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Universities & Institutions
Universities and institutional foodservice operations serve thousands of meals across dining halls, retail locations, catering operations, cafés, concessions, and special events.
Even well-managed operations can produce wholesome surplus food.
Food Donation Connection helps put that food to work.
A Complete Food Donation Solution
for Universities & Institutions
FDC develops and manages food donation programs that connect surplus food with qualified nonprofit organizations while providing the procedures, food safety support, tracking, reporting, and ongoing coordination needed to make donation sustainable.
ONE CAMPUS. MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO DONATE.
Surplus food can originate throughout a university or institutional operation:
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Dining halls
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Campus restaurants
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Retail foodservice locations
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Catering operations
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Athletic events
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Conferences and special events
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Convenience and grab-and-go locations
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Commissaries and central kitchens
FDC helps bring those individual opportunities together into one coordinated donation program.
UNIVERSITIES & INSTITUTIONS SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
Program Design
FDC evaluates your foodservice operation, surplus food streams, storage capabilities, schedules, and existing procedures to develop a program that works within your campus environment.
Qualified Local Nonprofit Partners
We identify and vet nonprofit organizations capable of safely and reliably receiving your surplus food.
Reliable Pickup Coordination
FDC works with campus locations and nonprofit partners to establish pickup schedules that minimize operational impact while helping maximize food recovery.
Food Safety & Procedures
Clear procedures help employees and participating departments understand what can be donated and how food should be handled, stored, labeled, and transferred.
Training & Ongoing Support
FDC provides resources to help employees understand the program and provides ongoing support as staff, schedules, volumes, and campus operations change.
Centralized Tracking & Reporting
Bring donation activity from multiple campus locations into centralized reporting.
Understand how much is being donated, where donations originate, which organizations are receiving food, and the impact being created.
Sustainability Reporting
Food donation data can help support institutional sustainability, waste-reduction, and community-engagement goals.
Strengthen the Connection Between Campus and Community
Food donation provides universities with an opportunity to create impact beyond the campus.
Wholesome surplus food can support shelters, food pantries, community meal programs, youth organizations, and other nonprofits serving people locally.
At the same time, a structured program can help reduce edible food disposal and demonstrate measurable progress toward institutional sustainability objectives.
Make Food Donation Part of Campus Operations
A successful program shouldn’t depend on one enthusiastic employee or student organization. FDC helps establish the procedures, nonprofit relationships, schedules, tracking, and support necessary to make food donations an ongoing part of your operation.
One coordinated program. Multiple campus locations. Measurable community impact.