Calling all Starbucks lovers!
Calling all Starbucks lovers! Starbucks might be known for having the best coffee and pastries in the game but they are actually known for much more than that. Through countless campaigns and programs, Starbucks is always coming up with new ways to give back to the community. This newest project is making Baristas everywhere rejoice! This is because the company will now be donating any surplus ready-to-eat meals to local food banks. This includes all 7,600 Starbucks stores in the U.S.
In the first year of this program, Starbucks will provide 5 million meals to families and individuals that are in need. Over the next five years, Starbucks intends to grow the program and expand to 100 percent of available food to be donated which will reach 50 million people by 2021. This highly anticipated program will affect local communities in countless ways. “Almost 50 million Americans or one in six people live in households that struggle to afford food, according to Feeding America.” Now all perfectly good and unopened protein plates and sandwiches that were simply thrown out before will now get to be enjoyed by people who really need it.
