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Trader Joe's donates all unsold products at every location, every day

The 579 stores open in 2024 donated 98 million pounds

2,000 organizations, like City Harvest, Table to Table and Spoonfuls, were involved in last year's initiative

Trader Joe’s is combatting hunger for everyone, not just its customers.

The grocery store chain donates “100% of products that go unsold but remain fit to be enjoyed” every day and from every store, according to the grocer’s website. The initiative is part of Trader Joe’s Neighborhood Shares Program.

In 2024, the then-579 stores nationwide — there are 592 stores as of Sept. 10, a Trader Joe’s representative told PEOPLE — donated 98 million pounds of leftover food. The tens of millions of pounds of products were given to more than 2,000 part

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