Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry

What Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry does

Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry is a Memphis, Tennessee-based non-profit organization that addresses food insecurity through a mobile food pantry distribution model. Officially founded in September 2020, the organization traces its operational roots to November 2016, when it operated under the umbrella of two other not-for-profit entities. The organization serves approximately 100 families weekly through Saturday distributions from a mobile bus that travels to designated locations in the Memphis area, complemented by an emergency food box delivery service available once per household every six months. The name "Sunshine and Daisy" originated from a friend experiencing homelessness who affectionately called the founders by these names when they brought him food.

The organization's core product is a mobile food distribution service operated from a bus that parks at scheduled locations (currently near 4007 Mamie on August 1st and 15th), operating from 9:30am to 11:30am. The technical infrastructure is minimal: a Google Sites-hosted website (sunshineanddaisy.org), PayPal and Amazon donation links, and an organic social media presence on Instagram and Facebook (@sunshine73daisy). There is no proprietary technology platform, mobile application, or API. The organization employs 1–10 people and operates without a publicly listed management team.

As a non-profit, the organization generates no revenue from service recipients; all food is distributed at no cost. Operating funds and food supplies come from individual donations via PayPal and Amazon, plus recurring weekly food donations from two core partners: a large American chain of supermarkets specializing in natural and organic foods, and Recover Food, Feed Hope of Holy Communion Episcopal Church. Target beneficiaries include low-income families in homes, individuals experiencing homelessness or living in alternative prefab/handmade shelters, and participants in a men's recovery program in Memphis.

Name

Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry

Legal name

Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry

Website

https://www.sunshineanddaisy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry is a Memphis, Tennessee-based non-profit that distributes free food to food-insecure residents through a mobile pantry bus and emergency food box delivery service, serving over 100 families weekly.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Assistance Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Mobile Food Services (722330), Community Food Services (624210), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAKAF

Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Social Security, Benefits & Welfare Administration

SECONDARYCRAHALAJ

Mobile / Pop-Up Community Grocery Co-ops

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Food Co-ops & Community Grocery

Keywords

• Mobile food pantry
• Emergency food boxes
• Food assistance services
• Community food distribution
• Nonprofit food charity

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations: Operates as a not-for-profit organization funded through charitable donations from individuals (via PayPal, Amazon emergency food donation links) and food donations from partners. No revenue is generated from service recipients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry operates a mobile food pantry bus that distributes food to families in the Memphis area every Saturday from 9:30am to 11:30am at scheduled locations, serving at least 100 families weekly. The organization also provides an Emergency Food Box delivery service for households with urgent food needs, available once per household every six months via a request form and volunteer delivery.

Product overview

Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry is a non-profit food assistance organization operating as a single-service offering focused on food distribution. The organization provides two core services: a weekly Mobile Food Pantry Distribution from a bus that serves at least 100 families every Saturday, and an Emergency Food Box program for urgent food needs. The mobile pantry operates at rotating August 2026 locations near 4007 Mamie, while emergency boxes require pre-application and verification with limited availability (once per household every 6 months). The organization receives weekly food donations from a natural/organic supermarket chain and Recover Food, Feed Hope of Holy Communion Episcopal Church.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile Food Pantry Distribution A weekly mobile food distribution service that uses a pantry bus to deliver free food directly to families in homes, individuals experiencing homelessness, and participants in a men's recovery program throughout the Memphis area. The bus operates every Saturday from 9:30am to 11:30am at scheduled locations and serves at least 100 families per week.
• Emergency Food Boxes An on-request emergency food box delivery service for individuals and families in the Memphis area with urgent food needs. Households apply via an online form (available in English or Spanish), volunteers call to verify information between 9am and 4pm Monday through Friday, and a box is delivered to qualifying households. Limited to one box per household every six months; not always same-day delivery.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Recover Food, Feed Hope of Holy Communion Episcopal ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides weekly food donations to Sunshine and Daisy Mobile Food Pantry. This partnership is a core component of the organization's food supply, enabling weekly Saturday distributions to at least 100 families.
• Natural and Organic Food Supermarket ChaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA large American chain of supermarkets specializing in natural and organic foods provides weekly food donations to the mobile food pantry. This partnership supplies a significant portion of the food distributed to the Memphis community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Mid-South Food Bank: Regional food bank serving 31 counties across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas including the Memphis area; comparable as the dominant incumbent hunger-relief organization in the same geographic market with overlapping beneficiaries (low-income families, individuals experiencing homelessness).
• Catholic Charities of West Tennessee: Large nonprofit providing food assistance and emergency services across West Tennessee including Memphis; comparable as an established social services organization serving overlapping vulnerable populations through food distribution programs.

Direct peers

• Memphis Food Bank (MIFA): Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association operates food distribution programs for low-income families and individuals experiencing homelessness in Memphis, directly overlapping with Sunshine and Daisy's mission, geography, and weekly distribution model.
• Memphis Union Mission: Faith-based nonprofit providing food, shelter, and recovery services in Memphis, including meals for individuals experiencing homelessness; directly comparable because it serves the same unsheltered population that Sunshine and Daisy reaches through its bus and recovery program partnerships.
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Memphis): Faith-based nonprofit with Memphis-area food pantry and emergency assistance programs serving low-income families; comparable because it operates free, donation-funded food distribution directly to households in need.
• Mobile Loaves & Fishes: Austin-based nonprofit that operates a mobile food distribution model serving people experiencing homelessness through trucks that travel to scheduled locations; highly comparable because it pioneered the mobile pantry truck approach Sunshine and Daisy uses, though at a larger scale.

Emerging players

• Society of St. Andrew: National food rescue organization that collects surplus produce and distributes it through local partners; comparable because it operates in the same food assistance space and could be both a peer and a potential upstream donor partner for a mobile pantry.

Regional players

• World Relief Memphis: Refugee and immigration services nonprofit with food assistance programming in Memphis; comparable as a Memphis-area nonprofit providing food support to vulnerable populations, though serving a more specialized demographic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sunshine73daisy
• Instagraminstagram.com/sunshine73daisy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunshine73daisy

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