Sharing Excess

Sharing Excess is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit, founded in 2018, that rescues surplus food from retailers, wholesalers and farmers and distributes it to a network of hunger relief organisations. The organisation was started by Drexel University student Evan Ehlers, who used extra meal swipes to feed people in his community. It now operates as one of the fastest-growing food rescue operations in America, moving nearly 2 million pounds of food every week and serving thousands of community partners nationwide.

The work is built around a food rescue and distribution network that addresses the logistical barriers between surplus and scarcity. Its technical domains include logistics and supply chain optimisation, food rescue technology and surplus food distribution operations. The organisation cites a national context in which more than 47 million Americans face food insecurity while nearly 40% of the country's food supply is wasted each year.

Sharing Excess describes itself as a high-growth startup with the heart of a grassroots movement. It is mission-driven, focused on sustainability and equity in the food system, and places weight on technology and creative solutions to systemic problems. Its stated aim is to make sharing surplus simple, scalable and community-powered. Headquarters are in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with operations extending across the United States.