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Partners
 American Express Company is a leading global payments, network, and travel company founded in 1850.
Giving back is a core value of American Express and being a “good citizen” is a hallmark of the brand. In 1983 American Express was the first company to launch a cause-related marketing campaign, which was a program benefiting the Statue of Liberty, and the Company has continued to roll out successful initiatives around the world that have supported and enhanced the communities where we live and work.
Over the years, American Express has supported causes that are important to Cardmembers, merchant partners and the general public, from reopening the Statue of Liberty after 9/11 to fighting hunger and preserving historic sites around the world. Through these programs, American Express is providing an outlet for consumers' desire to "do good.
American Express has supported City Harvest in a variety of ways for more than 20 years. Support currently includes a grant to provide funding over three years for the Honor Roll Truck, a key member of City Harvest’s fleet. Most recently, American Express supported City Harvest through participation in NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2008.
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 Babcock & Brown is an international investment and specialized fund and asset management group that was founded in San Francisco in 1977 and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2004. Babcock & Brown operates from 30 offices across Australia, North America, Europe, Asia, United Arab Emirates and Africa and has in more than 1,400 employees worldwide.
When engaging with local communities, Babcock & Brown takes a partnership approach – forming fewer but more engaged relationships with leading community organizations in their key locations. B&B has a total of fifteen Local Community Partnerships in San Francisco, New York, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with total annual contributions from B&B of almost US$450,000.
Babcock & Brown chose City Harvest as one of their New York Community Partners in 2007 so they could focus their community effort on the issues B&B people care most about – poverty and homelessness, child welfare, and health care. One of City Harvest’s newest partners, they have sponsored Mobile Market produce distributions, Skip Lunch Fight Hunger, and the Feed the Kids food drive. |
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 Bearing Point, Inc. (NYSE:BE) is one of the world's largest providers of management and technology consulting services to Global 2000 companies and government organizations in 60 countries worldwide. Based in McLean, Va., the firm has approximately 17,000 employees focusing on the Public Services, Commercial Services and Financial Services industries.
BearingPoint professionals have built a reputation for knowing what it takes to help clients achieve their goals, and working closely with them to get the job done. BearingPoint’s service offerings are designed to help clients generate revenue, increase cost-effectiveness, manage regulatory compliance, integrate information, and transition to "next-generation" technology. BearingPoint sponsors produce distributions at City Harvest’s Mobile Markets, and employees participate in Street Fleet and Skip Lunch Fight Hunger. |
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 Beech-Nut began as a family business, smoking ham and bacon in Canajoharie, New York, and manufacturing many additional food items including coffee, peanut butter, and macaroni over the years. In 1931 they started making baby food.
Today Beech-Nut produces over 150 delicious baby foods formulated to supplement your baby's diet of breast milk or formula - all without sugar, salt or harsh spices. As a sponsor of City Harvest's 2008 Feed the Kids food drive, Beech-Nut donated 34,000 pounds of baby food. |
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 BlackRock is a premier provider of global investment management, risk management, and advisory services. As of 30 September 2008, the firm manages US$1.26 trillion across equity, fixed income, real estate, liquidity, and alternative strategies. Clients include corporate, public, and union pension plans, insurance companies, mutual funds, endowments, foundations, charities, corporations, official institutions, and individuals worldwide. Through BlackRock Solutions®, the firm offers risk management and advisory services that combine capital markets expertise with proprietarily-developed systems and technology. BlackRock Solutions provides risk management and enterprise investment services for US$7 trillion in assets. BlackRock serves clients in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Headquartered in New York, the firm maintains offices in 22 countries around the world. Honored at
City Harvest’s 2008 gala, BlackRock supports City Harvest by sending City Harvest holiday cards and funding our newsletter printing as well as by collecting food with a Street Fleet team and through food drives in their offices. |
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 With 20-plus years under its belt, B.R. Guest continues to shine as one of the most successful hospitality groups in the country – a testament to the foresight, dedication and passion of Stephen Hanson and his team.
Since its inception in 1987, B.R. Guest has grown to include 17 heralded dining destinations, with more on the way. Current B.R. Guest properties in New York City include Atlantic Grill, Blue Fin, Blue Water Grill, Dos Caminos Park, Dos Caminos Soho, Dos Caminos Third, The New York Times three-star-rated Fiamma (one of only eight Italian restaurants to garner this merit), Vento Trattoria, Ruby Foo's Dim Sum and Sushi Palace, Ruby Foo's Times Square, Level V nightclub and the recently opened Primehouse New York.
B.R. Guest locations outside of New York include Blue Water Grill and David Burke's Primehouse in Chicago and Fiamma Trattoria in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In addition to Ocean in Seattle, upcoming B.R. Guest properties include Dos Caminos at the Palazzo in The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and Wildwood Barbecue in New York and Las Vegas.
The company's commitment to the community is evident through its dedication of time and resources to organizations including Share Our Strength, City Harvest, City-Meals-On-Wheels, American Cancer Society, Publicolor, World Wildlife Federation, PENCIL and American Heart Association. They have been a sponsor of City Harvest’s Honor Roll truck for the past two years. |
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 As a family-run business for more than six decades, Bushwick's dedication to quality has spanned the generations. In much the same way our customers relied on us in 1934, they look to Bushwick today as the source they can depend on to provide the very best. Indeed, our Guarantee-brand potatoes have set the industry standard for freshness and delicious taste.
Bushwick is proud to partner with City Harvest to fight hunger and help feed hungry men, women, and children in the five boroughs. |
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 Canstruction® is the most unique food charity in the world!
A foundation of the Society for Design Administration (SDA), Canstruction® is a design/build competition currently held in cities throughout North America and abroad. Teams of architects, engineers, and students mentored by these professionals, compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food. The results are displayed to the public as magnificent sculpture exhibits in each city where a competition is held.
At the close of the exhibitions all of the canned food used in the structures is donated to local food banks for distribution to emergency feeding programs that include pantries, soup kitchens, elderly and day care centers. In New York City the food is donated to City Harvest.
Since its inception, thirteen million pounds of food has been donated to aid in the fight against hunger. Locate a competition near you. |
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 CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), an S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm (in terms of 2007 revenue). With over 29,000 employees, the Company serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices worldwide (excluding affiliate offices).
CB Richard Ellis offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting.
In 2007, CB Richard Ellis was named one of the 50 “best in class” companies by BusinessWeek, and one of the 100 fastest growing companies by Fortune magazine. As a long term participant in Square Feet to Square Meals, they make a donation to City Harvest for each square foot of space leased or sold. |
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 Clean Air NY is a voluntary initiative sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation in support of region-wide air-quality efforts. Clean Air NY’s network of thousands of individuals, employers, employees, and community organizations in the New York metro area is committed to the idea that every person can help improve our air. The program seeks to reduce vehicle miles traveled in the metro area by encouraging simple changes to routine travel behaviors.
Clean Air NY also provides tips for improving air quality, real-time updates on Air Quality Action Days and links to partner organizations. Individuals can receive Clean Air NY information through email, text messages, the program’s web site, and a variety of special events. To sign-up for Air Quality Action Day Updates, please visit CleanAirNY.org. |
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 The mission of the Credit Suisse Americas Foundation is to address societal challenges in the communities in which Credit Suisse operates and where employees live and work, and to support a culture of community and inclusion within the company. The Foundation achieves this mission by leveraging grant making with the Bank's relationships and resources, the most important of which is the time, energy, and talents of its employees.
The Credit Suisse Americas Foundation's support in the Americas is focused primarily on organizations in New York City, but it also extends to organizations in the areas where employees live and work such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and San Paulo, where Credit Suisse offices are located. The European Charities Committee and the Asia Pacific Philanthropic Committee serve their respective regions through grant making and by encouraging employee volunteering.
Credit Suisse serves as a leading force behind City Harvest’s Corporate and Community Initiative, lending employee time to a range of City Harvest programs in addition to vital monetary support. Last year Credit Suisse employees logged over 500 hours in the fight against hunger, rescuing food at Greenmarkets and food shows and as Street Fleet team members, distributing fresh produce to low-income New Yorkers at Mobile Markets, and raising funds through Skip Lunch Fight Hunger and other promotions. In 2009, the company graciously agreed to underwrite the dinner at City Harvest’s largest fundraising event, An Evening of Practical Magic. |
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 D'Agostino Supermarkets has earned and enjoyed the reputation as "New York's Grocer" for more than seven decades. Founded in 1932 by two Italian immigrant brothers, Patsy and Nick D'Agostino, the company has remained family-owned and operated for over 70 years. What began as one small, but unique service store on Lexington Avenue has evolved into a modern, sophisticated marketing chain of 23 stores in New York City and suburban Westchester County.
The stores offer superior customer service plus a wide variety of high quality groceries, produce, meat, poultry and seafood as well as deli items. D'Agostino also offers New Yorkers the convenience of on-line shopping.
Many thanks to D'Agostino Supermarkets for their ongoing support, including sponsorship of 2008 Feed the Kids, through which they sold over 8,000 bags of nutritious milk, peanut butter, green beans, and chicken soup for City Harvest through a Buy-A-Bag program.
D'Agostino Supermarkets Spotlight Donor |
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 DeBragga.com is the online consumer store from DeBragga and Spitler, supplier of the world’s finest quality meats to New York’s top chefs for almost a century. At DeBragga.com, the emphasis is on luxury meats and poultry. Six categories of beef lead the list, aged
and hand-cut on the premises by DeBragga’s team of expert butchers, from naturally raised Angus and Wagyu-Kobe (from Japan, Australia, and the U.S.) to prime, dry-aged, and grass-fed beef. Customers can satisfy every desire for premium beef cuts of New York Strip, T-bone, ribeye steak, filet mignon, burger, and more! Beyond beef, DeBragga.com features free range pork from Iowa, heritage breed free-ranging poultry, Rocky Mountain lamb, milk-fed veal, and zesty New York sausages.
DeBragga.com has been donating its meats and poultry to City Harvest for many years. On average, the company contributes an estimated 75,000 pounds of top quality meats per year, in addition to supporting City Harvest’s chef partners and fundraising events. |
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 Eli’s Bread is the first thing you see as you walk into the Madison Avenue store. Shelves loaded with loaves of all sizes and shapes rise against the large paned-glass storefront. A marble-lined glass display case filled with pastries, overstuffed sandwiches, smoked fish and salads runs the length of the narrow shop. Walking past the retail counter and into the restaurant, the customer enters a simple room of mirrored walls, dark marble tables and stainless steel coat racks rescued from a retired French train.
On a busy Saturday, the 140 seat restaurant serves up to 750 people for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Downstairs, a brigade of cooks prepares the food for the shop, restaurant and catering business.
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 Earth Pledge’s Farm To Table Initiative raises awareness of the environmental, social, and health benefits of sustainable agriculture and cuisine among food professionals, policymakers, and the general public. We achieve this by providing on-line access to information about local farmers, ranchers, and vintners; organizing events and classes that connect the public directly with local growers; conducting publicity campaigns that showcase local farms and wineries; and developing publications that present compelling information about sustainable agriculture issues. |
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 Founded in 1999, FreshDirect is one of the nation’s leading online meals and fresh food manufacturing and delivery services, setting a new standard for fresh food production and distribution by offering unparalleled quality, product customization, and value pricing from its state-of-the-art kitchen and facility in Long Island City.
The company is expanding rapidly and currently serves most of Manhattan and locations in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the Bronx, as well as parts of New Jersey, Westchester, and Nassau County.
FreshDirect's vision is to change consumers’ lives by providing the ultimate shopping experience for impossibly fresh food and meal solutions. As a food donor since 2003, FreshDirect is also a major contributor in helping feed New York's hungry. A new initiative begun in Spring of 2008, "The
City Harvest/FreshDirect Buying Club," aims to reach low income residents of the South Bronx
who struggle to find fresh and healthy food in their neighborhood. |
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 W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW), with 2008 sales of $6.9 billion, is the leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving businesses and institutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China and Panama. Through a highly integrated network including more than 600 branches, 18 distribution centers and multiple Web sites, Grainger’s employees help customers get the job done. For more information about how Grainger supports local communities, please go to www.grainger.com/community.
The company has a commitment to giving back to the communities in which Grainger works. “In these challenging times, it is critical that individuals and businesses step up their actions to address social needs such as hunger,” said Karla Vasquez, local branch manager at Grainger’s Brooklyn facility, “When we learned of the great work being done at City Harvest, and the impact to people in need- Grainger wanted to help.” |
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 Providing outstanding service for more than 26 years, Great Performances is known industry-wide for devotion to the arts and creative culinary design. They hold exclusive catering and cafe management contracts at several of New York's finest cultural and artistic institutions including Brooklyn Academy of Music, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Sotheby's, Wave Hill, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. You can help Great Performances support farm-to-table education with Down to Earth: the Farmers of Columbia County 2009 calendar. |
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 Greenmarket, a program of the Council on the Environment of NYC, promotes regional agriculture and ensures a continuing supply of fresh, local produce for New Yorkers. Greenmarket has organized and managed open-air farmers markets in NYC since 1976. By providing regional small family farmers with opportunities to sell their fruits, vegetables and other farm products to New Yorkers, Greenmarket supports farmers and preserves farmland for the future.
Since 1996, City Harvest and Greenmarket have been working together to feed New York’s hungry.
City Harvest picks up from 18 NYC Greenmarket locations year-round. Last year, Greenmarket donated 350,000 pounds of fresh, nutritious produce to City Harvest — that’s enough to fill 35,000 grocery bags! Greenmarket is one of City Harvest’s top 10 donors, and one of our top 3 farm donors. |
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 Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment through its operating subsidiaries. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, nearly 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions, and acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's, Caesars, and Horseshoe brand names; Harrah's also owns the London Clubs International family of casinos.
Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence, and technology leadership. This year Harrah’s presented Summer in the City, Generation Harvest’s summer tasting event for young professionals, and sponsored its VIP Room. |
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 Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative Market, consisting of over 50 market merchants has one of the largest selections of fruits and vegetables in the world. The Market is committed to feeding hungry people in the Bronx and throughout New York City. Last year alone, Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative Market donated over 3 Million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to City Harvest! |
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 The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) is New York City's largest and most active center for culinary education and winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals' 2003 "Cooking School of the Year" award. Founded in 1975, the school offers highly regarded 7- to 12-month career training programs in culinary arts, pastry and baking arts and culinary management.
ICE also runs that largest program of hands-on recreational cooking and baking classes and wine education in the country, in addition to hosting over 400 corporate and private cooking parties a year. ICE's 26,000-square-foot facility is open seven days and nights a week, 350 days a year. The school, formerly known as Peter Kump's New York Cooking School, is located at 50 W. 23rd Street in Manhattan. |
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 Just Food is a non-profit organization that helps keep local family farms in business, brings the highest quality produce to NYC neighborhoods, trains people to train their neighbors in market development, food growing, food preparation and preservation; and builds community self- reliance.
We run the unique Community Supported Agriculture "CSA" in NYC, City Farms, Community Food Education and Institutional Purchasing programs, while advocating for marketplace and policy change that strengthens people, farms and communities. |
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 The goal of The New York Times community affairs department is to enrich New York's communities by addressing the issues that concern them, focusing on multicultural outreach, arts and literature programs, health, education and literacy. To support that focus, The New York Times creates special programs featuring Times journalists in libraries, community centers and arts organizations, brings together community leaders for meetings with Times staff, coordinates and promotes debates between candidates for public office and sponsors cultural and civic events and organizations, such as museums, arts groups and social service agencies.
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 PJ Wine is a leading retailer of fine wines and spirits based in Upper Manhattan. Founded in 1991 by wine connoisseur Peter Yi, PJs offers a complete selection of the world's finest wines to customers around the country. |
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 Pret A Manger is the British company credited with revolutionizing the UK's sandwich market with the opening of its first London shop in 1986. In 2000, Pret brought its innovative lunch fare across the Atlantic, introducing New Yorkers to fresh, natural, handmade food with virtually no additives or preservatives served quickly by friendly, efficient staff.
Each sandwich, baguette, wrap and salad is made fresh every morning in each shop's kitchen. Breakfast baked goods, coffee, soup, beverages and desserts are also available. |
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 Tropicana, the world's largest producer of fruit juice, has been helping
City Harvest feed hungry people in New York City since 2001. Tropicana helps fight childhood hunger through a variety of programs including their annual sponsorship of City Harvest's Feed the Kids food drive.
For Feed the Kids 2008, Tropicana donated 42,500 pounds of orange juice that will be used for our Fruit Bowl program, which supports early childhood and after school programs. |
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 Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market is the world's largest natural and organic foods supermarket. In fiscal year 2002, the company had sales of $2.7 billion and currently has 140 stores in the United States and Canada.
The Whole Foods Market motto, "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet" captures the company''s mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support, and environmental improvement.
Whole Foods Market, Bread & Circus® and Harry's Farmers Market® are all registered trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market and its affiliates. The company employs more than 24,000 team members and has been ranked for six consecutive years as one of the "Top 100 Companies to Work for" in America by Fortune magazine. |
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