There’s something REALLY COOL happening at Grocery Outlet Bargain Market stores right now, nationwide, to help FEED people in need, and you can help! It’s their 16th Annual ‘Independence from Hunger’ Food Drive, where stopping by your local store and or by donating online, can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE.  Now thru July 31st, when you donate online, proceeds go to Feeding America and when you donate IN STORE, your donations go to the local charity of the store owner's choice, helping to feed people right in your own community.

Aired July 12, 2026: In this Podcast, Lisa Foxx interviews Carlos and Car Torres, owners of the Downtown LA and Hollywood, CA stores. The local charity they chose to raise $$ for is a longtime favorite, PROJECT ANGEL FOOD! So, also on the podcast is their CEO, Richard Ayoub 🙂 We discuss this exciting, new neighborhood partnership and how easy it is for people to stop by and show some love.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, nearly 48 million people, including 14.1 million children, faced hunger in 2024 (1 in 7 individuals, 1 in 5 children).  Since the launch of Independence from Hunger in 2011, Grocery Outlet and its Independent Operators have helped raise more than $30 million to support local food agencies across the country. Again, its EASY and AFFORDABLE to make a difference!

• Give $5, Get $5: Donate $5 or more in a single transaction in-store or online and receive a coupon for $5 off a future purchase of $25 or more.
• Purchase a pre-made food bag: Each bag contains an assortment of groceries selected by a local food agency and can be placed in a collection bin at the front of the store.
• Donate at the register: Donations will benefit that store’s local food agency partner.
• Donate online: Visit GroceryOutlet.com/Donate to contribute through Grocery Outlet’s partnership with Feeding America, supporting hunger-relief efforts nationwide. 
  
  

About Grocery Outlet. Based in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet is a growth-oriented extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products sold primarily through a network of independently operated stores. Grocery Outlet and its subsidiaries have more than 540 stores in California, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Nevada, Idaho, North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Alabama, Delaware and Kentucky.