Good Start Packaging Joins Rethink Food to Serve Meals From Excess Food to Hungry New Yorkers

NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 (Newswire.com) - Good Start Packaging, a leading compostable food and drink packaging supplier, is supporting Rethink Food, a NYC-based nonprofit with the mission of creating a more sustainable and equitable food system, by supplying compostable food packaging for meal deliveries to food insecure communities in New York. As Rethink Food’s preferred compostable food packaging supplier for 2024, Good Start Packaging has donated $115,000 to support their work and provided packaging to celebrate the March 27, 2024, grand opening of Rethink Food’s new Community Kitchen in Greenwich Village.

Rethink Food was founded in 2017 to transform excess food into culturally celebrated and nutritious meals, simultaneously minimizing food waste and supporting local communities impacted by food insecurity. Since its founding, Rethink Food has repurposed over 2.3 million pounds of excess food donated by New York City restaurants, food purveyors, grocers, and other partners across the food system.

“Rethink Food and Good Start Packaging are committed to minimizing waste, giving back to the community, and inspiring people to live and operate more sustainably. The synergy between our missions made Rethink Food an ideal match for our philanthropic efforts,” comments Ken Jacobus, founder and CEO of Good Start Packaging.

Good Start Packaging donates at least 20% of its profits to charitable organizations working to feed communities, advance human rights, and protect the planet. A certified B Corp, Good Start focuses on helping foodservice operators build sustainable, successful businesses while creating a better world.

“We’re incredibly proud to partner with Good Start Packaging to further our mission of creating a more sustainable and equitable food system,” says Matt Jozwiak, Rethink Food's Founder and CEO. "Their donation of compostable packaging allows us to operate more sustainably and redefine how we can impact the lives of the community we serve and the environment around us.”

For more information, please visit www.goodstartpackaging.com/giving-back.

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About Good Start Packaging

Good Start Packaging is a leading supplier of compostable and eco-friendly packaging products for the foodservice industry. With warehouses in California and New Hampshire, Good Start Packaging serves clients across North America. To learn more, visit goodstartpackaging.com and follow @goodstartpackaging on Instagram.

About Rethink Food

Rethink Food is an NYC-based nonprofit organization with the mission of creating a more sustainable and equitable food system. In partnership with a network of local restaurants, community-based organizations, and food donors across the food system, Rethink Food has provided 23+ million meals to local communities facing food insecurity and directed over 95+ million dollars to small local restaurants and businesses. Since its creation in 2017, Rethink Food has also repurposed over 2.3 million pounds of excess food. To learn more, visit rethinkfood.org and follow @rethinkfood on Instagram and X.

Source: Good Start Packaging