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Roche Brothers describes partnership with Spoonfuls that recovered nearly 1 million pounds of food annually
Summary
Roche Brothers told MassDEP staff and stakeholders that a five‑day‑a‑week pickup partnership with nonprofit Spoonfuls rescued large volumes of edible food from stores, served nonprofits and boosted employee engagement; Spoonfuls described onboarding and safety practices.
John Fisher opened the panel’s retail segment by introducing Adi (Artie) Cruz, director of operations for Roche Brothers, who described the supermarket chain’s multi‑town donation work with Spoonfuls, a food‑rescue nonprofit.
Cruz said Roche Brothers has 20 stores under three banners (Roche Brothers, Brothers Marketplace and Sudbury Farms) and that Spoonfuls currently picks up in 14 of those locations. He described a partnership that rescues perishables—produce, dairy, frozen meat, bakery and grocery items—and delivers them in refrigerated trucks to churches, schools, shelters, group homes and senior centers.
“From 02/2019 to 02/2023 we…
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