Every year, we donate millions of pounds of food to local food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens in every community we serve. One of our most important efforts is our Perishable Pickup Program.
What are some ways Wegmans contributes to the community?
Together, our company, employees, and customers contributed $60.4 million* to our communities last year through corporate gifts, weekly employee United Way giving, and our annual customer scanning campaigns.5 abr 2021
What does Wegmans do with leftover food?
Through partnerships with Rubicon, local food banks and pantries, and local haulers, Wegmans tracks all the food coming out of its stores whether its waste, being donated, or diverted from landfills as feed for livestock, composting, or anaerobic digestion.18 abr 2018
How much food does Wegmans waste?
Last year, 70 Wegmans stores diverted more than 32.5 million pounds of food waste through its diversion programs. The average recycling rate at Wegmans is 64 percent.18 abr 2018
Who does Wegmans support?
Will Wegmans donate to my not-for-profit organization? Wegmans focuses our community support in four giving priority categories: feeding the hungry, enriching neighborhoods, supporting education, and assisting youth and families.
How do I request donations from Wegmans?
To submit a request, people can click on “Donation Requests” on the “Community Giving” section of Wegmans' website and fill in the blanks. The online application collects all the information needed, routes it to the proper place and confirms that the application has been received.4 dic 2012
What is Wegmans mission statement?
Wegmans Mission Statement Our commitment to you is simple: Every Day You Get our Best. Our customers tell us they choose Wegmans for the helpful people in our stores, help with delicious meals from our chefs, and the freshest ingredients possible.
What are the Wegmans who we are values?
Wegmans' core values embody five ideas that are the key to our continued success: high standards; respect; caring; make a difference; empower. These are ingrained in our employees from the day they are hired, throughout their career at Wegmans.28 nov 2008
What charities does Wegmans donate to?
Disaster Relief Supporting United Way, Feeding America food banks, and the American Red Cross in every community we serve makes it possible for these national organizations to help when disaster strikes.
Is Wegmans environmentally friendly?
As a member of the EPA's U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions, we've committed to a 50% reduction in our food waste by 2030. First, we're minimizing food waste at the source by using less-than-perfect produce and slightly blemished food in our culinary operations.
Is Wegmans a good company?
Wegmans has been named one of the '100 Best Companies to Work For' by FORTUNE magazine for 23 consecutive years, ranking #3 in 2020. The company was also ranked #1 for corporate reputation among the 100 most visible companies, according to the 2019 Harris Poll Reputation Quotient® study.18 feb 2020