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Restaurants
Food donations shouldn’t complicate restaurant operations.
FDC helps restaurants establish simple back-of-house procedures for identifying, storing, tracking, and donating surplus food while coordinating nonprofit pickups and providing centralized reporting.
A Complete Food Donation Solution
for Restaurants
FDC provides a turnkey donation management program designed around your operations.
DONATION AGENCY MANAGEMENT
We identify, vet and coordinate qualified nonprofit organizations to receive donations from your restaurants. FDC manages the relationship and serves as your single point of contact, regardless of how many locations you operate.
CONSISTENT, RELIABLE PICKUPS
We work to establish frequent, dependable pickups that fit your restaurant’s operations while minimizing the need to store donated food.
ENHANCED TAX BENEFITS
Eligible food donations may qualify for an enhanced federal tax deduction beyond the normal cost-of-goods deduction. FDC captures the information needed to calculate donation values and provides the documentation necessary to support your enhanced tax deduction.
FOOD SAFETY & TRAINING
A successful donation program starts with food safety. FDC helps develop procedures and training materials that make donations easy for restaurant employees while maintaining appropriate food handling, storage and transfer standards.
LIABILITY PROTECTION
Federal law provides important liability protections for qualifying good-faith food donations. FDC helps structure donation programs around established food safety and nonprofit qualification requirements so restaurant operators can donate with confidence.
DATA, REPORTING & DOCUMENTATION
Know exactly what your organization is donating and the impact it is making.
FDC can provide reporting on:
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Food donated
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Pounds diverted from disposal
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Donation value
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Participating locations
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Recipient nonprofit organizations
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Community impact
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Tax documentation
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Sustainability and ESG reporting
Built for Multi-Location Restaurant Operators
Managing food donation at scale is very different from arranging a pickup at a single restaurant. FDC provides one program, one process, and one point of contact across your organization.
Whether you operate 25 restaurants or thousands of locations, FDC can coordinate the nonprofit network, operational procedures, reporting and ongoing program management needed to create a consistent donation program.