Southeast Regional Cooperative

The Southeast Regional Cooperative is a member-led 501 c 3, Type I Supporting Organization comprised of Feeding America food banks in 7 southeastern states. It seeks to provide fresh produce and other perishables to food banks in the Southeast region, focusing on quality and variety, helping them exceed volume goals. The SERC is designed to aggregate surplus produce from around the southeast region and across the country and match that with the demand of our member food banks.

The cooperative seeks to reduce the average cost of acquisition for fresh produce while improving the variety and freshness of produce, thereby extending the purchasing power of supported food banks. The SERC negotiates and procures excess donated produce (PPO), and freight costs for participating food banks.