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At Starbucks, river of beverages as well as mountain of foods
is provided for its customers every day, but you may wonder
where all the unpurchased foods go at the end of the day. In
fact, Starbucks has been donating unsold pastries to food
banks since 2010 with the help from Food Donation Con-
nection (FDC), a service provider that collects the food at
Starbucks’ stores. However, donating refrigerated, ready-to-
eat meals, such as salads, sandwiches, and Bistro Boxes has
not been put into practice so far due to the logistical issues.
Thus, Starbucks has been required to get rid of its perishable
food items after the assigned expiration date even though
the food could still be consumed. Recently, the company
has announced a way to safely donate perishable food items
under the program called ‘FoodShare’, a collaboration with
FDC and a new partnership with Feeding America, the larg-
est non-profitable hunger-relief organization in the U.S. By
the end of each business day, a refrigerated truck is sent
to Starbucks stores in each zone to pick up unsold, edible
food before delivering it to the Feeding America network.
Starbucks’ Food Share By the end of the first year participating in the FoodShare
program, Starbucks expects to provide nearly 5 million meals
to individuals and families in need. If steadily operating this
program for the next 5 years, Starbucks wish to donate 100%
of its unsold food items daily.

Merlot

Wine infused Coffee

The two things in life that keep most of us surviving
through the day are coffee and wine. In the morning or during the
day, drinking a cup of coffee helps boosting up our body while hav-
ing a glass of wine at night is like giving ourselves a pat on the back!
That is why Merlot wine-infused coffee, the combination between Return of Baskin Robbins’
red wine and coffee, is a match made in heaven. It has been created Polar Pizzas
to be a classy after-dinner drink. The 100% Arabica beans are aged
in oak wine barrels to pick up the tones and flavor or the merlot
wine, resulting in a medium-dark roast Baskin-Robbins has recently launched a perfect
coffee with hints of blackberry and food mash-up, an ice cream pizza called Polar Pizzas. This
currants. According to Spoon Uni- icy cool treat was offered once for a short time in 1990s.
versity, you can immediately catch The updated versions of the Polar Pizzas come with a
the smell of wine when opening the choice of soft-baked, 9-inch-round chocolate chip cookie
coffee bag, but the rich aftertaste of or a fudgy brownie crust. The four featured flavors avail-
red wine comes later when pressed. able include OREO Cookies ‘N Cream, Chocolate Chip
However, the beans contains no Cookie Dough, Jamoca Almond Fudge and Health, and
alcohol, just pure caffeinated. For Peanut Butter ‘n Chocolate and Reese’s Peanut Butter
the best flavor, it is recommended Cup. However, what makes the Polar Pizzas even more
to a small amount of sugar to make impressive is that the customers have the option to fully
it taste like a fruity coffee. Merlot customize their dessert pizza with any ice cream flavor
wine-infused coffee can be pur- and toppings to their heart’s desire. The Polar Pizzas are
chased at www.uncommongoods. pre-cut into eight slices and served in a pizza box! Baskin-
com. Robins Polar Pizzas are currently available in Las Vegas ice
cream shops.

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