Starbucks Will Donate 100 Percent of Unused Food Items to Food Banks

The coffee-chain company has pledged to donate 100% of its unused meals from the more than 7,600 locations across the US to food banks as part of the “Foodshare” program.
Starbucks Will Donate 100 Percent of Unused Food Items to Food Banks
A package of "Michel et Augustin two kooky cookies" sits next to a Starbucks coffee cup in a Starbucks in Brooklyn January 6, 2016 in New York.DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images
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Starbucks is getting into the charity business. 

The coffee-chain company has pledged to donate 100 percent of its unused food items from the more than 7,600 locations across the United States to food banks as part of the “Foodshare” program. 

Starbucks estimates that it will be able to deliver 5 million meals in the first year of the program, and 50 million by 2021. 

We applaud Starbucks for its leadership and commitment to ending hunger.
Diana Aviv, ceo , Feeding America
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