A Visit from Severance Foods

The other day we had the pleasure of visiting Severance Foods (in Hartford) to re-introduce ourselves and give them a Certificate of Appreciation for donating over 19,100 lbs. of food last year.  This very generous donation helped by providing nearly 16,000 meals for 128,000 of our food insecure neighbors in the greater Hartford area.

Severance Foods, a local company with a great reputation has partnered with Foodshare since 2003 and over time has donated in excess of 60,900 pounds of food.  The visit with Beth, Martha and Rick was not only a chance to meet some great people but also an opportunity to learn that donations begin and end with the very high standards their team sets for themselves and their products!  The salt, oil or moisture content can be off by as little as 1-2 % and totally unrecognizable to the consumer, but for the Severance Foods team, it’s enough for them to pull the product from their inventory, and set it aside as a donation to Foodshare. Having high standards is good for business because it keeps customers happy, and is ultimately great for Foodshare!

Food Industry donations account for 80% of the food Foodshare distributes and Severance Foods helps to make all the work we do possible! 

Thank you Beth, Martha, and Rick for making us feel so welcomed and thank you Severance Foods for your continued support!!