The food system is broken
we’re
rethinking it
Rethink Food is a chef-led nonprofit on a mission to create a more sustainable and equitable food system.
How we rethink food
Food insecurity impacts 47 million people – including 13.8 million children – across the United States. Since 2017, we’ve been rethinking this problem with a solution hiding in plain sight: restaurants. That’s right. Restaurants.
We partner with restaurants to provide meals for communities in need, while helping create jobs and supporting small businesses—the pillars of our local economy.
RETHINK FOOD
RETHINK FOOD
Our theory
SETTING THE EXAMPLE
Sustainable Community Kitchen
Our Sustainable Community Kitchen (SCK), shows what chef-led, dignified meal production looks like, blending culinary expertise with community care.
BUILDING THE NETWORK
Restaurant Programs
We connect restaurants with community-based organizations and food donors to deliver nutritious, high-quality, dignified meals where they're needed most.
ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE
Working to change systems
We champion policy and systems change to create a more sustainable, equitable food future for all.
A NETWORK OF CHANGE
See how our partners are serving communities across the city
Community-Based Organizations distributing meals to local communities.
Restaurant Partners providing meals for Community-Based Organizations.
SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2017
Our Impact
$143,000,000
directed to local restaurants
30,000,000
meals distributed to food-insecure communities in six cities
2,800,000
pounds of donated food converted into meals
RETHINK FOOD
RETHINK FOOD
Donate food or ingredients from your restaurant or food business to support community meals.
Bring your students to our kitchen for a hands-on lesson in sustainability and food justice.