CHELSEA MARKET x RETHINK FOOD
In partnership with Chelsea Market, Rethink Food is bringing sustainable meals to communities impacted by food insecurity across all five boroughs.
Rethink Food exists to bridge the gap between excess food and the communities who need it. We partner with restaurants, food purveyors and donors to deliver 40,000+ nutritious, culturally celebrated meals per week across 6 cities nationwide—at no cost to communities.
Each week, Chelsea Market donates their excess food to our sustainable commissary kitchen. Here, our team of chefs transforms this product into nutritious delicious meals for New Yorkers impacted by food insecurity.
THE PROCESS
Food purveyors, restaurants and retailers at Chelsea Market save their viable excess food items, including produce, prepared food, and packaged goods that they couldn’t sell.
The Rethink Food trucking team visits Chelsea Market every week to collect donated items.
These goods are safely transported back to our sustainable commissary kitchen, where they’re transformed into nutritious, delicious meals for New Yorkers impacted by food insecurity.
The Result? Chelsea Market reduces their food waste, while supporting communities across New York in need of a nutritious meal.
Right Now in NYC
RETHINK FOOD’S SUSTAINABLE COMMISSARY KITCHEN
Integral to our sustainability efforts is our commissary kitchen, located in the Financial District in New York City. Rethink Food utilizes the excess food we pick up to prepare meals for communities experiencing food insecurity. Our kitchen prepares 8,500 meals a week and distributes them, at no charge, to community based organizations throughout the city.
Interested in seeing our work in action? Visit our events page to book a personalized tour and tasting at our commissary kitchen. Every ticket purchase will provide 20 nutritious meals for our community facing food insecurity.
CHELSEA MARKET’S IMPACT IN 2023
$2.9K+
Pounds of food rescued.
7.7K+
Pounds of CO2 diverted.
65.1K+
Gallons of water saved.
Ready to get involved?
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DONATE TO RETHINK FOOD
Make an immediate difference by supporting Rethink Food with a charitable donation. Because our board of directors covers our operating costs, 100% of your gift goes towards providing meals to communities.
BECOME A CORPORATE PARTNER
Rethink Food’s work is made possible by a vast network of partners committed to supporting our work and the communities that we serve nationwide. These partnerships are vital to the success of our mission to create a more sustainable and equitable food system.
BECOME A RESTAURANT PARTNER
Rethink Certified is a partnership program that works with restaurants and food establishments to fund & make meals for communities impacted by food insecurity–while using excess food whenever possible.
TOUR OUR COMMISSARY KITCHEN
Our commissary kitchen is now open to the public–welcoming students, volunteers, and visitors–to get an inside look into how we operate and convert thousands of pounds of excess and donated food into 8,500 weekly meals for the community.
The experience includes an individual meal similar to those we make for our food-insecure neighbors and a tasting of some of the soups, snacks, and dips made for free from excess and donated ingredients. Every ticket purchase will provide 20 nutritious meals for our community facing food insecurity.
DONATE YOUR EXCESS FOOD
As part of our sustainability work, we partner with restaurants and food purveyors on utilizing their excess food to provide meals to local communities.
Reach out to learn more about our excess food program.