How it works

We handle everything upstream of the table.

From wholesale sourcing to the moment food is laid out in your community room — here is exactly what we do, and exactly what your team does.

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The model

Four steps, repeated on a schedule.

Most food assistance asks people to travel to it. Ours arrives at the property and is handed out by the staff residents already know.

1

We source at wholesale

Produce is bought direct from farms and wholesalers through a centralized network — no retail markup, no store overhead.

2

We deliver it inside and set it out

Our drivers bring the food to the leasing office or community room and lay it out on tables, ready to hand out. Nobody at the property sources food, manages vendors, or files reimbursements.

3

On-site staff run the distribution

Each property's own resident services team gives the food to their residents. It's free, with no income screening and no sign-up. They already know their community; we handle everything upstream of the table.

4

It repeats, on a schedule

Markets run on a predictable cadence so residents can plan around them and properties can budget for the year. Because we don't staff each site, the model scales from one property to hundreds.

Unloading a pallet of fresh food at a property Crates of produce staged for a market
Our drivers unload and set out the food; property staff distribute it.
Division of labor

Who does what.

The reason this scales to hundreds of properties is that we don't staff any of them.

Full Belly Foods handles
Your on-site team handles
Sourcing from farms and wholesalers
Choosing a day and time that works for residents
Negotiating pricing and managing vendors
Providing the leasing office or community room
Transport and delivery to each property
Handing the food to residents
Unloading and setting food out on tables
Communicating the schedule to the community
Delivery cadence and portfolio-wide coordination
Letting us know what residents want more of
What arrives

What we can deliver to your properties.

Product mix varies by region and season. Everything is fresh-sourced, and everything is free to residents.

Fresh vegetables

Fresh fruit

Dairy

Eggs

Select dry goods

Dry goods availability varies by region.

Getting started

Three steps to a running program.

1

Tell us about your portfolio

Share your locations, resident population and rough budget. A short call is usually enough.

2

We design the program

We align on delivery cadence, product mix, geographic footprint and cost per site.

3

Deliveries begin

Fresh food starts arriving on a predictable schedule, and we scale from there.

Want to see what this looks like at your properties?

Send us your portfolio and we'll come back with a program designed around it.