Programs that gather, sort, store and distribute to participating charitable agencies, surplus food products and edible but unmarketable food that has been acquired from grocery stores and other sources. Also included are the supermarket chains, food manufacturers, wholesalers, restaurant suppliers, agencies that organize food drives, government departments (e.g., the USDA or Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Canada) and other organizations that donate food on a regular basis to food banks and-or directly to food pantries, meal programs, homeless shelters and other human service agencies with food programs. PLEASE NOTE: You need to be a member.