The Metro: Food rescue will partner with NFL Draft to serve 30,000 meals

Metro Food Rescue has been selected as the official food rescue partner for the NFL Draft, taking place April 25-27 in downtown Detroit. 

Chad Techner, founder and CEO of Metro Food Rescue, joined The Metro on Wednesday to let us know how excess food will be collected and distributed during the event. 

“We don’t really have a food problem in this country,” Techner said. “There’s plenty of food, we just don’t get it to the people who need it at the right time.”

MFR’s goal is to bridge the gap between excess food and the people that need it, Techner says. There are many people to feed at the event and caterers make extra food just in case. During the Draft they’ll pick up the unserved food and distribute it to local partners. They expect to pick up enough food to serve 30,000 meals to people in Detroit. 

“The food that we pick up in the morning is at someone’s house and on a plate by that evening,” Techner said. 

MFR is looking for volunteer food delivery drivers during the NFL Draft. They’re always looking to partner with organizations doing large catering, making sure food doesn’t go to waste. For more information, visit metrofoodrescue.com/nfldraft.

Use the media player above to hear the full interview with Metro Food Rescue Founder and CEO Chad Techner.

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