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===Food bank donations=== Since 2010, Starbucks has been donating leftover pastries in the United States to local food banks through a food collection service named Food Donation Connection.<ref>{{cite news | last=Dupere | first=Katie | title=Starbucks will start donating 100% of its unused food to those in need | url=https://mashable.com/2016/03/22/starbucks-food-donations-foodshare/ | work=[[Mashable]] | date=March 22, 2016}}</ref> In March 2016, Starbucks unveiled a five-year plan to donate 100 percent of unsold food from its 7,600 company-operated stores in the U.S. to local food banks and pantries.<ref>{{cite news | title=Starbucks to Donate 100 Percent of Unsold Food to Food Banks | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/starbucks-donate-100-percent-unsold-food-food-banks/story?id=37897626 | last=Kim | first=Susanna | work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> Perishable food will be transported in refrigerated trucks to area food banks through the company's partnerships with the [[Food Donation Connection]] and [[Feeding America]]. This program, called FoodShare, is expected to provide up to 50 million meals over the next five years.<ref>{{cite news | title=Starbucks pledges to donate 100% of unsold food| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/03/23/starbucks-pledges-to-donate-100-of-salvageable-food/82155312/ | last=Malcolm | first=Hadley | work=[[USA Today]] | date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> {{As of| 2017}}, the program was in 10 different markets, including New York City.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://fortune.com/2017/06/09/starbucks-ceo-foodshare-program/ | title=Starbucks Pledges to Donate 50 Million Meals a Year by 2020 | last=Kell | first=John | work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] | date=June 9, 2017}}</ref> In New York, Starbucks works with Feeding America and City Harvest, both non-profits, to donate food from 45 locations. It plans to expand the program to all 305 Manhattan stores. In September 2019, 60% of Starbucks stores are participating in FoodShare. This level of participation contributed to 20 million meals served to those in need.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2019/20-million-people-fed-through-starbucks-foodshare-program/ | title=20 million people fed through Starbucks FoodShare program | work=Starbucks | date=September 13, 2019}}</ref>
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