Food Recovery
& SB 1383 Consulting

Food Shift partners with cities, counties, school districts, and other entities to implement California’s Senate Bill 1383, a law that prioritizes the recovery of edible food and reduction of organic waste to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Our services include:

  • Custom technical assistance for food donors (Commercial Edible Food Generators, CEFGs) and food recovery organizations (FROs)
  • CEFG & FRO inspections
  • SB 1383 compliance and reporting guidance
  • Tier 1 & 2 edible food generator identification
  • Food storage and display techniques to extend shelf life
  • Pricing and marketing tactics to maximize food use
  • Donation preparation and packaging
  • Interpreting food date labels to avoid unnecessary disposal
  • Waste sorting to reduce disposal costs
  • Customized staff training on SB 1383 requirements
  • Community outreach and culturally competent messaging

We engage food businesses using clear, practical language that respects their time, constraints and values. This relational approach has consistently increased the frequency, volume and diversity of edible food donations across jurisdictions. We provide training in English, Spanish, Tagalog and Japanese, with written materials available in Hindi. 

Recent clients include:

  • City of Pittsburg
  • City of Oakley
  • City of Antioch
  • RecycleMore (West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority)
  • RecycleSmart (Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority)
  • StopWaste (Alameda County Waste Management Authority)

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Training for national brands and Bay Area-based food businesses include:

  • Safeway
  • Lucky, FoodMaxx (The SaveMart Companies)
  • Red Lobster
  • Salsa 4 All Seasons
  • Thatcher’s Gourmet Popcorn

La Superior Mercados staff received surplus edible food training in Spanish and English in Pittsburg, CA, as part of Food Shift's SB 1383 contract with the Plentiful Pittsburg food recovery initiative

Hear from SB 1383 clients

It’s been a pleasure to work with Food Shift towards the common goal of creating a more sustainable and equitable food system in West Contra Costa County. Yuka and the team have a breadth of knowledge in the food recovery space and deliver quality results in the form of consistent communication, thorough interactions with edible food generators and food recovery organizations, and thoughtful diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.

Reka Abraham
Program Manager
RecycleMore

At RecycleSmart, we value Food Shift's collaboration and insights from their firsthand experience with food recovery organizations and donors. Their expertise has been key to reducing waste and ensuring SB 1383 compliance, and we’re proud to have partnered with them twice to drive sustainable change.

Ashley Louisiana
Program Manager
RecycleSmart

The City of Antioch was excited to partner with Food Shift after hearing about their excellent consulting work related to SB 1383. We value their unique experience as a food recovery organization in helping our businesses navigate compliance and maximize food recovery. Working with Food Shift has been a great experience, especially their ongoing support in driving meaningful change."

Julie Haas-Wajdowicz
Environmental Resources Coordinator
City of Antioch

Food Shift takes the worry out of SB 1383 implementation and helped curate a thoughtful and effective food rescue program in Pittsburg. The wonderful people at Food Shift are committed to understanding all stakeholders’ needs and adjusting processes to ensure learning and success, all while committed to their mission of nourishing our neighbors.

Sara Bellafronte
Assistant to the City Manager
City of Pittsburg

Food Shift has helped the City’s SB 1383 compliance program blossom through outreach and education, inspections, and new ideas. One big “win” for the program was Food Shift’s success in working with a local public school district to reduce edible food waste and further educate school district staff on SB 1383, an effort and partnership not common between local jurisdictions and school districts. Food Shift is more than just a group of people doing a job. They are a group of people that truly care about the positive changes they can help bring about.

Ken Strelo
Community Development Director
City of Oakley

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Contact us for a free 30-minute consultation to see how your organization can prevent surplus food and maximize food donations for the people and the planet.

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Oakley Union Elementary School District kitchen staff and district administrators gather to optimize their “Shared Tables” and other practices to reduce wasted food and nourish students