--- title: Food Waste Blog | donation description: donation | The leading food waste blog supporting food companies in the manufacturing, distribution, and e-commerce industries to better manage unsold and distressed inventory --- [![Spoiler Alert logo white](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SpoilerAlert_WhiteLogo_LeftStacked%20(7).png?width=250&name=SpoilerAlert_WhiteLogo_LeftStacked%20(7).png)](https://www.spoileralert.com/) - [Home](https://www.spoileralert.com) - [Solutions](https://www.spoileralert.com/sales) - [Blog](https://www.spoileralert.com/blog) - [Resources](https://www.spoileralert.com/resources) ## Spoiler Alert Blog | Food Waste [![Integrating liquidation efforts into your ESG plan](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/images/iStock/clean-energy-windmills-in-field.jpg)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/esg-liquidation) ## [Integrating liquidation efforts into your ESG plan](https://blog.spoileralert.com/esg-liquidation) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Jul 6, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) When you're in a business, your inventory is one of your key assets. You want to make sure that you're using it effectively and that it's generating as much profit as possible for your company. But... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/esg-liquidation) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/esg-liquidation#comments-listing) Topics: [liquidation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/liquidation), [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [discount retail](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/discount-retail) [![Comparing closeout channels – which is right for you?](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/man-thinking-at-computer.jpg)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/comparing-closeout-channels) ## [Comparing closeout channels – which is right for you?](https://blog.spoileralert.com/comparing-closeout-channels) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Jan 6, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The hardest step in managing excess, slow-moving or obsolete inventory is getting started. Once you’ve decided to ramp up your closeout program, you may have trouble evaluating your options. There... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/comparing-closeout-channels) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/comparing-closeout-channels#comments-listing) Topics: [liquidation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/liquidation), [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [unsold inventory](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/unsold-inventory) [![Closing the loop: Spoiler Alert volunteers with SSCAC](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/Closing%20the%20loop_%20Our%20experience%20volunteering%20at%20SSCAC%20(1).png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/volunteer-at-sscac) ## [Closing the loop: Spoiler Alert volunteers with SSCAC](https://blog.spoileralert.com/volunteer-at-sscac) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Dec 26, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) A popular Spoiler Alert [employee benefit](https://www.spoileralert.com/careers/#benefits) is our quarterly volunteer outings with community partners. Over the years, this has included meal preparation at the [Pine Street Inn](http://www.pinestreetinn.org/); playing bingo with... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/volunteer-at-sscac) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/volunteer-at-sscac#comments-listing) Topics: [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [Customer Spotlights](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/customer-spotlights) [![To sell or donate? 4 scenarios when donation can make $ense](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/To%20sell%20or%20donate_%204%20scenarios%20when%20donation%20can%20make%20$ense-1.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/sell-or-donate-four-scenarios) ## [To sell or donate? 4 scenarios when donation can make $ense](https://blog.spoileralert.com/sell-or-donate-four-scenarios) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Nov 15, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Diversification is a recommended best practice for managing financial risk. Similarly, leading food companies maximize value recovery from distressed inventory by [maintaining a diverse network of...](https://blog.spoileralert.com/sizing-up-food-waste-reduction#developing-a-network) [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/sell-or-donate-four-scenarios) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/sell-or-donate-four-scenarios#comments-listing) Topics: [liquidation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/liquidation), [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [food brand](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/food-brand) [![HelloFresh tackles food waste in the U.S.](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/HelloFresh%20tackles%20food%20waste%20in%20the%20U.S.-1.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hellofresh-tackles-food-waste) ## [HelloFresh tackles food waste in the U.S.](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hellofresh-tackles-food-waste) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Apr 17, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [HelloFresh](https://www.hellofresh.com/) is the world’s leading meal kit company, delivering more than a million meals a week in the U.S. alone. By providing pre-portioned, fresh ingredients directly to consumers, the company... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hellofresh-tackles-food-waste) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hellofresh-tackles-food-waste#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [food brand](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/food-brand), [Customer Spotlights](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/customer-spotlights) [![Three case studies on effective management of unsold food inventory](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/Three%20case%20studies%20on%20effective%20management%20of%20unsold%20food%20inventory.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/three-spoiler-alert-case-studies-unsold-food-inventory-management) ## [Three case studies on effective management of unsold food inventory](https://blog.spoileralert.com/three-spoiler-alert-case-studies-unsold-food-inventory-management) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Mar 22, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In a few months, Spoiler Alert will celebrate its three-year anniversary. When Emily, Ricky, and Marty first started the company, it was their shared interest in applying technology to a complex... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/three-spoiler-alert-case-studies-unsold-food-inventory-management) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/three-spoiler-alert-case-studies-unsold-food-inventory-management#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [Customer Spotlights](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/customer-spotlights) [![How holistic management of unsold food inventory drives business value](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/How%20holistic%20management%20of%20unsold%20food%20inventory%20drives%20business%20value.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/holistic-unsold-food-inventory-management-drives-value) ## [How holistic management of unsold food inventory drives business value](https://blog.spoileralert.com/holistic-unsold-food-inventory-management-drives-value) [Nate Clark](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/nate-clark)Feb 27, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) It is difficult to engage in a conversation around food these days without diving in to the topic of food waste. The statistics for the U.S. are staggering — $218 billion spent on growing,... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/holistic-unsold-food-inventory-management-drives-value) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/holistic-unsold-food-inventory-management-drives-value#comments-listing) Topics: [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [unsold inventory](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/unsold-inventory), [supply chain](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/supply-chain), [food brand](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/food-brand) [![User Spotlight: We Share Hope](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/We%20Share%20Hope%20Header%20Image-1-1.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/we-share-hope) ## [User Spotlight: We Share Hope](https://blog.spoileralert.com/we-share-hope) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Mar 29, 2017 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [We Share Hope](http://www.wesharehope.org/) is a Rhode Island-based nonprofit founded in 2008 by James MacDougall, Stephen Martin and April Martin. We Share Hope is made up of a community of volunteers that donate their time,... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/we-share-hope) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/we-share-hope#comments-listing) Topics: [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [Customer Spotlights](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/customer-spotlights) [![5 Steps for Launching a Successful Food Donation Program](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/Launching-Food-Donation-Program-1.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-donation-program-checklist) ## [5 Steps for Launching a Successful Food Donation Program](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-donation-program-checklist) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Jan 11, 2017 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Are you looking to donate your surplus food? Whether you're a wholesale food distributor or food manufacturer with unsold inventory, the first step in thinking about donating food is to understand... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-donation-program-checklist) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-donation-program-checklist#comments-listing) Topics: [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [unsold inventory](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/unsold-inventory), [food brand](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/food-brand) [![Food Waste: A Beginner's Guide](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/Guide-To-Food-Waste.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste) ## [Food Waste: A Beginner's Guide](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Aug 9, 2016 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Want to learn more about the current food waste landscape but don’t know where to start? Stay updated on the world of ugly produce, online awareness campaigns, and food waste legislation with our... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [policy](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/policy) [All posts](https://blog.spoileralert.com/all) [Next](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation/page/2)