Spoonfuls

Name

Spoonfuls

Legal name

Spoonfuls, Inc.

Website

https://spoonfuls.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Recovery Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Food recovery services
• Food rescue operations
• Surplus food redistribution
• Food waste reduction
• Community food programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, Spoonfuls relies entirely on philanthropic contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. The organization reports that 87% of every dollar donated goes directly to program operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Spoonfuls recovers surplus perishable food (produce, dairy, meat) from over 120 food donors including grocery stores, wholesalers, farms, corporate and school cafeterias, and stadiums, and delivers it same-day at no cost to over 250 community-based organizations (food pantries, meal programs, shelters, senior centers) serving food-insecure populations across Massachusetts. The organization operates its own fleet of temperature-controlled, GPS-monitored vehicles staffed by a ServSafe-certified Food Recovery Team, making it New England's largest food recovery operation.

Product overview

Spoonfuls operates as a single, unified nonprofit service focused on food recovery and distribution. The core offering is the Food Recovery and Distribution Service, which coordinates pickup of surplus perishable food from 120+ donors and delivers it same-day to 250+ community organizations. Supporting programs include the Food Donor Partnership Program for business engagement, Community Food Program Delivery for recipient organizations, Financial Donations for philanthropy, the Food Waste Challenge for consumer education, Advocacy and Policy Engagement for systemic change, Speaking Engagements for awareness building, Corporate Workplace Involvement for business partnerships, and Events and Fundraisers for community engagement. All programs work together to fulfill Spoonfuls' mission of preventing good food from going to waste while addressing food insecurity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Recovery and Distribution Service Core service that recovers excess perishable food (produce, dairy, meat) from grocery stores, wholesalers, farms, cafeterias, and stadiums, and delivers it same-day to community organizations serving food-insecure populations across Massachusetts.
• Food Donor Partnership Program Partnership program for food businesses (grocery stores, wholesalers, farms, cafeterias, stadiums) enabling them to donate unsold perishable food five days per week; provides enhanced tax deductions and reduces waste disposal costs for donors.
• Community Food Program Delivery Distributes recovered food at no cost to 250+ community-based organizations including food pantries, meal programs, shelters, senior centers, and after-school programs, reaching over 63,000 people weekly.
• Food Waste Challenge Personal action campaign and educational program inviting individuals to commit to wasting less food, with daily action calendars and educational resources supporting broader environmental goals.
• Speaking Engagements Educational presentations delivered by Spoonfuls team members to classes, community groups, companies, and conferences about food recovery, wasted food, and the climate emergency.
• Events and Fundraisers Signature fundraising events including Ultimate Tailgate (fall foodie fundraiser), Cocktails & Community (spring fundraiser), Battle of the Bites cooking competition, Boston Marathon team, and Ride and Stride for Food.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% of every dollar donated goes directly to program operations
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

43 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Gillette StadiummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026In 2026, Gillette Stadium partnered with Spoonfuls to prevent food waste and tackle hunger in local communities. Food donations from the stadium are expected to reach 45+ food assistance and social service programs in Southeastern MA. This partnership aligns with Gillette Stadium's sustainability goals, particularly the Materials Management and Community Engagement pillars of their environmental commitment.
• CostcocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCostco is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded. Over 120 food donors partner with Spoonfuls.
• Whole Foods MarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhole Foods Market is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Trader Joe'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrader Joe's is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• TargetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTarget is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• WegmanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWegmans is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Stop & Shop SupermarketscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStop & Shop Supermarkets is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Shaw's SupermarketscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShaw's Supermarkets is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Hannaford SupermarketscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHannaford Supermarkets is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Roche Bros.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoche Bros. is a food donor partner and event sponsor. One food donor reported saving $35,000 in 2024 in organic waste removal costs by donating excess food to Spoonfuls.
• Star MarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStar Market is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• WalmartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWalmart is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Big Y FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBig Y Foods is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Sid Wainer & Son / Chefs' WarehousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSid Wainer & Son (A Chefs' Warehouse Company) is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• BaldorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaldor is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Dole & BaileycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDole & Bailey is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Meta CambridgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeta Cambridge is a corporate cafeteria donor providing surplus food from their campus operations.
• 2 Friends FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2 Friends Farm is a farm donor partner, providing surplus produce that would otherwise be discarded.
• Allandale FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllandale Farm is a farm donor partner, providing surplus produce that would otherwise be discarded.
• Red Fire FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed Fire Farm is a farm donor partner, providing surplus produce that would otherwise be discarded.
• Captain Marden's SeafoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaptain Marden's Seafoods is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Little Leaf FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLittle Leaf Farms is a food donor partner, providing surplus produce that would otherwise be discarded.
• Community Harvest ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Harvest Project is a farm donor partner, providing surplus produce that would otherwise be discarded.
• Boston Area GleanerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoston Area Gleaners is a food donor partner, providing surplus produce that would otherwise be discarded.
• MOM's Organic MarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOM's Organic Market is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• NouriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNouria is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Babson College DiningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBabson College Dining is a corporate cafeteria donor providing surplus food from campus dining operations.
• UMass Dartmouth DiningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMass Dartmouth Dining is a corporate cafeteria donor providing surplus food from campus dining operations.
• Brothers MarketplacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrothers Marketplace is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Community ServingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Servings is both a food donor partner and a community organization recipient of food deliveries.
• Delaney's MarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelaney's Market is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Green City GrowerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen City Growers is a farm donor partner, providing surplus produce that would otherwise be discarded.
• Land's Sake FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLand's Sake Farm is a farm donor partner, providing surplus produce that would otherwise be discarded.
• Volante FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolante Farms is a farm donor partner, providing surplus produce that would otherwise be discarded.
• Boston Green AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoston Green Academy is a school cafeteria donor providing surplus food.
• Sudbury FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSudbury Farms is a food donor partner, providing surplus perishable goods that would otherwise be discarded.
• Zero Food Waste CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpoonfuls participates in the Zero Food Waste Coalition, working with other organizations to advocate for policy solutions addressing food waste, food insecurity, and climate change.
• National Food Recovery AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpoonfuls participates in the National Food Recovery Association, working with other food recovery organizations to share best practices and advocate for the industry.
• Center on Food EquitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpoonfuls participates in the Center on Food Equity coalition, working to address food equity issues in Massachusetts.
• Make Hunger HistorymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpoonfuls participates in the Make Hunger History coalition, working to address hunger in Massachusetts.
• Massachusetts Food System CollaborativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpoonfuls participates in the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, working to improve the Massachusetts food system.
• MetroWest Food CollaborativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpoonfuls participates in the MetroWest Food Collaborative, working to address food access in the MetroWest region.
• Lawson's Finest LiquidsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2025, Lawson's Finest Liquids released Cosmic Shift IPA as a 'Good Brew for Cause' through their B Corp Certified Social Impact Program, with proceeds benefiting Spoonfuls.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• ReFED: National nonprofit working on food waste reduction through data, policy, and coalition building. Spoonfuls participates in similar advocacy coalitions (Zero Food Waste Coalition, National Food Recovery Association) - comparable as ecosystem/thematic peer rather than direct operational competitor.

Direct peers

• Food Rescue US: National nonprofit that uses a volunteer-driven, app-based model to transfer surplus food directly from donors to recipient agencies. Closest tech-enabled analog to Spoonfuls' direct-delivery food recovery approach, though without owned refrigerated fleet operations.
• Food Forward: Southern California-based food recovery nonprofit that recovers produce and groceries from wholesale markets, retailers, and farms. Comparable mission and recovered-tonnage scale to Spoonfuls but operates on the West Coast.
• City Harvest: New York City's largest food rescue organization, recovering surplus food from retailers, restaurants, and farms for delivery to soup kitchens and pantries. Direct peer in model (donor pickup to recipient delivery of fresh food) but in a different metro geography.
• Community Servings: Boston-based nonprofit that prepares and delivers medically tailored meals to food-insecure individuals. Overlaps with Spoonfuls as both a donor partner and recipient-side meal provider serving Massachusetts food-insecure populations.
• Community Harvest Project: Massachusetts-based nonprofit that gleans surplus produce from farms and distributes to food assistance programs. Listed as a Spoonfuls farm-donor partner and serves the same food-insecure populations in Greater Boston/MetroWest.
• Boston Area Gleaners: Regional New England gleaning and food rescue organization focused on recovering surplus farm produce for hunger relief. Already partners with Spoonfuls and operates an overlapping mission in the same Massachusetts geography, making it the most directly comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Largest US hunger-relief nonprofit network, operating 200+ food banks. Comparable as the umbrella for much of the nation's food recovery and redistribution, but operates at national scale through a federated member-bank model rather than a single direct-recovery fleet like Spoonfuls.

Emerging players

• Rock and Wrap It Up!: National nonprofit focused on recovering food from entertainment and sports venues (concerts, stadiums, events). Comparable to the Gillette Stadium partnership Spoonfuls is developing, but narrower in category focus.

Regional players

• Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: Regional Feeding America-affiliated food bank serving Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire counties - geographies that overlap with Spoonfuls' Western MA expansion. Operates a different distribution (warehouse/pantry) model rather than same-day direct delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/spoonfulsfoodrecovery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spoonfulsfoodrecovery
• Instagraminstagram.com/spoonfulsfoodrecovery

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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