Food Recovery by the Numbers
Our impacts since we started the program in August 2016.
8,500,000+
Pounds recovered
7,000,000
Estimated # of Meals Provided by our Partners
4,000
Average Number of Pounds Diverted Per Day
Learn more about our Food Recovery Program in this video from one of our funding partners, The SF Department of the Environment Zero Waste Program
COVID-19 Emergency Food Program
When food insecurity became increasingly urgent as a result of COVID-19, the San Francisco Department of Public Health and Crankstart Foundation quickly responded to support The SF Market's Emergency Food Program. This support allowed The SF Market to deepen partnerships between our merchants and community organizations, ultimately facilitating the purchase of millions of pounds of fresh, nutritious, culturally appropriate, and urgently needed produce and staples for food-insecure residents across San Francisco.
Since early 2020, the Emergency Food Program has helped distribute more than 400,000 prepared meals and grocery bags to food insecure residents across San Francisco.