Cuisine Rescue, Inc.
Cuisine Rescue, Inc.

TURNING FOOD WASTED INTO

FOOD SAVED

FOOD SAVED FOOD SAVED FOOD SAVED

TURNING FOOD WASTED INTO

FOOD SAVED

FOOD SAVED FOOD SAVED FOOD SAVED

About Us

Our Impact

Our Mission

Our Mission

30-40% of food produced in the US winds up in landfills.

11% of the Lowcountry's population is food insecure.

We aim to rectify that inequity.

Our Mission

Our Mission

Our Mission

  

Cuisine Rescue isn’t a food bank. Instead, it’s a bridge connecting food donors, nonprofit organizations, and volunteers to perform a basic two-fold mission:

- Reduce hunger in South Carolina’s Lowcountry

- While reducing the wastage of consumable food

Our Team

Our Mission

Become a Food Donor!

Our food donors are extremely generous and don't want to see their food go to waste.  Our nonprofit recipients tirelessly work to eliminate hunger.  Our volunteers selflessly give their time to connect food donors and nonprofit recipients.

Become a Food Donor!

Become a Food Donor!

Become a Food Donor!

Help contribute to our mission! If you would like to donate any food please connect with us and we can add you to our list!

Our Staff

Become a Food Donor!

Our Staff

Our volunteer "staff" consists of an executive director and a dedicated board of directors.  We are few but mighty!

Food Waste

How much food is wasted?

Where does the waste come from?

Where does the waste come from?

30-40% of food produced in the United States is wasted every year

Where does the waste come from?

Where does the waste come from?

Where does the waste come from?

40% of food wasted in the United States comes from restaurants, grocery stores, and food- service companies

Waste local to Charleston

Where does the waste come from?

Waste local to Charleston

According to the US Department of Agriculture, 11% of the Lowcountry's population is "food insecure" 

Our Impact

    OUR MISSION AND TOTAL DONATIONS

    Who We Are

    We're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that rescues un-plated leftover food, mostly from restaurants/caterers, salvaging un-plated food that would otherwise be thrown away. We also rescue leftover packaged food, produce, bakery items, etc.  And deliver it all to Lowcountry nonprofits serving the food-insecure population.

    Our Founder

    After two retirements--first from the Air Force and then from a second career in construction / facilities management--Chuck Smiley now serves the local community by rescuing and redistributing leftover food in the Charleston, SC, area. Inspired and driven by the impact his daughter's Food Rescue nonprofit (Rescuing Leftover Cuisine) has had in NYC, he's motivated to address the scourge of food insecurity in the Lowcountry and reduce the wastage of perfectly good food.

    Total Donations

    Since beginning operation in April 2022 , we'e performed 500 Food Rescues and redistributed over 48,000 pounds of leftover food!

    Our Nonprofit Partners

    Amor Healing Kitchen

    Pink House Neighborhood Resource Center

    Charleston Hispanic Association

    Local non-profit serving the community by providing nutritious meals to people with challenging health conditions.

    Charleston Hispanic Association

    Pink House Neighborhood Resource Center

    Charleston Hispanic Association

    Local non-profit assisting the Hispanic and Latino population accustom to the Charleston area.

    Pink House Neighborhood Resource Center

    Pink House Neighborhood Resource Center

    Pink House Neighborhood Resource Center

    Local afterschool care foundation which assists with food insecurity.

    Star Gospel Mission

    Coastal Community Church

    Pink House Neighborhood Resource Center

    Serving the homeless and food insecure in Charleston since 1904

    James Island Outreach

    Coastal Community Church

    Coastal Community Church

    Group of churches and business coming to provide rescue relief, emergency food, medicine, and utility assistance.

    Coastal Community Church

    Coastal Community Church

    Coastal Community Church

    Church focused in receiving food and clothing donations and coordinating these goods to the community.

    Our Food Donors

    Blondie's Bagels

    Blondie's Bagels

    Blondie's Bagels

    Daniel Island, SC

    Ruby's Bagels

    Blondie's Bagels

    Blondie's Bagels

    Mount Pleasant, SC

    Trader Joes

    Blondie's Bagels

    Trader Joes

    Mount Pleasant, SC

    Costco

    Charleston Riverdogs

    Trader Joes

    Mount Pleasant, SC

    Salthouse Catering

    Charleston Riverdogs

    Charleston Riverdogs

    Charleston, SC

    Charleston Riverdogs

    Charleston Riverdogs

    Charleston Riverdogs

    Charleston, SC

    Donate

    Every little bit helps us to enhance our Food Rescue efforts here in the Lowcountry.  Thanks very much!

    Paga con PayPal o con una tarjeta de débito/crédito

    Contact Us

    info@cuisinerescue.org 843.670.7292

    Reach out to us if you're a nonprofit in need of food donations, a food donor, or would like to volunteer!

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