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Giving Back

D.C. Central Kitchen at the 2011 Summer Fancy Food Show

Fancy Food Show exhibitors have a long tradition of giving back to people in need in the cities where the shows are held. This year was a special success as exhibitors provided 153,000 pounds of specialty food, the largest donation ever, to D.C. Central Kitchen, a leading anti-hunger organization in Washington, D.C. that feeds 6,000 people daily and provides culinary job training to at-risk individuals.

City Harvest at the 2010 Summer Fancy Food Show

Exhibitors at the Summer Fancy Food Show donated food and beverages to City Harvest for the 21st year, filling eight tractor trailers with fresh pasta, chocolate, cheese, olive oil and other foods. This is the largest donation of perishable food City Harvest, a leading anti-hunger organization, receives each year, and is enough to help feed New Yorkers at 600 community programs. The rescue, conducted by 250 volunteers in conjunction with NASFT’s operations team, was featured in City Harvest’s newsletter. In addition, the NASFT made a donation to City Harvest at the sofi Awards ceremony in honor of Executive Chef Dan Barber,
the keynote speaker and a member of the
organization’s Food Council.

Click on the video on the right to learn more about NASFT's partnership with New York City's City Harvest.

Feed the Hungry and the Winter Fancy Food Show

The Winter 2010 Fancy Food Show exhibitors donated their remaining specialty products to Feed the Hungry, an anti-hunger organization. This year’s donation was a record 130,000 pounds, up from 115,000 pounds of specialty food donated last year to Bay Area residents in need. That was enough to fill three tractor trailers, and grocery bags for more than 5,000 families.

Green Initiatives

Working towards a greener environment is a priority for NASFT. On-going initiatives such as recycling and paper reduction at the Fancy Food Shows help to minimize the impact the events have on the environment.

During the 2010 Winter Fancy Food Show the NASFT worked closely with Moscone Center management to make this the greenest show yet. Some 4,800 pounds of food scraps were collected for composting. More than 500 banners and signs were donated to area schools for art projects. And through extensive recycling, an impressive 14.2 tons of cardboard and mixed paper were captured. The environmental benefits from just this one activity include:

•     Trees saved: 241
•     Gallons of Oil Conserved: 6,575
•     Kilowatts of Energy Saved: 58,220
•     Cubic yards of Landfill Space preserved: 47