gleaner, or food facility that donates food that is fit for human consumption at the time it was donated to a nonprofit charitable organization or food bank shall be liable for any damage or injury resulting from the consumption of the donated food.”
There are special rules around donations of catered and home-cooked foods from private parties. Please contact our Food Sourcing Manager here if you have questions about catered or home-prepared food.
If you have a one-time donation of 100 lbs. or more, email us to schedule a pick-up.
If you have a small donation, you are welcome to drop it off at the WPE distribution center at 2470 Bates Avenue, Suite D, Concord, CA 94520, seven days a week, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. No appointment is necessary.