Distribution Centers, Manufacturers and Distributors

Surplus inventory doesn’t have to become a disposal problem. 

 

Food Donation Connection helps distributors, wholesalers, manufacturers, and distribution centers redirect wholesome surplus food and products to qualified nonprofit organizations—while simplifying logistics, providing documentation, and helping eligible businesses capture available financial benefits. 

 

Whether surplus results from short dates, discontinued products, packaging changes, seasonal inventory, excess stock, customer rejections, or other circumstances, FDC helps find the right solution. 

BUILT FOR LARGE SCALE DONATIONS

Distribution centers present different challenges than individual retail or restaurant locations. 

 

Donations may involve pallets or truckloads rather than cases. Products may require refrigeration or frozen storage. Inventory can become available unexpectedly, and nonprofit organizations need the capacity to receive, transport, store, and distribute larger quantities safely. 

 

FDC manages those details. 

 

DISTRIBUTION & WAREHOUSE SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS

 

Qualified Nonprofit Partners 

FDC identifies and vets nonprofit organizations based on the requirements of the donation—including product type, quantity, storage needs, transportation capabilities, and geographic location. 

 

Large-Volume Donation Coordination 

From individual pallets to larger loads, FDC helps coordinate nonprofit recipients with the capacity and resources necessary to receive available products. 

 

Time-Sensitive Product Recovery 

Short-dated and unexpected surplus often requires a quick response. FDC works to connect available product with qualified nonprofit organizations before the opportunity is lost. 

 

Multi-Facility Program Management 

Organizations with multiple warehouses or distribution centers can manage their donation activity through a single FDC relationship rather than coordinating separate nonprofit relationships at every facility. 

 

Donation Tracking & Reporting 

Track what was donated, where it originated, which nonprofit received it, and other information needed for financial, sustainability, and community-impact reporting. 

 

Valuation & Tax Documentation 

For eligible donations, FDC provides valuation and documentation support to help donors capture available enhanced federal tax benefits. 

 

What Can Potentially Be Donated? 

 

Depending on product condition and applicable food safety requirements, donation opportunities may include: 

 

• Short-dated products 

• Discontinued inventory 

• Seasonal products 

• Excess inventory 

• Packaging-change inventory 

• Customer-rejected products that remain wholesome and safe 

• Products with cosmetic packaging issues 

• Refrigerated and frozen foods 

• Dry grocery products 

• Beverages 

• Other usable food and qualifying products 

 

One Call. One Partner. A Better Destination for Surplus. 

 

Your team shouldn’t have to call multiple nonprofit organizations every time excess inventory becomes available. FDC provides a centralized resource for managing donation opportunities and coordinating qualified recipients. 

 

Instead of asking, “How do we dispose of this?” ask, “Can we safely donate it?”