OUR NETWORK
The Power of Good
The agencies, companies, donors and individuals in our network come together to make a difference in Atlanta.
Great Food Belongs in Kitchens, Not Landfills
The Second Helpings Atlanta food rescue network starts with our food donors’ commitment to feeding people with their surplus product. By donating recoverable food that would otherwise end up in landfills, these businesses represent the foundation of our effort to make Atlanta a more sustainable and food-secure place to live. Currently, we rescue food regularly from food donors– grocery stores, corporate kitchens, farmers’ markets, restaurants, stadiums, and schools, to name a few!
Food donation partners can include any location that handles perishable food and either regularly or occasionally has excess to share with those in need. Our team will work with your staff to arrange donations on an ad hoc, periodic, or regular basis, on the days and times that work best for your schedule. When we pick up your donations, you’ll know that everything you give is being immediately and safely transported to a partner that can use the donated food for good in your local community.
State and Federal Laws Exist to Protect You
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996 states that businesses engaged in the donation of perishable and nonperishable food “shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition” of the donated items as long as certain requirements are met.
The requirements are:
- The donated items must be either apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery products
- The covered party must donate the items in good faith
- The donation must be made to a nonprofit organization
- The nonprofit must distribute the donated items to needy individuals.
In addition, Congress passed the Food Donation Improvement Act in 2022, which expands and strengthens those protections. In GA, state code § 51-1-31 also offers donors “liability from donation of canned or perishable food to charitable or nonprofit organizations for use or distribution.”
There Are Tax Benefits
The Internal Revenue Code 170(e)(3) of 2011 provides enhanced tax deductions to businesses to encourage donations of fit and wholesome food to qualified nonprofit organizations serving the poor and needy. Qualified business taxpayers can deduct the cost to produce the food and half the difference between the cost and full fair market value of the donated food.
OUR FOOD DONORS
Affairs to Remember
Aldi (Buckhead)
Aldi (Kennesaw)
Alexander Produce, Inc.
Andrew Thomas Lee Photography
Another Broken Egg Vinings
Atlanta International School
Atlanta Speech School
Beksa Lala
Booz Allen Hamilton
Buckhead Atlanta
Chick-fil-A (Ashford Dunwoody)
Chick-fil-A (Downtown Decatur)
Chick-fil-A (Macland Crossing)
Chick-fil-A (Roswell Road)
Chick-fil-A (South Cobb Drive)
Chick-fil-A (Terrell Mill)
Chick-fil-A (Vinings)
Chick-fil-A (West Paces Ferry)
Chick-fil-A (Windy Hill)
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) (Arthur M. Blank Hospital)
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) (Scottish Rite Hospital)
Chipotle (Powers Ferry)
Chiquita Brands LLC
City BBQ (McDonough)
City BBQ (Sandy Springs)
Cleveland Electric
Coca-Cola World HQ
Comcast
Common Market Southeast
Concrete Jungle – Food Donor
Coosemans Atlanta, Inc.
Costco (Brookhaven)
Costco (Cumberland Mall)
Costco (Perimeter)
CP Group
Delbar (Buckhead)
Delta Air Lines (Mainline Aviation)
Delta Air Lines (Newrest USA)
Eagle Produce LLC (dba Martori Farms)
Elevance Health
Emmaus House (St. Paul’s Episcopal Church)
Emory Healthcare (Emory University Hospital Midtown)
Emory Healthcare (Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown)
Engelman’s Bakery
Equifax, Inc.
Evergreen Butcher + Baker
EY Downtown
Federal Reserve
Fidelity Fruit & Produce
Five Daughters Bakery (Westside Provisions)
Floor & Decor
Flour + Time Bakery
Fox Bros BBQ (West Midtown)
Freedom Farmer’s Market
Fresh Market (Buckhead)
Fresh Market (Dunwoody)
Fresh Market (Roswell Road / Wieuca)
Fulton Science Academy
Game Show Battle Rooms (Atlanta)
Gather’d Market (Buckhead)
Georgia Peach Truck Georgia Peach Truck
Georgia World Congress Center
Goldbergs (Buckhead)
Golden Krust
Grady Memorial Hospital
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
GSK Group
Gus’s Fried Chicken (Chamblee)
Gus’s Fried Chicken (Downtown)
Gus’s Fried Chicken (Kennesaw)
Gus’s Fried Chicken (Sandy Springs)
Halpern Enterprises
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Impact100
Jerrold A Watson & Sons
KIK LLC
Kroger (Grassland Crossing)
Lenbrook
Longhorn Cobb Parkway
LowCountry Steak
Meat Masters Meat Masters
Mercedes-Benz HQ
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Microsoft Atlanta
Miller’s Ale House
Molino Tortilleria
Move For Hunger
NAFEM – North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers
NCR HQ
Noble Investment Group
North Cobb Christian School
Northside Hospital (Forsyth)
Northside Hospital (Sandy Springs)
Nothing Bundt Cakes Sandy Springs
Nourish + Bloom Market (Trilith)
Oasis Catering
Olive Garden Smyrna
Pace Academy
Papa John’s (Cascade Road)
Papa John’s (Defoors Ferry Road)
Papa John’s (Metropolitan Parkway)
Papa John’s (North Druid Hills)
Papa John’s (Powers Ferry Road)
Papa John’s (Roswell Road)
Papa John’s (Spring Road)
Paris Baguette (Vinings)
Pattillo Industrial Real Estate
Piedmont Driving Club
Pine Street Market
Platform Grant Park
Project Downtown Atlanta
Publix (Alpharetta-Rucker)
Publix (Brookhaven)
Publix (Hammond Drive)
Relex Solutions
Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel
Retaaza
Sidetick
Sioux Honey Association (Main)
Sprouts (Buford)
Sprouts (Decatur)
Sprouts (East-West Connector / Smyrna)
Sprouts (Peachtree Corners / Norcross)
Sprouts (Piedmont / Atlanta)
Sprouts (Roswell)
State Farm Arena
Sunrise at Buckhead
Target (Cobb Parkway)
Target (Prado)
Target (Woodstock Road)
Taste of Atlanta
Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe (Toco Hills)
TeamBonding
The Atlanta Academy
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)
The Galloway School
The Howard School
The Little Potato Company / Castellini (Anthony Marano Company)
The Lookout O4W Main
The Lovett School
The Mount Vernon School
The Schenck School
The Westminster Schools
Trader Joe’s (Alpharetta / Halcyon)
Trader Joe’s (Buckhead)
Trader Joe’s (Chastain)
Trader Joe’s (East Cobb / Marietta)
Trader Joe’s (Midtown / Atlanta)
Trader Joe’s (Roswell)
Trader Joe’s (Sandy Springs)
Trinity School
Truist Park
Tyson Foods
Urban Recipe
Westin Atlanta Gwinnett Main
What Chefs Want
Whole Foods (Avalon)
Whole Foods (Brookhaven)
Whole Foods (Buckhead)
Whole Foods (Decatur)
Whole Foods (Merchant’s Walk)
Whole Foods (Midtown)
Whole Foods (Northside)
Whole Foods (Ponce De Leon)
Whole Foods (Sandy Springs)
Woodward Academy
Woodward North
Yard House (Atlantic Station)
Yard House (The Battery)
YMSL Johns Creek