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Imperfect Produce's reply: https://help.imperfectproduce.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004564574-Are-you-taking-produce-that-would-have-gone-to-food-banks-otherwise-

• neaden 8y ago
  I wonder if this has to do with location as well. This reply cites a food pantry in Chicago, an area of the country that doesn't produce much produce. The farms in Illinois mostly grow corn and soybeans that feed cows. The article is in California, which is where a much more substantial portion of produce is grown.
• cowpig 8y ago
  Beyond the first paragraph which just states that their food would otherwise end up as trash, they don't actually reply to any of the claims in the parent article. The evidence they provide is broad macro-level statistics about how much food is wasted, but not about where the food they're selling comes from. The parent article claims specifically that they are getting their food from sources that would otherwise be going to food banks. The fact that this "reply" repeats talking points with country-level statistics instead of directly addressing the question leaves me feeling suspicious of Imperfect Produce.
  • imperfect1 8y ago
    We source from medium and large scale farms where most of the 20 billion lbs of food waste happens. These farmers either let their ugly produce rot in the field, or sell it for pennies to animal feed. Happy to clear up any other misinformation that this article presents.