If your business has surplus food, we will come and get it. Grocers, wholesalers, distributors, farms, hospitals, schools, caterers and restaurant kitchens across the Bay Area already donate to Daily Bowl.
What we take
- Fresh produce, from a case to a pallet
- Groceries and packaged goods
- Prepared meals from professional kitchens
- Bakery, dairy and protein
What we cannot take
- Food from private households
- Potluck or home-cooked dishes
- Anything past its safe date
- Food that has been served
Health codes, not preference: we can only accept food handled in a licensed or institutional kitchen.
SB 1383 and the paperwork
California’s SB 1383 requires large food businesses to donate their edible surplus rather than throw it away, and to keep records of who they donate to. Daily Bowl is a recognized food recovery organization: we sign the agreement the law asks for, weigh every pickup, and give you the records your jurisdiction needs.
Questions first? Email [email protected] and we will walk you through it.
Do you have food to donate?
Home gardeners
We cannot accept food from households, but your surplus harvest is still welcome in the community. Contact TCV Food Bank in Fremont at (510) 793-4583, Centro de Servicios in Union City at (510) 489-4100, South Hayward Parish at (510) 785-3663, or your local place of worship.