Starbucks will help expand food bank capacity in key countries India, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam
The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) and Starbucks Coffee Company are announcing a new global partnership that will enhance food security and reduce food loss and waste – building on both organisations’ longstanding commitments and efforts in this space.
Through the partnership and a grant to GFN, Starbucks will help expand food bank capacity in key countries India, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam to support hunger relief, increase food rescue, and reduce food waste. During Starbucks’ 15th anniversary of its annual “Month of Good” in April 2025, Starbucks partners (employees) in up to 50 markets across the globe will also be able to volunteer at local hunger relief and food rescue organisations. In support of partners taking action, Starbucks will donate 7 million meals via The Global FoodBanking Network.
This partnership recognizes the shared values of GFN and Starbucks: to nourish those facing food insecurity, to combat food loss and waste and its corrosive environmental impacts, and to strengthen communities by filling gaps in local food systems and supporting food banks addressing hunger.
“We are deeply pleased to be partnering with Starbucks, a highly innovative company that reshaped the food and coffee service industry, which is demonstrating their leadership in reducing hunger and minimising food waste. At a time when addressing global hunger is facing so many challenges, this partnership can serve as a model for corporate collaboration with food banks,” says Lisa Moon, president and CEO of The Global FoodBanking Network. “Starbucks’ support will accelerate food bank growth and efficiency, allowing them to recover more food, deliver it to people in need and protect our planet.”
