We believe no food should go to waste while neighbors go hungry.
Pantry was born from a simple observation: every night, restaurants throw away perfectly good food while food banks down the street struggle to keep their shelves stocked. The disconnect isn’t generosity — people want to donate. It’s friction. The process of donating food is slow, confusing, and offers no incentive.
We built Pantry to remove every barrier. Snap a photo, scan a barcode, or just say what you have — tap donate, get your tax receipt. That’s it. For food banks, donations appear on a live dashboard with one-click claim and pickup coordination.
“Pantry makes it easier to donate, so that it is harder to go hungry.”
Our goal: donating food should be easier than throwing it away.
Up to 40%
of the US food supply goes uneaten
47M
Americans faced food insecurity in 2023
~2%
of surplus food actually gets donated
92B
lbs of food wasted in the US each year
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Feeding America, ReFED
If donating food takes more than 60 seconds, we've failed.
Every donation tracked, every receipt generated, every impact measured.
Free for individual donors. Free for food banks. Always.
Designed in Hallowell for communities everywhere.
For press inquiries, contact press@pantrydonate.com
Whether you’re a donor, a food bank, or an investor — there’s a place for you.