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The Pret Foundation

The Pret Foundation

The Pret Foundation is a 501(c)(3) independently registered charity, that works with shelters and food banks to feed those in need. Its aim, as it has always been, is the alleviation of poverty, hunger and homelessness. What started out as just a handful of donated sandwiches from Pret's very first shop in London, has now grown to millions of food items donated across cities around the world. This tremendous effort ensures as much unsold food as possible is given to people who really need it instead of ending up in the bin.

Food Donation

Food Donation

The Pret Foundation is proud to support local food rescue organizations and helps those in need by donating Pret's unsold food at the end of each day. Our partners arrive at our shops every night to collect and deliver this food to various food shelters and food banks. Together with our food rescue partners in the U.S., we are able to donate around 500,000 food items annually to feed the hungry in our local communities.

Last year, we donated over 779,000 food items.

Charity Partners & Initiatives

Charity Partners & Initiatives

The Pret Foundation partners with local food rescue organizations in each city that Pret operates in. With their support, we are able to donate our unsold food 365 days a year. From everyone at Pret and The Pret Foundation, thank you.

City Harvest

City Harvest

City Harvest is New York City's largest food rescue organization, helping to feed the more than 1.2 million New Yorkers who are struggling to put meals on their tables. City Harvest rescues food and delivers it, free of charge, to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens and other community partners across NYC's five boroughs. Since 2000, The Pret Foundation has helped City Harvest rescue over 5 million pounds of nutritious food.

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Food Connect

Food Connect

Food Connect is a nonprofit technology organization making it easier to bridge the gap between surplus food and hunger, by matching available resources with local food banks and shelters to provide food for those in need. Since Partnering with Food Connect in 2018, The Pret Foundation has been able to donate over 39,000 food items to local community soup kitchens, shelters, and food pantries in Philadelphia.