Reply #151: Prove it?

[Baby Snooks]

http://www.regionalfoodbank.net/FAQs.asp

"The Food Bank does ask the agencies that receive food to cooperate in the support of the Food Bank by contributing a shared maintenance fee of $0.16 per pound for most of the food they receive."

Most of the canned goods they "expect a shared maintenance fee" for are an average of 15 ounces per can. Roughly one pound. Keep in mind most of the canned goods are donated to the food bank. Not bought. Most are "off brands" that can be found in many discount grocers, at least until recently, for 3 for a dollar. So the food pantries are paying about 50 cents for every dollar of food. They shouldn't be paying anything. The food banks can call it whatever they want. They are still selling the food to the food pantry.

This particular food bank at least admits it. Most do not. For the obvious reason.

As for distribution costs, most food pantries have to pick up the food themselves. So there really are no distribution costs.

Sorry but my impression of food banks at this point is they are just another scam by opportunists feeding off the poor.