ICT Food Rescue

A little sweetness and a whole lot of thoughtful planning! 🍩❤️

Okay, but can we take a moment to appreciate these delicious treats?! 😍

Our friends at Mena's Donut House recently had some wonderful food surplus, and these donuts and pastries made their way to The Lord's Diner to be shared with neighbors in our community!

Here's something we especially love about this partnership. ❤️

Mena's may not have surplus donuts every day, and that's perfectly okay! They have a plan in place for when they do, with a scheduled ICT Food Rescue volunteer ready to pick up and deliver those extra treats to a nonprofit receiving agency.

No daily surplus required. Just a thoughtful plan to keep good food in circulation!

And while donuts might not be an everyday meal, there's something pretty special about sharing a little comfort, a sweet treat, and something delicious with our neighbors experiencing food insecurity. 🥹❤️

A HUGE thank you to Mena's Donut House for being part of the solution, to our wonderful volunteers who help make these pickups possible, and to The Lord's Diner for sharing this food with our community!

Because good food deserves to feed people, not landfills. Even when it's covered in chocolate frosting! 🍩❤️

250 sandwiches, pans of delicious food, and one pretty incredible team! 👨‍🍳❤️

Now THIS is a beautiful example of what happens when thoughtful planning meets food recovery!

Our friends at Hyatt Regency Wichita recently had an incredible assortment of unavoidable food surplus, including 250 individually wrapped sandwiches, cookies, lasagna, chicken, potato salad, coleslaw, cornbread, and more! 🤯

And instead of letting that perfectly good food go to waste, they had a plan!

Through ICT Food Rescue's Rescue to Table initiative, part of our Upcycle Program, we thoughtfully match fresh, ready-to-serve food surplus with nonprofit partners serving clients onsite, ensuring delicious, prepared food can be enjoyed by our neighbors instead of going to waste. ❤️

This wonderful food was delivered to Wichita Fellowship Club, Inc. and Union Rescue Mission of Wichita, two of our 19 nonprofit receiving agencies serving neighbors experiencing food insecurity right here in Wichita. ❤️

But here's something we especially appreciate about the Hyatt Regency Wichita team!

They work hard to plan appropriately and prevent food surplus from happening in the first place. When unavoidable surplus does happen, they communicate with us, carefully package and label the food, and store it properly for safe transport.

That kind of thoughtfulness makes food recovery possible!

A HUGE thank you to Chef Ben, Caleb, and the entire Hyatt Regency Wichita team for caring about where good food goes and helping us keep it in circulation.

Because good food deserves to feed people, not landfills. ❤️

☀️A Little Planning, A Lot of Teamwork, and TWO Vehicles Full of Good Food! 🚙

This past weekend, the School Nutrition Association of Kansas hosted The Showcase right here in Wichita, and for the second year in a row, ICT Food Rescue had the opportunity to recover surplus food from this incredible event!

Here's something worth sharing. Food surplus isn't always a bad thing, especially when there's a plan for it! 🙌

When vendors gather to showcase their products, they need plenty of samples for attendees. And sometimes, that means perfectly good food is left over when the event wraps up.

That's where a little planning and teamwork make all the difference!

A HUGE thank you to Richard with the School Nutrition Association of Kansas for helping coordinate this recovery and jumping right in to help load vehicles. And to our wonderful volunteer Lauren, thank you for helping get TWO vehicles loaded to the brim with food surplus! 👏

All those individually packaged items were shared with Wichita Fellowship Club, Inc.
and Union Rescue Mission of Wichita, two of the 19 nonprofit organizations we serve.

These items were such a great fit for both organizations, as they provide sack lunches to individuals working to rebuild their lives and regain stability. And the timing couldn't have been better for a weekend delivery!

To the entire School Nutrition Association of Kansas team, thank you for welcoming us back for a second year and making food recovery part of your event planning. We truly appreciate how wonderful your team is to work with!

📸 And yes, this is just ONE of the two vehicles we filled! Apparently, the sunshine was just as excited about this food recovery as we were! 😂☀️

Good food. Great partnerships. Wichita supporting Wichita! ❤️💙